Out of Facebook's 1 billion daily logins, 600,000 are hacked and compromised. Facebook used the British security firm Sophos for an analysis of their security breaches. Naturally, Facebook released a statement telling everyone how much they care about other people not finding out how much we love Nickelback, or that video of the guy doing the Dougie getting hit with an ice cream truck: "At Facebook, we take the privacy and safety of the people who use our site very seriously." They're also working 24/7 to ensure everyone’s information is safe and secure.” more ›

It’s said that when Dick Cheney was tasked with vetting potential Veeps for the Bush campaign, he carefully considered all the applicants before recommending the best man for the job: himself. Perhaps tearing a page from Vader’s playbook, Dark Lord Balthazar – AKA Gawker Media Czar Nick Denton – has found the ideal replacement to helm his flagship website in the wake of managing editor Choire Sicha’s resignation: an eager young go-getter from sector 7G named... Nick Denton! (We interviewed Sicha in the midst of all that drama.) more ›

A report being released tomorrow by the Industrial Assistance Corporation (IAC) titled "Buried Treasure: New York's Hidden Tech Sector" asserts that New York City rivals cities like Seattle and areas like Silicon Valley as the largest technology center in the country. The study counted the number of tech workers in the city, at branches of corporations like IBM, Microsoft, Google, and the research and development departments of medical centers in the city. The IAC report actually considered all of the "New York Metropolitan Statistical Area," which includes southern New York State and northern New Jersey. The Associated Press story says that IAC found 620,000 tech workers in that area, more than twice the number found in Silicon Valley. more ›

. It was a rare treat for me, to see the progression and consistency of themes and style, not to mention the excellently-executed tricks in his bag of them. more ›

The New York Times takes a look at Seattle and its recent discontents, mainly the faltering of the airline industry, sluggish Asian economy, and the dot-com wake-up call. A few relics of Seattle's heyday: Singles, grunge rock, nerds in paradise (this also applies to Silicon Valley). more ›

Po Bronson's latest book, What Should I Do With My Life?, is reviewed in today's New York Times' Book Review. Needless to say, that's the question that's replaced "What's the meaning of life?" The review notes that his personality more or less dominates some of these interviews with people who have changed their careers and lives, with a lot of soul searching (or not enough). That got me thinking about my interaction with him - I decided to write Mr. Bronson for some advice, in 1997, during my senior year, right before I embarked on my career search. I had read two of his fiction books (one about investment banking, the other about entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley), and he himself had been a banker but later got his MFA in writing and is now a writer. What would I do - sell my soul to investment banking (or something equally emotionally vacant) or do something less lucrative but interesting? more ›