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Steve Jobs buys PA Semi for a chip -- a bargaining chip [Hardware]
Steve Jobs likes to say that Apple is the last company that makes "the whole widget." But it doesn't, not really. Sure, Apple makes software and designs hardware — but inside its gadgets are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Yahoo getting tight with travel budget [Earnings]
A tipster writes to confirm our hunch that Yahoo is putting the squeeze on expenses: I'm a former Yahoo so I speak from experience when I tell you that management is absolutely clamping down on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Geeks on Twitter act like rabbis debating arcane points of the Talmud [We Read Twitter So You Don't Have To]
Former Yahoo Personals exec Susan Mernit recently returned from a conference in Tel Aviv, Israel. The trip inspired an analogy: She compares the insular community of hyperconnected techies to the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Day Around the Bay
Sunset Idea House of scandals. [Curbed]Bronstein's hair way back when; thoughts on Joey Greco. [Bronstein at Large]Google Transit in SF. [SF Citizen]Joe Nation hatin'. [BeyondChron]Also, being "so far up Leno’s ass that [one] can see daylight out his nostrils." [FCJ]Newsom invented Earth…
Gavin Newsom complains about his Yelp rating [San Francisco]
Yelp founder Jeremy Stoppelman and Nish Nadaraja, marketing director of the local listing site, sat down with San Francisco's preternaturally hunky god-mayor Gavin Newsom. Newsom agreed to the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The World’s Largest iPhone
Eric shows off The World’s Largest iPhone. via Jason Kottke photo by Mark Wilkie Related PostsA Bunch of Great iPhone Apps Are Starting to SurfaceGoogle iPhone Application, Combined Access To Muliple ServicesApple Opens Up iPhone to Third Party ApplicationsJuice Pack, An Extended iPhone…
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Why does Intel think it's a Web 2.0 startup? [Explainer]
In an age when software rules, it's got to be tough to be stuck making hardware. Intel's Mash Maker is yet another "mashup" tool for connecting data from one website with tools on another, such as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Web host experiences temporary truth in advertising [Media Temple]
Media Temple, a Web host which counts several prominent bloggers among its clients, offers an accurate description of its service in a recent downtime announcement: "(mt) Media Temple engineers have... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Why Yahoo's yearning for earnings produced no quick fix [Acquisitions]
The longer Microsoft's bid for Yahoo drags on, the more annoying it gets. Jerry Yang was surely hoping that today's financials would settle the matter, as were many inside and outside his company.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The little blank box that got Google sued [Online Advertising]
When Google advertisers sign up for AdWords they encounter two adjacent boxes. The first asks how much the advertiser is willing to pay per click for ads in Google search results. The second, labeled... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2008 & Web2Open Photos
This week I’ll be hanging out at Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2008 and Web2Open, along with some of the associated events and parties. I’ll be posting the photos I shoot there on my Web 2.0 Expo 2008 Flickr photoset. This time around I’ll be traveling light, shooting only using my…
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Obama/JFK/Iraq War/CIA Flyer Knows Too Much
Found at Van Ness and McAllister by Jameth. Bush Sr. killed JFK? Well, it serves him right for killing Marilyn Monroe.
On Earth Day, Yahoo dumps "Green Guzzler" shuttles [Confirmed]
Yahoo has indeed axed its San Francisco-to-Sunnyvale shuttles, a tipster tells us, confirming a longstanding rumor. Ah, but here's the twist: Yahoo has replaced earth-friendly biodiesel buses from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Craig Newmark offers toddler a surprise [Caption Contest]
On tour in Israel, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark presents a young admirer with a gift. Got a better headline? Leave it in the comments. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Development Of Seawall Lot 337: And Then There Were Three
Three development teams (Kenwood Investments, San Francisco Giants, and Build Inc.) will be moving forward to the RFP phase for the development of Seawall Lot (SWL) 337. And while it’s almost certain that they wouldn’t have been invited to...
