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Firefox 3 To Be Released on June 17th
Mozilla has just announced that Firefox 3 will be released on Tuesday, June 17th and on that date, Firefox Download Day 2008, they will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in a single day. Firefox 3 release parties are currently being planned around…
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More Heat in the Bay Area
When I lived in Southern California, the constant summer heat was just a bear. So, I should feel lucky that our heat here comes in waves ... even if these...
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SCADshorts Presents: Pencil Face
SCADshorts presents “Pencil Face” produced by Savannah College of Art and Design. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the short was made. via I Am Bored Related PostsFecal Face Dot Com 7.5 Year AnniversaryFace Hooked Threadless T-Shirt Design for Facebook AddictsPresents…
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Fremont Line update: Tentative plans to restore service in early August
Service delays continue to and from Hayward, South Hayward, Union City and Fremont stations as BART works to recover from fires at the Hayward Yard.
Day Around the Bay
Time to go to Mitchell's. [WhatImSeeing]Kern County, possibly inbred. [SFGate]Top Chef Junior. WTF? [Eater]Fire in Stockton. [SFGate] And in the Santa Cruz Mountains, too. [CBS 5]16-year-old high school girl addicted to porn, and Beth. [Spots]Muni talks stall. [Examiner]McCain really thinks…
Finding the worst-entry level job in tech: Round Two [Poll]
We're on to Round Two in our worst-tech-job contest. We've whittled down 10 terrible gigs down to five: Online sales and operations account manager, Google Content acquisition intern, IODA Customer... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Oakland Mayor Spotted in Strange, Faraway Place
We were out in Sacramento this morning for a family lunch at Spataro, talking a bit of Bay Area Politics, when one of our party said "Speaking of Ron Dellums, there he is." And there he was, sitting at a long table with a group of well-dressed folk, one of whom we recognized as…
Marissa Mayer and friends on display at department store [Superficial]
The Palo Alto Neiman Marcus held a preview of the Oscar de la Renta fall collection for a San Francisco Symphony benefit, and we all know how much Google's Marissa Mayer loves her some de la Renta.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Google menaces blog over publishing YouTube contract [Great Moments In Pr]
Google's lawyers usually busy themselves trying to defend their right to keep content online — so Google's search engine can index it, of course. Odd, then, to see Stacey Wexler, litigation... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SFist Tonight
MUSIC I: Indie rock runs rampant like a skinny-jean sporting hipster with its head cut off when Society of Rockets, Carta, and Odessa Chen perrform. 9 p.m. // Bottom of the Hill (1233 - 17th Street) // $8 FILM: Back before the anti-war moment turned into elitist popularity contest full of…
Putting the "cash" in "Cashmore" [Caption Contest]
Pete Cashmore, the blogger impersonator and CEO of Mashable, waves his wad at an Internet Week party in New York. Can you suggest a better caption? Do so in the comments. The best one will become the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
My Life In A Cube by Shane Johnson
“My Life In A Cube”, a daily web comic by Shane Johnson reflecting on life from his work cubicle. via Tumblr Related Posts56 Geeks by Scott Johnson, Which One Are You?24 Hour Apple Store in New YorkSantarchy In Second Life, A Virtual SantaconSecond Life In First LifeLife Size Mouse…
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iPhone application startups to trigger tsunami of free booze at launch parties [Startups]
Outside the Gizmodo and ArsTechnica party last night, a rep was handing out postcards advertising her company's "analytics and advertising for iPhone apps." My first thought was, "Isn't Apple going... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
She's, like, the Valley Girl and VC Tim Draper is totally her daddy [Valley Spawn]
Venture capitalist Tim Draper's daughter Jesse will soon launch a a new Web TV series called "Valley Girl." Watch the show's teaser, embedded here. It features awkward moments like Google CEO Eric... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
CBS 5's Dana King Murdered, Set On Fire?
