Ryan said: As I read this sordid tale of a mild, attention-seeking con that roped in a few journalists, I can't help but notice that the only people who smelled something fishy were Wikipedians. Quote:
What brought Roberts down was one of the tools he used to hoist himself up, Wikipedia, on which he posted no fewer than five fake entries: for himself, for his fake line of Rothschild family members and for one of his fake companies, Rothschild Estates. His antics caught the attention of the Wikipedia Review after editors kept deleting the fake entries and Roberts kept trying to resurrect them.Added: February 1, 2010 at 11:21PM EST
Ryan said: Yes, Santa Cruz is full of awesome people and cool technologists and brilliant artists. But its reputation as a party town remains hard to shake. Added: August 4, 2009 at 4:55PM EDT
Ryan said: If you've been following the Huffington Post liveblog of events unfold in Tehran over the last week or so, the name Nico Pitney will be familiar. Loving that the White House sought him out to ask a question, and he passed one on from an Iranian. Added: June 23, 2009 at 5:36PM EDT
Ryan said: I've been glued to the Huffington Post's updates and aggregation for about 24 hours now. You can find some of the best videos from the scene in Tehran here, too. Added: June 14, 2009 at 8:07PM EDT