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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Well, here’s the news of the day – San Francisco-based Yelp, Inc., San Francisco’s social networking, user review, and local search web site, will be soon be hiring 200 plus folks at a huge, brand-new office in Scottsdale, AZ.
Interested Arizonians (or just anybody, I s’pose) should regularly monitor Yelp.com/jobs to get in on the action before the madding crowd. Read all the deets below, if you want to hear the Arizona Department of Commerce and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council crowing over their win.
Scottsdale Mayor W.J. “Jim” Lane just drank our milkshake, all the way from the 480. Drank it up! Why? It must have something to do with the Bay Area lacking a “strong infrastructure and an educated talent pool of potential employees.” Read CEO Jeremy Stoppelman’s full quote below. And while you’re at it, feel free to read between the lines. Granted, Yelpers in San Francisco will soon have a little more elbow room, but it’s difficult to see today’s news as something other than a big dis to SF and the bay area.
Let’s remember the good times, back in aught-five when most Yelpers worked in town. Via Yelp.com:
Another from Yelp.com’s infamous 2005 XXX-mas party:
Sic transit gloria Web 2.0 in the 415
Bono, what hath you wrought?
Yelp to Open Office in Scottsdale. San Francisco-Based Technology Company Plans To Hire More Than 200 Locally This Year
Yelp, the community-led local search site, today announced it is opening an office in Scottsdale, Arizona, as it increases hiring to support the company’s U.S. and international expansion.
The San Francisco-based technology company plans to hire more than 200 people this year for the office, which will be located in the Scottsdale Corporate Galleria, and is looking to fill positions across numerous departments, in particular sales and account management.
Yelp, which connects consumers with great local businesses through user-written reviews and ratings on its site, has seen rapid growth in recent years. More than 29 million people used the site last month and review content has doubled in the last year to more than 9 million. Started in San Francisco in 2004, Yelp is available throughout the U.S. and Canada, and expanded to the U.K. and Ireland last year.
“Scottsdale and the greater Phoenix area have a vibrant and growing Yelp community,” said Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO and co-founder of Yelp. “The region is also a great place to locate a technology business, having a strong infrastructure and an educated talent pool of potential employees. We are excited to make Scottsdale home to our third Yelp office and the hundreds of future Yelp employees who will live, work and play in this great area.”
Don’t stop now, ever more, after the jump
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
As promised, San Francisco’s federal judges hosted a conference this afternoon at the Old Federal Building that focused on the changing nature of the news media. Check it:
“How Blogs, Twitter and Social Media are Changing Legal Reporting“
Today’s draw was famous legal commentator Sweet Melissa Griffin, who kicked things off by revealing to the judges a surreptitious recording that she had just made.
Melissa holding up her small recording device. So tricksy:
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That led into an interesting conversation covering new media and our courts. (I’ll link to the video after it gets posted – these bits from John Steele and Kimberly A. Kralowec) should hold you until then). Be sure to listen for Judge Susan Illston talk about how she worked hard to be media friendly when preparing for the Barry Bonds trial and how she wonders just who the media is these days.
Speaking of which, there was a ton of media there, so you’ll be sure to hear more about this conference in the coming days.
It’s nice to see all the people in the federal court system working on these issues. Hurray!
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Oddly-named Meraki wants to WiFi up your K-12 school with a quickness, so all the kids can watch the Lady Gaga (coming December 13th, 2009!) and AutoTune the News without all those pesky wires about. See?
“Meraki, the cloud-based wireless networking company, launched its “Wireless For Schools” program today, offering K-12 schools and districts a comprehensive 802.11n wireless LANat the price of $40 per student or less. The program enables schools to deploy a high-quality wireless network quickly, easily, and at less than half the cost of other solutions in the market. To qualify, schools must contact Meraki and make their purchases by December 22, 2009.”