At first it sounded like CBS5 reporter Ken Bastida was reporting on the brutal murder of one of SFist's very favorite news anchor, the leggy and wildly fun Dana King. But he wasn't. It was someone else. Isn't that HILARIOUS?! But we wonder what behind-the-scene politics might have led to…
A Very Special Photo du Jour 146
Photo by Steve Rhodes/Flickr Unless he's dying--God forbid--starting today, we declare a three-month moratorium on any Frank Chu-related news items, gossip, and/or images. SFist management sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience, but really, you have no one to blame but yourselves. …
Who will replace Jeff Weiner at Yahoo? [Hires]
If Jeff Weiner, head of Yahoo's search, community, and media properties, leaves the company, who's left to run things? An outside hire seems unlikely, Michael Arrington points out, given Carl Icahn's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Boston University professor plagiarized for Microsoft exec's award [Lower Education]
Boston University computer-science professor Azer Bestavros is a stickler for the school's academic code of conduct, which includes strict rules on plagiarism. But in nominating Microsoft executive... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Kevin Rose no longer single -- but who's he dating? [Geek Love]
San Francisco's Web 2.0 playboy, Kevin Rose, has been laying low since his much-publicized affair with Internet notoriety provider Julia Allison in Miami (shown here, in a previously unpublished... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
New York Times's About.com lands new CEO [Hires]
After a long search, the New York Times Co.'s About.com has a new CEO, former Digitas exec Cella Irvine. We heard rumors the last one, Scott Meyer, was forced out in February; the management team,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Mahalo paying freelance guides only a little better than San Francisco's minimum wage [Jason Calacanis]
Search startup Mahalo's maniacal overlord Jason Calacanis may want employees willing to work themselves to exhaustion in order to make his gamble pay off, but he's not paying particularly well for it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
UPDATE: On the Menu at PJ's Oysterbed: Rats and Two-Week-Old Seafood
Picute of rat's ass eating delicious crab: Eater "I have no idea why people don't like this place" cries out a Yelper over PJ's Oysterbed. Well, here's one: Eater has word that, after shuttering its doors, the Inner Sunset's PJ's Oysterbed has left behind a seafood cassrole, if you will, of…
Eric Schmidt denies existence of Google "evil meter" [Don't Be Evil]
Google CEO Eric Schmidt shared his deep thoughts in a conversation with the New Yorker's Ken Auletta, and News.com's Dan Farber was there to transcribe the sermon. Shareholders might be a little... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Happiness is a warm gun
Much to the delight of the non-deaf community, Gavin is finally debuting his radio show , creatively titled, " The Gavin Newsom Show " this Saturday at noon!!! You are all invited to come over and...
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The idiot's guide to fixing Yahoo [100-word Version]
What's wrong with Yahoo? Contentinople editor Scott Raynovich says that unlike Google, Apple and Microsoft, Yahoo doesn't have a succinct product-marketing strategy. He'd like to help them fix that.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
And So It Begins
Photo by Brittney Gilbert Found on Battery Street yesterday afternoon. Charming. God, we're going to have to deal with this Naderian shit until November, aren't we? (Hint: yes.)
Will Ferrell's FunnyorDie takes HBO for up to $10 million [Online Video]
Comedy-video startup FunnyorDie, a project cofounded by yuksters Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy with Sequoia Capital's Mark Kvamme, has sold an equity stake to HBO of less than 10 percent.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Muni Comes to a Halt After West Portal Tunnel Assault
We heard word that Muni was a buit sluggish this morning, but we had no idea why. That is, until we received this in our inbox. So I'm waiting at the Castro MUNI station this morning about 10am. And I'm waiting. And Waiting. Finally one of the someone comes down and tells us that…
Blocker: 2700 San Bruno
Exploring San Francisco through the lens of city blocks, Blocker is a regular series by Charles Hodgkins. Look for it on SFist every other Wednesday, around the lunching hour. View the map of all published Blocker episodes. Blocker, No. 39: San Bruno Ave. in Portola Good grief. You’re…
Display advertising spending grows, but grows slower as inventory gets cheaper [Online Advertising]
Spending on display advertising — banner ads and other graphical Web come-ons — increased 8.5 percent in the first quarter over last year to $2.92 billion, reports ad-measurement firm... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Carefully Selected Moments, Songs by Monochrom
Our friends at monochrom are celebrating their 15th anniversary with the release of “Carefully Selected Moments”, their new CD/LP featuring the “semi best of” monochrom’s wonderfully irreverent songs. Here’s the full listing of tacks and copies can be purchased…
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Balloon Fight Tonight Honor's John Wayne's Birthday, Wetness
Too hot? John Wayne sympathizer? Both? Then, check out tonight's water balloon fight happening over in Alamo Square at 6 p.m. Organized by the Bring Your Own Water Balloon group -- which, of course, means that you should bring your own water balloons, water guns, buckets, etc. -- this should…
Michael Eisner's $500,000 "Foreign Body" project doesn't even qualify as a bomb [Online Video]
"My interest is getting in there before they explode," Vuguru svengali Michael Eisner told a crowd at Digital Content Newfront last week, regarding his efforts in producing Web video. And based on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Usama Fayyad out as Yahoo's data-miner-in-chief [Rumormonger]
It shouldn't take a rocket scientist to catch up with Google in online advertising. And yet, for years, that's who Yahoo's put on the job: Usama Fayyad, a veteran of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. We... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Like developers, marketers also unhappy about Facebook redesign [Online Advertising]
Ian Schafer, CEO of marketing agency Deep Focus, got to play around with a redesigned version of his Facebook profile and has this bad news for social media marketers to report: Previously,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Tweeters, green things and widgets galore [Valleywag Calendar]
Whether you're watching a demo on Parallels Server right now or attending the Eco-Technology debates by Intel at 1 p.m., face it: you're tired. We know the Ars Technica & Gizmodo party had a big... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ghost Sign Emerges on Hawthorne Lane in San Francisco
guest post by Todd Lappin (Telstar Logistics) There’s construction underway at the corner of Howard Street and Hawthorne Lane in SoMa, and sometime during the last few months the building that previously stood on the corner was demolished and removed. The result is that this fantastic…
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Susan Lyne steps down as Martha Stewart CEO [Exits]
WASPy, blonde Martha Stewart doppelganger Susan Lyne has stepped down as chief executive of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and will be replaced by new co-CEOs Robin Marino and Wenda Harris Millard,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]