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Ning raises $60 million for "nuclear winter" [Jackpot]
A Fast Company cover story isn't the only inexplicable gift social-network startup Ning has received. After raising $44 million last July, Ning has raised another $60 million, cofounder Marc... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Day Around the Bay
Abusive stepmother Dede Wilsey and supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier want to get rid of district elections. [Bronstein at Large]Drama in Dog Shit Duboce Park. [Curbed]Are you a clap trap too? [Jameth]Early morning Bekeley suicide victim (?) was 9/11 Truth movement's Jasper Summer. [East Bay…
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I just loved this marvelous little video from Epuron. Watch it through, I don't want to give anything away. Great character!
David Hayden's Pacific Heights manse for sale after foreclosure [Real Estate]
Serial entrepreneurial failure David Hayden has had his home transfered to boutique bank Robertson Stephens under a Sheriff's deed — which means that the property was seized to pay debts. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. The 2009 Toyota Corolla, which encourages you to "Live the Dream for Less Coin." PGE's We Can do This, showing you what you can do to help fight global warming. Busted Tees, which introduces three new designs a week. If…
A week that threw us a bone [Recap]
At last, some news to chew on! Google's earnings stood out — but for all the wrong reasons, teaching its egotistical executives all the wrong lessons. Microsoft came out with a stupid sales... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SFist Tonight
FILM: Seriously, you must check out "The Effect of Dada and Surrealism on Hollywood Films of the 1930s." Sounds pretentious and grating, yes, but it's not. Not at all. The clips of films they're screening are astounding. First, Busby Berkeley's surrealistic masterpiece, Dames (1934),…
Comcast customer complains company invades his personal space by reading public messages [We Read Twitter So You Don't Have To]
A Comcast customer in Pittsburgh is not amused that Comcast cares. As Twitter user gpk3, he wrote "Comcast sucks," causing Frank Eliason, Comcast's Customer Outreach manager who keeps tabs on Twitter... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Take a tour inside a blogger sweat shop [Blogging For Dollars]
Perhaps you thought the New York Times made too much of stressful working conditions for bloggers in its infamous "Blog Till They Drop" article. But that's only because you haven't seen this video... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"You're really off my friends list this time, Marc!" [Caption Contest]
Professional annoyances Chris Saad and Marc Canter argue the obscurities of opening up social-network websites to outside programmers at a meeting of the DataPortability Workgroup. Can you suggest a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"And then I went to the island of empty chairs," Wish Bear said to Grumpy Bear [Caption Contest]
Professional annoyances Chris Saad and Marc Canter argue the obscurities of opening up social-network websites to outside programmers at a meeting of the DataPortability Workgroup. Can you suggest a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
23andMe admits personalized genetic test serves no medical purpose [Biotech]
Facing possible fines and jail time, local gene sequencers Navigenics and 23andMe will have to get permits if they want to continue testing resident of New York state. Meanwhile, California is investigating 12 complaints against unnamed gene sequencing companies, with officials noting that "all…
Entrepreneur coaxed into fawning VC review strikes back [TheFunded.com]
An anonymous commenter on VC scandal sheet TheFunded.com, with the appropriately frat-boyish screenname "jagrmeister721," has lashed out at Sierra Ventures VC Jeff Loomans. Loomans's portfolio... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Nothing Says "Guilt" Like "Earth Day"
Since you've already figured out your plans for tomorrow night, what about during the day? It is Earth Day tomorrow and everyone is displacing their guilt celebrating by participating in cleanups and events around the bay. Upcoming and Going listed some of the Earth Day events and we're…
Why is Yahoo cofounder David Filo getting hit by a ball? Faceball, that's why! [Geeks Gone Wild]
Let Google and Facebook play ultimate frisbee. Yahoos like balls, and they like them in the face. Their game is called Faceball. How it works: Two players sit in chairs ten feet apart and take turns... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Buzz-Killing UCSC Officials Puts the Kibosh on 4/20
Perhaps due to the many squares of acid or complete the lack of sex, we don't remember UC Santa Cruz demigods coming down so hard on 4/20. But SFBG's crusty-but-benign (and victorious!) Bruce Brugman has word that UCSC officials have pulled a Bevan Dufty, more orless shutting down the campus…
Pass our laws or we shoot the Internet, suggests AT&T lawyer [Politics]
Why is an AT&T lawyer peddling scare stories about the Internet running out of capacity by 2010? To frighten lawmakers. Jim Cicconi, AT&T's vice president of legislative affairs, surely doesn't... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Disney virtual theme park closing -- wait, how do we tell the difference? [Virtual Worlds]
If any media concern seemed destined to prosper in the business of virtual worlds, it was surely Disney. Its Virtual Magic Kingdom, created as a one-off to promote Disneyland's 50th anniversary,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Have Your Virginity Taken From You at Tomorrow's Queer Prom
Gay mafia don, Marke B., has word that the Powerblouse (TM 71Miles) is hosting a prom night for all of you homosexuals who weren't able to attend your senior prom. The theme is "Leather & Lace." Steamy. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, we should mention, are hosting this night…
Why John Hodgman can afford to mock Twitter users [The Chart]
Daily Show correspondent turned Apple pitchman John Hodgman is on Twitter, and he's using it to mock the habits of Twitter users. His salvos include entries like " BATTLESTAR GALACTICA REFERENCE,"... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
2,000 Microsoft fans convince Steve Ballmer no one uses Yahoo search [Acquisitions]
Speaking to a crowd of nearly 2,000 at a technology conference in Seattle yesterday, Steve Ballmer asked how many in the audience used Yahoo search. "Only a handful of hands went up," reports... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Anonomyous Tip Speculation Time: Mayhill Fowler
Speaking of backlash, the Mayhill Fowler assault is percolating at a gentle boil. You paranoid wheels-within-wheels political fans out there will be happy to know that, apparently, stellar journalist and master of the MP3 recorder Mayhill Fowler is totally out to get Obama. How so? Well,…
Who Can Name That Restaurateur By One Photo And A Floor Plan?
