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Weekend Update 05.15.10–The Privacy-Schmivacy Edition

Drake Martinet in News on May 15, 2010 at 12:46 pm PT

It has been a rough week for more than a few tech companies, and all the hubbub seems to be centered around private data in public places. Facebook has taken more than a few on the chin this week, and it wasn’t the only company that committed privacy missteps. Weekend Update is seriously considering sealing all our personal data in a lead-lined jar and burying it in the yard behind AllThingsD HQ. Maybe Kara and the crew can talk a little sense into us.

Weekend Update 05.01.10–The iPhonetoberfest Edition

Drake Martinet in News on May 1, 2010 at 6:46 pm PT

AllThingsD was back in full force this week, for the first time since before a certain volcano erupted all over the European transportation industry. We made the most of it, with a full stein of doppel-hopped awesomeness just for our readers.

Weekend Update 04.24.10–The Maltese Falcon Edition

Drake Martinet in News on April 24, 2010 at 1:15 pm PT

The major story that unfolded in Silicon Valley this third week in April was fit for the silver screen. The divine screenwriter collected a cast featuring Baron VonJobs, Denton and his Gizmodo goons, and one well meaning–if tragically unlucky–software developer. Laws may have been violated, bribes were paid, and all over the seemingly golden prize that, let’s face it, we all would have seen in eight weeks anyway.

Weekend Update 04.17.10–-The Power-Play Edition

Drake Martinet in News on April 17, 2010 at 3:10 pm PT

AllThingsD was re-enacting its own Stanley Cup playoff situation this week as team captain Kara kept us going strong even while she had a man in the box. John Paczkowski was still out when East Coast defender Peter Kafka got the whistle from his wife that it was time to bring another little media man into the world. That left Kara alone on the ice here, but she shifted into a whole new gear and AllThingsD didn’t miss a beat.

Weekend Update 04.10.10–The Afterglow Edition

Drake Martinet in News on April 10, 2010 at 4:22 pm PT

The tech media were catching up on sleep this week after all that iPad build up. It was years of speculation, of rumor mills and photoshopped images. This week, finally, at long last, we all got our hands on one of these little guys and now we can stop talking about it. Right.

Weekend Update 03.06.10–The Blue Meanies Edition

Drake Martinet in News on March 6, 2010 at 3:23 pm PT

All of us at AllThingsD are getting out our tuxes and gowns in anticipation of the big night. It’s going to be all about the story of a huge, profit-hungry oppressor using its might to crush competition for precious resources. Or, the Oscar might go to “Avatar.”

Weekend Update 12.19.09–Last-Minute Shopping Edition

Drake Martinet in News on December 19, 2009 at 12:30 pm PT

Kara covered three Web companies this week, two with very 2.0 names and one about as Web 1.0 as it gets. BoomTown caught up with Mark Pincus of Zynga, the social-gaming juggernaut, right after the company raked in about $180 million from private investors. She got into it with Pincus over those questionable “offer” adverts in the video. Kara was back on familiar territory with a post about AOL this week.