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more about #valleywag more comments → Shadowlayer: He could've soften the blow by saying "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be posting it on the internet in ... more » Shadowlayer: Talk about old shit, weren't these "games" called interactive movies back in the early 90s? more » shostakobitch: He saw the Twilight Zone where dude could read minds. more » bodegacat: I hear Cindy-Lou Yahoo will gather everyone together for a touching rendition of "Welcome Christmas." more » smashirony!: Maybe they should Google "prior art." more » hughman: i already see vaginas in the wrinkles on that kid's shirt. more » Perhaps Not: In Google's defense, every visually based application of technology is immediately used for porn. more » Smitros: Perhaps they saw the Yelp pictures and despaired. more » GlasgowRose: This also shows that Comcast/NBCU deal not about digital/online but about TV channels. Short-sighted. more » Airvault: I love Molly. Really, I do. more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: I just read a tweet from a prominent twat (twitterer?) who complained about office dudes that peed all over the place too. People, get a fucking grip. more » ShanghaiLil: I can speak from experience in saying that Maggie Mason is absolutely right. more » Baroness: You know, a man of his age really can't pull off the t-shirts and shorts thing anymore. No one wants to see those moobs, and that bare knee reminds m... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: People don't want daily emails on useless expensive shit they could buy if they had any money, which they don't, so they can't? Advertisers don't wan... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: I have mixed feelings about this one. Sex offenders = bad. But having to tell the govt about your online profiles seems, well, like not even a shred o... more » -
#politics
Someone Stop Facebook's Creepy Predators, Facebook Executive Implores
By day, Chris Kelly extols the virtues of Facebook, where he serves as chief privacy officer. By night, as candidate for California attorney general, Kelly warns of Facebook's "online predators," and says government must "keep people safe" Neat trick. More » -
#conspiracytheories
Facebook's New 'Privacy' Scheme Smells Like an Anti-Privacy Plot
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued an open letter to his 350+ million users; you probably saw it this morning when logging in. Facebook will kill regional networks like "New York." Why? To trick you.
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#thewaywelivenow
Groom Tweets, Changes Facebook Relationship Status from the Altar
Yes, this actually happened: Dana Hanna, a Maryland computer programmer, whipped out a handheld device (hey-oh!) during his wedding, set his Facebook to "married," and Twittered. Just imagine what he has in store for the honeymoon More » -
#socialnetworks
Facebook Absolutely Demolishing MySpace in the Sex Offender Demographic
About 3,500 New York sex offenders have been kicked off Facebook and MySpace after identifying their accounts under a new state law. And, go figure, like 80 percent of them were on Facebook. Even sex fiends are ditching MySpace. More » -
#socialnetworks
Facebook Still Cleaning Up Its Redesign Mess
Someone in France stumbled across an apparent new version of Facebook with a simplified interface. It looks like the social network is still fixing the information overload introduced by its disastrous redesign. More » -
#lawsuits
Facebook Named in Federal Class-Action Suit over Scammy Zynga Ads
Facebook and Zynga are the defendants in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday, which seeks upwards of $5 million for social network users scammed in online game ads. Neither company's top-drawer investors can be happy.
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#documents
Initial Complaint in Swift vs. Zynga
Below, find the initial complaint in the federal class-action suit against online gaming company Zynga and social network Facebook, alleging the companies are liable for the scammy actions of their advertisers. More » -
#howthingswork
Investors Punish Online Scam Trafficker with $15 Million
Just as the public was learning that a huge chunk of Zynga's social gaming revenue came from scammy "quizzes" and "special offers," Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capitalists rewarded the company with $15 million. Hey, that's just how VC's roll. More » -
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#facebook
Scam-Brokering CEO Dissed His 'Bullshit' Ethics Class
Mark Pincus recently cut off the scamsters who supply his company with revenue. But before he bowed to controversy, the Facebook games merchant was more cavalier about corporate morality, even griping about his "bullshit" Harvard ethics class and idiot classmates. More » -
#conspiracies
Katie Couric Reveals Who Really Controls the Media
Katie Couric made a list of the "most powerful" people in media for Forbes and they're all... Jews. Kidding, only six of 11 are Jews. The real power belongs to computer nerds. Couric mentioned zero old media people. More » -
#facebook
Class Action Suit in the Works for Victims of Social Gaming Scams
Facebook and MySpace might finally pay the price for the big social gaming scandal: At least one law firm is investigating whether to launch a class action suit on behalf of duped users. More » -
#thecinema
New Photos Reveal 'Mark Zuckerberg' Wore Nothing But Gray Hoodies
Collegiate Mark Zuckerberg just wore an endless series of gray hoodies, according to new photos a student sent us from the set of The Social Network. Hey, the young cyborg was starting Facebook, not a fashion house. More » -
#lookalikes
First Pic of Justin Timberlake as Facebook President
It's always been tough to imagine Justin Timberlake fitting into a movie about the geeky origins of Facebook, even if he was slated to play hard-partying advisor and "founding president" Sean Parker. That mental struggle is over. More » -
#thesocialnetwork
First Shots from the Facebook Movie
The movie about how Harvard students Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin started Facebook — called The Social Network — is shooting at Johns Hopkins University today, All Facebook reports. More » -
#games
The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
Silicon Valley pundits like to talk about social media as a potential geyser of cash. What they leave out is that one of the only ways social networks like Facebook, MySpace have done that is joining league with online scammers. More » -
#markzuckerberg
The Insanely Rich Kid Next Door
For proof that Silicon Valley is home to an especially clubby concentration of wealth, just take a short walk down a stretch of Palo Alto road. The one where Facebook's young paper billionaire lives next to a young YouTube millionaire. More » -
#facebook
Why Justin Timberlake Makes Nighttime Visits to Your Dorm
If you see a bunch of suspicious-looking nerds loitering in your dorm courtyard and plotting privacy violations, don't panic, according to Johns Hopkins University administrators: It's just Justin Timberlake and his buddies pretending to be Facebook founders. (Update: No Timberlake!) More » -
#flackery
Facebook's New Flack: Pretty But Dumb?
Facebook has named Andrew Noyes, one of the 50 prettiest people in DC, as its public policy communications manager. But the Congress Daily-reporter-turned-flack is already muddling Facebook's message: More » -
#socialnetworks
Pretty Boy MySpace CEO Has Dumb Surrender Plan
MySpace now says it is no longer competing with Facebook, the rival social network with far more users. No, now MySpace will focus on the niche of music and digital entertainment. And compete with Apple and Google. More » -
#thecinema
Facebook, as Cast by Hollywood
It appears Aaron Sorkin has confirmed many of the casting choices for his upcoming Facebook movie. If only Silicon Valley were this good looking. There's someone from Gossip Girl, Melanie Griffith's daughter — even a very built male model.
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