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  • High school basketball players wear pink sneakers to honor teammate's mother, promote breast cancer awareness

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    <p class="bylinejb">By Joe Rodriguez<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Mercury News Columnist
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:39 am
    After losing every game last year, Independence High in East San Jose is undefeated in pink shoes; Nobody yells “sissies!” when they take the floor and opposing players actually think the shoes are cool.

  • Google’s week: Apple beats Android, plus privacy-policy woes

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    Levi Sumagaysay
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:57 pm
    In this episode of Google Troubles, a couple of glaring developments this week: • Google is losing momentum in the all-important smartphone battle. Apple became the world’s largest seller of smartphones last quarter, according to a couple of recent reports. The iPhone maker’s...

  • Menlo School Turns the Tables on Eastside Prep

    Menlo Park Patch
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:04 am
    Its last three games decided by four points or fewer, the Menlo School girls’ basketball team turned the tables on Lauren Lete’s key basket and pulled out a 41-39 victory over host Eastside College Prep on Friday. The Knights move to 3-3 in West Bay Athletic League-Foothill play and are 12-7 overall. Eastside stands at 4-2 and 11-10 overall behind Mercy-San Francisco (5-0, 19-0). Menlo, which fell in tight games to Sacred Heart Prep, Eastside, Mercy-S.F. in the last three games, closed out its game against Eastside in the final minute. Junior Lauren Lete again provided a key…

  • Ron Paul, Mitt Romney Leading On Facebook Ahead Of Florida Primary

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    Eric Eldon
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:49 pm
    The Republican presidential candidacy is still far from decided, based on the split primaries and mixed polls so far. So here’s another source for trying to figure who’s really pulling ahead — the number of new Facebook fans that each candidate is getting, according to the Inside Facebook Election Tracker. Mitt Romney is finally making some strong gains this month, in contrast to his Facebook performance over December. By “strong gains” I mean he’s been attracting a roughly similar number of fans to Ron Paul, the candidate who normally dominates on the web…

  • Jerry Yang’s departure from Yahoo is as sad as it is overdue

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    Chris O'Brien
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:09 pm
    The decision by co-founder Jerry Yang to resign from the Yahoo board is as sad as it is overdue. No matter how rudderless Yahoo had become in recent years, Yang deservedly remains a Silicon Valley icon. He was there at the start of the Internet era, along with co-founder David Filo, building one of the first [...]
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  • High school basketball players wear pink sneakers to honor teammate's mother, promote breast cancer awareness

    <p class="bylinejb">By Joe Rodriguez<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Mercury News Columnist
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:39 am
    After losing every game last year, Independence High in East San Jose is undefeated in pink shoes; Nobody yells “sissies!” when they take the floor and opposing players actually think the shoes are cool.

  • Sentencing of Paul Garcia postponed again in Los Gatos murder-for-hire

    <p class="bylinejb">Julia Prodis Sulek<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:jsulek@mercurynews.com'>jsulek@mercurynews.com</a>
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:23 am
    Defense lawyer Ed Sousa says he needs more time to review security tapes from Mountain Charley's Saloon and the 180 Restaurant & Lounge that he hopes will show that drugs were responsible for Mark Achilli's 2008 killing, not Garcia's jealousy over a beautiful bartender.

  • Pizarro: A familiar face at VMC Foundation retires

    <p class="bylinejb">By Sal Pizarro<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:spizarro@mercurynews.com'>spizarro@mercurynews.com</a>
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:12 am
    Friends and colleagues gathered this week to bid a fond farewell to Judy Cosgrove, who spent 10 years spread over two decades at the Valley Medical Center Foundation.

  • San Jose to drop pot club rules

    <p class="bylinejb">By John Woolfolk<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:jwoolfolk@mercurynews.com'>jwoolfolk@mercurynews.com</a>
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:07 am
    Mayor Chuck Reed had sought to modify city pot club rules adopted last fall to address critics concerns in light of a referendum drive. But with statewide changes anticipated, he said the city should hold off.

  • San Jose police release student, say nothing connects him with alleged threat against school

    <p class="bylinejb">By Mark Gomez and Lisa Fernandez<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Mercury News
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:23 pm
    Rumors of a student threat to "shoot-up" Evergreen Valley High School prompted a lockdown of the campus and the questioning of a teenager Friday, but police say there is no evidence connecting the boy to a threat.
 
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    GMSV

  • Google’s week: Apple beats Android, plus privacy-policy woes

    Levi Sumagaysay
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:57 pm
    In this episode of Google Troubles, a couple of glaring developments this week: • Google is losing momentum in the all-important smartphone battle. Apple became the world’s largest seller of smartphones last quarter, according to a couple of recent reports. The iPhone maker’s...

  • On the censor ship: Twitter policy, North Korea threat, Europe and ACTA, Hawaii Web-surfing bill

    Levi Sumagaysay
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:38 am
    Let’s take a trip on the censor ship. Twitter leads the way. To censorship, or transparency about censorship? After the San Francisco company announced yesterday that it will censor tweets on a case-by-case, country-by-country basis, disappointed tweets and reactions abound. After all,...

  • Quoted: AppleCares

    Levi Sumagaysay
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:12 am
    “What we will not do — and never have done — is stand still or turn a blind eye to problems in our supply chain.” — Tim Cook, Apple CEO, in an email to employees obtained by 9to5Mac, responds to a couple of recent New York Times articles that paint a damning portrait of the [...]

  • Off topic: Literacy and wealth, ‘American President’ speech in Australia, toy protesters, puzzles galore, pizza-topping calculator

    Levi Sumagaysay
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:46 am
    A look at America’s most literate cities, which aren’t necessarily the wealthiest. D’oh, says Australian cabinet minister after he was caught giving a speech that sounded suspiciously like one from “The American President.” Lego men and other toys holding protest signs...

  • FBI looks to monitor social media; proposed bill would track Hawaii Web surfers

    Levi Sumagaysay
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:02 pm
    Privacy issues are like weeds — they keep popping up. • The FBI is looking for a company to build a system that can help it monitor social networks, according to New Scientist. Among the capabilities the FBI wants out of a system: automated search and filtering of news and “publicly...
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    Menlo Park Patch

  • Menlo School Turns the Tables on Eastside Prep

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:04 am
    Its last three games decided by four points or fewer, the Menlo School girls’ basketball team turned the tables on Lauren Lete’s key basket and pulled out a 41-39 victory over host Eastside College Prep on Friday. The Knights move to 3-3 in West Bay Athletic League-Foothill play and are 12-7 overall. Eastside stands at 4-2 and 11-10 overall behind Mercy-San Francisco (5-0, 19-0). Menlo, which fell in tight games to Sacred Heart Prep, Eastside, Mercy-S.F. in the last three games, closed out its game against Eastside in the final minute. Junior Lauren Lete again provided a key…

  • Facebook Says IPO Buzz Just Speculation

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Media around the world is speculating about whether Facebook will go public next Wednesday. But Facebook spokespeople will neither confirm nor deny it.  "I'm sorry, but we're not participating in speculation around an IPO," Facebook spokesperson Larry Yu told Patch Friday. The original article came from the Wall Street Journal, which said in November 2011 that Facebook Inc. would go public in the second quarter of 2012, raising about $10 million in the process.  For more about local TransportationBusinessPolitics and Schools in Menlo Park and Atherton, follow us on Twitter and…

  • Menlo's Memo Morantes Thinks Differently

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:06 pm
    Campaigning for election to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is not a charge that Menlo Park resident Memo Morantes takes lightly. The 64-year-old said he sees this as an opportunity to continue contributing to the county where he has made his home for nearly 50 years. Morantes, a self-employed insurance broker, said the extensive amount of time he has served in community service organizations has properly prepared him for the upcoming June election. "The board of supervisors is a place to continue the works I've been doing for almost 30 years," he said. Those works include serving…

  • Menlo Girls Stomp ND-SJ 5-0

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:03 pm
    The Menlo School girls’ soccer team cruised to a 5-0 victory over visiting Notre Dame-San Jose in West Bay Athletic League.The Knights entered the match as the league leader, and emerged with a 6-1-0 record (19 points) and are 7-4-2 overall. Sacred Heart Prep (5-1-1, 16 points) handed Woodside Priory (5-1-0, 15 points) a 2-1 loss and took over second place.  Not only has Menlo recorded its fourth consecutive shutout, it also has outscored its WBAL opponents 25-2. Menlo opened the scoring in the 17th minute on a penalty kick by sophomore Jaye Boissiere. Fellow sophomore Chandler…

  • World's First Airport Yoga Room Opens at SFO

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    With his arms open wide in a Sun Salutation yoga pose, the director of San Francisco International Airport Thursday opened the world's first airport yoga room. Located just past the security checkpoint in SFO's newly remodeled Terminal 2, the "first of its kind" Yoga Room is a 150-square foot silent space to stretch out and unwind amidst the often stressful atmosphere of modern day air travel, airport officials said. Airport director John Martin, who has practiced yoga for 18 years, said the idea came from a member of the public who toured T2 and said the passenger-friendly terminal…
 
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  • Ron Paul, Mitt Romney Leading On Facebook Ahead Of Florida Primary

    Eric Eldon
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:49 pm
    The Republican presidential candidacy is still far from decided, based on the split primaries and mixed polls so far. So here’s another source for trying to figure who’s really pulling ahead — the number of new Facebook fans that each candidate is getting, according to the Inside Facebook Election Tracker. Mitt Romney is finally making some strong gains this month, in contrast to his Facebook performance over December. By “strong gains” I mean he’s been attracting a roughly similar number of fans to Ron Paul, the candidate who normally dominates on the web…

