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Just Days After Rocky IPO, Investors Sue Facebook

As Facebook's stock fell just days after trading, three investors filed suit against the company today, along with underwriters Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, accusing them of withholding damaging information about the social network's IPO. Wednesday's suit, according to the Wall Street Journal,... (original story)

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You Should Probably Just Walk Everywhere Next Week, Says Muni

Starting this Friday at 7 p.m., Muni will be shutting down the N-Judah and part of the J-Church for 10 days while they complete some ongoing track work on Carl Street and around Church and Duboce. Because space will be limited on the shuttle replacements, Muni Chief Ed Reiskin provided some helpful... (original story)

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Priscilla Chan Bought Wedding Dress Under Fake Name, Saves Children's Lives

Powerful yet starved socialites, we're done with you. (Not really!) Please step aside and collect your schwag bag on the way out. We have a new obsession, and her name is PRISCILLA CHAN. Billed as the Kate Middleton of Silicon Valley, Chan was recently married to a social media CEO of some signific... (original story)

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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Condom Music

This was a spec ad/pitch for some sort of safe-sex organization in Sweden that was ultimately rejected. But it's such fun! Yay, condoms! [The Daily What via WOW] [ more › ] (original story)

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Gavin Newsom, Social Media Expert, Forgot How Twitter Works

Television personality and angry tweeter Gavin Newsom, who once wrote a book on how to use social media, must have had a temporary lapse in brain function today. While attempting to use the social media service to lure in potential interview victims for his new show, the former mayor mistakenly har... (original story)

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SFist Memoirs: Pat Montandon, Part II - 'I Fixed My Heart In San Francisco'

After a three-week hiatus (it's been a busy month), SFist Memoirs is back with the second half of our conversation with the legendary San Francisco party girl, Pat Montandon, about her noteworthy first experiences as a young woman moving to San Francisco in the 1960s. (Read Part I here.) From comin... (original story)

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Shortly After Instagram Buy, Facebook Launches New Camera App

Facebook launched its fourth iPhone app today, the Facebook camera. The app is solely focused on pictures, and will allow users to upload a bunch of pics at the same time as well as edit and format. "When you launch the app, you'll see a feed of just great photos from the people you care about. You... (original story)

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Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Dining Al Fresco At The French Laundry

In Wednesday's morning roundup: one luxurious patio in Yountville, America's waning love affair with automobiles, the USS Harvey Milk, future BART, the new Mission playground and adorable baby ostriches. [ more › ] (original story)

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Change Begins with a Whisper in the Bay Area

We’re still seeing bidding wars, frustrated buyers, happy sellers and a sense of anxiousness for the summer. But we’re starting to see some trend lines heading the right direction, which makes me cautiously optimistic that what we’re seeing is part of a larger trend toward recovery, at least ... (original story)

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Mr. Marina Competition: Aggressive Alcoholism In The Name Of Charity

                  Last night in SOMA, fourteen of the Marina District's finest 20- and 30-something male specimens took the stage at Mezzanine to sing, drink, and charm their way to the title of the district's most ... (original story)

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