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Six Apart refutes Valleywag claims of 'disgruntled insider' antics

Blogging platform Six Apart wants the rest of the Web to know that while it was indeed hit with an information leak that exposed the personal data of several of its executives and investors, it wasn't quite as scandalous as tech gossip blog Valleywag initially reported it.

In a post late Tuesday afternoon, the Gawker Media-owned Valleywag claimed that Six Apart, parent company of TypePad, MovableType, LiveJournal, and Vox, had been hit by an information leak of several executives' and investors' personal information.

According to the original Valleywag post, a "disgruntled insider" had posted sensitive information for … Read more

TenantMarket is like dating, for landlords

Moving can be a strange experience. Even stranger are the people you meet along the way. TenantMarket is a new service that plays matchmaker for both landlords and potential tenants in an attempt to avoid potentially bad living situations. You simply give TenantMarket details like length of employment, credit status, and reasons for moving, and it will match you up accordingly.

Landlords pay to have their listings matched up, and the system provides them with a fresh set of "leads" to contact. Likewise, potential renters are e-mailed personalized offers about new places that match their criteria. It's … Read more

No backyard for a barbecue? No worries

Yup, just in time for summer. It's all of 12 degrees Fahrenheit here in Manhattan, which is a big improvement over the 8-degree temperatures this morning, but still not warm enough to be thinking about outdoor barbecues. Nevertheless, this contraption on ProductDose is worth a nod, in my opinion: it's a balcony barbecue that allows you to fix a mini charcoal grill onto the edge of a balcony and use it to prepare burgers, fish, steaks, shish kebabs, or what-have-you. It looks as though it was somewhat inspired by flower boxes: there's a lower space to hold … Read more