Valleywag's Owen Thomas blogging live from an event.

Valleywag is a Gawker Media blog with gossip and news about Silicon Valley personalities. It was initially launched under the direction of editor Nick Douglas in February 2006; after Douglas was fired^[1] the blog was taken over by Owen Thomas. It has broken some stories, such as the leaking of a Gene Simmons sex tape.^[2] However, it has been criticized for broadcasting unsubstantiated and damaging gossip about people who are not in the public eye^[3], such as a college intern who falsely called in sick to work and had it publicized across the Internet by Valleywag.^[4]