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Winklevii Keep the Dream Alive With Media Blitz

in Social on February 9, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who are waiting to see if an appeals court will invalidate their settlement with Facebook, flex their muscles and try to justify their use of the site.

Liveblogging the Yahoo-Microsoft Search Deal Conference Call: The Carol and Steve Show Debuts!

in News on July 29, 2009 at 5:32 am PT

BoomTown was so glad we had this time together with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, just to have a laugh or sing a song about a major search and advertising deal. I liveblogged the conference call, which I updated as it happened. Did Ballmer scream and jump up and down? Did Carol say something naughty? Read on!
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Jeff Goldblum Defies the Web, Denies His Death on “Colbert Report”

in Media on June 30, 2009 at 4:33 am PT

Jeff Goldblum has been making a string of appearances on “The Colbert Report” over the past few weeks, but last night was by far his best work. For starters, the Internet and Twitter declared him dead last Thursday.
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Tired of April Fools Gags? Wait, There’s More.

in News on April 2, 2009 at 4:51 am PT

Jokes dreamed up by tech companies for April Fool’s Day may not be spectacularly funny. But one can’t help but notice the level of effort put in, which sometimes seems to rival the intensity of their product-development efforts.