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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="size-full wp-image-14718 alignleft" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="rumormonger" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/rumormonger3.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="155" />OMGNATE. We posted about <strong>Nate Westheimer</strong> <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/09/nate-westheimer-sells-ohours-via-twitter-hirelit/">selling the first app he ever coded, <strong>Ohours</strong>, to <strong>Hirelite</strong></a>. Ohours was going great! People loved it! And yet Mr. Westheimer was ready to move on to <strong>bigger and better Rubylicious things</strong>. Although he <strong>demurred when we asked what</strong>. But the rumormill is suggesting it's <strong>something to do with social gaming</strong>. A source tells Betabeat the stealth project is "a partnership with <strong>OMGPOP's Forman</strong>," referring to the <a href="http://blog.omgpop.com/post/1217361080/charles-blakeley-charles-forman-as-a-super">infamous Charles</a>, a friend of Mr. Westheimer's.<!--more--></p>
<p>And indeed, Mr Westheimer started <a href="https://github.com/innonate">following OMGPOP projects and developers on Github</a> <strong>as early as May</strong>, around the time he put Ohours up for sale. OMGPOP, which recently raised $17 million, was hiring for a data engineer--we're doubtful that Mr. Westheimer, a fairly green coder, has got that job, but maybe he's helping <a href="http://blog.omgpop.com/post/7845753463/omgpop-delivering-puppies-to-your-iphone">bring puppies to your iPhone</a>, for example. We pinged Mr. Westheimer to ask more, but he was <strong>OMGAFK</strong>. Wait! He's back! But did not confirm or deny a virtual puppy Ohours. "<strong>I follow lots of people on Github!</strong>" he protested.</p>
<p>VENMO IS HERE. We rumormongered last month that <strong>Venmo</strong> was <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/07/27/start-up-news-it-wasnt-too-hot-to-push-features/">Venmo-ving to New York</a>. "We may, will let you know if so," founder<strong> Andrew Kortina</strong> told Betabeat. The start-up was not one of the <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/16/lerer-ventures-moves-out-of-betaworks-to-shack-up-with-portfolio-companies-in-soho/">portfolio companies to move in with investor <strong>Lerer Ventures</strong></a>, however; coder <strong>Shreyans Bhansali</strong> is mayor of Venmo at 289 7th Ave. (26th St.) on <strong>Foursquare</strong>. Ahem, Betabeat welcomes Venmo to New York--let us know about that <strong><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/16/city-rfp-parking-pay-by-phones/">parking meter thing</a></strong>.</p>
<p>PITCH.FM. All those jokes about pitching investors on <strong>Turntable.fm</strong>? <strong>Charlie O'Donnell</strong> is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233351630035961&amp;notif_t=event_invite">hosting DJ hours there</a>. "Each week at 1:30 on Friday, I'll be DJing in an open room where people can come by, say hello, ask startup questions, pitch, or just listen to the music. Swing by!"</p>
<p>GRITTED TEETH. <strong>Foursquare's</strong> new lists feature potentially <strong><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/15/foursquare-rolls-out-curated-tips-lists-for-tastemakers/">put a lot of start-ups out of business</a></strong>, including <strong>DreamIt's</strong> just-pivoted-and-things-were-going-so-well <strong>Pictour</strong> and the long-struggling-but-we-hear-already-pivoted <strong>Dinevore</strong> and the <a href="http://www.observer.com/2010/media/new-yorks-food-porn-app-foodspotting-hits-500k-users">long-time-awkwardly-competitive</a> <strong>Foodspotting</strong>.</p>
<p>TAKING THE STAIRS. <strong>GroupMe's</strong> long-complicated relationship with elevators--the lift in its first home in Soho trapped a fellow officemate--has manifested as a <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/groupmeelevator">gossipy Twttr</a></strong> in the vein of the <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/condeelevator">Conde Elevator</a>. So far the account has overheard "Nubile Designer: 'Photoshopped a dick on my cats last night,'" and "Rage-filled Temp [to hungover co-workers]: I'm learning Rubies on Rails. Gonna change the world."</p>
