All Posts Tagged With: "Valleywag"

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Bank Intern Kevin Colvin Busted On Facebook

I just spotted a great story on Valleywag. A young bank intern, Kevin Colvin, got busted by his boss when he tried to skive off work, by sending in an email citing a ‘family emergency’. Unfortunately a colleague checked out his facebook page and spotted him having fun at a Halloween party.
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13Nov2007 | Everton | 15 comments | Continued
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Man Gets Jailtime For Sending Facebook Request

Beware of who you add to your Facebook friends!
Valleywag picked up on the story of a UK man who was given 10 days in jail, after sending his wife a facebook invite, because he had been given a no-contact order after harassing her with text messages and phone calls.

12Oct2007 | Everton | 8 comments | Continued
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Friday Fun: Ten Best Geek Dance Videos

I’ve had this post from Valleywag of the ten best geek dance videos bookmarked for a while, but I’ve only just got around to watching the videos. It’s one of the best video compilations I’ve seen and very, very funny.
The Steve Ballmer loony dance is in there of course, but many others I haven’t [...]

20Jul2007 | Everton | 5 comments | Continued
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Remember To Check Your Credit Before Paying For An iPhone

Well, the iPhone mass hysteria is nearly over and I think I did a pretty good job of not joining in. I did spot one story on Valleywag however, that I thought was quite funny and worth sharing.
20 year old Kris Tate of startup Zoomr was second in line behind Robert Scoble and his [...]

1Jul2007 | Everton | 4 comments | Continued
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Seperated At Birth: Steve Jobs And John McEnroe

Quality post from Valleywag!

15Jun2007 | Everton | 3 comments | Continued
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If You Became A Billionaire What Wacky Luxury Would You Buy?

Valleywag have a great picture of the cable car that Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison has installed at his Malibu mansion so that he doesn’t have to climb the hill back up to his mansion after a dip in his pool.
Normally I find the tastes of many rich people to be awful, particularly those featured on [...]

19May2007 | Everton | 10 comments | Continued
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What’s Your Biggest Career Mistake?

One of my favourite sites at the moment Valleywag has a funny story about Guy Kawasaki and Yahoo. Apparently Guy was offered the role of chief executive at a small startup called Yahoo……Guy’s response was:
‘It’s too far to drive, and I don’t see how it can be a business.’
What’s your biggest career mistake? [...]

4May2007 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued