Recently Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton invited Dr. Dacher Keltner, UC Berkeley psychologist and executive member of the Greater Good Science Center, to speak about ways to create a more meaningful life centered around happiness.
His ideas around this new scientific research into social and emotional well-being, which he calls the “science of a meaningful life,” help individuals explore and apply tangible ways to being happy through strong social bonds and altruistic behavior. He presented research-backed evidence that our brains and nervous systems are wired for compassion…
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Santa Clara man killed while riding bicycle is identified
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‘Big’ mobile: Bigger iPhone? Plus huge Android changes reported and steep stock drops for Samsung, HTC
GMSV16 May 2012 | 12:03 pmWe’re talking “big” mobile news: • Asian companies Samsung and HTC got some big, bad Apple-related news Wednesday. A 6 percent dive in Samsung’s share price shaved $10 billion off the South Korean company’s market value after a report that Apple placed big orders with... -
Menlo School Junior Advances to Norcal Golf Tournament
Menlo Park Patch16 May 2012 | 1:14 pmMenlo Golf finished 5th at the CCS Championship at Rancho Canada West Golf Course in Carmel Valley, California Wednesday, establishing a new Menlo School record low score for the tournament at 382 strokes. Menlo finished just 5 strokes behind third place qualifier Archbishop Mitty High School. First place qualifier was Robert Louis Stevenson of Pebble Beach and second place qualifier was Palma High School of Salinas. Shooting a 64, junior Andrew Buchanan of Menlo was CCS Medalist, finishing first out of 65 high school golfers who represented 24 high school teams. -
Third Pivot’s The Charm? Events Site Ravn Becomes Flash Sales Site Touch Of Modern
TechCrunch16 May 2012 | 1:34 pmNo one ever called a limit on the number pivots a company can do, right? So here’s the latest at a company we’ve been watching for a while now. RAVN, an event planning and sharing app that itself was the product of a pivot from the developers behind “experiences marketplace” Skyara, has sent a letter out to its users telling them that the app is getting shut down at the end of this month. In RAVN’s place, the founders are starting up yet another business — their third — also loosely based around events but with a decidedly more commercial bent: a…
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Santa Clara man killed while riding bicycle is identified
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San Jose: Crews digging up coffins from forgotten cemetery on Valley Medical Center campus
16 May 2012 | 11:54 amSanta Clara County officials say they have dug up 15 pine coffins from a pauper’s cemetery dating back more than 100 years that was discovered in February by construction crews at Valley Medical Center. -
Caltrain hits, kills man in South San Jose
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Santa Clara Valley Water District under investigation for violating water pollution laws
16 May 2012 | 10:10 amSilicon Valley's leading drinking-water provider, which collects millions of dollars from the public to provide clean water, is under investigation for violating state water-pollution laws after repeatedly spilling hydraulic oil into its reservoirs. More environment news -
San Jose approves social host law
16 May 2012 | 8:13 amSan Jose becomes largest city in region to hold homeowners liable for underage drinking on their property.
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‘Big’ mobile: Bigger iPhone? Plus huge Android changes reported and steep stock drops for Samsung, HTC
16 May 2012 | 12:03 pmWe’re talking “big” mobile news: • Asian companies Samsung and HTC got some big, bad Apple-related news Wednesday. A 6 percent dive in Samsung’s share price shaved $10 billion off the South Korean company’s market value after a report that Apple placed big orders with... -
Quoted: on Itanium as ‘closely guarded’ HP secret
16 May 2012 | 9:41 am“The Itanium situation is one of our most closely guarded secrets.” — Martin Fink, head of HP’s high-end server business, in an email to another executive. That email and other communications made public as part of a court fight between Hewlett-Packard and Oracle over the Intel chip... -
Off topic: Phones, shoes through the years; magnets vs. sharks; Burma-Shave phrases; three-point landings
16 May 2012 | 6:15 amVisual histories: of the phone, and of shoes — be sure to check out the pedestal, a predecessor to today’s high heels. Do magnets repel sharks? I’m too young to have seen these along the highways, but have heard plenty about them: Burma-Shave phrases. And a supercut of three-point... -
Social-butterfly news: Facebook pre-IPO, Google+
15 May 2012 | 1:19 pm• As Facebook prepares for what could be a record-setting IPO this week, a new poll finds that half of Americans think the world’s largest social network — which says it has more than 900 million users worldwide — is a fad. The Associated Press-CNBC survey, conducted earlier this month in a... -
Quoted: on Yahoo and rising investor activism
15 May 2012 | 10:00 am“The least effective way to do activism these days is to come in with a big club.” — Chris Cernich of Institutional Shareholder Services, on investor activism, which is on the rise. Eighteen activist campaigns have been started this year so far against companies with market caps of more...
