Things aren’t looking so good in Silicon Valley these days. As the US economy adjusts to recession, funding for ventures is down, stock prices are falling, and online tabloids have to let go even their decadent Valley prostitution reporters.
The Myopia of the Valley
Robert Scoble just rips apart the NewTeeVee conference as missing the boat. And, while he might have a few points on his list of 40 … he forgets the audience, those that are going to come to the conference.
Is the audience for this conference the more advanced veterans, or is it for the new audiences (and, well, corporations) that are trying to figure out (still) what to do in all this new media, including the NewTeeVee world?
High Tech School in Silicon Valley to Close
Here’s an email I got from a friend who’s an executive at a Silicon Valley company.
Destroying the Silicon Valley
For some time now, I’ve wondered if my destiny is to destroy the Silicon Valley. I grew up here, the weather is nice, but I’ve watched it change time and again into a massive marketing function too expensive to live in.
Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup
With over 100 people in attendance, the Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup continues to run strong.
Is The Valley Better For Software Startups?
I want to start out by saying that this is one of the more troubling articles that I’ve written for this blog.
November Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup
The November Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup was held at the AOL campus in Mountain View this month with over 100 entrepreneurs, VCs, bloggers, programmers and executives in attendance.
Cyberspies Invade Silicon Valley
Fictional super spies like James Bond may have to retire from all the action, sizzle and international intrigue of days past if the recent trend in stealing company secrets through computer hacking in Silicon Valley continues.
FORWARD: Lessons from Silicon Valley Journalists
A couple weeks ago, I went to the Silicon Valley PRSA blockbuster lunch and took notes. From these notes, I wrote a post for the FORWARD blog, the student-run Website and blog, for students.
MSNBC Advertising Porn Valley On Blogs
Nothing catches the eyes like the neon pink silhouette of a nude female, especially when run in high traffic media sites. MSNBC knows this and that’s just what they’ve done. An upcoming story from MSNBC has grabbed the attention of many because it’s showing up on about 800 blogs.