Now that’s $40 per, but if you get some kind of E-rate rebate aka (Universal Service Fund for Schools and Libraries (USFSL) from Uncle Sucker, the Feds will kick in for 80% of the bill. I mean, they wanted to pay for the Bridge to Nowhere and they still want to pay for the bulk of the Chinatown subway – the Feds have all kinds of moola. So it’s time to get your fair share. You know…. for kids.
Meraki founders Hans Robertson and Sanjit Biswas want to Free the Net, or something:
“On Sanjit: Marc by Marc Jacobs army mélange jacket with zip-out vest ($528)[!] at Marc by Marc Jacobs. Cotton t-shirt and glasses, model’s own[!].” Photo by Bryan Davis.
All right, get cracking. One Call Does it All: (415) 632-5800
“Meraki Offers Wireless Networks to K-12 Schools for $40 Per Student or Less
Meraki’s “Wireless For Schools” makes it easy for schools to deploy a high-quality 802.11n wireless network across the campus
Meraki, the cloud-based wireless networking company, launched its “Wireless For Schools” program today, offering K-12 schools and districts a comprehensive 802.11n wireless LAN at the price of $40 per student or less. The program enables schools to deploy a high-quality wireless network quickly, easily, and at less than half the cost of other solutions in the market. To qualify, schools must contact Meraki and make their purchases by December 22, 2009.
The Hard Sell, after the jump.
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Hey, are you a journalist, Blogger, New Media Content Provider and/or a person who reports on the business of courts? If so, you are in luck - word comes today from Kimo Crossman about a FREE half-day conference is coming up at San Francisco’s Old Federal Building (Big Blue) in the Tenderloin / Civic Center area on November 4, 2009. And to butter up all you ink-stained wretches beforehand, the 9th Circuit Office of the Circuit Executive is going on about how “old media” is “imploding.” Quelle surprise!
Anyway, it’s called, “How Blogs, Twitter and Social Media are Changing Legal Reporting - A half-day conference focusing on the changing nature of the news media and its coverage of the federal courts.” Whew.
See?
And best of all, San Francisco City Hall Examiner Sweet Melissa Griffin will be on one of the panels. OMG! U got 2 go 4 sure!!!
SMG adressing the City Club earlier this year:
In short, it’s going to be on. But space is limited, so register today!
When: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
1 to 5 p.m., reception to follow
Where: Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
450 Golden Gate Ave.
San Francisco, California
Sponsors: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Public Information and Community Outreach Committee.
To Attend: Journalists, bloggers, new media content providers and others reporting on the business of the courts are encouraged to attend. The event is free but space is limited.
Conference Program
How Blogs, Twitter and Social Media are Changing Legal Reporting – A half-day conference focusing on the changing nature of the news media and its coverage of the federal courts
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
1:00 p.m. Welcome
Hon. Judge Vaughn R. Walker, Chief District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Hon. Marilyn L. Huff, District Judge, PICO Committee Chair
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
1:15 p.m. Media Mania and the Courts
With “old media” imploding and the “new media” exploding, just who is reporting on the courts these days and how are they doing it? What should judges and courts expect from the new media? Join a distinguished panel in discussing how court coverage is changing and what that means for accuracy and access.
Panelists:
James R. Bettinger, Director
Knight Fellowships Program Stanford University
Melissa Griffin, Blogger
TheSweetMelissa.com
Hon. Susan Y. Illston
U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California
Kelli L. Sager, Esq.
Davis, Wright, Tremaine
Ninth Circuit PICO Committee
Peter Scheer
Executive Director
First Amendment Coalition
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Blogging, Tweeting: New Media in the Courtroom
Who qualifies as a journalist and does it really matter anymore? Are bloggers the new court reporters? How have courts responded to the challenge of instant reporting via wireless communications devices? Join a judge, a working journalist, legal blogger and Internet law expert in a discussion of new media in the courtroom.