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Menlo School Junior Advances to Norcal Golf Tournament
16 May 2012 | 1:14 pmMenlo Golf finished 5th at the CCS Championship at Rancho Canada West Golf Course in Carmel Valley, California Wednesday, establishing a new Menlo School record low score for the tournament at 382 strokes. Menlo finished just 5 strokes behind third place qualifier Archbishop Mitty High School. First place qualifier was Robert Louis Stevenson of Pebble Beach and second place qualifier was Palma High School of Salinas. Shooting a 64, junior Andrew Buchanan of Menlo was CCS Medalist, finishing first out of 65 high school golfers who represented 24 high school teams. -
An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg
16 May 2012 | 7:04 amI wanted to take this opportunity to update you on what you have missed in Massachusetts since you left in 2004. In recent years, Massachusetts has become a more desirable home to innovation companies and their workers. Just Monday, in fact, we announced a major economic development bill. One of this bill’s provisions is aimed at establishing strong links between young people and innovation employers. We call it a “Talent Pipeline.” Under this legislation, Massachusetts will match, dollar-for-dollar, stipends for interns at technology and innovation start-ups. This will help… -
Readers' Choice: Where Can You Find the Best Burrito in Menlo Park?
16 May 2012 | 7:00 amSometimes when we're really hungry, but don't have a lot of cash, un burrito muy grande is just the thing. Cinco de Mayo is long gone, but the chance to have good Mexican food - especially here in the Bay Area - is always here. Where will you head? This week, as part of our Readers' Choice selections, we're asking you to select the best spot to find a great burrito in Menlo Park. Here are the choices from which to choose: Aguilla Market Mextogo El Jarichito Taqueria La Huasteca Restaurante El Rancho Supermarket Cafe Del Sol Tell us… -
10 Ways to Center Your Life Around Happiness
15 May 2012 | 9:28 pmRecently Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton invited Dr. Dacher Keltner, UC Berkeley psychologist and executive member of the Greater Good Science Center, to speak about ways to create a more meaningful life centered around happiness. His ideas around this new scientific research into social and emotional well-being, which he calls the “science of a meaningful life,” help individuals explore and apply tangible ways to being happy through strong social bonds and altruistic behavior. He presented research-backed evidence that our brains and nervous systems are wired for compassion… -
Ready for the Eclipse?
15 May 2012 | 6:08 pmA partial solar eclipse is expected to darken the sun between 5:16 and 7:40 p.m. Sunday, but astronomers are advising you look ver-r-r-r-y carefully. How carefully? Start by turning your back to the sun. Really. "It is very important that everyone tempted by the sight of 84 percent of the sun's area being covered by the Moon take heed of the warnings you will hear for much of the coming week," Andrew Fraknoi, a frequent radio commentator on all things astronomical. People can watch by making do-it-yourself pinhole projectors. They view the eclipse by turning their…
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Third Pivot’s The Charm? Events Site Ravn Becomes Flash Sales Site Touch Of Modern
16 May 2012 | 1:34 pmNo one ever called a limit on the number pivots a company can do, right? So here’s the latest at a company we’ve been watching for a while now. RAVN, an event planning and sharing app that itself was the product of a pivot from the developers behind “experiences marketplace” Skyara, has sent a letter out to its users telling them that the app is getting shut down at the end of this month. In RAVN’s place, the founders are starting up yet another business — their third — also loosely based around events but with a decidedly more commercial bent: a… -
This Won’t End Well: Toyota Connects With Nintendo DS For In-Car Navigation Interface
16 May 2012 | 1:31 pmFor some inexplicable reason, Nintendo and Toyota have teamed up to turn the Nintendo DS into a navigational remote control, thereby allowing drivers (although I hope passengers do most of the fiddling) to set their routes using their game consoles. The service, called Kuruma de DS lets you see map and destination info as well as tour information as you drive through town. The service slightly gamifies the experience by adding a POI saving option. The compatible Toyota Smart Navi system costs about $3,000 while the game itself costs $92 – quite a bit of cash to simulate the map screens… -
Forrester: 32.1 Million U.S. Households Now Access Online Video On Their TVs
16 May 2012 | 1:04 pmAlmost 115 million households in the U.S. currently own at least one TV set and 36 million own four or more. That’s a huge market and as Apple, Google and Microsoft try to wrestle more of this business away from the traditional content and hardware players, the old-school cable and satellite providers now suddenly have to content with this new group of challengers that, until now, barely registered on their radars. According to Forrester analyst James McQuivey, it’s Microsoft that’s winning this platform war so far. Why? Microsoft, MCquivey argues, currently has a massive… -
Verizon To Axe Unlimited Data Once Their New Data Share Plans Go Live
16 May 2012 | 1:01 pmVerizon Wireless has been working on bringing shared data plans to market for months now, but it turns out not everyone may enjoy making that transition. Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said at an investor conference earlier today that users on those wonderful old grandfathered unlimited data plans will soon have to give them up if they want to move into a 4G device. “A lot of our 3G base is unlimited,” Shammo remarked. “As they start to migrate onto 4G, they will have to come off of unlimited and go onto the data share plan. That’s beneficial for us for many reasons.”… -
Funny Or Die Gets Strategic Investment From Turner, Looks To Accelerate Growth
16 May 2012 | 12:39 pmIndependent online video company Funny Or Die is about to get a lot of help from a traditional TV company, as it’s struck a strategic partnership with Turner Broadcasting to collaborate on multiplatform video content. As part of the deal, Turner is taking a small minority stake in Funny Or Die — terms of which have not been disclosed. “We’re at an inflection point with digitally distributed video,” Funny Or Die CEO Dick Glover told me by phone. He says that as a result, the timing of the deal is poised to coincide with that inflection point and catalyze further…
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Why is Facebook so uncool? And does it matter?
