SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                          SCHEDULE 13G
                         (Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES
 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                          RULE 13d-2(b)
                       (Amendment No. __)


                            Salon.com
                        (Name of Issuer)

                 Common Stock, $0.001 par value
                 (Title of Class of Securities)

                           79549F-10-8
                         (CUSIP Number)

                        December 31, 1999
     (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

          Check the appropriate box to designate the rule
pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

          [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)

          [ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)

          [x]  Rule 13d-1(d)



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8            SCHEDULE 13G              Page 2 of 16


 1    Name Of Reporting Person                   ADOBE VENTURES II, L.P.

      IRS Identification No. Of Above Person

 2    Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group          (a)  [ ]
                                                                (b)  [x]
 3    SEC USE ONLY

 4    Citizenship Or Place Of Organization
                               California
  NUMBER OF         5    Sole Voting Power                           -0-
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY       6    Shared Voting Power                     911,606
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING         7    Sole Dispositive Power                      -0-
 PERSON WITH
                    8    Shared Dispositive Power                911,606

 9    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each
      Reporting Person                                           911,606

 10   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9)
      Excludes Certain Shares*                                       [ ]

 11   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9               7.9%

 12   Type Of Reporting Person*                                       PN



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8            SCHEDULE 13G              Page 3 of 16


 1    Name Of Reporting Person                 H&Q SALON INVESTORS, L.P.

      IRS Identification No. Of Above Person

 2    Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group          (a)  [ ]
                                                                (b)  [x]
 3    SEC USE ONLY

 4    Citizenship Or Place Of Organization                      Delaware

  NUMBER OF         5    Sole Voting Power                           -0-
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY       6    Shared Voting Power                     911,606
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING         7    Sole Dispositive Power                      -0-
 PERSON WITH
                    8    Shared Dispositive Power                911,606

 9    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each
      Reporting Person                                           911,606

 10   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9)
      Excludes Certain Shares*                                       [ ]

 11   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9               7.9%

 12   Type Of Reporting Person*                                       PN



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8            SCHEDULE 13G              Page 4 of 16


 1    Name Of Reporting Person       H&Q ADOBE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.P.

      IRS Identification No. Of Above Person

 2    Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group          (a)  [ ]
                                                                (b)  [x]
 3    SEC USE ONLY

 4    Citizenship Or Place Of Organization                    California

  NUMBER OF         5    Sole Voting Power                           -0-
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY       6    Shared Voting Power                     911,606
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING         7    Sole Dispositive Power                      -0-
 PERSON WITH
                    8    Shared Dispositive Power                911,606

 9    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each
      Reporting Person                                           911,606

 10   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9)
      Excludes Certain Shares*                                       [ ]

 11   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9               7.9%

 12   Type Of Reporting Person*                                       PN



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8            SCHEDULE 13G              Page 5 of 16


 1    Name Of Reporting Person     H&Q ADOBE VENTURES MANAGEMENT II, LLC

      IRS Identification No. Of Above Person

 2    Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group          (a)  [ ]
                                                                (b)  [x]
 3    SEC USE ONLY

 4    Citizenship Or Place Of Organization                    California

  NUMBER OF         5    Sole Voting Power                           -0-
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY       6    Shared Voting Power                     911,606
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING         7    Sole Dispositive Power                      -0-
 PERSON WITH
                    8    Shared Dispositive Power                911,606

 9    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each
      Reporting Person                                           911,606

 10   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9)
      Excludes Certain Shares*                                       [ ]

 11   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9               7.9%

 12   Type Of Reporting Person*                                       OO



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8            SCHEDULE 13G              Page 6 of 16


 1    Name Of Reporting Person      H&Q SALON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

      IRS Identification No. Of Above Person

 2    Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group          (a)  [ ]
                                                                (b)  [x]
 3    SEC USE ONLY