Panelists:
Hon. Jeremy Fogel
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of California
Eric Goldman
Associate Professor & Blogger
Santa Clara University Law School
Jennifer Granick
Civil Liberties Director
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Howard Mintz
Legal Affairs Writer
San Jose Mercury News
4:30 p.m. Round Up
5:00 p.m. Reception in the Lawyers Lounge, 18th Floor
| The Conference is sponsored by the United States District Court for the District of Northern California and the Ninth Circuit Public Information and Community Outreach Committee. The program will take place at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco. |
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Parking
The courthouse does not have a public parking lot.Public parking lots are available on 735 Van Ness between Turk & Eddy streets (open until 5:30 p.m.), and at the corner of Golden Gate and Larkin streets. The Civic Center Garage is also available on McAllister Street between Polk and Larkin streets. |
See you there!
All the attendees with bios, after the jump.
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
I won’t even get into how ridiculous it is that San Francisco has no comprehensive WiFi service available when you consider the promises made a half-decade ago. The issue of the day is what you can do to get online wirelessly with your netbook or notebook or lapbook or whatever.
Of course you can always linger about a Tulley’s Coffee or (the very nice) Valencia Gardens housing project and get 50+ megabits per second, but most of San Francisco offers you no connection at all.
But how about tethering your cell phone to your netbook to get connected all over town. PdaNet software can get the job done for most smart phones (and even for your iPhone, assuming it’s jailbroke). Check it:
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See? Sprint connects pretty well all over town, so you can use your cellie’s $15/month unlimited data plan to connect to the Internet at a slow, but serviceable 2.4 Mbps.
Hurray!
Tags: berry, blackberry, cel, cell, cellie, computer, connected, connection, internet, iphone, lapbook, Mbps, mobile, netbook, notebook, pc, pdanet, phone, pilot, plalm, pre, san francisco wifi, sprint, tether, tethering, windows
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
I can tell you right now that Bing, the new search engine from Microsoft, is “something of a hit” because it’s been bringing a few folks to this website the past few days. Especially folks from San Francisco City Hall – you can tell when they drop by, as they leave the following footprint:
“www.SFGov.org CCSF San Francisco Department of Telecommunications and Information Services”
And what are they Binging today? Here’s something they’re interested in (it’s Jimbo Lazarus, for some odd reason) below.
Hey, why don’t you go Bing Yourself right now, just type your name and city in to see what the Internet thinks about you? (Actually, your results from Bing will probably look a lot like your results from Google, so why would people want to switch to Bing? Not exactly sure.)
Bing! Fighting Google, One Day At A Time.
Oh, what a second, here’s a good reason to use Bing – you can watch porn without leaving the search engine. You see, Bing “puts porn in motion.” How about that? So, just turn “safe search” off and then use the search term “porn” in the video section. You’ll get these thumbnails that start right up as soon as your mouse hovers over them. Thusly:
Well, I searched for adorable puppies instead, but you get the idea. (NB: Don’t use Bing to look at porn at work.)
As they say:
“But It’s Not Google.”
I’ll stick with the Googleplex mothership for now, but you, you go right ahead and Bing away.
Why not?
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Which entity is doing a better job exploiting the “2 ____, 1 ____” Internet meme – is it this shocking new ad from Quiznos or is it the new 415-based collaboration “2 Girls, 1 Queen”?
First up is the sandwich ad. It’s appalling. It seems to grow more appalling upon each successive viewing, particularly so in high-rez, full-screen mode. SFW but you should probably be working at work anyway, right? So choose wisely.
Compare that with 2 Girls, 1 Queen from Elaine Santore, Aimee Ellis, and Marqus Fontenot:
“Welcome to 2 Girls, 1 Queen!
2 Girls, 1 Queen is a collaboration between former Fog City Journal columnist and hair accessories designer Elaine Santore, SF native, dancer, organizer and political consultant Aimee Ellis and Our Queen, Marqus Fontenot.
We’re launching 2 Girls, 1 Queen (not to be confused with a certain graphic viral video!) because we wanted to create a media platform for young, emerging artists involved in dance, fashion, political activism, music, civil rights, GLBT culture, social networking, philanthropy, entertainment and comedy.
