Journey to the Center of Google

“You’ve heard the story. Larry and Sergey drop out of school, start a company in a garage, then become billionaires. But will Larry and Sergey ever grow up?”

Fascinating piece from GQ

[Men.style.com]

For Martha, Crime Will Pay Nicely

“Now that Stewart has paid her debt to society, she can look forward to a queen-size salary, a lucrative TV deal, and probably a book.”

How about another jail sentence?

[Businessweek]

Web Marketers Fearful of Fraud in Pay-Per-Click

“Businesses that pay billions to Google and Overture to steer potential customers to their Web sites are increasingly questioning how much fraud lurks in the blossoming pay-per-click model of advertising.”

[NY Times / Log-in required]

Craigslist CEO: A lot of offers, but we’re not for sale

“That is the latest word from the CEO of Craigslist, which is one of the fastest-growing and highly-coveted properties on the Web.

“Nothing has changed. We’re not for sale,” said Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist CEO and president, in an interview with MarketWatch.”

For the right price, they are for sale.

[CBS Marketwatch]

Walden International Puts All Its Chips In One Basket

“Walden International’s Lip-Bu Tan hasn’t cashed in his chips yet. But he has amassed a number of chip investments in China as the firm now plans to invest exclusively in semiconductor startups, PE Week has learned. ”

[Private Equity Week]

Friendster Blogs

“Friendster, a so-called social networking site of linked personal profiles, launched a beta, or test version, of Friendster Blogs, a section of the site that lets people post and archive the daily musings known as blogs.

Friendster, which recently defended its ad-based revenue model and disavowed any plans for fees, introduced three paid upgrade packages with Friendster Blogs.”

[CNET]