4 posts and columns on Pinocchio

CrunchFund? Unethical Ventures? Pig Pile Partners? No Matter What You Call It, It’s Business as Usual in Silicon Valley.

in Media on September 2, 2011 at 6:16 am PT

It’s a giant, filthy mud puddle of conflicts of interest in Silicon Valley, but everybody’s in the cesspool, it seems.
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Yahoo Announces Deep Integration Partnership With Social Gaming Start-Up Zynga

in News on May 26, 2010 at 8:15 am PT

Yahoo announced a partnership to weave Zynga throughout its service this morning. BoomTown actually called Zynga CEO Mark Pincus and asked him specifically about this deal last week and he denied it completely, not even relying on a more appropriate “no comment.” In fact, he noted expansively that Yahoo had completely missed the boat in social gaming and that such a deal was probably a good idea to keep it relevant in the space. That’s the truth, actually. And the move by the gaming start-up is an attempt to increase distribution of its popular games, such as FarmVille, beyond Facebook.

Liveblogging From the Google Chrome Launch: Toe Fungus and Pinocchio

in News on September 2, 2008 at 11:49 am PT

Now, we have two guys (sorry, I will fill in their names later, but they talked fast) who are demoing Google’s new Chrome browser and its features and user interface. “Friendly” tabs, knowing your history better graphically, auto-typing, simplicity, easier downloading with a new window that one guy is calling a real app like “Pinocchio, because I wanted to build a real boy.” Well, Pinocchio was wood for most of that story, but I like the effort!

Facebook Apps Are Still for Toddlers: The Visual Proof!

in News on May 2, 2008 at 7:18 am PT

Last year, BoomTown caused a tempest-in-a-Web-teapot by asserting that Facebook apps were, for the most part, inane. And, while many said the market would develop from the frivolous to more useful–making Facebook a true “utility,” as promised by Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg–that day is not today for the social networking site or its third-part widget makers. Instead, it’s still Pinocchio at Funland (and we know how that turned out!).