Tough economic times call for a refocus of priorities to art, culture, and charity work. We love San Francisco and want to bring you content representing everything unique to our fair city and its past, present and future.
In the coming weeks, we will be posting information about appearances, videos, projects, events, and individual bios of our team. Consider this blog a small taste of things to come.
We hope you’ll join us!
xoxo,
Elaine Santore
Aimee Ellis
Marqus Fontenot”
It’s a tie! Both have exploited the “2 ____, 1 ____” Internet meme equally well.
Carry on.
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Oh baby, it’s on! It’s craigslist’s namesake, Craig Newmark, the Daimyo of the Internets, live, in person, at San Francisco’s Fort Mason (right next to Green’s Restaurant, AFAIK) this Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 at 7:30 PM.
Here’s the problem, though - this affair is open to the general public and it’s free and there’s beer and wine afterwards, so tickets are going to go like hotcakes. Don’t look for them here at the tickets section of CL, just go to this page to get in on the action.
Is Craig a pimp? Perhaps moderator Douglas McGray, Irvine Fellow, New America Foundation will ask about that:
Don’t click to expand.
It’s ON!
Fort Mason Center
Golden Gate Room at the Conference Center, Building A
craigslist.org may be the only site where you can get anything you need for life cheap, or even for free. The free community classifieds service, launched as an email listserv for San Franciscans in 1995, helps over 50 million monthly users find homes, jobs, cars, stuff, spouses, friends and flings. The site’s simple design and old age (in Internet company years) hasn’t kept it from being at the pulse of online life. craigslist is one of the top internet websites registering over 13 billion page views per month. The daily flurry of activity on the site has created a full-fledged culture of craigslist in communities around the world–even as most on the site simply want to sell or acquire something, many users participate in ongoing conversations. Founder Craig Newmark visits Zócalo to talk about the web and social change, net neutrality and government transparency, education, and political causes like supporting veterans and building a stable environment for peace on the West Bank.
The New America Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute based in Washington, D.C.
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
Sitemeter is a tool that lets you see how many people come to your website, usually. But on September 13, 2008, the people at Sitemeter started rolling out a new interface that proved unpopular for various reasons. (“Sitemeter sucks” was a typical comment, but I could never get that far along the migration process to see for myself.)
So, the Sitemeter Team decided to roll back to the status quo ante [this is good] but they are having problems getting this done [this is bad]. Their entire website is down currently so it’s hard to read their apology from yesterday. See below for Sitemeter’s thoughts on this whole affair.
This is what “Sitemeter Classic” looked like, before the attempted migration:
The word from SM. Come back soon, Sitemeter.
Our Apologies -
September 14, 2008 ·
Dear Valued SiteMeter Customers,
As you’re no doubt aware by now, we’ve chosen to roll back our website to the previous “classic” version.
Based on some performance issues we were experiencing along with feedback from the community it appears we have pushed our new site live prematurely.
Our intention is and has always been to offer you, our customer’s better tools and more accurate data. Obviously we fell short of this. The first thing we need to do, moving forward, is to roll out new product releases in parallel to our current platform. This will give everyone a chance to try out, evaluate, and comment on our new concepts.
We would also like to take this opportunity to ask those of you who had issues or concerns with the new site to participate in future beta testing. We had originally asked for Beta Tester in two of our newsletters sent earlier this year so we’re eager to build our beta group even larger. If you’re interested in participating please send us an email using our support ticketing system with BETA TESTER in the subject line of your email.
In the near term we’ll be evaluating the performance issues and feedback from our community. If you have additional input that would help us build you a better product we’d like to hear from you.
We apologize for the botched rollout and will do our best to make sure the next time we do this it has your full support and blessing.
Sincerely,
The SiteMeter Team
Tags: counter, migration, site meter, sitemeter, statistics, stats, tool, upgrade, web
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