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  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Facebook Just Keeps Getting Worse

    ​Over the years, whenever Facebook has made changes, people have inevitably complained --  on Facebook -- about the changes Facebook made to Facebook. "I'm leaving Facebook," those people would declare, on Facebook. Of course, few of them ever actually left Facebook. Until recently, I have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Facebook vs. Nursing Moms: Bay Area Breastfeeders Protest Deleted Photos

    ​You don't want to piss-off nursing mothers, who are already sleep-deprived. But Facebook is braving a fight with breastfeeding women who are joining a worldwide protest this morning, calling on the Bay Area company to stop deleting their nursing photos on Facebook. As we write, Bay Area mothers a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Get a Free Tour of the Fox Theater and Celebrate Its Third Anniversary This Friday

    It's kind of a big week for Oakland's Fox Theater: Tonight, Wilco plays its last in a series of three Bay Area concerts -- which, if it's anything like Sunday's show at the Warfield, should be incredible. Then, on Friday, there's a big party at the Fox in honor of the third anniversary of theater's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Anonymous Attempts to "Bring Down" Facebook

    A day without Wikipedia was one thing, but can you imagine your life without Facebook? That's one way to test your allegiance to Anonymous, the online hacktivist group, best known locally for revealing personal information of BART police officers. The group is asking you to set aside your social-net ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Cafe Gratitude Is Not Going Anywhere and A Sushi Robot at U-Sushi

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Cafe Gratitude won't be closing all of their Northern California locations after all. The "series of aggressive lawsuits" they attributed to the cause of their impending closures, announced via Facebook i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Why You Should Fake It on Facebook

    ​I went out on a first date with a girl who is also a recently added Facebook friend. During dinner she kept bringing up things I had already read about on FB, but I lied and pretended like I didn't know because that's creepy, right? At what point am I allowed to admit I FB stalk her? A month? Lon ... More >>

  • Music

    December 21, 2011

    Bouncer Talks Occupy with The Man at Sutter Station

    ​I went out on a first date with a girl who is also a recently added Facebook friend. During dinner she kept bringing up things I had already read about on FB, but I lied and pretended like I didn't know because that's creepy, right? At what point am I allowed to admit I FB stalk her? A month? Lon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Bouncer Finds That Even The Man Supports Occupy (Well, Sorta)

    ​From this week's Bouncer column: I like bars for the same reason I like Facebook: I can come face-to-face (literally and metaphorically) with people who have different opinions than I do. When I was growing up in the middle of Illinois, liberals were hard to come by, so I couldn't wait to h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    State Bird Provisions and La Boulange to Open and Leticia's to Close Before 2012

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Pending Openers: State Bird Provision is slated to swoop in just before the end of the year. Tablehopper says the small bites restaurant from the husband-and-wife team of Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinsk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Wine of the Week: Mercury Rising Bordeaux-Style Tastes Pricier Than it Costs

    "Exceptional value-per-dollar ratio" is how Cinnabar, or at least their publicist, promotes their wines. Based on our tasting of their 2008 California Mercury Rising "Bordeaux-style" wine, we see substance in the statement. ​ We taste wines blind-ish. We don't brown bag and mix them up to confus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Mark Zuckerberg's Kill Displayed, i-Skewers, and Stroganoff's Russian and Thai Food

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. All Things D​ There's a large, looming bison head mounted to the wall of a Facebook conference room, and while Refinery 29 couldn't confirm the buffalo (in the picture from All Things D) was indeed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    India Wants Facebook to Prescreen User Content

    ​Sometimes it's hard to refrain from going libertarian. Okay, not really, but whenever governments try to pass or enforce absolutely clueless, sledgehammer-blunt laws governing the Internet, it's a challenge not to simply give up hope that enough politicians will ever understand the basic concepts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Facebook's Cheesy Ads: Do They Make it Worth $100 Billion?

    ​A couple of weeks ago, Business Insider, the puerile gossip 'n' lies site run by disgraced, bubble-era Internet-stock analyst Henry Blodget, informed us that a "source close to Facebook employees" said in an e-mail to the site that the company would go public within weeks. The article's author, N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Cafe Gratitude To Close All Bay Area Locations and Gracias Madre

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The big news of the day is the all-edifying-vegan-menu restaurant that is Cafe Gratutide is closing up all seven of its Northern California locations and the owners' other S.F. restaurant, Gracias Madre. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    How To Deal With Break-Ups Gracefully In the Digital Age

    ​ Anna, Your previous advice regarding approaching ladies the right way online landed me a really fun date that turned into about 15 more, but now that we've had an argument or two I'm thinking maybe I should start over. How can I tell when it's time to break up when you're not even really "datin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Facebook Fumbles Its Way Toward a Phone

