Silicon Valley BMC workers may get pink slips

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IT workers increase nationwide, decrease
in Silicon Valley

IT workers increase nationwide, decrease
in Silicon Valley 09/08/2004 11:26 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Sep 9 2004 3:32AM GMT

Silicon Valley High-Tech Workers Rally
in Defense of Stock Options

Silicon Valley High-Tech Workers Rally
in Defense of Stock Options 06/25/2004 08:50 AM
Los Angeles Times Jun 25 2004 12:53PM GMT

McAfee Sends Out More Pink Slips

McAfee Sends Out More Pink Slips 07/06/2004 08:28 PM
Security software vendor McAfee has laid off a number of employees throughout the company as part of its ongoing effort to cut costs.

New guide aims to keep bl0ggers safe
from pink slips

New guide aims to keep bl0ggers safe
from pink slips 04/11/2005 01:55 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation warns that "anyone can eventually find your blog" and that anonymity is key.

pissant Pecksniffians giving my pals
pink slips pre-Christmas

pissant Pecksniffians giving my pals
pink slips pre-Christmas 12/06/2003 05:05 AM
Kevin got his pink slip .. lost his job today .. Good luck, Kevin .. his tip jar

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"?? ??? ?? ????????? Silicon Valley" 07/15/2004 10:13 PM

Silicon Valley, WV

Silicon Valley, WV 04/23/2004 02:48 PM
Education Week Apr 23 2004 6:45PM GMT

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley 100 02/01/2005 09:19 PM

Silicon Valley 100 is a project by Auren Hoffman. I was lucky enough to make it on the list. The idea is to make a list of "connectors" and send them new gadgets and products to test. Newsweek just did a story about this. I think it is almost like an opt-in focus group. The obvious criticism would be these companies are trying to buy "buzz". The difference between this and some buzz creation companies is 1) it's not stealth 2) they don't tell you what to say. I checked with Auren and he says that we can write whatever we want about the products. When I get a product from Silicon Valley 100, I will state this clearly in any blog post that refers to it and will say what I think. I realize that the fact that we probably get to keep most of the products makes it a bit like bribery, but if it's crap, I'm sure most people will throw it away. I would be most interested in products that are still not on the market where our feedback could be incorporated in the product design. Then our feedback could be more constructive...

Anyway, I'd be curious on people's thoughts.

The first product is a brondell high-tech toilet seat. I told Auren, that this is one product that Japan is a world leader in. I blogged this before, but we have over 50% household penetration. The one in my house and in my office even has anti-stinky gas-gate like air filtration.

UPDATE: Just uploaded a 5 min 4.3 MB conversation with Auren Hoffman, the founder of the Silicon Valley 100.

UPDATE 2: Uploaded it to archive.org too. Maybe I should put my media files there instead since archive org does the file conversions for me too...

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Silicon Valley 150

Silicon Valley 150 08/06/2004 12:31 AM
San Jose Mercury News Aug 6 2004 5:03AM GMT

The New Silicon Valley: A Dog-Eat-Dog
World

The New Silicon Valley: A Dog-Eat-Dog
World 09/25/2004 09:34 PM
Oracle's attempted takeover of PeopleSoft can be seen as a harbinger of many more in a mature industry.

The return of Silicon Valley

The return of Silicon Valley 04/27/2004 04:33 AM
Cyber India Online Apr 27 2004 9:02AM GMT

If You Can Make It in Silicon Valley,
You Can Make It . . . in Silicon Valley
Again

If You Can Make It in Silicon Valley,
You Can Make It . . . in Silicon Valley
Again 06/05/2005 10:45 PM
For high-tech entrepreneurs who hit it big in the 1990's, once isn't enough.

Is Silicon Valley in a slump?

Is Silicon Valley in a slump? 08/07/2004 05:04 PM
USA Today Aug 7 2004 8:07PM GMT

Silicon Valley is back?

