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July 21, 2010

För cialis online, [HTML3]Yes, yes. There has been much discussion about Jive Software and their decision to move Jive corporate headquarters from Portland, Oregon, to those more southern climes near that bay thing. But fact of the matter is, Jive spent a good deal of time as a startup headquartered right here, För cialis online. And they continue to be part of our community.

So when Jive announces that they've secured another $30 million in funding För cialis online, , I'm going to cover it. Because some of that cash is going to come through the Portland office. And because the investor---juggernaut Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers---just happens to be the firm that just dropped $5 million in Puppet Labs' proverbial pockets, För cialis online.

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Mike Rogoway over at The Oregonian had this to say about Jive's announcement:

Jive has now raised $57 million altogether, making it among the best-funded companies ever to emerge from Portland's startup scene. Yet its continued growth is in some ways bittersweet for Oregon, since much of the expansion is now taking place outside the state….

Jive retains Oregon roots, according to LeBlanc, a former Mercury vice president who works in Jive's Portland office, För cialis online. While most of Jive's recent employment growth has been outside Oregon, LeBlanc said the company is preparing to occupy another floor of its Portland office building in anticipation of additional jobs.

And if Jive does hold an IPO next year, some of the payoff will come to Oregon, too, where Jive -- like many startups -- supplemented employees' wages with company stock. För cialis online, Such payouts are common in the Silicon Valley, but no Oregon company has held an IPO in six years.

John Cook of Seattle's TechFlash saw it this way:

“Social business is the most important enterprise software category in a decade,” said Schlein in a statement. “Jive is the clear market leader, with a strong customer base, best-in-class technology and a deep management team. Jive is poised to become the next great enterprise software company.”

Words like those must be bittersweet for Portland. While it will certainly benefit from that growth, Portland sure could use a high-tech "anchor tenant" that called the city home.

And Xconomy Seattle notes "The investors are betting big that Jive has figured out how to harness some key elements of social media for business."

But what about folks outside the region. Do they see this as yet another indication that Portland is a second tier tech town.

Not so much. They're more focused on what this could mean. Like an IPO.

Take GigaOm for example:

The last time the two Sand Hill Road firms invested $30 million in a startup together, “it was a company called Google,” said Zingale. The Jive CEO said the company may use some of the financing round for acquisitions.

Or VentureBeat:

Zingale took over as CEO earlier this year, first on an interim basis in February, then more permanently in May. When taking the reins full-time, Zingale told the Wall Street Journal that he’s hoping that Jive can have an initial public offering sometime next year. He told me today that a 2011 IPO is still his goal.

Or TechCrunch which lead with "Readying for an IPO…" in their headline:

It’s no surprise that Jive is readying for an IPO; rumors have been swirling that Jive has been interesting in going public for some time. And with Zingale at the helm, it looks like this dream is becoming a reality.

In my book, any Portland-oriented company getting cash is a good thing. Jive didn't start here. And so it doesn't really matter where they happen to be headquartered. Because some of that money is going to have to flow here.

And while I'm not confident that Jive will ever make it to the street with an IPO---I've always contended that they would be a much better acquisition for someone like Oracle or Cisco---there is one thing for certain: Portland will continue benefit from Jive.

You see, when Jive does have its liquidity event---and I have to think its going to be a successful one---a lot of those stock options will become cash right here in Portland. And a lot of the brilliant folks who have been employed by Jive throughout the years will have the opportunity and the wherewithal to fund some of their own ventures. Or spin off. Or spin up.

And that, my friends, is going to be an even more exciting time to be in the Portland startup scene.

For more on the investment led by KPCB and assisted by Sequoia hedging their existing interests in Jive, read the press release from Jive.

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May 27, 2010

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It's Thursday and that means it's time for another episode of memePDX Cheap generic tadalafil, , where we cover the hottest tech stories in Portland…and beyond.

It has come to our attention that a fair number of you missed the live episode from WebVisions last week. And since it was our first ever live episode of memePDX, that made us a little sad, cheap generic tadalafil. For you. Cheap generic tadalafil, But buck up, little camper. Everything will be okay. Because you can see that episode now, cheap generic tadalafil.

Watch memePDX recorded in front of a live studio audience, where Cami Kaos and I cover Jive software moving its headquarters to Palo Alto, the Portland software community census (you've still got time to participate), Stumptown Game Machine getting acquired, and the Google news coming out of the I/O conference. Cheap generic tadalafil, Let's get to it.

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March 8, 2010

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Cialis buy now pay later, [Editor's note: Thanks to Carolynn Duncan, Director, Portland Ten, for her assistance in covering OEN's Angel Oregon, last week. Her recap and insights follow.]

This year, I was invited to attend OEN's Angel Oregon, chaired by Angela Jackson, and the Oregon Entrepreneurs' Network, and to write a guest article highlighting the experience. My hope is that you'll get a quick download of the day’s events and outcomes, a taste for what the experience of being at OEN's Angel Oregon is like from a blend of perspectives, a status update on Portland's startup scene, and finally, that you consider attending and/or participating as an entrepreneur or investor at next year's event, cialis buy now pay later.

For OEN's Angel Oregon 2010, 48 companies applied, with 15 final presenting companies: Second Porch; DeltaPoint; Fuez; Coherence Resources; Matradee; Copa di Vino; ActiveTrak; Athletepath; Enjoy Life (Divina Sangria); Gamma Therapeutics; Green Goose; Kablooshie; MobSpot; My Home Details; and Zubeo. Cialis buy now pay later, Notable to OEN's Angel Oregon 2010, is the introduction of a $25,000 Seed-stage track for earlier stage startups, and participation from Portland Development Commission and Willamette University Angel Fund (run by MBA students), both co-investing in the $195,000 investment pool.

As for the live experience of attending, let’s just say that private equity conferences are not your mother's barcamp. Typical attendees include hopeful entrepreneurs, seasoned investors, and a variety of participants in the startup/venture community-- incubators, government officials, press, lawyers, accountants, etc., and as such, crisp, dark-colored power suits are a dress code minimum, cialis buy now pay later.

My first private equity conference, which I attended as a bootstrapping tech startup founder, provided perspective shifts such as meeting individuals at the coffee bar who introduce themselves, "I'm from X fund; we currently have $785 million dollars under management." Those interactions give entrepreneurs a useful reminder that the economics of the established business world operate on a much larger scale reality than does a classic garage-based startup, and yet, responding, "I'm from X startup, we have no revenue, no product, not much ramen left, and no hope anymore, thanks, " makes for interesting conversation dynamics. Cialis buy now pay later, For a first time presenter, giving a public investment pitch can be nerve-wracking, not that most entrepreneurs admit it. Founders are hard on themselves before and afterward, critiquing every statement, rehearsing endlessly for perfection, clarity, articulation, and ultimately, to convince and win the investment. Whereas award winners leave with $25,000-$170,000 to take the business to the next level, everyone else walks off the stage, visibly let down, though true to entrepreneurial spirit, already parsing through which backup options they'll deploy while continuing to look for needed resources for the business, cialis buy now pay later.

Ken Westin, founder of ActiveTrak, a software product that tracks stolen electronic devices, is a third-time presenter at OEN's Angel Oregon, and attributes much of his company's progress to the process and help from other entrepreneurs, peers, and mentors in the startup community along the way. Cialis buy now pay later, "What Portland lacks in venture capital, it makes up for in community," said Westin, who brought the house down, closing his presentation with, "We're not just a technology company, we're super heroes".

Particularly where investment stakes are involved, and in the case of OEN's Angel Oregon, $195,000, Jackson and her steering committee spent months orchestrating the application and due diligence processes, coaching and streamlining candidates presentation materials and investment pitches, marketing the conference, hosting pre-and-post banquets and social hours, not to mention general event set up/take down.

Investors met weekly prior to the conference, holding due diligence sessions for 3-4 hours, evaluating companies' potential and current status in management, market, product development, financial projections, and exit strategy. Finalists prepared formal pitches as well as a demo/exhibition booth to display the product, with executive summaries distributed to all conference attendees.

OEN's Angel Oregon also included a keynote presentation from Rob Wiltbank, PhD., Willamette University, who covered investment stats from previous OEN's Angel Oregon investments as well as angel investing in general. Regarding OEN's Angel Oregon's track record, "33 finalists have generated $85 million in revenue, attracted $67.5 million in investments, had two favorable exits and employed almost 550 people." In addition, Wiltbank commented that while due diligence efforts are disliked equally by entrepreneurs and investors, doing a minimum of 20 hours of investigative homework on a potential investment can decrease the failure rate of an investment choice from 60% to 40%, with additional due diligence lowering the overall failure rate down to an overall 35%. (If you consider an average angel deal to be approximately $200,000, according to Wiltbank's statement, doing 20 hours of effort provides a potential $10,000/per hour in saved investment risk.)

But for those entrepreneurs who guesstimate that it is easier or faster to raise capital in lieu of generating revenue to keep the lights on during the early startup phases, Wiltbank commented that running a sales cycle requires an equal amount of time/effort as does fundraising cycle. Said Wiltbank, "If you have to raise capital to keep the company alive, it probably means you don't have customers. And if there aren't any customers, then what do you have?"

By the afternoon, attendees-at-large begin critiquing startups as ruthlessly as fund managers; "There's no way they can make it to $150 million by year 3, not with their current sales pipeline, or with advertising as the sole source of revenue...!" As such, OEN's Angel Oregon provides the People's Choice selection, which incorporates the use of text voting, and allows audience members to vote for their favorite company, with results and percentage rankings visible on double large screens at the front of the hall. This year's People's Choice winner was MobSpot, cofounded by Benjamin Jacobsen, Justin Heikkinen, and Chris Wesley, launching this Monday and presenting at the upcoming SXSW.

Finally, after deliberating privately, the investment committee returned to the ballroom and finalists were called up to the stage, with DeltaPoint, Inc., founded by Richard Lazar, Lyman Potts, David Nason, and Tony Scaduto, for the Launched Stage track, winning a $170,000 investment; and Enjoy Life, LLC, founded by Maria Corbinos and Magdy Salama, for the Seed Stage track, winning a $25,000 investment.

Closing out the day's event, Jackson thanked her staff and passed the torch on (literally, a brightly colored cloth torch), to Jim Huston, of Blueprint Ventures, who will chair OEN's Angel Oregon 2011, and attendees participated in a closing social hour.

So my overall thoughts after attending OEN's Angel Oregon?

First, that the startup ecosystem in Portland, and the state of Oregon, is no longer in the stagnant zone we felt we were in 12-18 months ago. We have become energized; things have been and are changing, and seeing the climate at OEN's Angel Oregon definitely confirmed this.

I left with an increased appreciation for the macro ecosystem of entrepreneurship: seeing the fundraising process at a glance; the careful analysis by the investment team, the angst of founders struggling to rustle up the necessary funds to move the business forward; all of the many, many individuals and organizations available to assist Portland startups now and ongoing, whether or not they have or can even qualify for funding currently.

Even a quick review of some of the attending and/or sponsoring organizations: OEN, PDC, OTBC, Willamette University, PSU-BA, Babson Graduate School of Business, SwellPath, Jive, Blueprint Ventures, Lane Powell, Ater Wynne, OnPR, Morgan Stanley, White & Lee, Oregon Business Magazine, University of Oregon, Davis Wright Tremaine, eROI, Starveups, NedSpace, Portland Ten, Silicon Valley Bank, Stoel Rives, Capybara, Madrona Venture Group, and many, many others... they're available to entrepreneurs, to assist startups in getting up and running.

So, if you're starting a business, or thinking about starting a business, here are my two takeaways for you: 1) Consider applying for OEN's Angel Oregon next year, and let the screening process assist you in streamlining your efforts; and 2) If you're not already engaging with some of the organizations listed above, get connected, and get going. If you get focused now, by the time applications open for next year's event, you will have accomplished significant developmental milestones (team assembled, prototype built, first revenues in), and as such, you may even be a serious contender for OEN's Angel Oregon 2011.

