How do I remove unwanted (eg: Skitch) updates from the App Store?

Skitch 1.0 is great. Evernote bought Skitch and produced a stripped down version of Skitch and called it 2.0. The unanimous assessment of the update is that it is a major step backwards. I usually click 'update all' apps for my iPhone/iPad because I have so many. I was hoping to do the same for my Macintosh applications, but as long as Skitch keeps showing up with it's updates, I can't do that. How can I keep Skitch 1.x running on my computer, and not see Skitch 2.x updates in the App Store?
Thanks.
Peter
15" MBP Retina OSX 10.8.2 Mountain Lion

To be clearer,
- Right-click App to open contextual menu
- Select "Show Package Contents"
- Look for a folder named _MASReceipt
- Remove it or better, rename it or copy it to some plce to have a backup copy
(Instructions courtesy of leandrofgj)

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