553 posts and columns on San Francisco

SceneTap Interview: San Francisco’s Least Welcome Start-Up Explains Itself (Video)

in Social on May 18 at 10:08 am PT

Of the 25 San Francisco bars supposed to launch with SceneTap today, about 10 dropped out after recent local outcry.
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Flipboard CEO McCue Likely to Step Down From Twitter Board Over Potential Future Conflicts (Or Closer Cooperation)

in News on May 7 at 1:37 pm PT

There is a growing feeling that the social communications companies are on a product collision course, with a possible troubled or perhaps more attractive result.
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Voices

San Francisco’s Pursuit of Tech Spurs Questions

in News on April 30 at 5:30 am PT

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee wants to do more to promote the local technology industry than any mayor before him. But some who advocate for low-income residents in this rapidly changing city are saying that’s not necessarily a good thing.

Walk Score Places a Value on How Easy It Is to Navigate a Neighborhood (Video)

in Commerce on April 26 at 5:30 am PT

When looking for a new house or apartment, ever wonder what the commute will be like, or how far away the grocery store or coffee shop is?
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News Byte

Apple’s WWDC 2012 Already Sold Out

in News on April 25 at 8:55 am PT

Apple will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 11 through June 15 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, the company said this morning. But if you’re hoping to attend, I’m afraid you’re out of luck. Tickets for the event sold out about two hours after they first went on sale. That’s 10 hours faster than the $1,600 tickets sold out last year.

FaceTagram? InstaBook? Whatever You Call It, All Your Mobile Photo Are Belong to Facebook (for $1 Billion)!

in Media on April 9 at 12:20 pm PT

Actually, it’s pretty simple: Photos. Photos. And, oh yes, mobile photos — lots and lots and lots of them.
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Clicking on a Fortune: Facebook to Acquire Photo-Sharing Start-Up Instagram for $1 Billion

in News on April 9 at 10:03 am PT

A blockbuster exit for the popular and elegant mobile photo-sharing service.
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Sticks and Stones: Third Point Launches “Value Yahoo” Blog (Which Does Not Value Current Leadership)

in News on April 2 at 7:30 am PT

The war of words continues in the proxy battle with a new site, which calls for a number of things — mostly for Yahoo to let in activist shareholder Third Point.
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Exclusive: BermanBraun Buys Most of Shelby Bonnie’s Whiskey Media

in Media on March 15 at 9:30 am PT

Can’t we all just get along? Yes! Hollywood grabs a piece of Silicon Valley content tech.
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Viral Video: Finally, “Kara” Becomes a Cyborg (Bucket List, Check!)

in Media on March 9 at 1:00 am PT

I always wanted to be a Terminator.
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Here’s Zynga’s Filing on $228M HQ Building Deal (For All You Real Estate Types)

in News, March 5, 2012 at 5:40 pm PT

HBO Digital Head Alison Moore Talks About HBO Go and More! (Video)

in Media, March 2, 2012 at 9:26 am PT

Huh? After Spending $278 Million, Salesforce.com Backs Out of San Francisco Campus.

in News, February 29, 2012 at 6:51 am PT

Twitter Grabs Two Googlers for International Advertising Expansion

in Media, February 22, 2012 at 11:07 pm PT

msnNOW Launches — Apparently, Not Your Granddaddy’s MSN (Video)

in Media, February 15, 2012 at 9:01 pm PT

Facebook (Eye)PO: Early Investor Reid Hoffman on Mission Vs. Payday

in Social, February 15, 2012 at 2:55 pm PT

Security Start-Up Lookout Invades San Francisco’s Financial District

in Mobile, February 15, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Health Help: Former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz Talks About New CareZone Start-Up (Video)

in Social, February 14, 2012 at 9:01 pm PT

Gree’s New San Francisco Office to Accommodate Hiring Spree

TasteMakerX Raises $1.8M for Mobile Social App Platform

Klout Acquires Local App Blockboard

in Social, February 7, 2012 at 10:00 am PT

The New York Times Bits Blog Gets a Billboard

in News, January 18, 2012 at 12:03 pm PT

Boss Talk: Zynga Chief Talks IPO, Lessons Learned

in Commerce, January 16, 2012 at 1:02 pm PT

eBay Is the Most Recent Bay Area Transplant to Seek Access to Seattle’s Talent Pool

in Commerce, January 12, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Uber CEO Responds to New Year’s Eve Complaints, Plans More Surge Pricing

in Commerce, January 1, 2012 at 8:31 pm PT