March 3, 2010

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Mike Rogoway has a great write-up on ShopIgniter, hinting at the socially focused aspects of the service:

“We think we’re really going to shake up the online retail market,” Compton said.

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“We can bring retail right into Facebook,” Compton said. “We really believe the social Web is the next (retail) channel.”

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"The thesis we are looking at is that e-commerce is one of the growing areas in technology, but it is all run on these home-grown systems," said Compton.

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Yes, but what is it, exactly. Well, I'm glad you asked. Here's how the folks at ShopIgniter describe it.

The ShopIgniter solution is a fully extensible ecommerce platform built on CodeIgniter, a web application framework with a community of over 115,000 developers. The platform serves sellers of all sizes and was built with system integration and front-end customization in mind. “Retailers, product brands and their interactive agencies need to be able to design custom store fronts but do not want the maintenance hassle or expense of hosting and building high-performance ecommerce functionality. We provide that flexibility and still deliver all the benefits of a SaaS solution,” said CTO and co-founder, Dan Warner. “We also encourage developers to leverage the ShopIgniter module architecture to extend functionality, build integration points and continue to innovate for their ecommerce clients.”

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Now suffice it to say, this is good news. And for the Portland startup community, this win holds significance on a number of levels.

First, as I hinted at above, it's funding. Funding is good. And demonstrating that Portland is capable of creating startups that are both interesting and fundable is a huge win for all of us. The rising water floats all boats and whatnot.

Second, it's another Portland play that embraces the world of social media---and makes it business worthy. Like Jive Software, Second Porch, and Webtrends, ShopIgniter is at the forefront of making the social network the next bastion of business. And that, dare I say, seems to be a growing trend around here. Don't make me start waxing "de facto hub" already.

Third, this is a major win for Portland Ten---the startup bootcamp project run by Carolynn Duncan designed to create more viable Portland startups---in which ShopIgniter was a participant. Not a bad success story for the old alumni newsletter, there.

Congratulations to another Portland startup proving its worth to the investment community. It will be interesting to see how they began to invest that capital---some initial plans call for increased promotions and staffing---to fuel their continued growth.

For more information, visit ShopIgniter.

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March 1, 2010

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Here are the top 10 posts according to your peers---a combination of Web and RSS metrics---from Silicon Florist for February 2010.

Urban Airship rapidly ascends with $1.1 million in funding

City of Portland gets into the iPhone app development game with Citizen Reports

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Dawn Foster chosen to head up community management for MeeGo, the joint Intel and Nokia open source mobile platform

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February 25, 2010

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February 23, 2010

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This is my second tour at Intel; I first worked at Intel from 2000 – 2006. At that time, I had never worked for a company with less than 20,000 employees. All of my work experience was in large corporations, but I had no startup experience. I left Intel specifically to spend a few years working in much smaller startups and to focus on roles where I would be building online communities. I worked in 2 startups, including Jive Software where I built and managed the Jivespace developer community. When I joined Jive, there were only 50 employees, and a year later when there were nearly 150 people, it started to feel less like a startup. At that point, I decided that it was time for me to break out on my own to do freelance consulting, which was something I had been wanting to do for a while. Freelancing was another first for me, since I had never owned my own business or done any outside consulting.

Now, Dawn will be taking the startup community management knowledge she's gained and will be applying it to a much larger project, one that has the potential to change the way we access and use mobile devices in the future. Especially given the clout of the two hardware companies joining forces to foster the project.

That's going to be exciting to see. Because if anyone can help form the community that will make this happen, she can.

And given the project includes Portland, mobile, open source, and startup---albeit internal---you can be sure that I'll be keeping an eye on her progress and reporting back on what's happening as MeeGo begins to take form.

Congratulations to Dawn, to Intel, and to MeeGo. I can't wait to see where this goes from here.

For more information on the move, read Dawn's post about joining the MeeGo team. For more on the Linux-based open source mobile platform, visit MeeGo.

(Image courtesy Aaron Hockley. Used under Creative Commons.).

February 22, 2010

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It's no secret that one of the companies here in Portland that motivated me to start Silicon Florist was Jive Software Buy cialis in uk, . Back in 2007, it was on the cusp of something big---but still a bit rough around the edges. But as we watched, it grew and matured and focused and changed, buy cialis in uk. Growing, shrinking, and then growing again. Buy cialis in uk, Adding new funding and new executive talent. And transitioning.

Today, it has transitioned once again, buy cialis in uk. Taking another step away from scrappy startup toward well-established entity. Buy cialis in uk, How. By appointing seasoned executive and Jive board member Tony Zingale as interim CEO and moving current CEO Dave Hersh to the role of Chairman of the Board.

With the move, Jive gains an interim leader with a wealth of experience---including the experience of crating Mercury Interactive up for an acquisition of more than $4.5 billion (yes, billion) by HP in 2006 during his tenure as CEO. Buy cialis in uk, Are similar acquisition talks already in the works with Jive. Hard to say. They have momentum. They're closely held. And they've got the potential to be a very lucrative business as more and more companies grasp the power of social. But would an acquisition garner the kind of return that lead investor Sequoia would be seeking. Possibly.

But given Jive's current momentum, it's entirely possible that another type of return on investment might be on the horizon, instead. What would that be. Well, Mike Rogoway hinted at it in his post on the transition:

Jive said its board has begun a search for his long-term replacement as it prepares for a possible public stock offering sometime next year.

Interesting times, indeed.

But all the possible unicorns and rainbows aside, TechCrunch offers that Jive's maneuvering may be slightly more mercenary as the company prepares to defend its turf against larger more established companies like Salesforce.com:

But Jive may be also facing the heat from Saleforce’s venture into the social enterprise space with Chatter. While Chatter is still in private beta, Salesforce’s application is eliciting a lot of buzz in the enterprise world. Unfortunately, Salesforce is limiting its beta users so its unclear how much of a threat it will be to the existing social offerings in the marketplace, but its potential threat to Jive’s marketshare is sure to be on the company’s mind at the moment.

In any case, it's a big change for the company. Perhaps as big as their decision to relocate to Portland from New York early on. And to be honest, it's a move that many people---either expressly or quietly---have been predicting since the company started taking on more and more executive talent from outside the Portland area.

Whatever the case, it's an important step forward for the company. And one which will have ripples throughout the organization. And the levity of that situation is not lost on the co-founders of one of Portland's most successful startup stories in recent history.

"After a chance to consider what's best for Jive, I've decided that it's time to step down," said Dave Hersh, chairman of the board, Jive Software, in a blog post. "The opportunity is massive and the growth is fast and furious. While I know I could reinvent myself for this next phase and continue to act as the CEO, it would be like trying to change a tire on a car going 120 mph. I would rather support someone else who has 'seen the movie' and can ensure that we're doing everything we can to be a great company. We have a lot of big investments to make across the board and it's incredibly important that we find someone who can crank up the volume and lead us through this period."

And how does the rest of the Jive team feel about the news. Matt Tucker had this to say in his post on Dave's transition.

Jive's history has included many big decisions and transition points. Dave stepping down as our CEO and becoming Chairman definitely qualifies. One thing Jive's co-founder Bill Lynch and I want to recognize Dave for is his consistent leadership at these critical moments. Looking back through our history, there are many company-defining examples -- taking on more office space to prepare for growth, hiring an executive for a role we'd never had before, seeking venture capital and making acquisitons. In each of those cases and many others, Dave was the voice in the room pushing us to think bigger and to go faster. Dave leading the search for a new CEO to take Jive to the next level is absolutely part of that pattern.

There are always interesting things that begin happening when companies transition from their founding leadership to seasoned business leadership. I've no doubt that Jive's story will continue to be one worth watching as it continues to unfold. And no doubt one that is destined to put this Portland story in the same realm as some of its successful local predecessors.

For more information on the transition, see Jive's release, Dave's post, Tony's post, and Matt's post. For more on the company, visit Jive Software.

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February 9, 2010

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February 1, 2010

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Well, give me just a sec and you will. Drink alcohol with cialis, Here are the top 10 posts according to your peers---a combination of Web and RSS metrics---from Silicon Florist for January 2010.

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Round up: Portland-based Jive Software acquires Boulder-based Filtrbox

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Twitalyzer 2.0 takes analyzing Twitter---and over analyzing yourself---to a whole new level

Portland-based StepChange becomes part of a burgeoning social agency

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January 14, 2010

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It's an interesting move for Jive, dipping its toe in the water of analysis, make your own sildenafil citrate. It's immediate---and most obvious---benefit is being able to monitor conversations happening outside the enterprise. Make your own sildenafil citrate, But it also holds the potential to be turned inwardly---analyzing the use of Jive, itself, which is---for all intents and purposes---social media. And that would be a smart move for a burgeoning company looking to demonstrate and defend the value of their suite of tools. By giving their customers the means to better assess how Jive is being used within the enterprise, make your own sildenafil citrate. Which, in turn, gives them better data on what's missing, what's broken, and what's working. Make your own sildenafil citrate, So I'm thinking this is a pretty shrewd move. And I'm also thinking what with Webtrends, Iterasi, Clicky, Twitalyzer, Jive and likely some others I'm spacing, Portland may just be gunning to become the---wait for it---de facto hub of social media monitoring.

But that's just me. How did the social media react to the news. Let's take a look.

Silicon Forest: Jive Software buys social media monitoring company Filtrbox

Jive's software uses social media tools to encourage collaboration within a business, and between a company and its customers. The downtown Portland company said it plans to integrate Filtrbox's technology into Jive's products to give users access to better information about the social media environment.

ReadWriteWeb: Jive Software Buys Filtrbox: A Purchase All About The Social Web

Jive looked at several companies in the space before deciding to approach Filtrbox. The choice came down to the Filtrbox user experience; its collaboration features; the scalable architecture and the social intelligence baked into the product.

TechCrunch: Jive Software Acquires Social Media Monitoring Startup Filtrbox

Both tech giants and startups are competing to provide enterprise-friendly, social platforms to businesses that combine both collaboration and social media monitoring. Socialtext and CubeTree offer compelling social collaboration offerings to the enterprise. And Salesforce.com recently entered the market with a new, more social version of its Service Cloud, and also debuted its take on a social platform for the enterprise, Chatter. Now Jive Software, a Sequoia-backed company that develops an all-in-one social enterprise software is acquiring Filtrbox, a startup that provides tools for social media monitoring, to boost its offering. You may remember Filtrbox as a Class of 2007 alum of incubator TechStars.

PaidContent: Jive Software Buys Social Media Researcher Filtrbox

In outlining the reasons for its acquisition, Portland, OR-based Jive says it wants to build its business around monitoring social media conversations to give businesses a better sense of how their brands are perceived across sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. By applying Filtrbox’s offerings to its own monitoring software, Jive will craft direct marketing campaigns through those sites and try to alert clients when users’ complaints rise.

PE Hub: Jive Software Buys Filtrbox

Because of their complexity and cost, SMM tools have been confined to a handful of power-users within an organization. Given the increasingly strategic role social web conversations are playing in product development, customer service and support, a broader set of users want and need easy, cost-effective access to social intelligence.

Those are the leading stories for now. But I'll keep monitoring to see what else turns up.

For more information, see Jive's information on Filtrbox and the acquisition.

December 15, 2009

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December 11, 2009

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The world has changed and so have relationships. In the Republic, there are no chemistry tests or algorithms, just the highest concentration of great people talking with each other, performance anxiety tadalafil. We lose the drop-down menu and the checkbox, and let you characterize yourself and your relationships as you want, in your words, in a way that makes sense for you.

You may remember a bit of hoopla about Blackbox when they came out of stealth mode to release a private beta last summer. Performance anxiety tadalafil, Since then, they've but a group of Portland Web types to work, tweaking the site, incorporating feedback, and adding some functionality that makes the site an incredibly impressive social media experience---whether you use it to find people or not.

Mike Rogoway at The Oregonian calls it "Portland's boldest startup."

