A group of deaf activists has turned to social media to launch a campaign to encourage Netflix to provide more closed captions for its films.
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Specific Media, an internet advertising company, has reportedly bought struggling social network Myspace for $35 million. Entertainer Justin Timberlake has invested an undisclosed amount in Specific Media and will be brought on board Myspace as Head of Creative Strategy.
This week: The Bangerz at Music in the Park, Habana Blues at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, Calvin Johnson at Black and Brown, and more.
Los Gatos-based Cryptic Studios had some gaming geeks miffed after it was announced that the company was being sold to Perfect World, a large gaming company run out of China. Silicon Valley’s title as birthplace and home to many of the world’s biggest gaming companies could become a thing of the past.
Raw milk is often seen as hippie food, but when it comes to food, hippies were right about a lot of things (organics, granola, compost). And as more people discover the facts about where their milk really comes from, raw milk will look better and better. After meeting Mark McAfee at his Organic Pastures dairy in Fresno, I’m a bigger believer than ever in the value of raw milk.
We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you have your pick of wine tastings and get to meet the winemakers, drink artisanal beer, indulge in perfectly paired wine dinners and taste innovative small bites at a food truck festival all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week. June 29-July 6
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That could be the motto of Google’s social network developers, who are in the process of launching Google+, a new social network designed to eliminate some of the complaints people have about archrival Facebook.
Google has released a new service, but this time without any fanfare. “What Do You Love,” (wdyl.com), was first announced by Tech Crunch, which isn’t sure what the precise purpose of wdyl.com is, except “a cute gimmick at this time.”
For the rest of the week, Bocce players and aficionados from around the country are in Los Gatos for the U.S. Bocce Championships at Campo di Bocce.
Walter Becker and Donald Fagan have kept Steely Dan going strong across the decades. They perform Tuesday, July 5 at the Mountain Winery.