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Second Life maker finds second CEO in adland [Hires]
Linden Lab, which operates the Second Life virtual world, has found a new CEO: Mark Kingdon, the longtime chief of Organic, an online ad agency. A bizarre move for Linden, and seemingly for Kingdon.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I'm Sure Our Readers Could Come Up With Many Reasons (And Put Them In The Comments Section)
Girl: "I just don't understand it. Why would you step on a fish?"Guy: "I completely understand it. Why wouldn't you step on a fish?"OVERHEARD BY SARAH
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Netflix signs deals with manufacturers to offer movies on demand [Online Video]
In a conference call yesterday, CEO Reed Hastings of Netflix explained to analysts that the company's profits were down partly due to investment in the online delivery of movies. He also revealed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Yahoo's first-quarter earnings call [Live Coverage]
What's Yahoo CFO Blake Jorgensen so happy about? Try Yahoo's first quarter earnings on for size. Widely expected to surpass Wall Street expectations, Yahoo did not dissapoint, reporting $1.35 billion... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Justin.tv plans to make you pay [Online Video]
Justin.tv CEO Michael Seibel detailed how the personal video-broadcasting startup plans to break the profit barrier. His scheme? Setting up a transaction system so that users can pay to view content.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SFist Tonight
FILM: Similar--well, sort of similar--to The Maltese Falcon, tonight's screening of the noirish classic Kiss Me Deadly (1955) involves a manhunt for a precious whatsit. Based off of Mickey Spillane's spectacular novel of the same name, KMD has Mike Hammer encountering a "doomed" hitchhiker…
EBay Files Suit Against Our Beloved Craigslist
You're so mean, eBay. What did they do this time, you ask? Well, today they filed a lawsuit against Craigslist in a Delaware court. Why? According to the New York Times, Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster "took actions that unfairly diluted eBay’s economic interest in the company." (EBay…
Yahoo search customer after Google test: More please! [Online Advertising]
Hope Jerry Yang didn't plan to juice Yahoo's revenues for two weeks by using Google-sold ads and then move on. A search marketer who places ads on both sites but goes by the nom de blog "AdWords... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Direct hit! Yahoo announces better-than-expected first-quarter earnings [Earnings]
As was widely predicted, Yahoo surpassed analysts' expectations in its first-quarter financials today. Yahoo reported $1.35 billion in first-quarter revenues after traffic acquisition costs, a 14... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Coco Returns (Minus the God-Awful Singing)
Famous for being Katherine Hepburn's first and last Broadway musical (at 3:06 you'll see why), Alan Jay Lerner and André Previn's play about designer (and alleged Nazi sympathizer) Coco Chanel, Coco, gets a second chance this Saturday. Set in the mid '50s when Chanel was considered a…
Ballmer says Yahoo earnings results will not affect bid [Acquisitions]
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is well aware of the whispered expectations that Yahoo will beat the street with its first-quarter results this afternoon. In fact, Ballmer already has Microsoft PR... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
eBay sues Craig Newmark as Craigslist tries to squeeze it out [Lawsuits]
Expect a rash of headlines accusing auction giant eBay of bullying saintly Craig Newmark. eBay has sued Newmark, his business partner Jim Buckmaster, and Craigslist. The charge? Craigslist has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Why Yahoo's on the block: Simple features take two years to launch [Acquisitions]
Former Yahoo Kevin Cheng notes that Yahoo has introduced a feature called "radial search," which allows users to search for businesses within a specified area. Wholly unremarkable, except for this:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is an Italian hottie the reason why Vista sucks? [Geek Love]
In 2001, Brian Valentine, then a top Microsoft executive, was pumped about Windows XP, as a spoof infomercial shows. By the time Vista was getting ready for release, his enthusiasm had waned. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Screw the Earth, Win $500 In Gas Money
Perfect for celebrating Earth Day, Citizen Sugar is offering one lucky winner $500 in gas relief. ("Gas relief." Har.) All you have to do is register and take a brief quiz (e.g., "how much does it cost to fill up a 2008 Hummer 2 [H2]?"), and then you'll be be entered in lottery. And if you…
Securing your escort to Web 2.0 Expo [Sex Trade]
Why don't they just call it Web 2.0 Hoi Polloi? The conference for the rest of us, Web 2.0 Expo, opens today at Moscone West. While its swankier cousin, the Web 2.0 Summit, takes place at the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photo du Jour 108
Photo by Jim Herd Because it's precious: a puppy wearing a hoodie.
In online advertising, there will be no FuckedCompanies this time [100-word Version]
Philip Kaplan's FuckedCompany, the site that chronicled Silicon Valley's downfall at the turn of the millennium, is mercifully back in spirit as FuckedGoogle. But Saul Hansell doesn't think the site... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
AIG United Guaranty Cuts Condominium Coverage In…San Francisco
As both tipsters and readers alike have noted, as of next month a major private mortgage insurer will no longer write coverage for condominiums in “declining” markets. And as far as AIG United Guaranty is concerned, that includes San Francisco....
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Remind me, why do we have stock analysts in the first place? [Yahoo]
Whether or not Yahoo decides to begin merger negotiations before Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's Saturday deadline will depend on how Yahoo shareholders react to the company's first-quarter earnings... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
See You Later, Crater Gator
Pedaling to the train station this morning, we noticed a few fluorescent additions to the asphalt: bright stencils of monstrous creatures calling attention to the various pits and potholes of Townsend Street. We would have snapped our own picture of the menacing neon jaws and claws, but…
The Web 2.0 Expo jump-off [Valleywag Calendar]
How does one rest after the first day of the Web 2.0 Expo? (Answer: You don't.) Parties are happening everywhere today in celebration of having survived Day 1. Enjoy post-expo drinking at the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Mechanical Zoo's social search will swaddle you in warm, safe groupthink [Social Networks]
Searching the Internet has a downside: With 1.3 billion people in the world moving an estimated 627 petabytes of information a day, it's all too easy to encounter different cultures, unique... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
2nd Annual Channel Frederator 2008 Awards
Channel Frederator, an internet cartoon network which is part of Next New Networks, recently announced the 2nd Annual Channel Frederator 2008 Awards, a celebration of the best of animated online content. Here is a list of all of the 33 nominated films, which you can vote for online. The Channel…
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Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, but looking around the local news sites you wouldn’t be able to tell. SF Gate has a small link, though Macy’s is using their ad space to promote CFL light bulbs, and just one story on the Examiner home page about how far behind San Francisco is on it’s green…