  • Harvard Gets Its First VC Firm: The Experiment Fund

    Greg Kumparak
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:05 pm
    As just about everyone should know by now, the seeds of what grew into Facebook were planted at Harvard. Might there be a bunch of mini-Zucks lurking in the dorms of Cambridge? If so, a new venture capital firm — the first housed right on the Harvard campus — wants to find them. Dubbed The Experiment Fund, the firm describes itself as “a bridge between America’s oldest universities and storied venture capital firms.” Backed by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), the firm is made up of Hugo Van Vurren, NEA co-head Patrick Chung, and NEA General Partner Harry Weller — all…

  • Secret Windows 8 Weapon: Kinect Built Into Your Laptop

    Devin Coldewey
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:39 pm
    The Windows release of Kinect is coming up in a couple days, but for most people that won’t be a major event: the Kinect they have is sitting on their TV or in a drawer, waiting to be taken out for an impromptu Dance Central 2 party. Of the 10 million Kinects out there, the only ones connected to computers are the ones being fiddled with by the various hackers and students making science projects out the things. But according to the Daily, Microsoft is hoping to remedy this particular situation by building Kinect sensors right into your laptops. TechCrunch alum Matt Hickey got to handle…

  • Twitter Puts Its DMCA Takedown Requests Up For All To See

    Devin Coldewey
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Yesterday’s announcement that Twitter would be selectively censoring tweets based on country was not well-received. But part of that announcement was the assurance that the process would at least be transparent. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. They also mentioned that they were working with Chilling Effects to make notices and orders sent to Twitter publicly available. At the time of the post yesterday, the site wasn’t up yet, but you can now browse it at chillingeffects.org/twitter. It’s a good thing, certainly, though not quite a successful saving throw…

  • Y Combinator Names Seasoned Entrepreneur Geoff Ralston As Its Newest Partner

    Jason Kincaid
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:15 pm
    Y Combinator has just announced the newest partner to join the prestigious firm: Geoff Ralston. Ralston’s previous credentials include founding Four11, which was acquired by Yahoo back in 1997 for $96 million and served as the foundation for Yahoo Mail. Ralston spent eight years at Yahoo, eventually becoming Yahoo’s Chief Product Officer. Several years after leaving Yahoo he was named CEO of Lala, before it was acquired by Apple in 2009. Most recently he cofounded Imagine K12, a tech incubator for education-related startups, which presented at TechCrunch Disrupt SF (you can find…
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  • Jerry Yang’s departure from Yahoo is as sad as it is overdue

    Chris O'Brien
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:09 pm
    The decision by co-founder Jerry Yang to resign from the Yahoo board is as sad as it is overdue. No matter how rudderless Yahoo had become in recent years, Yang deservedly remains a Silicon Valley icon. He was there at the start of the Internet era, along with co-founder David Filo, building one of the first [...]

  • Zynga revenues still growing but users declining as competitors close the gap. Can CastleVille win some new fans?

    Chris O'Brien
    4 Nov 2011 | 1:54 pm
    Zynga released its latest quarterly earnings number in an updated prospectus. Dean Takahashi at VentureBeat has a good overview of the numbers: “Zynga reported net income of $12.5 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, down 54 percent from $27 million a year ago, according to anupdated S1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. [...]

  • Update to Zynga IPO filing provides grist for critics and fans

    Chris O'Brien
    13 Oct 2011 | 6:04 pm
    While Zynga’s update to its IPO filing today doesn’t have huge news, it does include two important clarifications that will provide fodder for both critics fans of the company. First, the bottom line: The clarifications confirm that users are playing Zynga games for shorter periods of time. That’s going to fuel critics. But, the company also [...]

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    14 Sep 2011 | 2:00 am
    CPUC Approves Oakley Power Plant « Romick in Oakley DRA Warns That PG&E’s Proposed Oakley Power Plant Remains Unneeded PG&E will finance 4 power plants - SFGate Vint Cerf responded to MSNBC PG&E Names Utility Leader Anthony F. Earley Jr. as Chairman, CEO and President | PG&E Currents snopes.com: Al Gore Invented the Internet Inventing the Internet. Did Al Gore Invent the Internet? CEO Profile: Tony Early - DTE Energy CEO - The CEO Q Magazine's Awards Covering Most Respected CEOs, Top CEOs, and Best CEOs National Energy & Gas Transmission - Home Peter A. Darbee…

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    10 Sep 2011 | 2:00 am
    Vint Cerf responded to MSNBC PG&E Names Utility Leader Anthony F. Earley Jr. as Chairman, CEO and President | PG&E Currents snopes.com: Al Gore Invented the Internet Inventing the Internet. Did Al Gore Invent the Internet? CEO Profile: Tony Early - DTE Energy CEO - The CEO Q Magazine's Awards Covering Most Respected CEOs, Top CEOs, and Best CEOs National Energy & Gas Transmission - Home Peter A. Darbee Profile - Forbes.com
 
 
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  • San Jose Giants name Daniel Orum as CEO

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:19 pm
    The San Jose Giants on Friday named Daniel Orum as president and CEO of the minor league baseball team. He replaces interim president Bill Schlough, who is going back to his full-time position as senior vice president and chief information officer for the San Francisco Giants. Orum most recently was president of AFAR Media in San Francisco where he oversaw all operational aspects of the company’s travel media business. Prior to joining AFAR Media, he worked at Gamepro Media beginning as a senior vice president of business development and consumer marketing before becoming president and…

