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Storage Wars: Web Growth Sparks Data-Center Boom

BY ANTON TROIANOVSKI For years, as Internet use boomed, builders of the giant, air-conditioned computer warehouses known as data centers couldn’t keep up with demand. Now, though many investors continue to pile into the data-center business, one of the few … Continue reading

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Biz Break: A ‘welcome shift’ in S.F., other big metro housing markets?

Today: The real estate market may be turning up in the San Francisco region and other big metro areas. Plus: Google (GOOG) introduces Google+ social features. And: MySpace is reportedly about to be sold. An upturn in the real estate … Continue reading

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Facebook & Google Cause House Price Rises London & California?

Living near the headquarters of Google and Facebook is great for real estate prices and London could well be in for the same “Silicon Valley effect” on its house prices. Living in the vicinity of the area dubbed Silicon Valley … Continue reading

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IPOs Boost Demand for Silicon Valley Homes

A sold sticker is displayed on a for sale sign outside of a home in Palo Alto, California. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg June 15 (Bloomberg) — A surge in wealth from technology stock sales and initial public offerings is spilling … Continue reading

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Tech jobs surging in San Francisco

Tech jobs have neared an all-time high in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a number of companies relocating and adding employees in the region, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. One example of this surge in tech positions in the … Continue reading

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