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Chrome Here Often? Google+ when portability meets scalability... Google Plus

Google+, the market may finally realize what happens when pure portability meets scalability... GOOGLE

Verdict is still out on whether Zuckerberg's facebook has any merit or is just the next myspace (dead dog), GSV Capital seems to think so... or so they tell their clients.

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Google’s Chrome Web browser claimed 20.7 percent of the global browser market in June, according to the Web analytics company StatCounter.

The Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) browser had just 2.8 percent of the market in June 2009.

Much of the gain came from a fall in use of Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Internet Explorer, which fell from 59 percent to 44 percent during the same period, the report says.

Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox browser, meanwhile, dropped slightly from 30 percent of the global market to 28 percent.

StatCounter's report is based on data collected on a sample exceeding 15 billion page views per month -- including 4 billion from the United States -- from the StatCounter network of more than 3 million websites.

Many users have embraced Google Chrome for its speed in loading Web pages, and both Microsoft and Mozilla have responded with better speeds in new versions of their browsers.

Google+ AKA Google Plus Anyone?

Is the Fairmont Hotel really for sale or just testing the water?

Is the Fairmont Hotel really for sale or just testing the water? With so many comparable hotels on the market (and no list price) you have to wonder.

Fairmont Hotel Goes Up For Sale, But Tonga Room May Be Around for Quite a Bit Longer

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Fairmont Hotel Goes Up For Sale, But Tonga Room May Be Around for Quite a Bit Longer

It seems like it's been years that we've been talking about the possible demise of the Tonga Room (it has). We've followed the ups and downs of a developer's plans to raze the rear section and tower portion of the building and destroy the great and glorious temple of Tiki that is Tonga, which is only lacking in decent cocktails and edible food. But news comes today that the Fairmont Hotel's current ownership, having lost their battle to build some condos, have put the hotel on the market, and it's likely it's going to sit there for a while. There are now four hotels on the market within three blocks of each other, as the Chron reports: the Mark Hopkins, the Stanford Court, the Huntington Court, and now the Fairmont. All have been hurt by downtown convention business, but all have spectacular views of the city! [Chron]

Below Market Rate For Above Market Down (And A Bit Of Irony) June 14th, 2011 The Mayor’s Office of Housing Below Market Rate (BMR) homeownership program was established to offer “low to moderate income” households “the option of purchasing homes that are

Below Market Rate For Above Market Down (And A Bit Of Irony)

June 14th, 2011

The Mayor’s Office of Housing Below Market Rate (BMR) homeownership program was established to offer “low to moderate income” households “the option of purchasing homes that are priced below the typical market rate price” but are restricted in terms…

Barry Bonds Old Trainer Urged to Resign as Youth Coach

June 14th, 2011

Barry Bonds Old Trainer Urged to Resign as Youth Coach Greg Anderson, the man busted for dealing steroids to former Giants great Barry Bonds, is now being shunned by little league baseball. “A Northern California youth baseball league has barred Barry Bonds’ former personal trainer from coaching his son’s team,” reports BCN (via KTVU). “The president of the Burlingame Youth Baseball Association says Greg Anderson is not a registered coach and is prohibited from being on the field during games.” [ more › ]



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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Dan Savage’s Webby Award Speech

June 14th, 2011

The Webby Awards, which are still alive and kicking, were held in New York City last night. Of the many winners, who are allowed to deliver a speech containing only five words, hilarious homosexual activist / journalist Dan Savage made the following speech, touching upon the (not-so shocking) Tracy Morgan anti-gay comedia routine that happened in Nashville last week. [ more › ]



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365 Fulton Exposed

June 14th, 2011

Formerly known as Central Freeway Parcel G, to be known as the Dr. Raye Richardson Apartments, and having started site work early last year, the scaffolding around 365 Fulton is almost completely down from around the five story development…

Dirty Movie: Independent filmmakers willing to brave Mid-Market…

June 14th, 2011

134-Golden-Gate.jpgIndependent filmmakers willing to brave Mid-Market will be up for some cheap rent starting July 1. City Insider tell us they are lining up for space, but with only 10 applications for 12 office spaces, the artistes can probably rest easy.Requirements to get the space include either being a San Francisco resident or working on a project set primarily in the city. Any suggestions for a theme for the intrepid filmmakers, dear readers? [City Insider]

Buffett Auction Raises $2,626,411 For Glide: Warren Buffett, who calls San Francisco’s… June 14th, 2011 Warren Buffett, who calls San Francisco’s Glide Foundation “…maybe the most effective organization I’ve seen for people down on their luck,” has raised

Buffett Auction Raises $2,626,411 For Glide: Warren Buffett, who calls San Francisco’s…

June 14th, 2011

6-6-11buffett.jpgWarren Buffett, who calls San Francisco’s Glide Foundation “…maybe the most effective organization I’ve seen for people down on their luck,” has raised $2,626,411 for the foundation.The world’s 3rd wealthiest person and legendary investor holds a yearly auction where the lucky winner gets to bring up to seven friends to a lunch with Buffett at New York City’s Smith & Wollensky steakhouse. “We are thrilled and astonished by Mr. Buffett and the winning bidder for their generosity and philanthropy, which allows Glide to continue to help those of society’s margins transform their lives,” Glide Founder the Rev. Cecil Williams said in a statement. Alan Stillman, the founder of Smith & Wollensky, had pledged to donate an additional $10,000 to Glide. [SF Appeal/Curbed SF]

Homes of Famous Philandering Men: Until lately, stodgy old newscasters couldn’t…

June 14th, 2011

Screen-shot-2011-06-13-at-8.47.42-AM.jpgUntil lately, stodgy old newscasters couldn’t say the word “sexting” with a straight face. We’ve got a a recent crop of very public, very philandering men to thank for that—Curbed National is taking a look at their homes. Click over for Chris Brown, Anthony Weiner, of course, and more. [Curbed National]

AM Linkage: Shark Car Roaming the Mission; Hi, Hunter! Newsom Family Welcomes Baby Boy; Mural Party in the Lower Haight; More! June 14th, 2011 [They’re All Wasted via Curbed Flickr Pool/Erik Wilson] · Thousands say goodbye to fallen S.F. firefighters [SF

AM Linkage: Shark Car Roaming the Mission; Hi, Hunter! Newsom Family Welcomes Baby Boy; Mural Party in the Lower Haight; More!

June 14th, 2011

6-13-11amlinks.jpg[They’re All Wasted via Curbed Flickr Pool/Erik Wilson]

· Thousands say goodbye to fallen S.F. firefighters [SF Gate]
· Burning Man enthusiasts showing up around town [Mission Mission]
· Newsom family welcomes baby boy [SF Appeal]
· Sunrise over Microwave Tower (which needs a new name)[Bernalwood]
· No wall safe from stenciling in pastel California home [Curbed National]
· Lower Haight mural party: photo recap [Haighteration]

A-Cup: Get Your Sail On: For the only time this year,…

June 14th, 2011

2011_05_11_a-cup_tiny.jpgFor the only time this year, the AC45 wing-sailed catamaran will sail in San Francisco at 1 p.m., organizers said Which means grab a sandwich and head to Crissy Field for lunch. The big, shiny and multi-hulled AC45s will be working through the race route this afternoon after a private shindig at the Golden Gate Yacht Club, and the long Crissy Field bayfront should prove perfect for viewing. The Golden Gate Bridge might not be so bad, either, but lacks picnic tables and does not permit beach chairs. [SF Appeal]