Blackbox raised $1 million in angel funding, mostly from outside the Portland area, to get itself going. It's a brash experiment, and given the aggressive launch we should get an idea pretty quickly of how it's working out.

One thing is for sure, Blackbox Republic has come a long way since we saw it this summer, performance anxiety tadalafil.

Among the most interesting features they've added is a series of sliders that allow users to get other members up-to-date on their current moods and interests. Performance anxiety tadalafil, Users set these at sign up and then can continue you tweak them as often, or as little, as they like. Any change to the sliders ripples throughout the system providing every other users with a view of how that person is feeling currently.

Why is that important. Context.

Another thing that sets the site apart from others is the idea of "vouching." Members are held responsible for inviting other members who will be productive members of the site. And as such, they have to "vouch" for them. The more vouches a person receives, the more trusted they are. An important means of avoiding the "creepy" factor that permeates other sites.

Yet another gating factor. The service isn't free.

Even if you have no interest in participating in the Blackbox community, the site is worth noting for what they've done from a technical perspective. In addition to the features I've mentioned above, there are some really thoughtful ways of dealing with different activity streams---both public and private. Ways of allowing people to express themselves visually and verbally. And some compelling ways of allowing groups of people to democratically manage their interactions.

That's a lot of moving parts. And Blackbox seems to handle them all very well.

Long story short, this is a very technically impressive site.

And for all the intentions of where the site is designed to go, what I will be most interested in tracking is where the Blackbox community takes it. Because you never know. Until you put the site in the hands of real users. I mean, remember. Flickr started as a very small part of giant game site. PayPal was going to be used for mobile phone payments. And YouTube is rumored to have started as---you guessed it---a dating site.

For more information, visit Blackbox Republic.

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Mayor Sam Adams and the City of Portland to open source, open data, and transparency communities: Let’s make this official

From Air Sharing to Zipcar: 40+ iPhone apps developed in the Silicon Forest

It’s not project management, it’s FMYI: HBO and other big names laud Portland-based collaboration platform

Portland, Oregon, joins the ranks of the open cities, officially embracing open data and open source

KATU launches hyperlocal Portland blogs

Make PowerPoint even more painful with Portland Presentation Karaoke

In the strange bedfellows department, Jive hooks up with Microsoft SharePoint

Angels in Oregon: The definitive guide to early stage investment opportunities for both startups and potential investors

Legion of Tech falls victim to embezzlement

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October 29, 2009

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Digital Journalism Portland and Society of Professional Journalists Oregon and SW Washington Chapter have teamed up to create an informal social hour that showcases local, innovative digital journalism projects. Come hang out with your peers, have a drink and learn about the people who are changing our industry.

The Digital Journalism Social Hour will take place at Rose & Thistle Pub beginning at 7 PM.

The Church of Social Media

Gather ‘round brothers and sisters to testify your love for social media and how it has touched your life. We will be meeting in the Open Space at AIPD to let everyone know just how awesome and amazing social media is, and that we don’t care who knows it. Leave all your worries about the dangers of technology at the door. Forget about objectivity. Let everyone know about your new friends, and the valuable contacts you’ve made. Share the sheer delight of telling people on Twitter about what you had for breakfast, and about the times when you’ve actually care about what someone had for breakfast. Tell everyone about the hours and hours spent updating profiles, twittering, texting and how you loved every minute of it. All are welcome. Skeptics and lurkers feel free to watch the show. Come dressed in Halloween costumes if you’d like, it will only add to the hilarity. Drinks will be provided.

The Church of Social Media will be held at the Art Institute of Portland beginning at 7:30 PM.

Finance for Startups 101

Come listen to Steve Babcock and Craig Vagt talk about finances, taxes, and money for startups and small businesses. There will be a 30 minute talk, followed by an open Q&A. All are welcome.

Finance for Startups 101 will be held at PIE beginning at 6 PM.

The Interactive Open

Open Source, Open Content, Open Invitation – this event invites interactive artists to remix and reimagine the animated film Sita Sings the Blues as a standalone art piece, focused on the theme of ‘Conversations’. The finished pieces will be available for hands-on play and discovery, and the source code freely downloadable.

The Interactive Open will be held at Grassy Knoll Gallery beginning at 7 PM.

Mid-Point Mixer hosted by Struck/Axiom and Simler

Learn more about Simler (the smoothest, prettiest and, well, best online social network of all time!) while checking out Struck/Axiom’s new Old Town studio. We’ll provide the drinks, food, Guitar Hero World Tour, Halo and the ping pong table. You bring your friends. It’ll be new communication all mashed up with old-school chit-chat.

Mid-Point Mixer will be held at Struck/Axiom beginning at 6 PM.

PDX Hackathon

Come do strange things with your computer amongst others whilst drinking fine Portland beer.

PDX Hackathon will be held at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne beginning at 7 PM.

Refresh Portland October: Online Video For Everybody by Andy Beach

Andy is the author of Real World Video Compression and oversees all aspects of marking at product management at Elemental Technologies. His vast knowledge of video post-production, compression and interactive design has attracted clients worldwide, including: Microsoft, Major League Baseball, Apple, INC and Adobe Systems, INC.

Refresh Portland takes place at Jive Software beginning at 6:30 PM.

SAOpdx: I Wish I’d Thought of That: Creative Approaches to Closing Deals

All the best new ideas have one thing in common: they make you ask, "Why didn't I think of that?" And when you finally get wise, you can only slap yourself on the forehead and promise to steal the idea the next time you can.

The Software Association of Oregon's Marketing and Sales Forum (MSF) brings together seven of Portland's top deal makers to each share one creative closing technique. You'll leave the event with a new angle on how to close that stalled deal.

The SAOpdx group meets at Kells Irish Pub beginning at 6 PM.

Westside Proggers

This month Markus will be presenting his response to Matt's programming language presentation from last month. If previous presentations by Markus are any indication, a good time will be had by all.

Westside Proggers will be held at OTBC beginning at 7 PM.

Already booked?

What's that. You're busy tonight. Well, do you need something to do tomorrow. The New Communicators series---which is to thank for a good chunk of these events---continues through Friday. Or you can always subscribe to the Silicon Florist calendar on Upcoming.

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October 28, 2009

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Portland-based Jive Software Sildenafil citrate on line order, is currently in the midst of their first ever user group, Jive World. And as such, it seems that there is no better time to launch new products---especially when you've got all of your most fervent users together in one room.

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October 20, 2009

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It's about championing SBS. Jive has built a great community around SBS in the last few years, and we want to continue to spread that gospel. I'm happy when I see new customers say, “I never knew I could do that!” But I'm even happier when I hear them say, "This has changed how I work, and I want more."

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Whatever the case, Jive continues to set the pace for Oregon software venture capital---and continues to stand out as one of the most successful ventures around here in quite a while.

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The new look was designed by none other than Portland-based Josh Pyles. You may remember Josh as one of the team members on the Jive Software's relaunch. He also happens to be the same guy who helped punch up the Silicon Florist theme a few months back. And he's truly outdone himself with this complete overhaul of FMYI.

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But even more impressive than the beautiful new chrome job. The big names that are lauding the value of FMYI.

While a glimpse at FMYI may inspire comparisons to products like 37signals Basecamp and Portland-based Jive Software Social Business Software, they've managed to carve out a niche and deliver a compelling product---while establishing some rabidly loyal clients.

"Finding an affordable hosted solution that meets our business needs, which is also secure and easy to support, is a welcome change,” said Michael Gabriel, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, HBO, in a press release. “FMYI continues to be responsive and that makes our job easier, and allows us to focus our resources on other areas where packaged solutions don’t meet our needs."

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August 24, 2009

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Last week they were taking wing with Lufthansa and this week Jive announced that they had signed Toshiba's sales team and resellers Cialis overnight delivery, to power a new community designed to improve sales communications and collaboration called Toshiba eXCHANGE.

“Toshiba eXCHANGE is exciting because of its user-generated content and leading-edge technology, but most importantly because of the opportunity it provides our extended Toshiba family members to easily connect and share knowledge,” said Bill Melo, Vice President, Marketing & Enterprise Services and Solutions, Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) in a press release. “It’s estimated that only 20 percent of an organization's knowledge is actually captured in written documents, while the remaining value-rich information resides exclusively in the heads of employees, cialis overnight delivery. Toshiba eXCHANGE gives members the chance to easily document, share and seek that remaining 80 percent of information, therefore creating new opportunities for sales and service success.”

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August 19, 2009

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"Currently, a tremendous amount of information and thus, knowledge, is stored on individual's desktops, network shares or in their email inboxes," said Klaus Lukas, Director Enterprise Portal, Deutsche Lufthansa AG in a press release. Who makes sildenafil citrate, "We hope to break up these silos of information making it extremely simple for people to share and find the information they need and use in their everyday work."

The decision comes after an extensive bake-off with other social software options followed by Lufthansa's running Jive's software through a four-month pilot period.

Pun intended.

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July 30, 2009

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Then I saw Mike Rogoway's awesome response on the Silicon Forest blog, this morning. He and John have a great, factual discussion going on. But when it comes right down to it, they're still both in heated agreement on the topic.

And suddenly, it dawned on me. Somehow, as I was reading both pieces, I slipped into thinking about the how the Entrepreneur piece related to the tech scene in Portland. Probably because I was reading two of the best tech blogs in the Northwest. I'm silly like that.

But then it dawned on me: the Entrepreneur piece is about entrepreneurs. Not tech startups.

And that, my friends, is where I'm going to make my distinction. And that's why I'm sure that Portland belongs on the list of most startup friendly cities.

Why. Cost of living and way of life aside, it's for one simple reason. Portland belongs on that list because it's got one of the most diverse entrepreneurial communities I've ever seen. And I'm not even going to tack Portland's omnipresent "per capita" qualifier on there. That's most entrepreneurial community, period.

And with a full head of steam, I started banging out my post. But then I stepped back.

Maybe I don't know what the hell an entrepreneur is, I thought. Maybe I don't know what the hell I'm talking about. Maybe they're absolutely right and I don't have a horse in this race.

And then, after a few moments of rocking myself in fetal position at that thought, I returned to the keyboard.

I wanted to make sure I actually had the correct understanding of the term "entrepreneur." I mean, it's not Entrepreneur's list of "friendly to tech startups" or "successful liquidity events," is it.

And while I hate to pull out the old hackneyed "definition" card, I am old and hackneyed, so let's take a look, shall we. Just so we're on the same page.

According to Wikipedia, "An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of an enterprise, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome." Dictionary.com says it's "a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, esp. a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk." And my trusty Mac dictionary widget says it's "a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking greater than normal financial risks in order to do so."

Don't like those definitions. Well, pick any one of these takes on the word "entrepreneur."

Entrepreneurs take a risk to start something up. And Portland is pretty well chock full of those types. Tech or otherwise.

And to me, being entrepreneurial and being a business person capable of leading an organization to a liquidity event are often two completely different things. Ask anybody in Portland, and they'll rattle off two or three side projects. That's entrepreneurial spirit.

But---but!---that's not business. And that's something with which every entrepreneur struggles: You might not be the right person to make your idea a successful business. Heck, you might not even be the right person to turn your side project into a startup.

And if Portland doesn't prove that, I'm finding it hard to think of a town that would. But that doesn't make Portland any less of a haven for that entrepreneurial spirit.

Second, I reminded myself, this was a list of companies that are friendly to entrepreneurs.

Cheaper costs of living are friendly to entrepreneurs. Solid mass transit is friendly to entrepreneurs. Economic development strategies that look to stimulate the economy are good for entrepreneurs. Coworking spaces are friendly to entrepreneurs.

You see, this may come as a shock to you---I know it does to me---but there are actually other kinds of entrepreneurs. Yes, yes, tech is the entrepreneurial darling. And clearly I love droning on and on about it. But in actuality, Portland has an amazingly diverse and rich entrepreneurial fabric running through the city.

I mean, c'mon, I said to myself. It wasn't even a tech company that was profiled in the piece. The entrepreneurial company representing Portland. Wicked Quick, an Portland startup apparel company.

