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Nellie Bowles

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    Latest articles by Nellie Bowles

    Technology
    Why Is San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee at Hipstamatic’s House Party?Why Is San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee at Hipstamatic’s House Party?
    Technology

    Hipstamatic as an app may or may not work, but as an old-fashioned clubhouse, its influence is growing.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Sarah Lacy on Exec’s Plan to Smear Her: “Every Woman Using Uber Should Be Scared.”Sarah Lacy on Exec’s Plan to Smear Her: “Every Woman Using Uber Should Be Scared.”
    Technology

    If this is what Uber execs are bragging about at a party, what are they plotting in their War Room?

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    TechCrunch Hosts Event to Humanize the TechieTechCrunch Hosts Event to Humanize the Techie
    Technology

    Sympathy for the Glass-hole.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Cities Court Urban HackersCities Court Urban Hackers
    Technology

    The hackers want their own cities. Or at least autonomous zones where they don’t have to follow onerous city rules.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Yale’s Former President -- Now Coursera’s CEO -- Settles Into Silicon ValleyYale’s Former President -- Now Coursera’s CEO -- Settles Into Silicon Valley
    Technology

    No one would wear that paisley shirt in New Haven.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    What Is a Pinfluencer? Well, They Now Have Talent Agents.What Is a Pinfluencer? Well, They Now Have Talent Agents.
    Technology

    First rule: Do not call them Pinfluencers. Or Pinstars. Or, most of all, Pinlebrities.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Biohackers on “Grinders,” Van Gogh’s Other Ear and the Augmented Self at TechonomyBiohackers on “Grinders,” Van Gogh’s Other Ear and the Augmented Self at Techonomy
    Technology

    “It’s fascinating, and a little bit scary, and I kind of want to try it.”

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Two Drinks With the Writer Kevin Sessums: From Celebrity Profiles to Eavesdropping on TechiesTwo Drinks With the Writer Kevin Sessums: From Celebrity Profiles to Eavesdropping on Techies
    Technology

    The celebrity profiler is turning his talents toward startup land.

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    The Germans of DLD Throw a Gemütlichkeit-Full Silicon Valley LunchThe Germans of DLD Throw a Gemütlichkeit-Full Silicon Valley Lunch
    Technology

    “Schmoozefest! It is a schmoozefest!”

    By Nellie Bowles
    Technology
    Re/code on TV: Tim Cook Is Gay and Kim Kardashian West Loves BlackBerrysRe/code on TV: Tim Cook Is Gay and Kim Kardashian West Loves BlackBerrys
    Technology

    The future is now.

    By Nellie Bowles