    ​Facebook is building a phone, the Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital is reporting this week in a series of posts. Facebook basically has to do it if it wants to stay in competition with Apple and Google as the go-to online destination -- or platform, or "ecosystem." Lots of people make Fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    The Perils of Policing Facebook Pages

    ​First it was the Islamic extremists. Now it's Mark Zuckerberg who is repressing Salman Rushdie. On Monday, Rushdie took to Twitter to complain that not only had Facebook shut down his page, apparently thinking it wasn't really his, but that the company then told him he couldn't use the name und ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Charlie Palmer's Coming, Pot Pantry Moves, and The Melt's Second Location is Open

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Last week we spotted a liquor license for Charlie Palmer's restaurant group in the window of the Crescent Hotel. Now, Inside Scoop confirms Palmer will create a new concept in the space, with a restauran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    What Exactly Is a Tech Company?

    ​Fast Company has published what might be the best, clearest look at the how the contours of the tech landscape are shaping themselves, and how that landscape has come to be dominated by four companies. I was alerted to the article via a tweet by Chronicle tech reporter Casey Newton who characte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Cedar Hill and Super Duper Open This Week, So Long Spot Bagel, and La Cocina Success Stories

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. BBQ and burgers in the Marina: Urban Daddy rounds up the news of a brisket and ribs place, Cedar Hill, soft opening this Thursday. The Texas-styled joint even shipped its smoker in from the Lone Star stat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Facebook Page Dedicated to 'Fix the Richmond'

    ​San Francisco, a competitive news market that has been home to a number of pioneering media enterprises, has also led the way in one journalistic sub-genre: Nagging government over the pace of infrastructure repairs. The now-defunct "Chronicle Watch" feature of the San Francisco Chronicle was per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Best Wine Bar Ever: Wine & Spirits' Top 100 Tasting Event

    What: Wine & Spirits Magazine's Eighth Annual Top 100 Wines Tasting Event Where: City View at Metreon, 101 4th St. When: Wed., October 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $105 The rundown: There are lots of different kinds of lushes social drinkers but perhaps my most favorite are the winos. They are jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Facebook's Newest Blight: The Ticker

    ​Recently, to check to see whether my keyboard was working, I randomly slapped some keys. I happened to have Facebook open at the time and I ended up entering what I typed -- "jmjyttyj"-- into its people search. I got three hits. There is no member named jmjyttyj, but Facebook helpfully pointed me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Now You Need to Have Facebook to Sign Up For Spotify

    ​ Last week's Facebook f8 conference meant a windfall of new users for Spotify, after it teamed with Facebook to allow users to share their music listening. But the increased cooperation also comes at what some call a heavy cost: Starting today, newcomers to Spotify need have to have a Facebo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    See Who Unfriended You on Facebook with New Timeline

    Are you sure you want to know who doesn't want to be your friend?​Warning: this will probably cause some bruised feelings. Maybe even a case of Facebook depression.Ever curious about who decided you weren't worth the hassle on Facebook? For those willing to spend a few minutes, you can quickly see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    The Meat Industry Lies, Banana Cream Pie Rules, & You Better Work (for Vegan Cheese)!

    ​ • The National Pork Producers Council is still denying that it's at all responsible for antibiotic resistance in humans. In related news, Olestra wants you to know it's only responsible for solid shits and Joe Camel says, "Smoke if you got 'em!" iStockLeave me in the ocean or I'll eat your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Facebook Unveils Partnerships with Music Services, New Social Listening Features

    ​ Facebook wants to publicize your music listening. The Palo Alto social networking giant unveiled a host of new features at its f8 development conference today in San Francisco -- among them, new ways to tell your friends what you're listening to and check out what they're listening to.

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    The Killers, Jane's Addiction, and Snoop Dogg Are Playing a "Secret Show" for the Gods of Tech Tonight

    ​After hearing rumors all day, it appears this is finally actually confirmed: Snoop Dogg, Jane's Addiction, Kaskade, and the Killers are playing a "secret" show after today's Facebook conference, hosted by Napster founder Sean Parker, according to SFist. So after spending the day hearing abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Etiquette for Today's San Franciscan: Using Groupons and Tipping Mixologists

    Groupon seems to bring out the T. rex diner whose arms are too short to reach his wallet.​Today, we're launching SF Etiquette, a weekly column in which I field your questions about dining out in 21st-century Bay Area restaurants. My somewhat specious qualifications: A) I go out to eat, professiona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    California Asks Facebook to Close Down Prisoners' Accounts

    Would you be his Facebook friend?​Prison is just that place where you have tons of time to kill (no pun intended) and not that many friends. So it makes sense that inmates in California prisons are finding creative ways to access Facebook and other social-networking sites. However, the state has c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Sanford Wallace, Facebook Spam King, Surrendered to FBI

    Spam King​Sanford "Spamford" Wallace, the notorious social-networking spammer, self surrendered to FBI agents today, nearly a month after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple counts of electronic mail fraud. The 43-year-old Wallace spam artist appeared in federal court today where h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Are Facebook Birthdays the Root of All Evil?

