Nitasha Tiku · 06/17/14 04:54PM

TaskRabbit launched a new version of the do-it-for-me marketplace today, including its jargon. Workers will be called "Taskers" instead of "TaskRabbits" and "TaskPosters" will be called "Clients." Welp, it's definitely better than "Tasker" and "TaskMaster."

Nitasha Tiku · 06/17/14 10:32AM

Venturebeat says Buzzfeed may raise $200 million in funding. Disney recently dropped its offer to acquire Buzzfeed when the social sharing Siren wanted "upwards of $1 billion." More funding typically means a higher valuation and more pressure to exit.

Justine Sacco Is Back

Sam Biddle · 06/17/14 09:45AM

Justine has landed on her feet: despite uniting a large portion of our planet's population in communal fury, the world's most infamous PR rep is now re-employed. There is truly nothing impossible in this modern age.

Delusional CEO Says Google Punishes Successful L.A. Companies

Kevin Montgomery · 06/16/14 06:50PM

Richard Rosenblatt shouldn't have much to complain about. The former MySpace CEO made a hefty fortune selling a few startups during the dotcom boom before co-founding Demand Media. But the tech titan still thinks Silicon Valley has punished him for living in Los Angeles.

Nitasha Tiku · 06/16/14 04:11PM

Facebook product specialist Dave Goldblatt paid $20,000 in a charity auction to have a character named after himself in the next Game of Thrones book. Goldblatt chose to be a "Valryian." We always thought of Facebook more as a Lannister.

Kevin Montgomery · 06/13/14 02:03PM

Facebook is rolling out an innovative new "Big Likes" feature in Messenger for those times when regular ol' Liking just won't cut it. "Press and hold to send an even bigger thumbs up when you really, really like something."

L.A.'s Private Club for Techies Is Over Before It Began

Nitasha Tiku · 06/13/14 01:25PM

When we first heard L.A. had a members only club for techies like The Battery in San Francisco, we were stoked. More Bling Ring, less Social Network, fingers crossed. But during a visit in March, I was told not to bother sneaking in: "There weren't enough members to support the place."