 4    Citizenship Or Place Of Organization                      Delaware

  NUMBER OF         5    Sole Voting Power                           -0-
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY       6    Shared Voting Power                     911,606
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING         7    Sole Dispositive Power                      -0-
 PERSON WITH
                    8    Shared Dispositive Power                911,606

 9    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each
      Reporting Person                                           911,606

 10   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9)
      Excludes Certain Shares*                                       [ ]

 11   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9               7.9%

 12   Type Of Reporting Person*                                       PN



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8            SCHEDULE 13G              Page 7 of 16


 1    Name Of Reporting Person               H&Q VENTURE ASSOCIATES, LLC

      IRS Identification No. Of Above Person

 2    Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group          (a)  [ ]
                                                                (b)  [x]
 3    SEC USE ONLY

 4    Citizenship Or Place Of Organization                    California

  NUMBER OF         5    Sole Voting Power                           -0-
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY       6    Shared Voting Power                     911,606
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING         7    Sole Dispositive Power                      -0-
 PERSON WITH
                    8    Shared Dispositive Power                911,606

 9    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each
      Reporting Person                                           911,606

 10   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9)
      Excludes Certain Shares*                                       [ ]

 11   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9               7.9%

 12   Type Of Reporting Person*                                       00



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8            SCHEDULE 13G              Page 8 of 16


 1    Name Of Reporting Person                    CHRISTOPHER HOLLENBECK

      IRS Identification No. Of Above Person

 2    Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group          (a)  [ ]
                                                                (b)  [x]
 3    SEC USE ONLY

 4    Citizenship Or Place Of Organization                 United States

  NUMBER OF         5    Sole Voting Power                           -0-
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY       6    Shared Voting Power                     911,606
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING         7    Sole Dispositive Power                      -0-
 PERSON WITH
                    8    Shared Dispositive Power                911,606

 9    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each
      Reporting Person                                           911,606

 10   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9)
      Excludes Certain Shares*                                       [ ]

 11   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9               7.9%

 12   Type Of Reporting Person*                                       IN



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8            SCHEDULE 13G              Page 9 of 16


 1    Name Of Reporting Person                       STANDISH H. O'GRADY

      IRS Identification No. Of Above Person

 2    Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group          (a)  [ ]
                                                                (b)  [x]
 3    SEC USE ONLY

 4    Citizenship Or Place Of Organization                 United States

  NUMBER OF         5    Sole Voting Power                           -0-
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY       6    Shared Voting Power                     911,606
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING         7    Sole Dispositive Power                      -0-
 PERSON WITH
                    8    Shared Dispositive Power                911,606

 9    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each
      Reporting Person                                           911,606

 10   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9)
      Excludes Certain Shares*                                       [ ]

 11   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9               7.9%

 12   Type Of Reporting Person*                                       IN



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8            SCHEDULE 13G             Page 10 of 16


 1    Name Of Reporting Person                           KATHRYN GELDENS

      IRS Identification No. Of Above Person

 2    Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group          (a)  [ ]
                                                                (b)  [x]
 3    SEC USE ONLY

 4    Citizenship Or Place Of Organization                 United States

  NUMBER OF         5    Sole Voting Power                           -0-
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY       6    Shared Voting Power                     911,606
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING         7    Sole Dispositive Power                      -0-
 PERSON WITH
                    8    Shared Dispositive Power                911,606

 9    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each
      Reporting Person                                           911,606

 10   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9)
      Excludes Certain Shares*                                       [ ]

 11   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9               7.9%

 12   Type Of Reporting Person*                                       IN



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8        SCHEDULE 13G         Page 11 of 16


Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer.

            Salon.com (the "Issuer").

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.

            22 Fourth Street, 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA  94103.

Item 2(a).  Names of Persons Filing.

            Reference is made to Item 1 of each of the cover pages
of this Schedule, which Items are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
            Residence.

            The address of each reporting person is One Bush Street,
San Francisco, California 94104.

Item 2(c).  Citizenship.