15 May 2012 | 5:40 pmLet me just get this out of the way: I love Facebook. I say that without a hint of irony or embarrassment. I’m not the least bit surprised, however, that my adoration is not shared by most. In a poll released by CNBC today, the rest of the country has developed more of love-hate relationship with Facebook. They [...] -
Groupon and the strange game of Wall Street earnings
14 May 2012 | 4:31 pmGroupon reported earnings today, and the reaction from investors after the market closed was bullish. Less than an hour after results were released, the stock was trading up 16.66 percent. The focus was on revenues and operating income beating expectations. What caught my eye, first however, was the guidance the company was giving: “Revenue for the second [...] -
Cutting the cord: Readers bring flood of tips, questions and high-fives
8 May 2012 | 6:20 pmMy column on Monday about our family’s decision to cut our cable TV service brought a flood of email and phone calls. It clearly touched a nerve with folks who have tried, or want to try, or have just resigned themselves to not trying for various reasons. After responding to many emails, I figured it might [...] -
Zynga adds new direction with “Bubble Safari,” its first arcade-style game
8 May 2012 | 12:01 pmZynga will introduce Bubble Safari, its first arcade-style game on Wednesday. The game combines Zynga’s social dynamics with a game that looks and feels like something you might have stumbled upon in the old coin-operated arcades in your local mall back in the 1980s. The development of Bubble Safari was overseen by Mark Turmell, senior creative director at [...] -
Facebook IPO will raise $10 billion, but half goes to insiders cashing out
3 May 2012 | 3:55 pmA lot of stories about the Facebook numbers are reporting that Facebook will raise $10.6 billion when it sells its stock in the next couple of weeks. However, it’s important to note that only about half of that will actually go into the company’s coffers. The rest is insiders cashing out shares. The company said it [...]
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San Jose cuts fees for downtown high-rise rental developers
16 May 2012 | 12:30 pmThe San Jose City Council on Tuesday approved a set of temporary incentives to encourage high-rise residential tower development in the city, particularly in downtown. The incentives include: - A guarantee that application reviews will be no more than 120 days. - A 50 percent reduction of fees in lieu of adding park areas to developments. - A 50 percent reduction of construction-related taxes. - Elimination of the requirement for systems in high-rises that contain air to help firefighters control... -
Juniper Networks hires Hamber as senior director, EMEA
16 May 2012 | 9:31 amJuniper Networks Inc. has reportedly hired William Hamber as its new senior director, Distribution Partners for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The Sunnyvale-based networking company (NYSE:JNPR) said Hamber will report to David Helfer, vice president of EMEA partners, in his new role, according to MicroScope.co.uk on Wednesday. Hamber was previously a senior manager of channel sales and marketing at Edge-Core. He is expected to be based in Paris in his new role. Written by Lisa Sibley.... -
Google seeking more control over Android devices
16 May 2012 | 9:25 amGoogle is reportedly shifting how it introduces new Android features in a way that will give it more control over devices that use the mobile operating system. The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources who said that the Mountain View company plans to give multiple mobile device makers early access to new Android versions, and also plans to sell devices directly to consumers. In the past, Google has initially worked closely with just a single device maker on new versions of Android. -
Apple's iPhone screen to boost to 4 inches?
16 May 2012 | 9:25 amApple has reportedly ordered larger screens for the iPhone it will roll out later this year, growing the display to 4 inches from the 3.5 inches on previous versions of the popular smartphone. The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources in a story Wednesday that said Apple ordered the bigger screens for the new phone that is expected in the fall. It is reportedly working on the screens with with LG Display of South Korea and two Japanese companies, Sharp and Japan Display. -
The Funded: Proteus Biomedical
16 May 2012 | 9:25 amHere are fundings from Silicon Valley companies, announced or filed recently with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Funded is a recurring feature where we post new fundings that cross our desks, as well as an archive of past fundings. Included in this batch is Proteus Biomedical.
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Pizarro: Rose, White and Blue Parade getting everything lined up for July 4
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Pizarro: Unity Care throws a great party despite honorees' absences
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Pizarro: A big week for honoring women in Silicon Valley
11 May 2012 | 11:32 pmFemale movers and shakers in the valley were in the spotlight at a host of events this week, ranging from the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women luncheon to the YWCA of Silicon Valley's Tribute to Women Awards. -
Pizarro: Junior Girl Scouts bring some joy to Santa Clara County shelter animals
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Pizarro: Solving the Santana Row parking crunch one shop at a time
9 May 2012 | 11:06 pmNearly five dozen employees at Atelier SalonSpa have vowed to park on the sixth floor of the shopping center's Winchester Garage to leave more convenient spaces open for customers.
