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I'm here at the Gnomedex technology conference in Seattle today, where I can report that the biggest headline to come out of the event so far is a complete fabrication -- the result of some lighthearted shenanigans that got picked up and spun out of control.

Tech gossip site Valleywag reported this morning, with appropriate skepticism, that the big rumor out of the conference is that Adobe is in talks to buy Yahoo. Valleywag's sources include a Twitter post (aka tweet) to that effect by Chris Pirillo, the conference organizer.

After an exhaustive investigation -- consisting of talking to the guy next to me, who was there -- the bottom line is that some people at the Thursday night Gnomedex pre-party saw an Adobe employee wearing a shirt for Yahoo's Upcoming.org site. They decided it would be funny to start the rumor. Pirillo's tweet was apparently part of the joke.

Next thing they knew, it was on Valleywag.

Stay tuned for real news from Gnomedex if and when it happens.