It appears as though our imperialist friends across the Atlantic have elevated the feature-length glossy troll to an art form. There is no other way to explain why the December issue of British Vogue decided to refer to Yahoo CEO (CEO!) Marissa Mayer, One Kings Lane cofounder Alison Pincus, and Kleiner Perkins partner Juliet de Baubigny as the "alpha trio" of new breed of socialite: "Silicon Wives and Girlfriends."

The merging of America's traditional Haute Asshole cohort and the new economic engine is happening faster than predicted: just look at how many Silicon Valley fixtures were at last night's San Francisco love IPO between the West and Kardashian families.