    Your "friends" don't know shit about you​Facebook's birthday reminders have become an invaluable tool for the socially inattentive among us. If you're a person who has trouble remembering your son's birthday -- even when it's the same day as your own -- the periodic reminders that crop up beside y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Watch This Now: OK Go Takes Over Your Browser

    ​It's no secret -- OK Go is really good at making music videos. Ever since these Chicago-via-L.A. rockers hit the gym in the coolest fashion we've ever seen, they've has killed it with bizarre but joyous video concepts, all of them done in a single continuous shot. Well, to borrow the cliche, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Free Tacos and Tequila!

    ​Camarena Taco Truck Launch Party Where: SOMArts (8th and Brannan Streets) When: Friday, July 22 7-10 p.m. Cost: Free! (but you have to register) UPDATE: The event is completely booked by SFoodie readers, but see the link on the next page to learn how to follow the truck's future appearance ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Whisk on Wheels, New Argentine Food Truck

    Photos by Luis Chong​SFoodie was eager to check out Whisk On Wheels, a 2-month-old food truck operated by an Argentine chef. So far, Argentine food trucks like Tanguito and El Porteno have enjoyed great success in the city, though the East Bay's Primo's Parrilla food truck called it quits e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Facebook Teams with Time Warner to Fight Cyberbullies

    Dealing with a bully the old fashioned way​Who better to lead a campaign to stop kids from bullying each other on the Internet than Facebook -- where much of this cyber harassment is taking place. Facebook, which now has 750 million users, announced that it will team up with Time Warner to wage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Facebook Is No. 10 Most "Hated" Company

    Facebook's populaity plummets​After Facebook launched the creepy facial recognition feature that had users freaking out, it's no wonder the social networking giant was voted the No. 10 most hated company in America. To put this snub into context, the only companies that are more hated than Faceboo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Facebook Now Has 750 Million Users

    People don't just like Facebook, they love it​Just when techies were asking the question: "Will Google replace Facebook?" the social-networking giant announced that it now has more than 750 million users globally who post billions of messages daily. That's good news for the Palo Alto company, co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Grab Miguel Migs' New Single 'Everybody' Early, Courtesy of a Certain Vodka Company

    Miguel Migs in his Polk Street studio.​ For some reason, a certain Swedish vodka maker recently introducd a special San Francisco-branded edition of its product. To pique the interest of locals (read: to market to them), it's holding some sort of get-involved thing on Facebook, where you can a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Interview with PieTisserie's Jaynelle St. Jean: 'People Started Calling Me the Pie Lady'

    Robin JolinPieTisserie's Janelle St. Jean.As I was writing this week's review of roving pie bakers, I spoke to Jaynelle St. Jean, whose "provincial pie window" has settled for the summer at 1015 Clay, a temporary restaurant of sorts in Old Oakland. You can find pictures of her pies, as well as order ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Google Takes on Facebook, But Only a Few Can Actually Use It

    ​On Tuesday, Google launched a new social networking project, Google , which may bring some serious competition to Facebook. At first, the company only invited an select posse of tech insiders to test it out, but then on Wednesday users were allowed to invite any of their friends. As the exclusive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Facebook Traffic Drops by 6 Million in U.S.

    Will Facebook fizzle out?​While other countries are just now starting to "Like" Facebook, it appears Americans are losing interest already (now maybe the company will create that dislike button we've all been waiting for). A new report shows that Facebook traffic in the United States dropped by 6 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Avoid Facebook Embarrassment With Reppler

    striatic/Flickr"Did I really just post that?"​If Anthony Weiner's sordid debacle taught us anything, it's that your social networking can have serious consequences on your real life. It's not hard to think of friends who have revealed a bit too much on Facebook. Speaking from experience, we ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    E-mail Spammers Are Migrating to Social Media

    Cramming your life​This morning, I had 12 e-mails in my spambox. That includes a few false positives, so really it's only nine. Older spams are deleted automatically -- every night. A few months ago, I was getting anywhere from a few dozen to a couple of hundred new spams a day -- the overwhelming ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Facebook Depression Is Real

    Next up: An emoticon for Facebook depression​Certainly, I'm not the only one who's gotten dumped repeatedly by someone on Facebook -- a former friend or lover? Maybe you, too, were never "accepted" by an esteemed colleague or classmate on Facebook. Or perhaps your friend request still sits in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    How To Get The Band To Play What You Want

    We've all been there. You hand over good money to go see a band you love, spend weeks salivating in anticipation and then, when the big night finally comes, they do nothing but play tracks from their new album. The bad one. That nobody likes. (We're looking at you, Sonic Youth...) Some artists, even ... More >>

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