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Six U.S. Government Policies that Could Help Innovation Startups Grow - MarketWatch (press release)
16 May 2012 | 10:06 amSix U.S. Government Policies that Could Help Innovation Startups GrowMarketWatch (press release)SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Silicon Valley Bank, financial partner to innovation companies and venture capitalists worldwide, released Startup Outlook 2012, an annual survey of perceptions by startup CEOs in software, GeekWire considers Seattle vs. Silicon Valley for startupsMyNorthwest.comHey, NYC: There's a tech hub out here called SeattleGeekWireall 12 news articles » -
DC Meets Silicon Valley: ConnectivityWeek 2012 to Stimulate and Define Energy ... - MarketWatch (press release)
16 May 2012 | 10:02 amDC Meets Silicon Valley: ConnectivityWeek 2012 to Stimulate and Define Energy MarketWatch (press release)SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Smart Grid needs Silicon Valley, and key market-shaping forces are gathering to address issues and opportunities of the emerging Energy 2.0 market in Santa Clara, May 22-24, and more » -
As Earlybird Lands LinkedIn Co-Founder, Euro VCs Look To The Valley - TechCrunch
16 May 2012 | 7:41 amTechCrunchAs Earlybird Lands LinkedIn Co-Founder, Euro VCs Look To The ValleyTechCrunchLately a trend has emerged: European VCs putting down more roots in Silicon Valley to take advantage of the current scene and act as a bridge for European companies trying to form local partnerships, and of course as a mechanism for M&A or further LinkedIn Co-founder joins Berlin-based EarlyBird VenturesVentureBeatBerlin-based EarlyBird Raises $100 MillionWebProNewsLinkedIn Co-founder Joins EarlybirdPrivate Equity Hub (press release)GigaOMall 7 news articles » -
Hogan Lovells Bolsters Silicon Valley Office with Addition of Insurance ... - Insurance News Net (press release)
16 May 2012 | 4:58 amHogan Lovells Bolsters Silicon Valley Office with Addition of Insurance Insurance News Net (press release)Hogan Lovells announced today that it has further expanded its presence in Silicon Valley with the addition of insurance litigator Vanessa Wells as a partner in the Litigation, Arbitration and Employment practice. Wells is highly regarded for her -
TiE Silicon Valley Announces TiE50 2012 Winners World's 50 Hottest Startups ... - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
16 May 2012 | 2:00 amTiE Silicon Valley Announces TiE50 2012 Winners World's 50 Hottest Startups EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)We arrive at this list after a lengthy and involved process of selection and scoring done by various experts in their field who also happen to be TiE Charter members," said Vish Mishra, president of TiE Silicon Valley. "We welcome the winners and Power Assure Named TiE50 WinnerEnergy Digital (press release)all 12 news articles »
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Intel Builds Vietnam's Largest Solar Power Plant
15 May 2012 | 6:56 pmThe solar array at Intel's Vietnam Assembly and Test Factory in Ho Chi Minh City. (Flickr photo.) By Intel Free Press The largest operating solar power plant in Vietnam was installed recently at Intel's Saigon Hi-Tech Park facility in Ho Chi Minh City. The 1,092 high-efficiency photovoltaic panels on the roof of the Vietnam Assembly and Test Factory came online in April. The system is expected to generate about 321,000 kWh per year that will be consumed directly by the factory, reducing the flow from the local electrical grid. -
Zero1 Launches Ambitious 'Seeking Silicon Valley' Arts Festival
11 May 2012 | 4:46 pmZERO1 Executive Director Joel Slayton and Jaime Austin - Curator and Director of Programs for ZERO1 ZERO1, the biennial arts and technology festival, announced a massive expansion in its program this year, with more than 100 arts installations Bay Area wide and 40 arts museums, galleries, and studios taking part. The theme this year is "Searching for Silicon Valley." The announcement of this year's program was made at SFMOMA, which is one of many arts organizations that will take part in this year's festival. Jaime Austin, Curator and Director of Programs for ZERO1, said that the idea for… -
Silicon Valley Celebrates Women Of Vision
10 May 2012 | 7:30 pmSeveral thousand leading professionals from top Silicon Valley companies are gathering in Santa Clara this evening for a banquet honoring this year's Women of Vision award recipients. The annual event is organized by the Anita Borg Institute, one of Silicon Valley's oldest professional organizations. [Please see my interview with director Telle Whitney.] The recipients of the 2012 awards are: -
Cisco's NDS: The Future Of TV Is TV - All Wall And All You...