  • Checking in on pair of Silicon Valley 'demo days'

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:53 pm
    I took a trip into startup-land yesterday, checking out “demo days” at esteemed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz in Menlo Park and seed accelerator 500 Startups in Mountain View (featured in a recent Business Journal article). Demo day events always provide an interesting overview of the trendiest sectors for startups, and there was quite a variety at the two events. The Andreessen Horowitz event featured startups from the "Flashpoint" program, an accelerator at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The startups were doing a bit of a venture capital tour and had already presented in New York before coming…

  • Kaiser 'tops' new Redwood City Hospital

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:42 pm
    Kaiser Permanente said it plans to "top out" the steel skeleton of its new 280,000-square-foot Redwood City Hospital on Friday. The structure was to be hoisted to the top of the seven-story building, located at Veterans Boulevard and Walnut Street. The thousand-pound framing structure was signed by hospital physicians, staff and dignitaries. The contractor is Redwood City's Rudolph and Sletten Inc., which began erecting the steel on the site Dec. 5. According to Kaiser Permanente: "Crews from Schuff Steel of Stockton worked nearly every day during December and January to finish the hospital…

  • Facebook revenue, profit numbers out, ahead of IPO

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:58 pm
    Facebook Inc.'s 2011 revenue was $3.8 billion and its operating profit was $1.5 billion, according to a Tweet from Julia Boorstin, a CNBC reporter citing undisclosed sources. The news comes ahead of the Menlo Park-based social networking company potentially filing IPO plans as early as Feb. 1 of next week. Written by Lisa Sibley. She can be reached at 408.299.1830 or lsibley@bizjournals.com.

  • San Jose: Tough place to rent, good place to buy?

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:12 pm
    Prospective home buyers take comfort. A recent analysis of the nation’s housing markets found San Jose to be the second hottest housing market in the country. Local Market Monitor, a firm that analyzes markets for the banking industry, recently put together a three-year forecast of the nation’s largest housing markets. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara came in at No. 2, behind only McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas. What’s so great about this market? The fact that home prices are close to a bottom is one...
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    Sal Pizarro

  • Pizarro: A familiar face at VMC Foundation retires

    <p class="bylinejb">By Sal Pizarro<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:spizarro@mercurynews.com'>spizarro@mercurynews.com</a>
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:12 am
    Friends and colleagues gathered this week to bid a fond farewell to Judy Cosgrove, who spent 10 years spread over two decades at the Valley Medical Center Foundation.

  • Pizarro: Silicon Valley Reads, the 10th year

    <p class="bylinejb">By Sal Pizarro<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:spizarro@mercurynews.com'>spizarro@mercurynews.com</a>
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    The authors of this year's two community books -- 'The Butterfly Mosque' by G. Willow Wilson and 'The Muslim Next Door' by Sumbul Ali-Karamali -- will be at the Campbell Heritage Theater to launch more than three months of events examining the Muslim-American experience.

  • Pizarro: Women skaters get their day at Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park

    <p class="bylinejb">By Sal Pizarro<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:spizarro@mercurynews.com'>spizarro@mercurynews.com</a>
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:31 pm
    The Women Skate It Up

  • Pizarro: Menlo Park cafe showcases some special artwork

    <p class="bylinejb">By Sal Pizarro<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:spizarro@mercurynews.com'>spizarro@mercurynews.com</a>
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Through Feb. 10, Cafe Zoë in Menlo Park is displaying 40 pieces of art created by developmentally disabled artists from Palo Alto-based Abilities United.

  • Pizarro: Postgame brawl video shows negative version of downtown San Jose

    <p class="bylinejb">By Sal Pizarro<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:spizarro@mercurynews.com'>spizarro@mercurynews.com</a>
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:34 am
    A fight between 49ers and Giants fans after Sunday's game across the street from San Jose City Hall was captured on a cell phone video.
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  • San Mateo hotel to become Draper University - San Jose Mercury News

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm
    San Mateo hotel to become Draper UniversitySan Jose Mercury NewsBy Aaron Kinney SAN MATEO -- Prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper is moving forward with plans to convert the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, a downtown landmark, into Draper University, a boarding school for entrepreneurs that will draw and more »

  • Deborah Petersen: In a witty YouTube video, Kate Imbach parodies Silicon ... - San Jose Mercury News

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:10 pm
    Deborah Petersen: In a witty YouTube video, Kate Imbach parodies Silicon San Jose Mercury NewsThat is why the YouTube video "S**t Silicon Valley Says" is so brilliant. Featuring Kate Imbach, the piece hilariously captures the lexicon of high-tech, start-up land, where "Do you have an iPhone charger?" and "Is the Internet down?Someone Finally Makes “Shit Silicon Valley Says”TechCrunchSh*t Silicon Valley SaysThe Bay Citizen (blog)all 4 news articles »

