Valleywag the dog

Late this afternoon, the sad news flashed on the iPhones and Blackberries of Valley girls and boys: End of a snarky era: Gawker shuts down Valleywag (of course we all still read CNET).

Sadness to be sure, but we here at Fake Valleywag were so heartbroken to see Valleywag go down that we started Fake Valleywag to serve as a salve for the shocked and soon-to-be snark-starved digerati.

The damage, in the form of links to other sites, since we sure as hell can't afford writers:

• Forbes: Valleywag Folded Into Gawker
• NYT: Valleywag to Fold into Gawker
• And, um, a link to some tweets
• And the Valleywag announcement: Remember when Valleywag was a startup?

Also, if you've got a thing for Consumer Reports, a lot of cash, and a little sass, Consumerist is for sale.

(Photo by docsearls)