Ellen Pao, center, angered many when she dismissed a popular employee. Users shut down message boards in protest.Credit...Eric Risberg/Associated Press Ellen Pao became a hero to many when she took on the entrenched male-dominated culture of Silicon Valley. But sentiment is a fickle thing. Late Friday she fell victim to a crowd demanding her ouster as chief executive of the popular social media si
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