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  2. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 27: Charles Schwab Corp. founder and chairman Chuck Schwab (L) jokes with San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom (C) and John Fisher (R) during the grand opening of the new Charles Schwab flagship branch October 27, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Charles Schwab's new 12,500 square foot flagship location will offer space for customers to work with financial consultants, check on accounts and attend workshops.
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  7. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (L) with actress and wife Jennifer Siebel (R) and their newborn child attend closing ceremonies for the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Harding Park golf course in San Francisco, California, October 11, 2009.
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  9. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone gestures as he poses for photographers at the start of the Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles on September 22, 2009. Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers. Twitter, which allows users to pepper one another with messages of 140 characters or less, has seen explosive growth since it launched publicly in August 2006 but has been unable so far to generate revenue.
  10. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone jokingly 'Tweets' as he poses for photographers at the start of the Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles on September 22, 2009. Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers. Twitter, which allows users to pepper one another with messages of 140 characters or less, has seen explosive growth since it launched publicly in August 2006 but has been unable so far to generate revenue.
  11. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is interviewed during the Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles on September 22, 2009. Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers. Twitter, which allows users to pepper one another with messages of 140 characters or less, has seen explosive growth since it launched publicly in August 2006 but has been unable so far to generate revenue.
  12. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone poses for photographers at the start of the Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles on September 22, 2009. Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers. Twitter, which allows users to pepper one another with messages of 140 characters or less, has seen explosive growth since it launched publicly in August 2006 but has been unable so far to generate revenue.
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