[Editor: For those folks outside the Silicon Forest who stumble upon this blog, I tend to get a bunch of questions about Portland: What makes Portland so special? Why do I keep hearing about Portland? Should I move there? Can I stay at your house?
It goes on and on.
But they’re all really asking […]
Jive so far
Gia Lyons writes “I’ll be onsite in Portland next week, and will finally get to meet my new boss, Sam Lawrence, in person. I already have secrets about him, so I think trust has been established already.”
Web 2.x Developer and Meta-Media Social Network Architect Job, stagedive
StageDive, Inc. is seeking a talented and experienced […]
Continuing its line of successful—and relatively bug-free—releases, Portland Lunch 2.0 launched its latest incarnation, last Wednesday, at Vidoop in Old Town. So I guess this one was a “security” release. Or maybe Lunch 2.0 now supports OpenID. Or something.
In any case, a well attended Portland Lunch 2.0 promises one thing for sure: lots o’ […]
Work Session Challenge: Can we replace Twitter with our blogs? at Beer and Blog
Justin Kistner asks “Does Twitter really offer any special service? Have we been duped into using their clogged tubes for no good reason?”
Strands Lifestreaming: What They’re Doing and Invites for Readers
Marshall Kirkpatrick writes “The first release of the product tackles usability issues […]
Corvallis-based Strands, the company that is working to apply its recommender technology to help folks find more stuff to like, has been going through a bit of a metamorphosis as of late. And while they’re not quite ready to emerge from the chrysalis, they are starting to show some hints of where they’re going.
One such […]
Intrigo Portland Keeps Growing, Dan Blaker joins team
Erictrigo writes “We couldn’t be more excited about having Dan join our team. His experience, talent, and personality are perfect fits, and attest again to why we love Portland and its people so much. Not to mention, Dan become the first ever Dad to be a part of […]
It’s true. I’d love to see you present at Ignite Portland 3. I think you would do an amazing job.
There’s only one problem: You haven’t submitted your presentation.
Well, and not to stress you out or anything, but the deadline to submit your Ignite presentation idea? Yeah, today.
So please get on that, won’t you?
Sure sure. I […]
Apparently Portland-based Jive Software has got the “moving into new digs” bug.
I mean, we all know that they’re moving into new offices in Portland, this summer, but now they’ve revealed that they’re planning to move into offices in Silicon Valley, London, and Zurich.
Why all the new offices? Well, there’s a few more heads in the […]
Portland Lunch 2.0 at Vidoop (Wednesday, May 28, 2008)
Come one, come all, whether geek or not. Have some lunch on Vidoop, mix and mingle with your fellow Portlanders, learn about the tech scene in Portland, go home or back to work happy and full.
New blog, by and about WikiProject Oregon
Pete Forsyth writes “I’m very excited […]
Corvallis-based Strands, the company that develops technologies to better understand people’s taste and help them discover things they like, is holding a Portland meetup to unveil some of the new stuff they’ve been building.
And they’re promising big things:
On May 28th, we will be opening up our newest service, Strands.com under private beta, a very early […]
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