Scoops

"Beware the exclusive," warns longtime tech industry commentator Dave Winer. He says companies that give their announcements to one and only one publication, in exchange for a big splash, risk their eggs in one basket. Readers, too, should beware the exclusive. If a publisher has a piece of information he's sure no one else does, it's tempting to play it as big news to flaunt against competitors. One of the most important functions any writer can perform — whether NYT editor or small-time blogger — is to filter what I know that you don't down to what actually matters. This week's Web 2.0 Summit will produce plenty of "exclusives," few of which you'll truly need to read.

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nokia
Scoop: Nokia buys Ryze business networking
Nokia is buying (or investing in) business networking site Ryze, a LinkedIn competitor that started around the same time as Friendster. More »

2:26 PM on Fri Nov 10 2006
By Nick Douglas
446 views, 4 comments
yahoo
SCOOP: Yahoo Go -- Kiss these Yahoo VPs goodbye!
Wanna know who's getting booted from Yahoo next week? Here are the definite losers and the could-be-gones, with some corporate buzz about their chances. If you have more, e-mail tips@valleywag.com. More »

8:24 AM on Fri Nov 10 2006
By Nick Douglas
904 views, 6 comments
yahoo
Scoop! Yahoo VPs to get canned in the next 7 days
Rumor has it that some top Yahoos might want to refresh that resume. A source revealed that there may be a shake-up in the next 7 days, telling me, "You should be worried if your title starts with an 'E' or an 'S.'" They explained that the Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents have more to fear than the Engineers and Secretaries. More »

5:50 PM on Thu Nov 9 2006
By Nick Douglas
82 views, Comment
weblogs, inc.
Scoop: Weblogs Inc. owners sell Blogsmith to AOL

The founders of the Weblogs Inc. Network sold their Blogsmith blogging platform to AOL (who bought WIN in 2005) last week, according to founder Jason Calacanis. Sounds like AOL paid $4-5 million. The deal wasn't public until now. More »

11:56 AM on Wed Nov 8 2006
By Nick Douglas
583 views, 3 comments

Latest by masteryoda: or they start something to take on Movable type and Wordpress. more »
ebay
EBay building bombed: Exclusive IMs from an eBayer inside the building

Firefighters rushed to eBay's San Jose headquarters last night after an explosion in a four-story eBay building. First thought to be a transformer, the cause is now being reported as a bomb. More »

7:19 AM on Wed Nov 1 2006
By Nick Douglas
2,208 views, 5 comments

Latest by DaveMcClure500Hats: "your paypal have no chance to survive." "make your time. ha ha ha." - cats more »

fortune
Scoop: Fortune Magazine taps new managing editor
Fortune Magazine dumped managing editor Eric Pooley today, replacing him with Fortune writer and CNN anchor Andy Serwer, according to an all-hands e-mail sent to Time Inc. staff under an hour ago and obtained by Valleywag. More »

9:27 AM on Tue Oct 31 2006
By Nick Douglas
445 views, 1 comment
mercury news
Breaking scoop: San Jose Mercury News to lay off 101 workers
"We find it's always better to fire people on a Friday. Studies have statistically shown that there's less chance of an incident if you do it at the end of the week." The San Jose Mercury News must have learned from the bosses in Office Space. Mercury News's HR head says in the e-mail quoted below that the paper will lay off 101 workers by December 19. More »

3:14 PM on Fri Oct 20 2006
By Nick Douglas
841 views, 2 comments

Latest by SpaceCowboy: hmm 101 layoffs - thats just got to suck if your name is Julia more »
techcrunch
Scoop: TechCrunch may launch music blog (and we know the name)
After his startup review blog TechCrunch took off, attorney Michael Arrington expanded his online empire with sites like MobileCrunch for phones and CrunchGear for gadgets. So it's no suprise to find the domain TuneCrunch.com registered to Arrington. More »

9:06 AM on Fri Oct 20 2006
By Nick Douglas
95 views, 6 comments
sarah lacy
Second scoop: More on the book that "$60 million" bought
As the Big Lebowski says, new shit has come to light. Sarah Lacy, who co-wrote the BusinessWeek cover story "How this kid made $60 million in 18 months" (about Digg founder Kevin Rose, who now jokes constantly with friends and Digg users about the $60 million he doesn't have), will leave the magazine for a year to work on her book about Web 2.0, she said in an e-mail. More »

5:07 PM on Fri Oct 6 2006
By Nick Douglas
175 views, Comment

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