10 May 2012 | 5:14 pmNDS, the TV technology firm Cisco recently bought for $5 billion, was in town for a couple of days this week, ensconced in the W hotel and showing off its vision of TV's future, which essentially means that this could be a preview of "Cisco TV." It was good to catch up with fellow Brits Nigel Smith, chief marketing officer and Nick Thexton, chief technology officer at NDS. It's their job to figure out how people will be using their TVs so that NDS can provide the technologies that cable TV companies will need to service future subscribers. Here's my take and my notes from the demo: -
Turkey Looks To Tech And Youth To Transform Its Economy
9 May 2012 | 9:02 pm(Muslim women in Istanbul compute while having lunch. Photo courtesy of Chris Schuepp. (Flickr photo)) By Intel Free Press Turkey was Europe’s fastest-growing economy last year, expanding by more than 8 percent for the second consecutive year. Although that brisk pace is projected to slow this year, by about 3 percent, the government has ambitions to become one of the world’s top 10 economies by 2023 when the Republic of Turkey will celebrate its centennial. To get there, the government is betting on technology to educate the country's youth. Today, 65 percent of the population is…
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Whoops! VeriFone’s Sail user agreement ripped off Square’s
16 May 2012 | 12:37 pmVeriFone’s Sail mobile payments platform was clearly a Square wannabe from the beginning — now it seems that’s more true than we initially thought. VeriFone apparently lifted significant chunks of its user agreement from Square, GigaOm’s Ryan Kim has discovered. While there are other competitors similar to Square, like PayPal’s Here and Intuit’s GoPayment, VeriFone is a latecomer to the mobile credit card swiping game. I gave Sail flack for not bringing anything new to the market, but today’s revelation makes it even clearer that VeriFone is more… -
A Windows racket: Microsoft will clean crapware off your PC for $99
16 May 2012 | 12:10 pmThe PC crapware problem has finally gotten bad enough that Microsoft is now charging users to fix it. For $99 Microsoft is now offering to strip consumers’ Windows PCs of all unnecessary software pre-installed by PC makers, AllThingsD reports. Affectionally dubbed “crapware”, the software is installed by PC makers in exchange for cash from vendors and is almost universally hated by owners of new Windows PCs. This makes the removal program an arrangement bordering on a racket: PC makers get paid to put the software on computers, and Microsoft gets paid to remove it. -
Web typography: create “art from code”
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmThis sponsored post is produced by CASCADE SF. Thanks to CSS3 web design techniques and font-foundries, the ability to create gorgeous typography and beautiful design for browsers, is more accessible than ever. The Web is about content–finding it, delivering it, exploring it, and experiencing growth and possibility within it. What’s the fun of using a site that takes forever to load and is difficult to read? A poorly designed product can be the single deciding factor for whether a user stays on your page or makes a dishearteningly rapid exit. Fortunately, with the use of new code,… -
Today, Google web search is getting a new, bigger, better brain
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmFinally, Google’s search algorithm is getting a huge boost from a source we can actually trust. No, it’s not your dimwit friends and their Facebook shares. It’s Knowledge Base, a semantically structured body of data 500 million items strong and growing. With Knowledge Base plugged into Google Search, Google is going to get a heck of a lot better at knowing what things (not just what words) you’re searching for and delivering better results — more useful, more visual results. How Google’s new brain works Briefly, Knowledge Base is Google’s attempt to… -
Electric Imp unveils cloud-based home automation: now you can burn your toast from Tokyo
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmHome automation is a hot category that just got even hotter. And possibly, just a bit easier. Today Electric Imp is announcing the Imp, a cloud-based approach to monitoring and managing everything you own. The venture-backed startup in Los Altos, California, is taking a manufacturer-centric approach to the automation market — so don’t expect to be able to buy an Imp to retrofit existing devices tomorrow. Electic Imp is releasing a developer preview bundle in June, giving manufacturers the tools to make their devices Imp-compatible. The Imp chip Think pre-warming your house when…
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Facebook Expands IPO Size
16 May 2012 | 10:50 amUnder what looks to be a severe oversubscription to Facebook's upcoming IPO, the company filed a new S-1 this morning, saying that it will now offer up 421,233,615 shares of its stock in its IPO offering, expected to price Thursday evening and trade Friday morning. The company, which will trade on the NASDAQ Global Market as FB, is set to be worth over $16 billion, making it the largest ever technology IPO. The new shares would come from existing shareholders. READ MORE>> -
Simplee Tracks Down $6M
15 May 2012 | 1:42 pmPalo Alto-based Simplee, which develops an online service to help patients track, review, and pay medical claims and bills online, said today that it has raised $6M in a Series A round worth $6M. The round came from Social+Capital Partners, as well as Greylock Partners. Simplee said that Social+Capital Partnership's Ted Maidenberg and Greylock's Tilli Kalisky have joined the board with the funding. Simplee is headed by Tomer Shoval. READ MORE>> -
ModCloth Sews Up $25M
15 May 2012 | 1:26 pmSan Francisco-based ModCloth, an online retailer which sells vintage fashion and decor, said today that it has raised $25M in a funding round. The round was led by Norwest Venture partners, and also included existing investors Accel Partners, FirstRound Capital, Floodgate, Harrison Metal, and Jeff Fluhr, the founder of StubHub. As part of the funding, Josh Goldman of Norwest Venture Partners will join the company's board. ModCloth was founded by husband and wife Eric Koger and Susan Gregg Koger. READ MORE>> -
Lightbox Acquired By Facebook
