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Local LA-based startup WooMe, gets some attention today from the queen of Hollywood gossip, Perez Hilton. It seems that they’ve been using images of Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford in their banner ads.

I wrote about WooMe’s most recent round of funding in June, when they received $12 million Series B from Index Ventures. Let’s hope [...]

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Article by Calley Nye

Local LA-based startup WooMe, gets some attention today from the queen of Hollywood gossip, Perez Hilton. It seems that they’ve been using images of Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford in their banner ads.

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I wrote about WooMe’s most recent round of funding in June, when they received $12 million Series B from Index Ventures. Let’s hope they set aside a good portion of that for a decent lawyer.

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Lex Davidson 08/25/2008 09:05 PM 1 point
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Wow, how stupid can you be? Putting a celebrity in your advertisement without permission?! Marketing 101.

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http://www.editechial.com

Jesse 08/26/2008 06:02 AM 1 point
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haha, you call that guy a celebrity. he better take all the exposure he can get, otherwise i see a Surreal Life role in his future.

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Shaun Industry 08/26/2008 10:41 AM 1 point
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Perez Hilton is a thieving skid mark on the underpants of humanity. I was the first blogger to notice that Chace's image was being used - once again, Perez isn't quick enough to catch anything really good, himself, so he just steals it from other bloggers. Check the time stamp on his post as compared to mine - http://superfantasticplastic.blogspot.com/2008/...

I wonder if the fat hack knows the definition of irony.

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http://www.superfantasticplastic.com

Calley Nye 08/26/2008 03:55 PM 1 point
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Unfortunately that happens way too much, Shaun. Did you send it to him or did he find it himself?

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http://www.siliconcalley.com

Shaun Industry 08/26/2008 04:55 PM 1 point
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He found my site himself and decided to rip off the story. I tipped of Trent of "Pink Is The New Blog" because I knew he gives credit to his tipsters, but I've always despised Perez... Not only does he steal from graphic designers, bloggers and photographers, he also post pictures that other people tell them they've stolen from hacked accounts - i.e., Miley Cyrus' hacked iPhone. The man is morally bankrupt.

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http://www.superfantasticplastic.com

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