The Apple parody site, Fake Steve Jobs, has kept the blogging world amused and entertained for the past couple of months, and part of the lure for many is trying to figure out Fake Steve's real identity. While most of the world does not really care, there are some in Silicon Valley that are perhaps taking it a little too seriously. Fake Steve has written several posts explaining that his/her identity if revealed, would stop the fun, but Valleywag, Nick Denton's "tech-gossip rag" seems determined to let the cat out of the bag, and expose the real Fake Steve. However, after reading Fake Steve's July 18th post, it sounds like some nasty-business may be going on, with talk of lawyers, crossing the line, and privacy issues in very strong hints by Fake Steve, that Valleywag may be taking this a little too far. Should be interesting to see the unfolding and perhaps collapse of a very funny blog, all because we 'had' to learn the real person behind the fake one. Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Problem in Fakedom?
The Apple parody site, Fake Steve Jobs, has kept the blogging world amused and entertained for the past couple of months, and part of the lure for many is trying to figure out Fake Steve's real identity. While most of the world does not really care, there are some in Silicon Valley that are perhaps taking it a little too seriously. Fake Steve has written several posts explaining that his/her identity if revealed, would stop the fun, but Valleywag, Nick Denton's "tech-gossip rag" seems determined to let the cat out of the bag, and expose the real Fake Steve. However, after reading Fake Steve's July 18th post, it sounds like some nasty-business may be going on, with talk of lawyers, crossing the line, and privacy issues in very strong hints by Fake Steve, that Valleywag may be taking this a little too far. Should be interesting to see the unfolding and perhaps collapse of a very funny blog, all because we 'had' to learn the real person behind the fake one. 