15 May 2012 | 12:33 pmLightbox, a developer of photo sharing services for Android, is being acquired by Facebook, the company told its users Tuesday morning. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. According to Lightbox founders Thai Tran and Nilesh Patel, the firm will be shutting down it services, allowing its users to download photos until June 15th, and will open source portions of the code it has written for the service. The two said they will be working on Facebook's mobile products. Lightbox had been backed by Index Ventures, Accel Partners, SV Angel, 500 Startups, as well as other angels. READ… -
Facebook Ups IPO Pricing Range
15 May 2012 | 7:56 amAs the frenzy towards the IPO of Facebook builds, the social networking site said in a filing that it has raised its initial public offering price to between $34.00 and $38.00 per share. The pricing range is up significantly from its initial estimates of $28.00 to $35.00 per share, which it set on May 3rd. Facebook is widely expected to hit the markets this week, on the heels of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's birthday. READ MORE>>
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Professional Video Gamer's Charity Campaign Tries to Outdo Kony 2012 In Obnoxiousness
20 Apr 2012 | 3:55 pmNow that Joseph Kony is in jail thanks to everyone tweeting that Kony 2012 video (he is, right?) all future activism will consist of slick viral videos which online mobs will tweet incessantly at everyone in the hopes of annoying them into action. But this sort of online mobtivism can easily backfire, as the case of Sharecraft shows. More »
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May SVC Meeting
13 May 2012 | 3:40 pmPlease join us on May 24, 2012 (note the special date) for the May SVC Meeting; to be held at Santa Clara IHOP, located at 4200 Great America Parkway in Santa Clara. The meeting starts at 6 PM. This month’s topic is Qontext with Samir Ghosh. Qontext is an enterprise-grade social collaboration platform for internal use at corporations. With Qontext, you can create groups, post status updates, post articles, create wikis, blogs, and more. You can also have an employee directory and follow people. As professional communicators, Qontext can benefit us all, and this presentation will show… -
June SVC Schmooze
13 May 2012 | 3:39 pmPlease join us on Thursday, June 28 for one of our semi-annual schmoozes. This one will take place at the Mountain View Chevy’s, located at 2116 West El Camino Real in Mountain View. This is an opportunity to chat with your chapter officers along with your fellow technical writers. The schmooze starts at 6 PM. -
Sr Tech Writer – Cupertino
10 May 2012 | 3:31 pmOrganization: Lionbridge Contact Name: Sheri Ulrich City: Cupertino Phone: 1-425-688-1000 Fax: 1-425-688-1099 Job Title: Senior Technical Writer Duration: Up to 1 year Description Technical Expertise: • Excellent ability to write clear, concise, and correct Help topics and hard-copy user documentation • Ability to manage own time and projects • Ability to communicate with subject matter experts and convert knowledge received to audience-specific deliverables • Familiarity with enterprise-wide IT service management technology • Familiarity with Agile software development cycles •… -
Sr Tech Writer – San Mateo
5 May 2012 | 9:06 pmOrganization: Guidewire Software Contact Name: Traci McCulley City: San Mateo Phone: 650.357.5206 Job Title: Senior Technical Writer Duration: Staff Description As a member of the Documentation Team, you write documentation that helps people successfully deploy and customize Guidewire web applications. Your audience includes business analysts, technical consultants, CTOs, and various levels of programmers. All of them need to understand abstract concepts, as well as the use and configuration of our applications. Your audience is diverse, including external audiences at customer sites and… -
Technical Writer – Menlo Park
1 May 2012 | 5:16 pmOrganization: E*TRADE Financial Contact Name: Sindhu Satyavan City: Menlo Park Phone: 650-331-5303 Job Title: Technical Writer Description The Technical Writer will be responsible for documentation for our Platform Services team. Documentation will be about our API and developers are the target audience. RESPONSIBILITIES • Provide detailed documentation for current and proposed technology solutions and new products. • Utilize functional requirements and technical designs to build full-cycle documentation (web-based, offline PDF, FAQ, etc.). • Interact with product management and…
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Launch of HUB Owls
13 May 2012 | 1:57 pmOn Wednesday 16th May Hub Islington, a co-working space for social entrepreneurs and innovative start-ups, is launching a new evening event called Hub Owls. The Silicon Valley of Islington is normally open during usual office hours. Hub Owls is a regular event for people who like working in the evening, giving them a chance to network and experience the Hub. Hub Islington opens up the invitation to anyone wanting to attend Hub Owls and share a beer with the team on Wednesday night, from 6pm to 11pm at 5 Torrens Street (behind Angel tube). You can contact the Hub on 020 7841 8900 or head… -
Imagine and change the world l Welcome to IMAGINE.CC
13 May 2012 | 6:46 amToday I’m gonna talk about Imagine Creativity Company. All started a year ago in Barcelona. A group of seven entrepreneurs led by Xavier Verdaguer and a lot of collaborators have began Imagine Creativity Center, a creativity program located in Silicon Valley. The project has the financial support of Fundación Banesto, McCANN World Group, BMW, Everis and Innovalley and a long list of friends who supports the project in differents ways. The event is highly ambitious and prenteds to be an exhibition of creativity in the environment with more investments in innovative ideas in the… -
Design Show
13 May 2012 | 5:47 amCome see the San Jose State University Design Department show! Interior Design, Industrial Design, and Graphic Design will be showing projects at the San Jose City Hall Rotunda on the 21st and 22nd of May. Please come by to support the Design Department at San Jose State! -
A Day In The Garden of Eden
12 May 2012 | 8:04 pmI’ve mentioned before that my sister and I are in the beginning stages of working on a garden -
Stimulus Money Goes To Ground.