  • Mercury News interview: Alain Pinel, Intero Real Estate - San Jose Mercury News

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:57 pm
    Mercury News interview: Alain Pinel, Intero Real EstateSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Pete Carey Alain Pinel, founder of one Silicon Valley real estate company and former executive at two others, has returned to the valley after a stay in his native France to join a fourth -- Intero Real Estate Services. The founder of Alain Pinel and more »

  • Biz Break: Facebook IPO news helps Silicon Valley stocks, but economic growth ... - San Jose Mercury News

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:38 pm
    Globe and MailBiz Break: Facebook IPO news helps Silicon Valley stocks, but economic growth San Jose Mercury NewsFacebook's IPO is one of the most anticipated public debuts in Silicon Valley history, with the social network expected to receive a valuation of $100 billion and rake in up to $10 billion in cash in the effort. The Journal reported that a $100 billion Facebook prepares first $10 billion IPOBoston HeraldReport: Facebook Files for IPO Next WeekWired News (blog)Facebook set for a $10 bn IPO on Feb 1stHindustan TimesCBS News -Reuters -New York Postall 758 news…

  • Silicon Valley Superstar's Departure Is A Big Blow To HP - CRN (blog)

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:59 pm
    The Daily StarSilicon Valley Superstar's Departure Is A Big Blow To HPCRN (blog)By Steven Burke, CRN January 27, 2012 One-time Apple engineering superstar Jon Rubinstein's decision to leave Hewlett-Packard couldn't come at a worse time for the world's largest computer company. HP confirmed Friday that Rubinstein, the father of the Palms Down: Mobile Hardware Guru Jon Rubinstein Leaves HPWired News (blog)webOS daddy Jon Rubinstein exits HPRegisterall 112 news articles »
 
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    Silicon Valley Watcher

  • The Coming Merger Of Power + Data - Apple Patent

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:06 pm
    I've long thought that electric and computer power will eventually be mixed. There used to be various ways of using a home's electric power lines to guide data connections to every room but wireless technologies became simpler and cheaper.Now Apple has received a patent on a power connector that also carries a data connector. It's a step towards a merging two powers that will fuel this century and beyond.AppleInsider has the details:Apple exploring MagSafe data, headphone connections for iPhone, iPadNamed "Programmable Magnetic Connectors," the filing describes a series of "coded magnets"…

  • Facebook Use Is Linked To Depression... And More Sex

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:51 am
    This study of time spent on Facebook by 425 College students is depressing:MediaPost - Facebook Correlated with Low Self Esteem

  • How Ousted Company Leaders Continue To "Manage From The Grave"

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:09 pm
    Lucy Marcus makes some excellent points in this article from Reuters' Blogs: Lead from the front, or manage from the grave? | Lucy P. MarcusShe shows how boards of directors at RIM, and Yahoo, are making serious mistakes in their efforts to revitalize their businesses with new leaders. They don't take the necessary steps to cut off the influence of the former, discredited management teams, on the organization. Appointing a new CEO will change little.

  • Could Buildings Be Improved If They Were Designed Like A Web App?

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:26 pm
    David Galbraith has embarked on a fascinating journey, exploring the notion that the flow of people and their interactions inside buildings, is similar in design to the flow of data and user interaction of Web apps.Could best practices in Web app design be applied to architectural design?

  • Entrepreneurship is a fundamental human expression whose absence is always a sign of oppression

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:10 pm
    A group of Indian students at Velammal Engineering College are putting together a book: "500 Definitions Of Entrepreneurship" and they asked me for my definition. Here's what I sent:
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  • Symantec may have identified a botnet string of Android apps

    Meghan Kelly
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:12 pm
    Symantec claims to have found a string of “malicious” applications in the Android app store that resemble botnets. According to a blog post by the company, these applications are pushing out a type of malware called Android.Counterclank, which is said to be related to a botnet-like virus called Android.Tonclank. Botnets generally extend from a commanding device, which then takes control of other devices via spam messages. On mobile, this control can be achieved through malicious applications. Symantec says that Android.Counterclank has already affected 1000′s and considers…

  • Amazon’s Kindle Fire driving accelerated growth of Android tablet category

    Jennifer Van Grove
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:40 pm
    Good sales of Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet led to significant gains for Google’s Android operating system in tablet market share during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to new data from mobile analytics firm Flurry. Flurry, which purports to measure application sessions on more than 90 percent of all Android devices, found that Android tablets gained 10 percent share from Q4 2010 to Q4 2011 and now represent 39 percent of the overall tablet market. The Kindle Fire, which only just debuted this past November, has managed to best Samsung’s Galaxy Tab in terms of…

  • Macworld finds its footing as a “hardcore consumer lifestyle event”

    Heather Kelly
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:25 pm
    Macworld Expo, a once powerful Mac tradeshow, is getting new life as smaller event for Apple consumers and fans. The revamped three-day event, now called Macworld | iWorld, is taking place this week in San Francisco. “We took a little Comic Con, we took a little South by Southwest, and then added our own kind of special flavors,” said general manager Paul Kent. “It’s product discovery on the show floor, learning in our tech talks, and then there’s this concept of inspiration. People come here to see what cool stuff people are doing with this technology.”…