As much as I hate to admit it, being an entrepreneur is about more than hacking some sweet APIs together and getting Sand Hill Road to kick in some development funds. And it's that entrepreneurial diversity that makes Portland entrepreneur friendly.

Some examples.

Every food cart in Portland from Whiffies to the latest cart opening today is an entrepreneurial venture. And if Food Carts Portland is any indication, the city is pretty damn friendly to those entrepreneurs.

Every comic artist in Portland---from Dark Horse to those innumerable unsung independents writing books and plots for limited distribution---are entrepreneurial.

Every independent coffee shop and barista that starts boiling water under their own shingle here in town is an entrepreneur. And if this list of coffee shops doesn't hint at how many of those there are in town

Every coworking space in town---whether it makes it or breaks it---is an entrepreneurial venture to support other entrepreneurs. That's like entrepreneurial friendliness squared.

Portland is a beer town, and every craft brewing and distilling operation is the entrepreneurial spirit of Portland. Some of those even grow into successful franchises or regular watering holes. But all of them---even the batch you've got brewing in the garage---is that entrepreneurial spirit.

The same thing goes for every single restaurant in Portland. I can't think of any single entrepreneurial pursuit that carries with it more of that entrepreneurial risk factor than restaurants. And Portland's got a ton of them.

The one place that Portland has focused---the clean tech and green tech scene---is rapidly becoming our claim to fame. And that's one of the few areas that's actually getting the funding and support it deserves.

Sure. Nike and Adidas passed out of the "startup" scene long long ago, but every single apparel company---from rock stars like Keen and Wicked Quick to crowdsourcing Ryz to tumultuous pursuits like Lucy and where are they Nau---is a Portland entrepreneurial story. And one of the few regions in the world that boasts as much entrepreneurial talent in that regard. Even Rudi and Adi would be proud.

Every single public relations and marketing communications consultancy---from brilliant small shops like Maxwell PR to corporations like Waggener Edstrom, who just so happens to handle all the PR for that little company over in Redmond of which Seattle is so proud---are examples of Portland entrepreneurs succeeding in this environment and supporting clients all over the world.

And that marketing work has translated into an environment where every single graphic design artist in town is entrepreneur, whether living on their own work or working inside an agency and finding time to pursue side projects.

Perhaps our next major bastion of Portland pride. Mobile development where entrepreneurial pursuits like Small Society, Urban Airship, Subatomic, Spotlight, Cloud Four, FreeRange, Avatron and any number of individual entrepreneurial efforts are changing the face of development in town. And knocking it out of the park.

Of course, I would be completely remiss without mentioning the classic example of Portland entrepreneurship sans profit---open source. To me, there's nothing more entrepreneurial than having the gumption and wherewithal to identify a problem and fix it. And Portland's open source community is all about that. Not to mention all of the successful projects---and in AboutUs' and Jive's cases, funded projects---based on the use of and development of open source platforms.

And last but not least, Portland is one of the bloggiest towns anywhere. And each and every blog or podcast a Portlander starts is another example of that entrepreneurial spirit taking root.

And that's nothing to say of the burgeoning music, art, and creative writing scenes. All entrepreneurial pursuits in their own right.

And guess what. Practically every one of those pursuits above. They're supported by other entrepreneurs. By frequenting establishments. Or using their code. Or buying their products to help them with their own startups.

So friendly to startups and entrepreneurs. Who knows. But there are certainly a ton of people embracing that entrepreneurial spirit---in thousands of different ways. And there's a cooperative community that helps all of that happen.

But see, that rampant diversity will also be one of the reasons why Portland doesn't land on these types of lists without a lot of scoffing. Because, beyond the whole green and clean tech thing, we've put far too little effort into focusing as being the hub of X. Especially in tech. And that's the real problem here---and the reason calling "WTF?" on the Entrepreneur listing has its place---finding our niche or niches that will help that thriving entrepreneur vibe transition into a successful business community.

So yes, John, and yes, Mike, financial comparisons or IPO comparisons make the list look a little off or the metrics skewed. But there is something else happening here that isn't played out in those metrics. Something I hope John swings by to see and I hope Mike keeps covering. Something is happening. Something cultural. Something about Portland and its residents.

And maybe none of these entrepreneurial startup efforts will amount to a hill of beans. Or create millionaires. Or even solve any problems. But that doesn't make them any less entrepreneurial. Nor does it make Portland's community any less friendly to those entrepreneurs.

There's a reason Portland is on that Entrepreneur list. Portland is the most entrepreneurial town in the world.

(Image courtesy Matt McGee. Used under Creative Commons.)
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July 22, 2009

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So what all did Jive accomplish during Q2. Quite a bit. In addition to continuing with the revenue running up-and-to-the-right, Jive signed a partnership with SAP, hired a new Chief Marketing Officer, launched a Social Business Software offering up into the Cloud to make it more accessible, opened an office that's somewhere outside the Silicon Forest, and announced their first-ever Jive user group, JiveWorld. Free trial of tadalafil, And even through all the gloom and doom news of the economy and the startup environment, Jive shows no signs of slowing.

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July 16, 2009

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Our hosts were Mark Friel and Kristin Hammond (@FzMcFadden) of Pacific Real Estate Partners, the brokerage that secured the space for Jive. The fifth floor is rough and unfinished inside, except for the bathrooms (more on that in a minute), and has its own elevator, herbal tadalafil fda.

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This marked the first Portland Lunch 2.0 hosted by a non-tech company, although our hosts did choose a tech company as the location to make the regulars feel at home, herbal tadalafil fda. This crossover made for an interestingly mixed crowd of regulars and new faces. Herbal tadalafil fda, The festivities kicked off about an hour into the lunch, with Mark and Kristin saying a few words and introducing Dave Hersh, Jive's CEO, and Matt Nees, the new president of the SAO. Then, Nate Diniro (@unclenate) announced the Social Media Club Summer Social with Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang).

After that, the mixing and mingling continued. I chatted for a bit with Vince Porter (@oregonfilm), Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Film and Television, about the Leverage season premier, which was last night and filmed in Portland (you knew that, right?).

Vince's office is getting started with Twitter, and when I checked later, I was shocked to see that only 1,100 or so people follow @oregonfilm. By comparison, Rick is one away from 4,000. Vince was also looking for some help getting started with Twitter; I figure there are a couple of you out there who'd love to help. If you want to help, start by following.

Mark and Kristin announced there would be tours of the building, which I was bummed to miss. I hear the vault and old shooting range are pretty dope. Kristin raffled off the free night at The Nines, as promised, didn't recognize the winner. The $100 gift card to Departures was announced over Twitter yesterday afternoon.

As of this morning, it wasn't claimed. So, Kristin drew another name, and Matt Nees was the lucky winner. He's had a big week.

So, back to the bathrooms, the only thing finished on the fifth floor. The countertops have shredded money in them, which looks a lot like seaweed. I guess we'll take their word for it. No cash value was announced.

Don’t forget these this Lunch 2.0, coming soon:

August 5 hosted by Slate Technologies

Big thanks to all the hosts who have hosted or plan to host Lunch 2.0. Drop a comment (or tweet @jkuramot) if you want information about hosting one. It’s easy.

We're running a little thin on planned Lunch 2.0s. Hit me up if you want to host.

July 15, 2009

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You see, Portland-based Blackbox Republic took the wraps off of their new "Community Exchange Platform" last night. Viagra pay after delivery, It's designed to be a mix of social media, compelling privacy controls, event management, retail, and real life meetups. Or as they're calling it "social nicheworking."

Where's the sex there, you ask. Well, it's in the target market they're chasing: the sex-positive community, viagra pay after delivery.

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The sex-positive creative culture is made up of tens of millions of people who don’t have issues with their own sexuality or that of others. They gather at mega events like Burning Man, Love Parade, Electric Picnic and Afrika Burns, as well as thousands of smaller regional and local meet-ups. Blackbox Republic will be a members-only experience that will unite the sex-positive community and give them a personal, private and secure way to connect online and in person.

Now I've never been to Burning Man, viagra pay after delivery. But I have friends who have. Viagra pay after delivery, And to the best of my understanding, it's kind of like SXSW but without the sessions. With more flamboyant costumes. And more intricate contraptions than anyone could build in the LEGO pit.

Blackbox Republic loves the Burning Man vibe. And they'd like to find a way to keep that vibe alive the other 51 weeks of the year. Outside of the Nevada dessert. As such, they're building out a site to do just that and they're looking for a bunch of "curious rabble-rousing instigator[s] willing to help us bring like-minded, love-oriented people together to connect and explore this incredible journey."

Watching the uptake

Usually when I get information under embargo, I'm champing at the bit to get the news out the door when the embargo lifts. Hitting the publish button as soon as I possibly can.

But in reality, Silicon Florist isn't really a breaking news blog---especially in cases where the bigs are going to be covering the same story.

So this time, I decided to wait. Because I was really curious to see what the uptake would be.

I mean, you may not know this, but there are more than a few sites on the Web that deal with sex in one way or another. I know, hunh. Who knew. And what's almost as popular as sex. That's right. Talking about social media in the Web 2.0 echo chamber.

So I was sure that this juxtaposition of a tech marketing executive with a pedigree that features Jive Software, McCann Erickson, Euro RSCG, CNET, and Dell---Sam Lawrence---and a fashion and interior designer who runs a site called Sex Will Happen---April Donato---was going to cause a little stir.

And I wasn't disappointed. Even in the short time the site has been out of the gates, the commentary has been all across the board.

Let's take a look, shall we.

ReadWriteWeb: Can Blackbox Republic Breathe New Life Into the Online Love Market?

"Lawrence and Donato have a messianic vision to disrupt the online dating industry and bring community to a large and unserved group of people. A portion of each month's membership fee will be donated to a charity of each user's choice, creating another layer of connection between groups of people on the site.

"Make no mistake, though, this is a business."

The Oregonian: Portland tech exec starts fresh, seeking a niche

"When Sam Lawrence quit a top job at one of Portland's few big-time tech success stories last spring, he left to follow his passion. In Sam's case, his passion is, um, passion.

"On Wednesday, Lawrence unveils Blackbox Republic, a startup that hopes to create a safe, secure online community for the 'sex positive' movement -- an all-encompassing term that describes people who celebrate sexual diversity, if not the act itself.

"Blackbox hopes to find its own space in the increasingly crowded social media world, targeting a niche that Lawrence acknowledges many will find off-putting, or even offensive."

TechFlash: Portland startup launches Web service for 'sex positive' people

"'If you’re sex positive, you’re a right-brained, creative person who doesn’t live life by someone else’s checklist,' he writes. Sounds like something that would have started at Burning Man.

"In fact, that's where Lawrence and co-founder April Donato conceived the idea."

xconomy: Blackbox Republic, Led by Ex-Jive Exec, Gets Seed Funding for Sex-Positive Social Network

"OK, that all sounds scurrilously vague. But here’s my understanding. Blackbox Republic, based in Portland, OR, is trying to create a new kind of social website—one that is more targeted and exclusive than Facebook, more personal and community-oriented than Match.com, and has e-commerce tools built into it like Amazon. The company is announcing today that it has raised $1 million in seed funding from angel investors, and it is gearing up for a full site launch in late summer or early fall. It is led by CEO Sam Lawrence, the former chief marketing officer at Portland-based Jive Software, and April Donato, vice president of community relations and a sex-positive blogger."

ZDNet: Sex, geeks and Blackbox Republic

"So-called enterprise and community pundits have been trying to crack the community building code for what seems like years but when you stand back for a moment, what have they really been trying to do: get each of us to transact something as the price of our entrance into this brave new collaborative world. It should be no wonder that many of these efforts fail. I sense that with Blackbox Republic, a number of those same pundits are going to be eating large gobs of humble pie. Why?"