12 May 2012 | 7:40 pmUnder the banner of saving jobs, kick-starting the economy and keeping small businesses and organizations afloat through tough economic times, the US government has handed out more than $840 Billion in federal stimulus money since 2009. Of that, more than $33 Billion went to California. Some of the largest and most recognized companies in Silicon Valley—nearly all of which are flush with cash—were awarded $94 million as either prime recipients or sub-recipients. Google got $686,681 as a sub-recipient on a contract to reach 14 additional different language audiences for the 2010 Census…
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Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition blogs
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A Bike to Work Day to remember!
14 May 2012 | 5:13 pmAlthough I’ve ridden on Bike to Work Day for the past five years, Thursday was my first time behind the table, passing out coffee cake, bagels, and bananas to all of my fellow cyclists. I was posted at the California Avenue Energizer Station, right near the Caltrain station, so we had lots of visitors, including quite a few of my neighbors! When we started closing up shop around 9:00 am, the count was close to 700 cyclists passing by, with 373 stopping for goodies. I’m always happy to get up early as long as there is a sunny day and a bike ride ahead of me, but it was particularly… -
Bike to Work Day: Tips and maps
8 May 2012 | 12:35 pmHopefully, you're all getting prepared to bike to work on Thursday. That's great! I assume you've gone through the ABC Quick Check and gone over some bicycling safety tips. Well done! Now your bike is ready to ride and you're ready share the road safely. But which road? Do you know what route you're going to take to work? Not to worry - SVBC has a vast collection of bicycle route maps for your convenience! Bookmark http://bikesiliconvalley.org/resources/maps and share it with your friends so they can download the maps they need to explore their options comfortably. Happy pedaling! -
Support on-street bike parking in Mountain View
4 May 2012 | 3:26 pmThis guest blog was submitted by Wendee Crofoot of the Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning. Mountain View has a lack of convenient on street bike parking, the solution is more conspicuous, convenient, and plentiful racks. Bicyclists lock their bikes to tree cages, light posts, and railings that were designed to assist the elderly and disabled. Do you live, work, shop, or play in Mountain View? Would you spend more time and/or money in downtown Mountain View if bike parking were conspicuous, convenient, and plentiful? We need your support to advocate with several agencies, city… -
Check out the art show
3 May 2012 | 1:51 pmI’ve been hearing a lot about our First Friday People-Powered art show, but didn’t have a good idea what it would be like. Last Tuesday we all went over to the Art Ark Gallery on Sixth Street in San Jose to finish hanging the pictures. Here’s a picture of us at work. This is a really good show, in a nice space. I was amazed at the quality of the work; paintings, photos, and 3-dimensional art. Most, but not all involve bicycling. Kudos to Colin Heyne for putting all this together. So if you’re interested, or even want to purchase some bike related art, come to the show at 1035 South… -
Ban* human drivers somewhere by 2020
29 Apr 2012 | 2:08 pmOriginally posted at http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2012/04/28/ban-human-drivers/, by Mike Linksvayer, and graciously dedicated to the public domain. Comments are closed here, please discuss on the original post. ^_^ Image is from Wikipedia Commons. Read Brad Templeton’s latest post on self-driving cars, which has a number of updates. They’re coming fast, but how fast we drastically reduce transportation deaths, give people back a huge amount of time, reduce stress, and greatly reduce space and other resources dedicated to transportation, and how secure new systems are, is undetermined. Of…
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WebGuild
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Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship
14 May 2012 | 12:27 pmEduardo Saverin, the billionaire co- founder of Facebook (FB), renounced his U.S. citizenship before an initial public offering, a move that may reduce his tax bill. (Many wealthy Americans are also doing the same to avoid the high tax bill.) Facebook plans to raise as much as $11.8 billion through the IPO valuing the social network at as much as $96 billion. Saverin’s stake of about 4 percent would be worth about $3.84 billion. Saverin and his family came to the U.S., in 1992 because they were going to be kidnapped by Brazilian gangs because they had a successful business. They U.S. gave… -
IBM Patents A Way To Help People Lose Weight (IBM)
14 May 2012 | 11:57 amIBM has been awarded a patent for a game that will pay rewards to people who eat right. IBM researcher Michael Paolini is the inventor of the game and says he lost 18 pounds by playing it, reports the New York Times. Paolini says the idea is to give people immediate rewards for doing the right thing. So, choose an apple instead of a slice of apple pie, and, ca-ching!, you could get 50 cents awarded to your account. The game was inspired by a hybrid car, the Honda Insight, that instantly tells drivers how their driving is affecting their gas mileage, Paolini told the Times. The inventor thinks… -
Apple Maps To Replace Google Maps. Major Revenue Hit For Google
14 May 2012 | 1:25 amIt is now widely know that Apple plans to replace Google maps on iPhones, iPads and iPods with the rollout of iOS6 at its WWDC in June. It is reported that Apple’s maps, which was developed, in-house, will feature 3-D maps. The maps are based on the acquisition of three mapping software companies between 2009 and 2011, Placebase, C3 Technologies, and Poly9. The stunning 3D image above is from C3, which, according to the company, uses “previously classified image processing technology… automated software and advanced algorithms… to rapidly assemble extremely precise 3D models,… -