Silicon Valley is back? 11/04/2003 07:07 PM
I4U Nov 4 2003 6:31PM ET

Silicon Valley Bet Looking Dubious

Silicon Valley Bet Looking Dubious 08/30/2004 03:11 AM
Los Angeles Times Aug 30 2004 7:11AM GMT

Destination: Silicon Valley

Destination: Silicon Valley 09/10/2004 06:41 PM
Calcutta Telegraph Sep 10 2004 10:16PM GMT

In the new Silicon Valley, it's a
dog-eat-dog world

In the new Silicon Valley, it's a
dog-eat-dog world 09/26/2004 08:35 PM
IHT Sep 27 2004 0:27AM GMT

ACLU Comes to Silicon Valley

ACLU Comes to Silicon Valley 07/05/2004 08:57 PM

The organization that helps protect the Bill of Rights is looking for some good people in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley Will Never Be Detroit

Silicon Valley Will Never Be Detroit 03/29/2005 04:47 AM
Steve Lohr's article in the NY Times begs the question is Silicon Valley turning into Detroit? Especially when Goldman Sachs calls 2005's IT growth at 4% and remarks that "technology looks to be firmly in the cyclical category for...

Onshoring To Silicon Valley

Onshoring To Silicon Valley 02/16/2004 11:57 AM
Thanks to everyone (and there were a lot of you) for submitting this story from the San Jose Mercury News talking about fore ign companies "onshoring" jobs - basically, opening up an office and hiring people in Silicon Valley, because of the various benefits of the location: lots of smart people, lots of other companies for partnering and selling, and easy access to venture capital. While the numbers are small compared to offshoring, it brings up the point we've been saying for a while. Despite the naysayers, there are jobs where a physical presence in a certain location makes a lot of sense.

Silicon Valley WebGuild Talk

Silicon Valley WebGuild Talk 04/12/2004 08:50 PM
Ben and I will be speaking about weblogs and our products at the Silicon Valley WebGuild on Wednesday, April 14th...

Silicon Valley votes with its wallet

Silicon Valley votes with its wallet 07/22/2004 04:23 PM
Tech execs put their money where their politics are, according to federal donation records.

The Softer Side of Silicon Valley

The Softer Side of Silicon Valley 04/04/2005 07:03 PM
CIO Insight Apr 4 2005 11:26PM GMT

In Silicon Valley, Tear-Down Interrupted

In Silicon Valley, Tear-Down Interrupted 07/16/2004 01:45 AM
Have you ever yearned to live in Spanish Colonial Revial splendor, rattling around a 17,000-square-foot, 14-bedroom, 13 1/2-bath baronial mansion with deliciously thick stucco walls and an impeccable provenance? If so, Steve Jobs may have a deal for you. By Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times (via MyAppleMenu)

The Walking Dead of Silicon Valley

The Walking Dead of Silicon Valley 01/08/2004 08:49 PM
Slashdot Jan 8 2004 10:32AM ET

Longhorn Event in Silicon Valley

Longhorn Event in Silicon Valley 12/02/2003 03:11 AM

Silicon Valley Event: want to see Longhorn? Vic Gundotra (General Manager of Longhorn Evangelism) will be demonstrating Longhorn at the SD Forum Windows SIG on Wednesday night.

Be careful, though. Vic is the guy who got me excited about Longhorn. He might do the same to you too. I'm sure the Silicon Valley audience will be skeptical, though. As they should be. Anyone gonna blog it?

From Silicon Valley to watery alley

From Silicon Valley to watery alley 07/13/2004 11:55 PM
NewIndPress Jul 14 2004 4:39AM GMT

FCC Boss Blogs Silicon Valley

FCC Boss Blogs Silicon Valley 07/10/2004 05:43 PM
Wired News Jul 10 2004 9:22PM GMT

Bangalore closing gap on Silicon Valley

Bangalore closing gap on Silicon Valley 07/29/2004 04:31 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 29 2004 8:50AM GMT

How one Silicon Valley partnership
soured

How one Silicon Valley partnership
soured 04/03/2005 07:58 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Apr 3 2005 10:36AM GMT

Why frugal is the new Google in Silicon
Valley

Why frugal is the new Google in Silicon
Valley 07/24/2004 07:35 PM
Sunday Herald Jul 24 2004 11:18PM GMT

Is Bangalore bigger than Silicon Valley?