VentureBeat: Blackbox Republic is creating a social network around sex (positivity)

"Sam Lawrence, the other co-founder and Blackbox Republic’s chief executive, says there are four key components: First, Blackbox Republic has to be a safe space, where people can feel confident that they won’t constantly run into creeps. To ensure that happens, the site will have strong privacy controls, and most of it will be locked off to new members until an existing member vouches for them. Second, there will be an e-commerce component, where people can buy each other gifts; Lawrence promises that gifts will be more valuable and incorporated much more organically than on other social networks. Third, the site will encourage users to 'get out from behind your computer,' allowing them to plan get-togethers and coordinate via Blackbox’s mobile site. Finally, it will incorporate event planning and event promotion."

Cloud Ave: Blackbox Republic - A Marketing Coup but Baseless Perhaps?

As I said to the Twitterverse this afternoon, “Would anyone (especially peeps like @jeffnolan and @rww) be even mentioning Blackbox Republic if Sam Lawrence wasn't involved. I think not” – to his credit Marshall Kirkpatrick from ReadWriteWeb replied saying that; 'Niche social network raises $1m, charges $25/mo & hits privacy hard. Yes I'd cover that!' – an argument that despite my respect for both Marshall and ReadWriteWeb I’m not really buying seeing as how many well funded start-ups aren’t being covered by the mainstream blogs – need an example. How about youcalc that, despite nearly $4 million in funding, is yet to be covered in depth anywhere than on CloudAve."

One area I'm not seeing yet: the Burning Man community they're targeting

For all the bluster and hype from the tech crowd, I've yet to find one post from the sex-positive Burning Man crowd on this launch.

That's not terribly disconcerting. It's just an observation that---for now---Blackbox Republic is very much a tempest in the teapot of the Web 2.0 echo chamber. But everyone has to start somewhere. And this is a good start.

But being the slimy marketing guy I am, I'm really interested to see how the target market takes to this news.

So now that the sex, sex, sex is out of the way…

Yes, it's a site dedicated to "sex positive" people---like those who attend the annual Burning Man celebration in the Nevada desert. Yes, some folks will immediately jump to the whole promiscuity angle.

But really, the most sexy parts of this to me have very little to do with its cultural focus or its more-shaking stance.

To me, this is what's exciting:

First, I'm a big fan of going after the niche and Sam Lawrence is a force to be with which to be reckoned when it comes to marketing. Even the early returns on this announcement should prove that.

Second, Blackbox Republic has funding to the tune of $1 million---on concept and reputation alone. If they can make a go of it, something tells me there's more funding to be found.

Third, they already have a revenue model: $25 a month for membership. That, according to April and Sam, is low enough to let the community participate but high enough to keep out the "lookie Lous" that could damage the community and its intent.

Fourth, they've assembled a diverse team of Portland talent---like Matthew Sweet, formerly with iovation and db clay's Benjamin Diggles, for example---that's already created a compelling framework for the site. And that promises even more interesting development in the future.

Fifth---and probably most important to me---they're planning to stay right here in Portland, Oregon. Both April and Sam were effusive about the whole Portland cultural vibe, the startup scene, and their desire to keep the company here in town.

Could Blackbox Republic be catching the next wave?

After more than 30 years of technology addiction and nearly 15 years of working in the startup tech industry, there's one thing I can say for certain: the tech environment is cyclical. There's a lot of ebb and flow to the whole thing.

And that makes me think that Blackbox Republic's feature-rich private network could hold a great deal of promise if they can keep it running until the next wave swells.

Because while we're in the throes of the "share everything everywhere" culture, currently, there are two things that are going to become incredibly valuable when that trend shifts. And that's likely to happen in the not too distant future.

The first is obvious: people will begin to pay for privacy. The folks who never wanted to share everything are becoming increasingly tech savvy. And they're going to need somewhere to share thoughts, images, and ideas with a trusted group while facilitating a more cohesive community. I think Blackbox is making a decided step forward in this regard.

Second---and maybe not as obvious---is that even with the share everything group, there is something that is very valuable: filtering. And if communities like Blackbox Republic can provide a way of effectively filtering the signal from the noise, there could be a whole glut of people beating a path to their door to pay for that mousetrap.

For now, we'll just have to sit back, watch, and wait for Blackbox Republic to launch later, this year.

For more information, visit Blackbox Republic or read Sam's post on Go Big Always.

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Our host for this month's midday goodness is Pacific Real Estate Partners, more specifically Mark Friel and Kristin Hammond (aka @FzMcFadden).

The festivities will be held at Jive Software, one of their clients, at their newish corporate HQ, the old Federal Reserve Building on SW Stark and SW 9th, cialis cialis nude.

This will be my first time at the new Jive space, dubbed "Club Fed" by some, and I hear the renovations are nearing completion. Cialis cialis nude, In case you need added motivation, aside from the free lunch and good company, Mark and Kristin will be giving away some goodies.

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Cialis cialis nude, Plus, if you go up there around 7 PM most weekdays, you can watch Live at 7 (@TheSquare) being filmed. Good times.

So, see you there, cialis cialis nude. At Lunch 2.0, I mean, and maybe at Departures too. Cialis cialis nude, Anyway . . .

Please RSVP on Upcoming so the hosts can get an idea of how much grub to get. If you’re vegetarian or vegan, drop a comment on the event page for planning, unless you don’t want to eat.

Don’t forget these Lunch 2.0s, coming soon:

July 15 hosted by Pacific Real Estate Partners at Jive Software

August 5 hosted by Slate Technologies

Big thanks to all the hosts who have hosted or plan to host Lunch 2.0. Drop a comment (or tweet @jkuramot) if you want information about hosting one. It’s easy.

(Image courtesy CubanRefugee. Used under Creative Commons.).

July 7, 2009

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Cheap cialis levitracom cialis, There comes a time---hopefully---in every software company's life when they develop enough of a fervent following that they feel compelled to have a user group. I'm happy to announce that Portland-based Jive Software has reached that point.

That's right, cheap cialis levitracom cialis. The good news is that Jive will be holding its first ever user group---affectionately titled JiveWorld09---October 27-29, 2009. Cheap cialis levitracom cialis, The bad news. They'll be holding JiveWorld in San Francisco

The road to business transformation can be a solitary journey. The good news is, you’re no longer traveling alone, cheap cialis levitracom cialis. In fact, you belong to a community that’s leading a social business transformation. And it’s time for this community to come together for the first time at JiveWorld09.

Cheap cialis levitracom cialis, Yes, yes. I realize I may be a bit to Silicon Forest centric. I know full well that Jive's customers can likely score a flight to SFO, OAK, or SJC far more easily than PDX, cheap cialis levitracom cialis.

But still. Cheap cialis levitracom cialis, It stings a little, doesn't it.

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Ouch.

And honestly, maybe the blame shouldn't even be on Jive. Maybe the blame should be on the city of Portland. Maybe we could have worked a little harder to have the inaugural JiveWorld where Jive is actually headquartered. I mean, call me crazy.

Being part of a crew who just busted our asses to bring an inaugural event to life in Portland and having been involved in organizing more user groups in Portland than I care to remember, I'm pretty familiar with the costs associated with this sort of effort. But still, I'm willing to give Jive the benefit of the doubt. You don't leave your hometown for a user group without good reason.

Whatever the case, I'm both happy and sad.

I'm happy that Jive has reached a point to be able to pull together a user group. I always remember that being a definitive watermark at the software companies for whom I used to work.

And yet, I'm saddened that Jive won't be able to show off their hometown to all of these users. Because SFO proved to be a better destination for the event.

For more information or to book your arrangements in San Francisco, visit Jive Software JiveWorld.

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June 29, 2009

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Comprare cialis sconto, Interested in the freshest new products from the Portland technology types. Who isn't. We all love the cutting-edge tech stuff around these parts, comprare cialis sconto.

Well, you're in luck. Because there's no better place to catch a glimpse of these new products in the wild than Portland Web Innovators' quarterly Demolicious Comprare cialis sconto, ---an evening of folks demoing products you've probably never seen.

Even better news. It's this week, comprare cialis sconto. That's right. Comprare cialis sconto, This Wednesday. I know. I can't wait either, comprare cialis sconto.

So who's demoing. Comprare cialis sconto, I'm glad you asked. There's an interesting cross-section of new Portland startup stuff on the docket.

BrowserMob provides load testing that any Web site or Web app can afford, comprare cialis sconto. (I had the opportunity to cover BrowserMob earlier.)

MobSpot is a soon-to-be-launching service for mobile app developers and app users on any platform.

Total Event Manager is so fresh off the press that I can't even find a link---but I'm willing to bet that it has something to do with event management, in totality.

Yak Theater is a chat platform based on the concept of improv by constraining chat to scenarios and roles.

iAte captures restaurant oriented tweets to get real-time reviews and insight into local eateries and watering holes.

Cool hunh. Comprare cialis sconto, Yes, indeedy.

So we'll look forward to seeing you---and all of this cool new tech---this Wednesday night at 7 PM at Jive Software. For more information or to RSVP, see Demolicious on Upcoming, comprare cialis sconto.

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June 27, 2009

Who Sells Generic Cialis

Slate Technologies Who sells generic cialis, will be our host for the 19th iteration of Portland Lunch 2.0 on August 5.

Even though they're a relatively young company, Slate should already be well known to the community. You may recall Slate introduced itself to Portland by hosting a Beer and Blog back in April and started the campaign to save CubeSpace in May, who sells generic cialis.

Plus, you probably know the Slate team personally through other community events and/or Twitter. They are:

Chris O'Rourke (@chrisorourke)

Elizabeth Buckwalter (@elizabetcb)

Daniel Erickson (@techwraith)

Jeffrey Erickson (@jeffreykaine)

Who sells generic cialis, Slate offers technology consulting, web design, corporate branding and IT services, running the gamut of technology and design services.

Update: I neglected to mention Shelley (@addictedtotext) who is interning at Slate. Sorry about the omission, who sells generic cialis. I blame Chris.

Here's the skinny on the lunch:

Hosts: Slate Technologies

Where: 6315 SE Holgate Blvd.Portland, OR 97206

When: August 5, 2009 from 12 PM to 2 PM

Chris tells me that additional parking will be arranged, if you're inclined to drive or carpool.

Please RSVP on Upcoming Who sells generic cialis, so the hosts can get an idea of how much grub to get. If you’re vegetarian or vegan, drop a comment on the event page for planning, unless you don’t want to eat.

Don’t forget these Lunch 2.0s, coming soon:

July 15 hosted by Pacific Real Estate Partners at Jive Software

August 5 hosted by Slate Technologies

Big thanks to all the hosts who have hosted or plan to host Lunch 2.0, who sells generic cialis. Drop a comment (or tweet @jkuramot) if you want information about hosting one. It’s easy.

June 25, 2009

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Sildenafil citrate directions, Yesterday, ISITE Design surprised the Portland Lunch 2.0 crowd by reserving McFadden's for the event.

Apparently, McFadden's is their unofficial first-floor "conference room". Last-minute operational snags torpedoed catering by Koi Fusion PDX (@koifusionpdx), making this the first Portland Lunch 2.0 with a wait-staff and TV, more on that in minute.

Anyway, I didn't get a very accurate count, but McFadden's was pretty full, but not bursting, sildenafil citrate directions. The weather was spectacular, which may have changed some people's plans.Veteran Lunch 2.0 host, Andy Van Oostrum gave some opening remarks about ISITE and introduced some of his colleagues. Sildenafil citrate directions, After that, I'm not sure what happened, since I went outside to see why KOIN was filming the front of McFadden's. Turns out there was a mugging in front of the pub over the weekend, and they were taking some footage.

The reporter asked me if I committed the mugging, sildenafil citrate directions. I think he was joking. Sildenafil citrate directions, Anyway, on the way back in, I ran into Mr. Sili-Flo himself (that's Rick) and chatted with him about world domination and other topics for a bit.

Meanwhile inside, I think after Andy's bit, the hosts for July's Lunch 2.0, Mark Friel and Kristin Hammond (coincidentally, aka @FzMcFadden) talked about their upcoming lunch, hosted by Pacific Real Estate Partners at Jive, one of their clients, sildenafil citrate directions.

