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4chan Founder Gets Funding For Mystery Startup

Adrian Chen · 05/14/10 06:05PM

Christopher Poole (aka "Moot") founded the unruly message board 4chan as a place for anime enthusiasts to hang out. Now it's a crazy, sometimes-scary morass of nascent memes, porn, racism. But Poole is about to go legit.

Did a Rampaging Mogul Doom the Deal to Buy Gothamist?

Ryan Tate · 05/11/10 03:26PM

Cablevision boss Jim Dolan has created such a PR trainwreck around his supposed acquisition of blog network Gothamist it's hard to imagine the deal ever closing. Dolan's bullying of a journalist may have already killed the shaky-looking deal.

Facebook CEO's Bathroom Breakdown

Ryan Tate · 05/06/10 01:18PM

Mark Zuckerberg was reduced to bawling on the floor of a restaurant men's room in April 2005, amid high-pressure fundraising, says a new book excerpt published in Fortune. The Facebook co-founder's head was down, his words were panicked.

The Deadly Curse of AOL

Ryan Tate · 04/28/10 12:25PM

AOL just sold ICQ for at least $100 million less than it paid, cementing the brand's infamous association with the absolute worst deals in internet history. To cut a deal with the internet conglomerate is to invite epic disaster.

Has the Gothamist Acquisition Fallen Through?

Ryan Tate · 04/27/10 07:17PM

We hear Cablevision's much-heralded acquisition of blog network Gothamist might be imploding. That would certainly help explain why Gothamist is trying to hire its own sales guy, a month after news of its supposed acquisition.

Foursquare Founder's Pivotal Moment

Ryan Tate · 04/19/10 04:18PM

It looks more and more like Yahoo is offering big money for Foursquare—and like Foursquare creator Dennis Crowley is taking his time deciding whether to accept. It can't help that's he's lost one potential advisor, his longtime girlfriend.