<p>BOO TWITTER. <strong>Twitter</strong> finally pushed the last of its users onto the new multimedia version of the Twitter.com client, and some people are <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%22new%20twitter%22">still struggling</a> with the change. "<strong>TWITTER</strong>, Y U NO LET ME GO BACK TO '<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%22old%20twitter%22"><strong>OLD</strong> <strong>TWITTER</strong></a>?'"</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="size-full wp-image-14718 alignleft" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="rumormonger" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/rumormonger3.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="155" />OMGNATE. We posted about <strong>Nate Westheimer</strong> <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/09/nate-westheimer-sells-ohours-via-twitter-hirelit/">selling the first app he ever coded, <strong>Ohours</strong>, to <strong>Hirelite</strong></a>. Ohours was going great! People loved it! And yet Mr. Westheimer was ready to move on to <strong>bigger and better Rubylicious things</strong>. Although he <strong>demurred when we asked what</strong>. But the rumormill is suggesting it's <strong>something to do with social gaming</strong>. A source tells Betabeat the stealth project is "a partnership with <strong>OMGPOP's Forman</strong>," referring to the <a href="http://blog.omgpop.com/post/1217361080/charles-blakeley-charles-forman-as-a-super">infamous Charles</a>, a friend of Mr. Westheimer's.<!--more--></p>
<p>And indeed, Mr Westheimer started <a href="https://github.com/innonate">following OMGPOP projects and developers on Github</a> <strong>as early as May</strong>, around the time he put Ohours up for sale. OMGPOP, which recently raised $17 million, was hiring for a data engineer--we're doubtful that Mr. Westheimer, a fairly green coder, has got that job, but maybe he's helping <a href="http://blog.omgpop.com/post/7845753463/omgpop-delivering-puppies-to-your-iphone">bring puppies to your iPhone</a>, for example. We pinged Mr. Westheimer to ask more, but he was <strong>OMGAFK</strong>. Wait! He's back! But did not confirm or deny a virtual puppy Ohours. "<strong>I follow lots of people on Github!</strong>" he protested.</p>
<p>VENMO IS HERE. We rumormongered last month that <strong>Venmo</strong> was <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/07/27/start-up-news-it-wasnt-too-hot-to-push-features/">Venmo-ving to New York</a>. "We may, will let you know if so," founder<strong> Andrew Kortina</strong> told Betabeat. The start-up was not one of the <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/16/lerer-ventures-moves-out-of-betaworks-to-shack-up-with-portfolio-companies-in-soho/">portfolio companies to move in with investor <strong>Lerer Ventures</strong></a>, however; coder <strong>Shreyans Bhansali</strong> is mayor of Venmo at 289 7th Ave. (26th St.) on <strong>Foursquare</strong>. Ahem, Betabeat welcomes Venmo to New York--let us know about that <strong><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/16/city-rfp-parking-pay-by-phones/">parking meter thing</a></strong>.</p>
<p>PITCH.FM. All those jokes about pitching investors on <strong>Turntable.fm</strong>? <strong>Charlie O'Donnell</strong> is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233351630035961&amp;notif_t=event_invite">hosting DJ hours there</a>. "Each week at 1:30 on Friday, I'll be DJing in an open room where people can come by, say hello, ask startup questions, pitch, or just listen to the music. Swing by!"</p>
<p>GRITTED TEETH. <strong>Foursquare's</strong> new lists feature potentially <strong><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/15/foursquare-rolls-out-curated-tips-lists-for-tastemakers/">put a lot of start-ups out of business</a></strong>, including <strong>DreamIt's</strong> just-pivoted-and-things-were-going-so-well <strong>Pictour</strong> and the long-struggling-but-we-hear-already-pivoted <strong>Dinevore</strong> and the <a href="http://www.observer.com/2010/media/new-yorks-food-porn-app-foodspotting-hits-500k-users">long-time-awkwardly-competitive</a> <strong>Foodspotting</strong>.</p>
<p>TAKING THE STAIRS. <strong>GroupMe's</strong> long-complicated relationship with elevators--the lift in its first home in Soho trapped a fellow officemate--has manifested as a <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/groupmeelevator">gossipy Twttr</a></strong> in the vein of the <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/condeelevator">Conde Elevator</a>. So far the account has overheard "Nubile Designer: 'Photoshopped a dick on my cats last night,'" and "Rage-filled Temp [to hungover co-workers]: I'm learning Rubies on Rails. Gonna change the world."</p>
<p>BOO TWITTER. <strong>Twitter</strong> finally pushed the last of its users onto the new multimedia version of the Twitter.com client, and some people are <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%22new%20twitter%22">still struggling</a> with the change. "<strong>TWITTER</strong>, Y U NO LET ME GO BACK TO '<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%22old%20twitter%22"><strong>OLD</strong> <strong>TWITTER</strong></a>?'"</p>
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