After the talking portion, came the eating and watching soccer portion. Sildenafil citrate directions, The US-Spain Confederation Cup match was on the TVs, and the Lunch 2.0 crowd was pretty enthusiastic to watch the US win 2-0, creating another coincidence, i.e. the score.

Stephanie El-Hajj and Ken Wagner then raffled off tickets for the SAO's golf tournament on July 10.

All-in-all a pretty eventful Lunch 2.0.

Thanks to Andy and ISITE for hosting.

Don’t forget these Lunch 2.0s, coming soon:

July 15 hosted by Pacific Real Estate Partners at Jive Software

I hope to announce at least one upcoming Lunch 2.0 for August, possibly two. Stay tuned, or not, it's Summer. Enjoy.

Big thanks to all the hosts who have hosted or plan to host Lunch 2.0. Drop a comment (or tweet @jkuramot) if you want information about hosting one. It’s easy.

June 23, 2009

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No Portland-based startup stands a better chance of making a run at the fabled "Enterprise customer" than Jive Software Sildenafil citrate clone, , makers of Social Business Software that helps large companies do a better job of collaborating internally and with customers. Recently, we've seen Jive fleshing out its exec team, opening a Palo Alto office, and signing a number of name brand customers.

Today, Jive continues the march toward the enterprise with the announcement of a partnership with business intelligence juggernaut, SAP, sildenafil citrate clone.

Obviously, this is big news for Jive, for Portland, and for social software in general. Sildenafil citrate clone, And a partnership which likely has other enterprise-level software companies taking notice.

If you're not in a large organization, SAP might not be a household word for you. But if you've been in any large company or entity---like Multnomah County for example---you've likely encountered SAP in some for or another, given that they're the leading supplier of business intelligence software, sildenafil citrate clone.

So how will SAP---who, as a company, is already a customer of Jive's---be using Jive within their offering. Sildenafil citrate clone, The OEM agreement will enable SAP to deliver "community analytics" to its customers by combining SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand with Jive's Social Business Software.

What's Jive get out of it. Well, according to the press release, Jive customers can now leverage SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand:

With SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand delivered as part of the Jive SBS platform, Jive customers will be able to share, discuss and collaborate around business data more effectively, enabling smarter decision-making by a larger number of business users, sildenafil citrate clone. Rather than relying on a handful of analysts to produce static charts that end up buried in presentations, Jive customers will gain broad access to highly customizable and interactive reports, along with the unique ability to share, discuss and collaborate around this information.

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June 22, 2009

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The dust has settled from last week's whirlwind of activity associated with Open Source Bridge Viagra suppositories, , and it's time to get back to the routine.

Don't fret though, you can see all your pals at Lunch 2.0 at ISITE Design on Wednesday to rehash the awesomeness, or if you didn't make it to OSB, you can hear about when went on last week.

This will be the 17th (not 16th) iteration of Portland Lunch 2.0, and the fifth time we've been to Old Town, viagra suppositories. Andy Van Oostrum of ISITE will be hosting Lunch 2.0 for a second time; maybe you remember he was a part of the second Lunch 2.0, at eROI. Viagra suppositories, I've noticed recently that attendance at Lunch 2.0 has tailed off a bit. Not that Lunch 2.0 is an attendance-driven event, but wondering why. Maybe the schedule is more full, so each one is not as big a deal, viagra suppositories. Drop a comment if you have any insight. Viagra suppositories, As always, please make sure you RSVP over on Upcoming so they know how much food to get and drop a comment there if you’re a vegan or vegetarian.

Don’t forget these Lunch 2.0s, coming soon:

June 24 hosted by ISITE Design

July 15 hosted by Pacific Real Estate Partners at Jive Software

I’ve got a few tentatives cooking for August/September. If you want to host one, drop a comment here (or tweet @jkuramot) if you want information, viagra suppositories. It’s easy.

As always, big thanks to all the previous and future hosts.

June 2, 2009

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Herbal alternative cialis, We all realize that there's a ton of stuff happening in town. New startups, exciting side projects, crazy cool events. And every day it seems like we're learning about more and more opportunities to draw the community together---or cool new technologies to test drive, herbal alternative cialis.

This leads to two issues. Herbal alternative cialis, First, how do we keep track of all this stuff. And second, how do we filter all of this stuff.

Silicon Florist wiki to the rescue, my friends, herbal alternative cialis. Well or you can refer to it by its more common name: AboutUs. Herbal alternative cialis, That's right. We've got a huge resource right here in our backyard that can help us capture, organize, and filter all of the cool stuff happening here in town.

How cool is that, herbal alternative cialis. That's right. Herbal alternative cialis, It's very cool.

So let's get started, shall we.

Capturing what's happening in the Silicon Forest

Side project, event, user group, full-fledged business. If it's got a Web site, you should make sure it's indexed and built out in AboutUs.

Not a wiki type. That's okay. I'm not either. And I've added hundreds of sites to AboutUs. So I can give you step-by-step instructions.

Ready. Here we go:

Type the following into your browser: http://aboutus.org/[Your URL]. For example, http://aboutus.org/siliconflorist.com.

Done!

Okay. So that wasn't much a list. But that's all you have to do.

If your site is already there, you'll see your page. If your site isn't in AboutUs yet, the page will be automatically generated.

Voila.

Now, you can do some tweaking and editing. Add some more content. Write a short description. And start tagging your site with "Topics."

The topics are especially important. So while you're adding them, make sure to throw this one in there: SiliconFlorist.

Why.

Organizing what's happening in the Silicon Florist

Did you know that every topic in AboutUs has a "best of" list associated with it. It's true.

So when you associate your site with the topic "SiliconFlorist" what happens. That's right. We get a listing of the most popular Silicon Florist topics.

You're one sharp cookie.

Like who, you ask. Well currently, the Top 10 sites in the Silicon Florist list looks something like this:

AboutUs.org is creating an editable (wiki) guide to websites

Shizzow.com is a location-based social web service

JanRain.com is a leading provider of OpenID solutions; portland based

Iterasi.net allows people to store & retrieve pages in their current state

Bacn.com is the place to learn about, order and enjoy bacon!

FastWonderBlog.com is Dawn Foster Social Media Consultancy

BeerAndBlog.com helps bloggers help bloggers over beers

SurveyMonkey.com is a custom survey tool.

Vidoop.com provides high security password management and CAPTCHAs

JiveSoftware.com is the leader in Social Business Software

Well sure, that list is great. But what about this "filtering" of which I spoke. Simple. Just continue whittling down the list by slicing and dicing it with other topics.

Like what if we just want the leading events in the Silicon Florist list. Done.

IgnitePortland.com is about sharing your burning ideas: 20 slides, 5 minutes. Go!

LegionOfTech.org an Oregon non profit dedicated to enhancing local community

WebVisionsEvent.com is the future of Web design, user experience, business strategy

OpenSourceBridge.org is a gathering of open source citizens in Portland, Oregon.

See where I'm going here.

Well, just in case, let me be explicit: if we spend some time tagging and organizing these topics, we'll soon have lists of startups by focus---like iPhone apps---or by region---like Portland---or whatever.

This could be pretty cool.

It's all about your aura

How are the sites ranked. Well that's a little algorithm that the AboutUs folks have cooked up called the "aura."

[Editor: Apparently, I had some rights from testing the AboutUs widget that gave me access to see some things that not everyone can see. So, I've removed part of this post. My mistake.]

Long story short, getting in there and building out your profile raises your chance of climbing the lists. And the more topic associated with your list. That's right the more finely you can slice and dice the lists of information.

I've just started categorizing sites as "SiliconFlorist." But that's the beauty of the wiki: you can jump in and start doing the same thing.

So why not take a few minutes and make sure you're listed in the Silicon Florist wiki.

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June 1, 2009

Next Day Viagra Delivery

Next day viagra delivery, I don't know about you, but it seems that lately we've been flying through the content here at the ol' Silicon Florist. Tons of stuff happening. Some of it good, next day viagra delivery. Some of it bad. Next day viagra delivery, I'm not egotistical enough to think that you're hanging on every word I post here---except for you, Mom. So I thought I'd take the opportunity to round up the most popular stories that have been posted to Silicon Florist in May 2009.

Yes, yes, next day viagra delivery. I realize it's a self-reinforcing technique---the popular stories will get more popular because they're highlighted. Next day viagra delivery, I get that. But just quit overthinking it and enjoy.

Linus Torvalds slated to speak at inaugural LinuxCon

Save CubeSpace

Unfortunate news: Vidoop reports another layoff

Portland Mayor Sam Adams talks open source, mobile, coworking, and the startup environment

Save CubeSpace: Rounding up the conversations while we wait for more details

Tell the Software Association of Oregon (SAO) where to go. Please.

BIG Omaha: The big reason I’m sitting on the Silicon Prairie right now

Calling all Silicon Forest startups: Chat with The Oregonian at noon today

Portland’s Frenetic Friday: Get your rest because you’re crazy busy tomorrow

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REMINDER: Your side project or startup effing rocks

BrowserMob’s cloud-based load testing hammers your site without hammering your wallet

Hey Portland. How’s your whuffie. Don’t know. Tara Hunt may be able to help

Platial on how social mapping will change the world

Open Source Bridge announces final schedule

Every tweet counts: Vote for WebVisions Webvisionary People’s Choice Award

July Lunch 2.0 hosted by Pacific Real Estate Partners

The Oregonian features a number of small Portland startups in “Tech Entrepreneurs Defy Recession”

Lunch 2.0 at Webtrends

Zapproved vies for Willamette Angel Conference crown as lone Web startup finalist

REMINDER: Rumblefish at Portland Web Innovators tonight

Awards night in the Pacific Northwest means nods for GadgetTrak, Jive

How would you describe the Portland open source, Web, and mobile startup scene?

WSJ: Portland continues to attract talent, despite stumbling economy

So it goes: Vidoop is no more

In closing, is this type of listing something you'd like to see more often. Or should this only be a random occurrence. I'd love to hear your feedback.

(Image courtesy atul666. Used under Creative Commons.)

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May 31, 2009

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Canada sildenafil citrate generic, Amidst the flurry of activity recently, maybe you didn't notice there will be another chapter in the PDX Lunch 2.0 saga this Thursday, June 4 at Webtrends.

The kind people at Webtrends have agreed to give Open Source Bridge a forum to chat about the conference, which is quickly approaching, June 17-19 at the Oregon Convention Center.

Remember Open Source Bridge, the volunteer-run conference for open source citizens, canada sildenafil citrate generic.

Hoping you do, since both Rick and I are volunteers, and your friendly neighborhood Silicon Florist is a media partner, and we've been yammering on about it for months now. Canada sildenafil citrate generic, Is this thing on.

Anyway, Webtrends is one of the many companies sponsoring Open Source Bridge, and they are also graciously hosting our volunteer orientation, which will be held at their offices on June 3 at 7 PM.

Want more Webtrends news, canada sildenafil citrate generic. You can has. Beer and Blog founder and all-around nice guy Justin Kistner will be joining their ranks on June 9 as Senior Manager Social Media Marketing Canada sildenafil citrate generic, . I can't say if Justin will make it to Lunch 2.0 on Thursday, but if he does, you can congratulate him in person, or if you prefer a more social media congratulatory method, drop a comment on his blog or tweet @ him.

Want more Open Source Bridge news, canada sildenafil citrate generic. You can has that too. Canada sildenafil citrate generic, Conference co-founders and open source mavens, Audrey Eschright and Selena Deckelmann, were guests on Strange Love Live last Friday.

So, if you want to help out with the conference, drop by Wednesday evening for the skinny on volunteering.

If you want to register for Open Source Bridge, head over there posthaste and tell your friends.

If you want to find out more about Webtrends and/or Open Source Bridge, hang with your favorite PDX peeps and meet some new people, meet us at Webtrends on Thursday.

As always, please make sure you RSVP over on Upcoming so they know how much food to get and drop a comment there if you’re a vegan or vegetarian. You can also +1 for Todd’s cookies-at-every-Lunch 2.0 campaign.