Yahoo CEO Thompson Out For Lying On Resume
13 May 2012 | 4:43 pmYahoo CEO (YHOO), Scott Thompson is out. The official statement simply says, Scott Thompson has left the company. It doesn’t provide a reason. Thompson lied on this resume, about having an engineering degree. When it was exposed, he lied about lying about no lying about his bogus resume. Its odd that Thompson work as eBay for 10 years and even served as Paypal president with that bogus resume. Ironically, the Yahoo board did not fire Thompson, they let him resign. That means Thompson will probably walk away with a considerable amount of money, hence richly rewarding Thompson for lying. -
Meet Ross Levinsohn, Yahoo’s Sixth CEO In Five Years
13 May 2012 | 12:38 pmNow Ross Levinsohn is expected to be named Yahoo’s (YHOO) CEO on an interim basis, with the departure of Scott Thompson. He’ll be the company’s sixth CEO in five years. So who’s Levinsohn? He’s best known for his time running Fox Interactive Media, the News Corp. division which formerly owned MySpace and a host of other online properties. Under his watch, Fox bought Myspace for $580 million—then inked a $900 million search deal with Google. Shortly afterwards, he left News Corp. to become a venture capitalist at Fuse Capital. So he’s got a good sense of…
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Silicon Valley concerts
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Sun Jun 3rd: Van Halen at Oracle Arena Oakland
16 May 2012 | 2:42 pmVan Halen Oakland : Oracle Arena 7000 Coliseum Way 94621 on 2012-06-03 -
Tue Jun 5th: Van Halen at HP Pavilion San Jose
16 May 2012 | 2:38 pmVan Halen on gruvr San Jose : HP Pavilion 525 W. Santa Clara St. 95113 on 2012-06-05 -
Fri Jun 8th: lmfao at Oracle Arena Oakland
16 May 2012 | 2:35 pmlmfao Oakland : Oracle Arena 7000 Coliseum Way 94621 on 2012-06-08 -
Wed Jun 13th: one direction at San Jose State University Event Center San Jose
16 May 2012 | 2:32 pmone direction San Jose : San Jose State University Event Center 7th And St. Carlos St. 95112 on 2012-06-13 -
Mon Jun 18th: Nickelback at HP Pavilion San Jose
16 May 2012 | 2:28 pmNickelback on gruvr San Jose : HP Pavilion 525 W. Santa Clara St. 95113 on 2012-06-18
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Downtown San Jose Real Estate
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Homebuyers Education Classes in San Jose
10 May 2012 | 2:03 amBuying a home for the first time can be a strange and frightening experience. Homebuyers can be discouraged from the lengthy process and foreign, technical words. Do not fear- this month the Department of Housing of the City of San Jose will be hosting courses to demystify the process of buying homes in the Bay Area. The Department of Housing and their cooperating partners will be hosting homebuyer workshops Tuesday May 15 & 22; Saturday, June 9; and Saturday, June 23. The specific times and places are as follows: Tuesday, May 15 and 22, 2012 - 5:00PM - 9:00PM (Berryessa Branch Library,… -
Live Jazz Performance at Pagoda Restaurant
4 May 2012 | 5:58 pmAlong with tonight being South First Fridays, downtown San Jose’s Pagoda Restaurant will also debut as a permanent live music venue. This means, though Pagoda will no longer serve classic Chinese cuisine, Pagoda will become a regular part of the growing music scene in San Jose. Pagoda will shift from an upscale Chinese restaurant to a classic lounge where patrons can enjoy cocktails, relax in classic lounge-atmosphere, and listen to the newest trends in music. From international bands to local artists, Pagoda will be continuing their ‘Live at the Pagoda’ tradition and continually… -
South First Fridays Art Walk
4 May 2012 | 3:42 pmToday is the first Friday of May which marks the beginning of a night full artists and gallery exhibits in Downtown San Jose. First Fridays is a long-standing, monthly event where local artists are able to showcase their artwork, sell art pieces, and at times perform street art as well. From photography, hand drawings, paintings to a variety of crafts, South First Fridays aims at your inner artist and allows you to mingle with local creative minds at reception-styled exhibitions held throughout the night. The event is self-guided, so come anytime between 7-11pm and walk yourself through a… -
San Jose Made Partners with SJ Eats in Downtown San Jose
20 Apr 2012 | 3:02 pmThe native foodies of the Bay Area are probably familiar with food trucks that wander up and down the streets in the Bay at deliciously, affordable prices. If you have not heard, then you’re in luck. This weekend, SJ Eats’ great meals on wheels are combining forces with SJMade for a pleasant meet to showcase local businesses, brands and labels in addition to providing numerous dining options. From homemade jewelry to graphic tees, SJMade will be gathering many vendors surely to appeal to a variety of interests. For those keeping an eye on the food, SJ Eats are featuring the following… -
San Pedro Square Market: New Restaurants and Vendors!
19 Apr 2012 | 11:06 amDuring November last year, our blog post “San Pedro Square Market Slowly Coming to Life” brought you updates on the new arrivals of restaurants and vendors that made their debut in the San Pedro Square Market. This year has brought more changes to the landscape of Downtown San Jose, which can only mean one good thing - more delicious food. Since our last post, new vendors and restaurants have opened and more are still on their way. Let’s take a look at what’s taking up real estate at the San Pedro Square Market. On a Roll is one of the newly arrived ethnic cuisines…