Is Bangalore bigger than Silicon Valley? 07/28/2004 04:40 PM
Some say the offshore-outsourcing capital is on the verge of overtaking Santa Clara County as the world's biggest technology hub.

Q&A: Trip Hawkin's Third Act in Silicon
Valley

Q&A: Trip Hawkin's Third Act in Silicon
Valley 09/25/2004 09:47 PM
Newsweek Sep 26 2004 0:08AM GMT

East End trounces Silicon Valley

East End trounces Silicon Valley 09/27/2004 08:57 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 27 2004 1:10PM GMT

Dublin as Wireless Silicon Valley

Dublin as Wireless Silicon Valley 12/19/2004 03:18 PM
I'm definitely feeling that my impending move to Dublin will put me in the right place at the right time: Government and corporate leaders in Dublin are hoping to establish Dublin as a center for the wireless industry where companies form a community that develops and furthers wireless technology. Some big companies that already have offices in Dublin or Ireland are backing the idea, including Intel, Lucent, O2, Esat BT and Bell Labs Ireland. It's hard to know if this initiative is merely wishful thinking on the part of city leaders hoping to spur an increase in business, but there's no doubt that there's still a lot of high-tech work being done in Dublin as well as some cutting edge wireless development. A bit of a boost from the government and some marketing could just spur it along even further....

VC investments in Silicon Valley rise

VC investments in Silicon Valley rise 01/28/2004 05:24 AM
NDTV Jan 28 2004 9:03AM GMT

Clover Park goes to Silicon Valley

Clover Park goes to Silicon Valley 08/22/2004 09:02 PM
stuff.co.nz Aug 23 2004 1:37AM GMT

A story about big Silicon Valley
companies

A story about big Silicon Valley
companies 05/21/2004 07:03 AM

In 1990 we were licensing the UserLand IAC Toolkit to other developers. Our first and only licensee was Claris, an Apple subsidiary run by Bill Campbell, Yogen Dalal and John Zeisler. Their products included MacWrite, MacPaint, Hypercard, maybe Filemaker? Not sure. They were a friendly company, nice guys. I'd meet with them from time to time to talk about how apps would work when they could be connected by a scripting system. I was working on such a system, the software that would become Frontier. (When it's open sourced you'll see that the toolkit is still in there.)

Anyway, Apple decided to compete with our scripting system, and began by creating a clone of our interapplication communication toolkit. They were having a big sales meeting in Hawaii to demo the new stuff, but sadly it wasn't ready. So our friends at Claris demo'd our software, and told everyone it was Apple's.

How inconvenient it would be for our competitors to actually have to implement the software they were going to use to compete with us. Heh. Sorry for the sarcasm. That's big Silicon Valley companies for you. A smaller company might have been embarrased that they didn't come up with the idea themselves and had to use a developer's product and had to lie about it, to their own sales people. Maybe they would even be ashamed.

Reminds me of a Michael O'Donoghue song that Doc Searls posted on his blog on 2/12/03.

I'd like to give the world a hug
And tell it jokes and stuff
Then pull its pants down to its shoes
And chase it through the rough
I'd tie it up with bonds and straps
And check its purse for change
Then leave it out at Moose Grin Hall
With our cousin who's deranged.

Also reminds me of the HL Mencken quote. When someone says it's not about the money, it's about the money.

So of course, when they say Don't Be Evil -- they're being evil.

Silicon Valley slump: No end in sight

Silicon Valley slump: No end in sight 08/14/2004 02:54 PM
Electric New Paper Aug 14 2004 5:38PM GMT
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