  • Why we need to put the “run” back into Java

    Scott Sellers
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:58 pm
    Let’s say you’re an NFL running back. When the quarterback hands you the ball, what do you do? You run. You run hard, and you run fast. If you hesitate for just a second, you immediately get demolished by a bunch of defenders. In football or business, the last thing you want to do is freeze up in a critical situation. Yet every holiday season, the e-commerce systems of retailers across America are failing companies and end-users alike, leading to mass frustration and millions of dollars of lost revenue. What’s the problem? Well, as user loads increase, their Java-based…

  • Nintendo Network will replace Nintendo’s current online infrastructure

    Jacob Siegal
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Nintendo has officially unveiled its new Nintendo Network, a collection of services that will include personal user accounts on the Wii U, downloadable content on both the Wii U and the 3DS, and digital distribution of retail products. Although we have known about Nintendo Network ever since the logo appeared on Theatrhythm Final Fantasy’s box art, there was no clear indication of exactly what the service would offer. During Nintendo’s third quarter financial results briefing, it was specifically outlined how Nintendo Network is going to be integrated into the two big Nintendo…
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  • Stretch Reaches $5.0M In Series C

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:28 pm
    Sunnyvale-based Stretch, a developer of reconfigurable processors for the high speed video and imaging processing market, has raised $5.0M, the first part of an ongoing Series C funding round. The details of the funding were disclosed via a regulatory filing this week. The filing indicates the round is targeted at $7.4M. No details on the funding have been announced by the company. Stretch is venture backed by Menlo Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, and Worldview Technology Partners.... (more) READ MORE>>

  • UrbanSitter Finds $1.75M

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:18 pm
    San Francisco-based UrbanSitter, an online service which uses Facebook to connect parents with babysitters, has raised $1.75M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week. The filing indicates thirteen investors participated in the funding. The funding included First Round Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Menlo Ventures and angels, according to reports from AllThingsD. UrbanSitter's service allows parents to search for, book, and review babysitters via Facebook. READ MORE>>

  • Facebook IPO Filing Due Next Week, Says Report

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:12 pm
    Mountain View-based Facebook is getting set to file for its IPO, according to reports, in what could be one of the biggest IPOs this year. No details of the IPO have been filed yet, but the WSJ reports Morgan Stanley is the lead underwriter on the deal READ MORE>>

  • HydroNovation Gets Series B

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:33 pm
    San Francisco-based HydroNovation, which develops water purification and conditioning systems aimed at both the residential and food service markets, has scored an investment from 3M New ventures. 3M New Ventures announced the deal on Thursday, but did not disclose any financing terms. Clean Pacific Ventures also participated in the funding. HydroNovation said it uses electro-deionization to treat water, eliminating the need for chemical additives and salt which are typically used in water softeners. A recent regulatory filing indicates that the round was worth $3.25M. READ MORE>>

  • Signature Labs Launches Mobile Shopping App

    26 Jan 2012 | 4:10 pm
    San Francisco-based signature Labs, a developer of mobile shopping applications, said Thursday that it has launched its services, after raising $1.1M in a seed funding round. The round came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Amicus Capital, Triangle Peak Partners, Don Hutchison, and Dave Pell. Signature develops a personal shopping assistant application for mobile devices, focused around connecting people with their favorite brands, sales associates, and retailers. The firm was founded by David Hegarty. The company said the funding actually closed in May of 2011.... (more) READ MORE>>
 
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  • 2012 STC Touchstone Awards Report

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:09 pm
    STC Silicon Valley Chapter is happy to announce that the chapter web site won an award at the STC Touchstone Awards held in Berkeley on January 21. Here is DJ Cline’s report on the event.

  • February SVC Meeting

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:06 pm
    Please join us on February 23, 2012 for the February SVC Meeting; to be held at the Hola! Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, located at 1015 Alameda de las Pulgas in Belmont. The meeting starts at 6 PM. This month’s topic is Learning How to Communicate Better with Numbers with Randall Bolten. Directions to Hola! 1. Take highway 101 and get off at Ralston Ave. 2. Take Ralston west until you reach Alameda de las Pulgas. 3. Right before the signal, turn left into the shopping center. If you miss the first driveway, turn left on Alameda de las Pulgas, and turn left into the next shopping…

  • March SVC Meeting

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:04 pm
    Please join us on March 22, 2012 for the March SVC Meeting; to be held at the Santa Clara IHOP, located at 4200 Great America Parkway in Santa Clara. The meeting starts at 6 PM. This month’s topic is A Technical Writer’s Trip to Hollywood with Eliza R Sawyer. “A Technical Writer’s Trip to Hollywood” is a presentation on things Eliza learned by getting a certificate in screen writing through UCLA Extension, that have improved her technical writing. She was surprised by what she learned and how it relates to information architecture.. She will introduce the…