Don’t forget these Lunch 2.0s, coming soon:

June 4 hosted by Webtrends and Open Source Bridge

June 24 hosted by ISITE Design

July 15 hosted by Pacific Real Estate Partners at Jive Software

I've got a few tentatives cooking for August/September. If you want to host one, drop a comment here (or tweet @jkuramot) if you want information. It’s easy.

As always, big thanks to all the previous and future hosts.

May 27, 2009

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Stores that sell sildenafil citrate, Start talking to entrepreneurs and side project startups in Portland---or throughout the Silicon Forest in Oregon---and the conversation will inevitably turn to one topic: venture capital or the lack thereof.

For every Oregon company that has had success attracting capital for their pursuits---Jive and AboutUs come to mind---there are hundreds who struggle with where to begin and how to engage the Angel or VC community.

It's a difficult issue, stores that sell sildenafil citrate. And no one seems to put his or her finger exactly on the problems or how to solve them. Stores that sell sildenafil citrate, Some say "buck up and play the game." Others say "the game needs to change." People talk about staying in Portland and figuring out how to bootstrap. People talk about leaving Portland in order to get funding.

What's the answer, stores that sell sildenafil citrate.

Don't look at me. Stores that sell sildenafil citrate, To get there, I think we're going to have to keep the discussion going. And last week, a couple of articles from The New York Times gave me a good reason to chat with Erik Benson of Voyager Capital about his thoughts.

The first article focused on the need for VC, at all, given the accessibility of today's technology, stores that sell sildenafil citrate. "Do Web entrepreneurs still need venture capitalists?" the Times asked.

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They can do so with only a few thousand dollars and, in some cases, they end up quitting their day jobs. “In this situation, financing is no longer a crucial component to an entrepreneur’s creativity and passion,” Mr. Hendershott writes.

I asked Erik for his opinion on this theory as it applied to Portland. His take.

"Picking the right type of VC with the right mix of proven value adds, right number and experiences of their partners and right fund sizes is critical for any technology business regardless of a web orientation or otherwise," he said. "Most of the VC funds with offices in Portland can and do invest in capital efficient technology categories but there are at least two funds that are too large for these categories and have traditionally made very large investments of $10-$20m in clean tech, bioinformatics, and semiconductor businesses."

So how what's a Web company to do when it comes to picking investors who are pre-disposed to working with Web companies.

"If you're a web-based startup with total funding expectations of $5-$10m or less over your company's lifecycle, you should look for a VC fund that has no more than $30-40m per general partner/managing director to put to work," Erik said. "A $200m fund size with 5 general partners yields approximately $40m per GP. Each GP can then make 5-6 investments out of that fund in bite sizes of $5-10m. With an average of two venture funds under active management at any one time by VC firms that gives a General Partner no more than 7-9 board seats at any one time which really is the maximum number of boards for a partner to be an effective board member for early stage companies. This is why you'll see many firms with 4-5 general partners and $250m or larger fund sizes investing $15m-$30m per company making investments in less capital efficient technology categories such as bioinformatics, cleantech and semiconductors, and not $2-5m investments into web-based, more capital efficient companies."

Okay, so you've got some insight on how to target the right kinds of investors for your startup. So now what. Write a business plan and you'll be in business right.

Not exactly.

Again, The New York Times highlights that business plans aren't the be all and end all of VC decision making.

Researchers found that venture capitalists, who screen hundreds or thousands of solicitations each year, pay little or no heed to the content of business plans. Instead, the study said, because they make decisions “under conditions of high uncertainty,” venture capitalists rely on instinct and their expertise in ferreting out information by other means to evaluate the prospects of a business.

Sure. Not exactly rocket surgery there. Obviously, VCs pay attention to more than the business plan. But according to the NYT's article, they're a complete waste of time.

“In general, business plans don’t matter,” said Brent Goldfarb, an associate professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, who wrote the study with David A, Kirsch, also an associate professor at the school, and Azi Gera, a doctoral student. “Nobody is going to read them.”

Erik, however, disagrees. There is value, he says, in the journey.

"Writing a business plan and thinking strategically about your business during that process, will help you answer many of the questions a VC will ask in their evaluation," he said. "The areas to focus on in both the business plan development and the Q&A with VCs over a slide deck include value proposition, compelling reason to buy the company's products or services, whole product, target customers, market sizing, product road map, and long term sustainable competititve advantage."

So while you might not show your business plan to a VC, in Erik's opinion, it's still a good idea to work on one.

So what---exactly---are VCs looking for. Erik offers that you might work on a something a little more compact.

"Early stage VCs prefer to see a 3-page written executive summary, a well thought-out slide deck and a demo of the software or service," he said.

See. Not as scary as you thought. And those were just a few examples of how simple questions can make that nebulous venture capital world seem a great deal more straightforward---and less intimidating.

Continuing the VC conversation

Looking for the chance to ask more questions.

You're in luck. Mike Rogoway at The Oregonian will be hosting another online chat, this Friday. The guests will be VCs from the Portland area for "an online roundtable on venture capital in Oregon."

David Cremin of DFJ Frontier and Eric Rosenfeld of Capybara, who recently partnered to give DFJ a more hands-on presence in Oregon. Capybara has backed AboutUs, Attensa and Eleven Wireless. In 2007, DJF and Capybara jointly invested in Vancouver-based ClearAccess.[HTML2]

Diane Fraiman of Voyager Capital, which has invested in Oregon companies AboutUs, Elemental Technologies and Kryptiq.

Interested in participating. Simply swing by the Silicon Forest blog at 9 AM on Friday.

(Image courtesy mashmal. Used under Creative Commons.)

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May 24, 2009

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Sildenafil citrate affect a female, I promised you there were more lunches on tap, and here you go.

On July 15, Pacific Real Estate Partners will be hosting Lunch 2.0 at Jive Software.

You may recall that Jive has moved into and is renovating the old Federal Reserve Building on SW Stark and SW 9th, sildenafil citrate affect a female.

I'm not sure if the renovations will be complete by then, but this will be my first visit to the semi-new digs. Sildenafil citrate affect a female, I'm curious to check out the space, which has an interesting history, including what used to be a gun range in the basement.

Jive has converted that space into bike parking. Please use it for bikes and leave your sidearms at home, sildenafil citrate affect a female.

Thanks to Mark Friel and Kristin Hammond (aka @FzMcFadden) of Pacific Real Estate Partners for connecting all the dots and making this happen.

Here's the skinny:

Host: Pacific Real Estate Partners

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When: July 15, 2009 from 12 PM to 2 PM

Please RSVP on Upcoming so the hosts can get an idea of how much grub to get. If you’re vegetarian or vegan, drop a comment on the event page for planning, unless you don’t want to eat.

Don’t forget these Lunch 2.0s, coming soon:

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His previous posts include a stint at Onyx---which was a kick-ass product I used to use back in the dark ages of CRM---so it seems safe to assume that he gets the burgeoning software market environment:

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No word on whether Kiker will relocate to Portland or remain in the Bay Area.

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Cialis without prescription, I'm unofficially dubbing tonight "awards night" for the Pacific Northwest tech scene, given that we had two competing awards shows---Oregon Tech Awards and the Seattle 2.0 Awards---handing out statuettes to impressive tech companies all up and down the Pacific coast.

For the Oregon Tech Awards, two Silicon Florist regulars managed to walk away with top honors. Jive Software was named the Emerging Company of the Year and GadgetTrak was named Cool Product of the Year, cialis without prescription. The only downside was that Ontier---another one on whom I try to keep an eye---was also in the running for Cool Product. Cialis without prescription, GadgetTrak won based on feedback from the audience, who was allowed to vote via SMS during the event.

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According to Oliver Marks at ZDNet, the idea of getting people on Jive Express to test drive the service is a good one:

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May 2, 2009

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Baby on cialis, Recently, Mike Rogoway of The Oregonian has been working on a piece about the small Web and mobile startups here in town and the community that has grown up around them. The article---entitled "Tech Entrepreneurs Defy the Recession"---has been posted to the Web and should be in the print edition on Saturday.

It's an expansive piece that manages to bring together views from a number of different folks from the Portland Web startup scene, baby on cialis. Among them, David Abramowski, Ward Cunningham, Dave Hersh, Harvey Mathews, Kevin Tate, Raven Zachary, and Josh Bancroft.

Baby on cialis, "I think success is different in Portland, " said Josh Bancroft, 32, a gadget hound who helps herd the cats for high-tech socials. "Success could mean that business is going well enough to accomplish their goals and to pay people's paychecks, and give everybody time to go play in the park with their dog."

"Find people who share your obsession, and find enough of them, and you've got success," he said. "It doesn't have to be Amazon.com."

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Jive Software gets a nod for their having attracted capital. Baby on cialis, But more importantly, for the idea that they have run into a glass ceiling trying to build a big company in Portland:

"Portland has certain natural human resources that you can take advantage of," [Jive CEO Dave] Hersh said. "If you want to take it to the next level, you have to go outside the city."

And that, according to Rogoway, may very well be a ceiling which Portland is willing to leave intact---and a culture that Portland isn't looking to change.

Within Portland's technology community, there's a certain reluctance to remake the city or its economy in the image of its more prosperous neighbors to the north or south, baby on cialis. Many of Portland's technology entrepreneurs come from elsewhere -- Austin, the upper Midwest, and refugees from the Silicon Valley and the dot-com bust -- drawn by the city's low-key vibe.

For more on the perception of the Portland startup community from a few steps outside of the echo chamber, see Rogoway's article. Baby on cialis, To continue the conversations about the article, The Oregonian will be hosting an online chat at the Silicon Forest blog this coming Tuesday to discuss the article. You're all encouraged to attend.

April 23, 2009

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In a recent article entitled "Oregon's high-tech better off now than in dot-com bust" business and tech reporter Mike Rogoway---one of the mainstream media folks in Portland who clearly "gets it"---had the following to offer about the under the radar startup scene:

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Hopes are high they could lead Oregon technology out of this latest downturn, though their economic impact is muted. Adviser finance order sildenafil citrate, Many of these small companies have set up shop in previously rundown buildings downtown or on Portland's inner east side. They share a passion for social media, which connects people online through a series of tools including wikis, blogs and the instant-messaging service Twitter.

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For more insight on the technology business environment, see Mike's piece on the current state of Oregon's high-tech scene.

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April 8, 2009

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Viagra tablet, Last October, Sequoia Capital's "RIP Good Times" was the bubble-bursting presentation heard around the startup world. And given that one of Sequoia's portfolio companies happened to reside in our backyard---Portland-based Jive Software---we all knew full well that the bubble-bursting was going to be happening close to home.

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We also get some insight from CEO Dave Hersh about the actual numbers of employees who were let go and why.

Seven days after the Sequoia meeting, Mr. Hersh laid off 25 of Jive’s 150 full-time employees and several contractors. They included underperforming salespeople and three executives who lacked the skills to build a company past the start-up phase, Mr. Hersh said. He scrapped an instant-messaging project and let go of the engineers on the team.

That same afternoon, he called the remaining employees to the office’s open meeting space that Jive calls “Whoville.” Mr. Hersh first put up a slide with the names of the laid-off employees. He figured the remaining employees would not look around the room wondering who was missing and would thus concentrate on what he had to say. He detailed everything the company had done wrong. He borrowed from Sequoia’s presentation and told the staff that Jive needed to conserve cash, make swift and deep cuts and invest based on results instead of ahead of them, as they had when they overhired.

Finally, the Gray Lady looks into some of the changes the company made to bring in experienced talent to help the company improve its course.

In January, Mr. Zingale brought on John McCracken, who had been his vice president of sales at Mercury. Mr. McCracken, who is known inside Jive as Johnny Mac, went to work overhauling Jive’s haphazard sales process. Jive’s strategy had always been to try to sell software to anyone who called. Mr. McCracken considered it a waste of money to chase customers who did not really want Jive, especially as the recession made software a much harder sell.

