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Scandal
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Culture of Complaint
Colorado man faces jail for being a commentard
The Internet has numbed us all to insults. That's what's so scandalous about the news that J.P. Weichel, a 40-year-old Colorado man, could land in prison for calling his ex-girlfriend a whore. More » -
Most Popular Stories
- Electric carmaker's motormouth marketer (4,172 views, 22 comments)
- Google CEO's unemployed girlfriend (4,086 views, 23 comments)
- VC bust proves sports teams a better bet than startups (1,196 views, 3 comments)
- Facebook cancels employee stock sale (4 comments, 687 views)
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meltdowns
Facebook cancels employee stock sale
So much for Silicon Valley's latest get-rich-quick scheme. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has cancelled a plan to let employees cash out their shares early. More » -
Kate Bohner
Google CEO's unemployed girlfriend
What's the use of dating a megabillionaire if he can't throw some bucks your way? Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who's been seeing video producer Kate Bohner since last fall, hasn't come through with funding for her documentary production firm, so she's out of a job. More » -
Crime
VC bust proves sports teams a better bet than startups
The Securities and Exchange Commission has caught up with William "Boots" Del Biaggio, a venture capitalist once dubbed a "young financial god," on charges of defrauding clients and banks out of $65 million — in part so he could buy a sports team. More » -
darryl siry
Electric carmaker's motormouth marketer
Tesla Motors, once the best hope of Silicon Valley's nascent electric-car industry, is getting better known for manufacturing drama than vehicles. The company just saw its top marketer, Darryl Siry leave — allegedly after running his mouth about ex-employees. More » -
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Most Popular Stories
- Google's austerity campaign (7,438 views, 19 comments)
- Why there's no money in being a Web celebrity (4,964 views, 10 comments)
- YouTube users in virus panic (4,688 views, 1 comment)
- Disgraced stockpickers picking stocks (10 comments, 1,817 views)
- Luke Wilson just another bored Twitter user? (7 comments, 3,705 views)
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celebritards
Luke Wilson just another bored Twitter user?
Stars — they're just like us, if by "us" you mean "people who use the Internet too much." Luke Wilson, the Hollywood B-lister best known for playing a schlubby everyman, also appears to be a typical user of Twitter, the blogging service which sanely limits its users' oversharing to 140 characters at a time, when it's not actively destroying the news business. Someone signed up for a "LukeWilson" account back in April. More » -
Trend Alert
Disgraced stockpickers picking stocks
If the government hasn't investigated you, why should anyone listen to your stock tips? That's the lesson of three Wall Street chatterboxes who once faced SEC scrutiny — and are now bigger in the stock-talk business than ever.
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internet famous
Why there's no money in being a Web celebrity
We like to watch people trying to be famous. And we're so desperate for a shred of authenticity that we'll watch just about anyone doing anything, as long as it's live and on the Internet. Hence the lifecasting phenomenon. More » -
Scandal
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Hackers
YouTube users in virus panic
Hasn't YouTube always seemed too good to be true — all those video clips, for free? We must be getting away with something. That's why rumors about a new YouTube virus have spread so far, so fast. More »