  • SDK/API Technical Writer – Emeryville

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:51 pm
    Organization: Gracenote, Inc Contact Name: Gracenote Staffing City: Emeryville Phone Number: (510) 547-9692 Job Title: API/SDK Technical Writer Duration: Staff Description Gracenote is looking for a Senior Technical Writer for B2B SDK/API documentation. This role is primarily responsible for writing developer-facing documentation. Other duties include helping develop scripts and processes to improve technical publications infrastructure. Required Technical Skills • At least 10 years of technical writing experience writing SDK/API developer-facing documentation • Technical degree in…

  • Contract Tech Writer – Santa Clara

    admin
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:24 am
    Organization: Clarity Consultants Contact Name: Kelli Downey City: Santa Clara (mostly telecommute) Phone Number: 408.369.5990 Job Title: Contract Technical Writer Duration: 3 months Description We are working with our client in locating a Senior Technical Writer to be responsible for all product technical manuals and quick-start guides and collaborating closely with the engineers designing the products. In this role, you will: - Be responsible for planning and executing production all product manuals. - Assist the marketing writer with technical aspects of marketing collateral. - Maintain…
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  • 50 Times

    projectboeja
    21 Jan 2012 | 4:17 am
    We had Aaron Patzer over at the Founder Institute Brussels last wednesday. Intense. For those asking themselves what it is that makes Silicon Valley stand out from the crowd, a talk with the founder of Mint is all it takes. A whole other league, a different sport even: his sheer intelligence, focus and intensity makes anyone not giving it the full 120%, feel like a glorified hobbyist. But this was not the point of the evening, the point of the evening was “fundraising”: two interesting talks by Aaron and Rodrigo Sepùlveda Schulz. Rodrigo, another far too intelligent man for this…

  • Suzanne Yost is SILVAR’s 2012 President

    Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®
    20 Jan 2012 | 3:50 pm
    At the helm of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® this year is Suzanne Yost, a REALTOR® who is passionate about organized real estate and highly values professional standards and the REALTOR® Code of Ethics. Yost has been actively involved in organized real estate long before becoming a SILVAR member in 2009. Yost was named REALTOR® of the Year in 2006 by the Santa Cruz Association of REALTORS® and Salesperson of the Year in 1982 by San Luis Obispo Board of REALTORS®. Involvement in organized real estate provides opportunities for REALTORS®, including the tools they need to…

  • Silicon Valley REALTORS® install 2012 leadership team

    Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®
    20 Jan 2012 | 3:25 pm
    The 2012 leadership team of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS (SILVAR) was installed Jan. 12 at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga. California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) treasurer Chris Kutzkey administered the oath of office to the association’s 2012 president Suzanne Yost and the board of directors. The Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®represents over 4,000 REALTORS® and affiliates engaged in the real estate business on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. SILVAR promotes the highest ethical standards of real estate practice, serves as an advocate for homeownership and…

  • Living Large in Silicon Valley: A Follow-up

    madhaus
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:18 am
    Earlier this week I showed some typical single family home sales right above the cut-off point for the highest of the three tiers measured by the SF Case-Shiller Index.  (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, go read the linked article.  Go on, read it.)  That is, how much house can you get for $579,803 or more in each of the five participating counties that contribute to the CSI-SF.  Let’s just say that none of the homes were what most of you might think of as “upper tier.”  Guess it’s all that 99 versus 1 percent stuff, and television only showing…

  • Going to Silicon Valley (update)

    hannustewart
    20 Jan 2012 | 12:22 am
    Just a quick update on my trip to Silicon Valley. So as I said earlier, I’ll be traveling to Silicon Valley early this year. The trip has now been booked for 28th February – 12th March. Me and my friend will be visiting some start-ups, getting to meet some cool people and also taking part in some innovation activities that will take place during our stay. Of course we will have some days off too (we will go to hockey games etc.) I’ll be covering the entire trip right here on my blog. I’m not promising updates every day, but for sure there will be a couple of posts…
 
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    Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition blogs

  • Gifts from our partner bike shops

    Anne Fisher
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:28 pm
    As the lucky staff person who gets to receive payments and keep track of volunteer hours, I see the names of all the individuals and companies who support SVBC throughout the year. Today, I’d like to call out some of the bike shops that have become great supporters of our mission in many ways. Chain Reaction Bicycles contributes up to $2,500 per year of the amounts earned by participants in Plus3 Network, as well as 5% of the sales they make to SVBC members. (If you aren’t familiar with Plus3, check it out at www.plus3network.com. Sign up for free and log your exercise to contribute.

