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Shira Lazar; Credit: Kevin Scanlon

LA People 2009: Tech's Popular Girl — Shira Lazar

First off, Shira Lazar is not a fameball. Though the post-Gawker era has made the notion of Internet fame hard for many of us to stomach (eh-hem, Nick Denton), and she purportedly dated Digg’s Kevin Rose, I’ll be the backlash to the backlash here. Sure, this entertainment correspondent — seen......
Efren Toscano; Credit: Kevin Scanlon

LA People 2009: Beautiful Streamer — TechZulu's Efren Toscano

Efren Toscano, the founder and CEO of TechZulu (www.techzulu.com), is charismatic yet shy, with mussed hair and an understated demeanor. He is also ubiquitous. Seeing the TechZulu crew lugging and setting up their equipment through the hallways and backstages of auditoriums has come to be a staple of L.A. tech events......
Laurie and Sean Percival; Credit: Kevin Scanlon

LA People 2009: The “Tweethearts” — Laurie and Sean Percival

With great hair comes great responsibility. Editors of the L.A. tech gossip blog Lalawag, Laurie and Sean Percival own about seven Snuggies and four Twitter accounts between them and are guaranteed to be the tallest, most attractive people at any tech event. Moving from Orange County to L.A. to work......
Nicole Jordan and Jackie Peters; Credit: Kevin Scanlon

LA People 2009: Power BFFs — Nicole Jordan and Jackie Peters

Nicole Jordan and Jackie Peters are polar opposites: Jordan, from San Diego, is the blonde “girlie girl in heels” with the bubbly personality and the million-miles-an-hour energy; dark-haired Peters, from Stamford, Connecticut, is more behind the scenes, calmly making decisions in a hoodie and sneakers and posting Zenlike thoughts on......
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Meme Analysis: THE MOST WTF WEEK IN INTERNET HISTORY

Is it just us or did someone unleash Pandora's box o' crazy on the interwebs? Between the "Dude Where's My CNN?" run for Twitter Class President (Seriously guys, that "race" thing was like asking "Who is more popular, Coke or Eggs?"), our ex-boyfriend Anonymous finally joining Twitter (after all they......