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Is Google Scary? Not to Silicon Valley, Even at a Party for a Book About How Scary It Could Be!

in News on November 12, 2009 at 1:21 am PT

While at a book party for author Ken Auletta in San Francisco last night, BoomTown took the opportunity to ask those gathered whether they were scared or not of Google and its growing power. The Auletta book covers a lot about the search giant, but also drills in on how many have become increasingly wary of Google’s hegemony over key businesses on the Web. Nonetheless, the Silicon Valley types I queried were not even slightly worried and, oddly enough, many mentioned how they loved the food served up at the Googleplex. Hmmmm….
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Charlton Heston: The End of His World as We Know It

in News on April 8, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

Everyone can have their own personal opinion about Charlton Heston, the rugged movie legend who died Saturday. But a trio of his movies–1968′s “Planet of the Apes,” 1971′s “Omega Man” and 1973′s “Soylent Green“–have been geekish (and cheesy) favorites of mine for as long as I can remember. All three films, which have that cynical [...]