  • San José Team kickoff

    brecheenj
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:28 pm
    Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition sponsored our first team meeting in San Jose last night at Pho69. We were joined by several members who work for the City of San Jose as well as other local residents. We all had one vision in mind: to make San Jose a safe and fun place to ride a bike. After introductions were made, the team shared different experiences riding in San Jose and set the groundwork for areas of focus, not only for biking around San Jose, but also for the direction of the team. Our first focus is to dive into San Jose's Bike Plan and decide what we feel is important for the City of…

  • A great meeting is followed by an abhorrent hit-and-run

    colin
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:57 pm
    We had a great meeting of the SVBC San Jose Team last night. Thanks to everybody who came out, and thanks to Pho 69 for giving us a quiet, spacious loft to meet in! The meeting was a great opportunity for bike advocates, hopeful bike-riders-to-be, and recent bike-friendly transplants to San Jose to meet each other, meet several SVBC staff members, and catch up on what San Jose is doing to increase bike access and infrastructure. Of particular interest were the San Jose Bike Plan and General Plan, both of which lay out goals and strategies for increasing the number of trips taken by bike in…

  • Los Altos Hills

    corinne
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:46 am
    Yesterday Jen and I met with a team in Los Altos Hills--the mayor, the city manager, and the lead for the new Traffic and Safety Committee. We discussed bicyclist safety issues as well as the frustration some of their residents feel about cyclists, and proactive ways to deal with that. We made plans to give our Share the Road presentation at an upcoming city event to reach out to the motoring citizens of LAH. We also discussed having a session for elected official, city management, and law enforcement officers from LAH and neighboring cities, along with team and ride leaders, at our upcoming…

  • Safe Routes to School in East Palo Alto

    corinne
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:41 am
    SVBC is engaged in a Safe Routes to Schools program in East Palo Alto. We are working with the Ravenswood City School District and the San Mateo County Office of Education to implement a program that will enhance safety and encourage kids to walk and bike to school. This week we had a SR2S Task Force meeting with community leaders in East Palo Alto. The support for the program was amazing--various city representatives, from both Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, are excited about the program. They hope that our programmatic work will also enhance their abilities to get funding for much-needed…
 
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    Downtown San Jose Real Estate

  • San Pedro Square Market Filling Up

    Eric
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:43 pm
    Have you been out to the San Pedro Square Market recently? If you haven’t, you’re missing out on one of downtown San Jose’s most unique venues. Vino Vino Wine Bar, Pizza Bucca Lupo, Crewners, and the San Pedro Market Bar have all been open for a while now. Vino Vino features wines-on-tap and a delicious menu of panini and other small bites. Pizza Bucca Lupo serves authentic Neapolitan-style pizza served searing hot from their gorgeous imported pizza oven. The San Pedro Market Bar recently started their $4 happy hour weekdays from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm and all day Sunday. And Crewners…

  • Silicon Valley International Auto Show Returns to Downtown San Jose

    Eric
    4 Jan 2012 | 4:13 pm
    The 2012 Silicon Valley International Auto Show starts Thursday and runs through Sunday at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in downtown San Jose. Come test drive a Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, Chevy, Buick or GMC. See the latest electric vehicles such as the Ford Focus Electric, the Chevrolet Volt, the Nissan LEAF™, the latest from Fisker, and the CODA EV Sedan. Vehicles making their debut at the Silicon Valley Auto Show include the Fiat 500, the Hyundai Velostar, and the Mazda3. Other highlights of the show include: the Exotic Vehicle Collection featuring Bentley, Lamborghini, Aston…

  • What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

    Eric
    29 Dec 2011 | 12:47 pm
    If you’re still looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve, there is still plenty of time to plan a fabulous night out in downtown San Jose. From comedy to clubs, there’s something for everyone to do. ComedySportz 288 So. 2nd Street 10:00 pm show will feature a countdown to midnight, party favors, and dessert. Visit comedysportzsanjose.com for more information. Agenda Lounge 399 So. 1st Street New Year’s Eve Explosion – 2 levels of New Year’s Eve fun – great DJs, live countdown, party favors, balloons, champagne toast. Hotel packages with Club entrance available. Visit…

  • Downtown San Jose’s Music in the Park is a Thing of the Past

    Eric
    16 Dec 2011 | 12:48 pm
    At the San Jose Downtown Association’s (SJDA) winter board meeting last Friday, the long-rumored decision was finally made and the plug was pulled on downtown San Jose’s Music in the Park. The popular concert series started out in 1989 as a Friday lunchtime series. The following year it moved to Thursday nights. Music in the Park has hosted such acclaimed acts as Tower of Power, Pete Escovedo, Smash Mouth, Greg Kihn, and Third Eye Blind, just to name a few. Downtown residents and merchants were becoming more and more frustrated with the types of crowds some of the acts were drawing. What…

  • Hip Hop Takes Over the HP Pavilion in Downtown San Jose

    Eric
    9 Dec 2011 | 2:32 pm
    Hip hop fans are in for an early Christmas present this week when both the Watch the Throne Tour and The Triple Ho Show 2.0 come to downtown San Jose’s HP Pavilion. Kanye West and Jay-Z bring their wildly popular Watch the Throne Tour to the HP Pavilion on Wednesday, December 14. The elaborate stage show features both rappers performing hits from their Watch the Throne album, as well as solo performances by both artists. Tickets are still available. Visit www.hppavilion.com for more information or to purchase tickets. The night before, Tuesday, December 13, radio station NOW 99.7 presents…
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