            Reference is made to Item 4 of each of the cover pages
of this Schedule, which Items are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities.

            Common Stock, $0.001 par value ("Common Stock").

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number.

            79549F-10-8

Item 3.     Type of Reporting Person.

            Not applicable.

Item 4.     Ownership.

            Reference is made to Items 5-9 and 11 of each of the
cover pages to this Schedule, which Items are incorporated by
reference herein.  According to information furnished to the
reporting persons by the Issuer, there were 15,678,866 shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 1999.  As
of December 31, 1999, the reporting persons owned the following
shares of Common Stock and warrants to acquire shares of Common
Stock that are immediately exercisable or exercisable within 60
days of such date:



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8        SCHEDULE 13G         Page 12 of 16


                                       Common Stock
  Person                              Directly Owned  Warrants

  Adobe Ventures II, L.P.                  53,617     141,160
						      -------
  H&Q Salon Investors, L.P.               309,295

  H&Q Adobe Ventures Management, L.P.     316,852

  H&Q Adobe Ventures Management II, LLC    33,317

  H&Q Venture Associates, LLC               4,250

  Standish H. O'Grady                      47,700

  Kathryn Geldens                           5,415

          TOTAL                            770,446     141,160
                                           =======     =======

          Because voting and investment decisions concerning the
above securities may be made by or in conjunction with the other
reporting persons, each of the reporting persons may be deemed a
member of a group that shares voting and dispositive power over
all of the above securities.  Although the reporting persons are
reporting such securities as if they were members of a group, the
filing of this Schedule shall not be construed as an admission by
any reporting person that it is a beneficial owner of any
securities other than those directly held by such reporting
person.

          Under the definition of "beneficial ownership" in Rule
13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it is also
possible that the individual general partners, directors,
executive officers, members and/or managers of the foregoing
entities might be deemed the "beneficial owners" of some or all
of the securities to which this Schedule relates in that they
might be deemed to share the power to direct the voting or
disposition of such securities.  Neither the filing of this
Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an
admission that any of such individuals is, for any purpose, the
beneficial owner of any of the securities to which this Schedule
relates, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

          Not applicable.

Item 6.   Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of
          Another Person.

          Not applicable.



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8        SCHEDULE 13G         Page 13 of 16


Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
          Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
          Parent Holding Company.

          Not applicable.

Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the
          Group.

          Not applicable.

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group.

          Not applicable.

Item 10.  Certification.

          Not applicable.




CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8        SCHEDULE 13G         Page 14 of 16


                             Signature

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their
knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

DATED:  February 10, 2000.

ADOBE VENTURES II, L.P.              H&Q VENTURE ASSOCIATES, LLC

By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche       By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche
   __________________________           __________________________
   Jackie A. Berterretche               Jackie A. Berterretche
   Attorney-in-Fact                     Attorney-in-Fact


H&Q SALON INVESTORS, L.P.            CHRISTOPHER HOLLENBECK

By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche       By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche
   __________________________           __________________________
   Jackie A. Berterretche               Jackie A. Berterretche
   Attorney-in-Fact                     Attorney-in-Fact


H&Q ADOBE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.P.  STANDISH H. O'GRADY

By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche       By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche
   __________________________           __________________________
   Jackie A. Berterretche               Jackie A. Berterretche
   Attorney-in-Fact                     Attorney-in-Fact


H&Q ADOBE VENTURES                   KATHRYN GELDENS
MANAGEMENT II, LLC
                                     By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche
By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche          __________________________
   __________________________           Jackie A. Berterretche
   Jackie A. Berterretche               Attorney-in-Fact
   Attorney-in-Fact


H&Q SALON INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, LLC

By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche
   __________________________
   Jackie A. Berterretche
   Attorney-in-Fact



CUSIP No. 79549F-10-8        SCHEDULE 13G         Page 15 of 16



                             EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit A               Joint Filing Undertaking        Page 16