From the listing: “Literally a restaurateur's kitchen.” And so now we have to ask, who knows which one? And as such we have to wonder, isn't that stove a bit far from the sink? You know, based on the...
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We Provide The Photo, Address And Floor Plan, You Provide The 'Teur
From the listing: “Literally a restaurateur's kitchen.” And so now we have to ask, who knows which one? And as such we have to wonder, isn't that stove a tad far from the sink? You know, the nine-foot triangle...
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Screenshots of Facebook's five most ridiculous ads (NSFW) [Online Advertising]
New Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg did not get the job because she has any grand vision for the company. The self-described "tough-love leader" is at Facebook to clean things up. She can start with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Forget His And Hers Baths, How About His And Hers Living Rooms?
∙ Listing: 1335 Minna Street #3 (1/2) - $1,099,000 [MLS]...
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European iPhone retailers slashing prices [Apple]
In advance of a rumored new, faster and possibly very different iPhone in June, European retail partners have begun slashing prices on the fetish object in order to encourage sales while potential... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Do As The Agent Says, Not As The Listing Notes (Or The Sellers Do)
While the listing touts: “Sell your car. You won't need it anymore as this condo is so centrally located to everything that is San Francisco,” the listing also advertises two car parking, leased of course (for $550 per month). ∙...
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4 things BusinessWeek won't tell you about its under-30 entrepreneurs [Great Moments In Journalism]
The problem with lists like BusinessWeek's collection of 13 under-30 entrepreneurs: Inevitably, in an effort to fill a demographic quota, editors scrape the bottom of the barrel. And presenting a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Matt Gonzalez Chats About Barack Obama
The backlash has started. A few are livid over Barack Obama's surreptitious statements about the poor, armed, and God-fearing that he made over at the Getty manse; others are going into hysterics over ABC's treatment of Barack Obama during the this week's debate. (Actually, some of it was…
McKinsey's Indian "knowledge center" outsources our heartstrings [Offshoring]
newVideoPlayer("bollywood.flv", 463, 387,""); In India, McKinsey has an office called the McKinsey Knowledge Center. It provides "knowledge management," which I think means having poorly paid Indian... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How software can save you from getting caught trolling for escorts [Sex Trade]
Searching for a working girl online? Common sense tells you to hide your trail. You could use someone else's computer — maybe not your tenant's, as one landlord tried to get away with —... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photo du Jour 106
Photo by SF Citizen Ferrari 355 Spider gets pulled over in Haight Ashbury. So if your dealer was late last night, now you know why.
ComScore plays Google whipping boy, but Web statistics firm actually saved search giant's bacon [Stats]
In February, ComScore reported underwhelming growth in clicks on Google ads in the U.S. Google shares sank below a 52-week low for the first time in the company's history. Then, yesterday, Google... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New AOL ad boss Lynda Clarizio fires 100, more cuts coming [Layoffs]
AOL will layoff "less than 500" from its Platform-A advertising division starting today. The severance packages "stink," a source tells Silicon Alley Insider . AOL calls the cuts an ongoing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Friday (night) on my mind [Valleywag Calendar]
Sure, we're into tech conferences and hackathons like Data Sharing Workshops and StartupHappyDevHouse, but what about those of us you don't suffer from Aspergers Syndrome? Have no fear! Tonight the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"Dramatic" Berkeley Suicide Car Crash Kills One
An unidentified man killed himself this morning after running his car into parked cars at 80 mph at Yolo and the Alameda. Just before the fatal wreck, it seems, he was sitting in his car in North Berkeley and in the process of taking his own life, via a tube coming out of the car's exhaust…
Even Gary Vaynerchuk couldn't save Revision3's Web-video pitch [Ad:Tech]
Revision3 videoblogger Martin Sargent began the closing keynote at Ad:tech — also a live taping of his talk show Internet Superstar — with a video tour through the conference floor. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fortunes Can Be Fleeting (And Mansions Can Be Foreclosed Upon)
From the listing: This magnificent Pacific Heights mansion consists of seven bedrooms, six full baths and 3 half baths. The home features a ballroom, gallery, formal dining room, library, family room w/ Golden Gate Bridge view, seven fireplaces, two...
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24 Hours of NERT Earth!
Oh, and here are some tips from the NERT (National Neighborhood Emergency Response Team), care of Ed Chu of the San Francisco Fire department. It's not the most entertaining bit of footage you'll see this year, but could be the most important. (Quick quiz: how many gallons of water per…