Salespeople were instead trained to grill potential customers with questions about their budgets and goals and turn away customers that did not fit. “One of the best things you can do as a business is to learn to say no,” Mr. Hersh remembers Mr. McCracken telling him.

As painful as it may have been, cutting early and cutting deep seems to be having a positive return for Jive---and their investors.

Given that Jive had the ability to lead by example when it came to Sequoia's advice, I sincerely hope the next "lead by example" moment for the company is continued success and a clear path to bigger and better things. Because that's an example I'd love to see all of the other startups here in the Silicon Forest follow.

(Hat tip Nino Marchetti)

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Making Sense of Clearspace and Jive Social Business Software (SBS)

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March 9, 2009

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Portland-based Jive Software Natural cialis, has been relatively quiet as of late. And that generally leads me to assume that they're working on something new, but I didn't really have much to go on as to what that might be.

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Jive has announced that---for their newest release---they have abandoned the distinct Clearspace products in favor of launching a suite of tools entitled "Social Business Software." And I'm sure it's no accident that it just happens to be "version 3.0."

Jive CEO Dave Hersh describes this new offering as the first new application category in business since CRM:

For our customers, SBS is the new enterprise category. Natural cialis, The enterprise has been devoid of a new application category since CRM, and they see the advent of social software as the biggest change to happen to the enterprise in fifteen years. It's now spanning every major vertical and the visionary leaders are seeing the gains that can be made by opening up collaboration and focusing on the people. This is especially true in a downturn, where throwing more money at business process software is not going to lead to huge value increases -- you have to look to the areas where there is the most to gain, the white spaces in a company: the people.

Few companies have had the foresight of Jive to understand that---due to both external and internal forces---corporations would be dragged kicking and screaming into becoming much more social beings, natural cialis. This gives them an edge on insight, but they still have several goliath competitors with whom they compete, namely Microsoft and IBM. Natural cialis, Now, Jive is hoping to deliver the platform that helps enable this growing corporate predilection toward more social business management.

How is the market reacting to the news?

While there hasn't been much from the enterprise-focused pubs yet, the tech blogs have taken a gander at Jive's Social Business Software. Here's what they had to say:

Jive’s Social Business Software makes collaboration easier (VentureBeat)

"With the downturn, you might assume that Jive was part of a fad that has passed..., natural cialis. But after talking to Chief Marketing Officer Lawrence, it sounds like that would be a mistake---Jive added 200 customers last year, bringing its total to more than 2,500, and many of those newer customers are paying for more expensive tools, so its revenue actually grew 70 percent. Natural cialis, In fact, Lawrence says Jive is hiring. And a recent report from Forrester identified Jive and Telligent as the leaders in the 'community platforms' market."

Jive Launches All-In-One Social Enterprise Software (TechCrunchIT)

"Modeled to offer Facebook-like features to enterprises, the software combines computing with social collaboration. The Clearspace app helps businesses hold collaborate on a variety of tasks, including holding discussions, sharing documents, blogging, running polls, and social networking features and more. The Clearspace Community app provides a platform that allows businesses to communicate effectively with customers and the broader community."

Jive Rolls Out New Product, Takes on Microsoft and IBM in Social Business Software (xconomy)

"'Enterprise software has been a boring category for 20 years, and Jive is here to change that,' says Sam Lawrence, Jive’s chief marketing officer.

"You’d expect to hear something like that from an experienced marketer like Lawrence. Yet in this case, he is talking about a bold strategic move by a small company that has its sights set on becoming something like Facebook for the office, putting it on a competitive collision course with Microsoft, IBM, and a slew of startups that aim to help employees get better at collaborating. Jive has evolved to this point from its founding in 2001, before the days of social networking. Its early forays into social software involved online forums and instant messaging, and were focused on support— things like getting customers to help each other rather than call a company with time-consuming questions."

Jive Updates Enterprise Social Networking (eWeek)

"IBM’s Lotus Connections, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other players are approaching enterprise social-networking, but Jive Software wants to take some market-share of its own with its Social Business Software (SBS) platform. Jive claims that its software’s collaboration and profile features could make it 'Facebook for the enterprise.'"

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"I'm not sure you can announce your leadership in a category, but that’s what Jive has done with the announcement of its Social Business Software application suite---Jive SBS 3.0. The product does bring a deliberate focus to the logical organizational interests of a social enterprise– namely, Employee Engagement, Marketing & Sales, Customer Support, and Innovation. With that segmentation, along with an overhaul of its Jive Clearspace 2.5 released last summer, the software has been reborn---perhaps in the original image of its founders, according to Sam Lawrence, Chief Marketing Officer. With this new release, Jive is stridently targeting IBM and Microsoft customers with what could prove to be a superior solution."

New Jive Offering: Clearspace becomes 'SBS (ZDNet)

"From origins as a forums and instant messenger vendor, Jive launched ‘Clearspace‘, a single application with wikis, blog, discussions, instant messaging, rss, email integration and files into spaces organized by topic in 2006. This in turn morphed into internal (’Clearspace’) and external (’Clearspace Community’) focused versions.

Jive have now taken the industry segment phrase to rename Clearspace ‘Social Business Software’ (SBS), and are making a play as an enterprise class, company wide backbone for all facets of business collaboration."

Jive unveils new social media business tools (Silicon Forest/The Oregonian)

"The concept is fascinating -- Jive's software uses a social networking interface to draw in and connect a company's employees with one another, and with customers. At first blush it looks like Facebook, a format Jive hopes will help engage companies' younger employees....

"Dave and the folks who started Jive, Bill Lynch and Matt Tucker, had lots of other thoughtful things to say about Jive's outlook and Portland's startup scene. I'll have more on that, and more from them, in an upcoming article."

What's next?

Jive will be rolling out the new Social Business Software suite next week---but existing customer already have access. It will be interesting to see what kind of reception this latest iteration of Jive's tools receives. Here's hoping they get a positive response from both current customers and those potential customers waiting in the wings.

For more information on the latest release, visit Jive Social Business Software.

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For those of you who haven't had a chance to meet her, Dawn is a community management powerhouse. She has more than 13 years of experience in technology and software with expertise in open source software, web 2.0, social media, blogging, and community building, working at companies like Intel and Jive Software, pfizer sildenafil citrate 50mg. She's also a co-founder and board member for Legion of Tech. Dawn currently consults on social media and community management and serves as the community manager for Shizzow Pfizer sildenafil citrate 50mg, .

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The eBook is delivered in PDF format. It's available for $19.99. To purchase your copy, visit Dawn's Fast Wonder Blog eBook section. Or, if you want to test drive it first, there's an excerpt available.

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Let's start with Justin Kistner, whom we affectionately know as the founder of Beer and Blog but who also holds a day job with Voce Communications that is having a positive effect on the Portland tech scene, real tadalafil without prescription.

Back in April 2008, you were hired on at Voce Communications to be their "Portland office." How's that working out?

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We've seen your company and clients sponsoring some of the events around town, like Ignite Portland, which is great. Is that something that's likely to continue?

Voce has sponsored Ignite Portland a couple of times and has more plans to support the Portland tech scene. Having an on-the-ground presence here locally, will only increase our ability to sponsor, host, and just generally get involved.

So there may be more of Voce in Portland in the near future?

We've gotten support from upper management on opening a local office. I'd like to see us open an office in Portland.

Another Vocian who you may have met at Beer and Blog, Colin Crook, owns a house in Beaverton, but is currently living in the Bay Area. He'd like to be able to move up here.

In fact, he was the guy that was leading the pitch process with Jive, which is how I met Voce. Colin cut his social media teeth on the Spread Firefox team along with Vidoop employee Chris Messina. So there are a lot of connections for us here.

Speaking of Beer and Blog---your side project---you've seen explosive growth over the last year. How popular is it, these days?

Beer and Blog started with four people meeting at the Lucky Lab just over a year ago. Now we see 40-70 people every Friday at the Portland chapter.

We also started expanding to other cities this year and now have 10 chapters including our first overseas: Tokyo.

With Silicon Florist, it was very much a dumb luck, right place at the right time situation. While I'm sure Beer and Blog was a little more planned, did you ever expect this sort of response to the event?

I was very surprised by the popularity of the format. Prior to Beer and Blog, Portland didn't have a weekly meet up of any relevant size, so I wasn't sure what to expect.

The truth is, it started as a means to round up all of the people I was helping for free, so I didn't expect it to grow beyond a dozen, maybe 20 people. I heard naysayers telling me weekly was too much and we'd burn out our audience.

However, time has shown that it actually works better for people because they don't feel as obligated to make every one. New people consistently tell me that it feels more accessible since it happens every week too.

Interesting stuff

Justin's story just goes to prove that a lot can change in a year.

It's great to hear about this kind of stuff happening in the Silicon Forest, especially given current economic conditions. Hopefully, you've found Justin's insights as interesting---and as positive---as I did.

Speaking of what people are doing.... Not to overstate the obvious, but I'm a firm believer that people in Portland consistently do amazing things. And they deserve to be able to tell people about it. So now is as good of a time as any to mention that I'm working to rekindle Portland on Fire this month. If you're interested in participating, please make sure to submit your Portland on Fire profile.

March 3, 2009

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Via PDXWI "Come see the great stuff your fellow Portlanders have been working on. Several ten minute demos of new products and side projects."

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SLL: A Night With John Nastos

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Portland Data Visualization Group | Monday, March 23, 2009 from 6–8pm

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Win a SXSW Badge Upgrade at the PDX Pre-SXSW Party

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February 28, 2009

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Talking SXSW at Beer and Blog / Strange Love Live on March 6

Via Shizzow "First, we’re going to spend some time at Beer and Blog from 4pm - 7pm to talk about how Portlanders can keep in touch at SXSW and find the best parties. I’ll even share one of my secrets about parties at SXSW. Hint: the big parties suck, buy sildenafil citrate in great britain. After Beer and Blog, we will be gracing the Strange Love Live couch again to talk about SXSW and Shizzow."

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DEMO: How new technology makes us more productive

Via VentureBeat "Jive Software, meanwhile, helps big-name corporate like Nike and John Deere collaborate within a company, with partners, and with customers using Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, and forums. (The Sequoia-backed company has also been integrating with other applications and offering tools that make it easier to use its software even when you’re out of the office.)"

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January 24, 2009

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The News Hour with Jim Lehrer featured a number of Portland, Oregon, companies in a segment on the tech industry's trials and tribulations, including Ambric, Elemental, and TriQuint.

Getting Things Done | Oregon Blogs

From the ORBlogs 2.0 team "I feel like we have been stalling a bit, so I have done a few things recently to try to make the development process more transparent, as well as easier for anyone who wants to just jump in and do what they can, but may have been stymied by not knowing where to start."

Looking forward: Keiretsu Forum, Tektronix, InnoTech - Silicon Forest - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com

Mike Rogoway digs for some positive news on a less than positive week.

Federal Reserve, designed by Pietro Belluschi, gets renovation

Via Daily Journal of Commerce "Also altering The Reserve is a new, 13,000-square-foot penthouse that was built on top of the original building. Taking advantage of the building’s view of the city, Hennebery Eddy designed the penthouse with floor-ceiling windows and a wrap-around porch with a continuous overhang to provide shade and block intense sunlight. Once it’s completed this week, the $5 million penthouse will belong to tenant Jive Software, which has occupied the building’s third and fourth floors since May 2008."

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Nerdabout Portland : Open Tech Space

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Elan3.com : Plenty of Layoffs But No Hiring Freeze

Tim Sears writes "Despite this dark news we keep seeing in companies across the tech industry, I keep asking myself if things are really as bad as they seem. Microsoft is actually still hiring a large number of Software Development Engineers - over 150, in fact - to help grow and support a variety of their different product platforms. Some positions were posted as recently as today. Intel, on the other hand, does not have anywhere near as many position openings, but there is no clear evidence of a hiring freeze."

The iPhone App Store Gold Rush

Jason Grigsby writes "Don’t get me wrong. There are a lot of good applications being built based on solid business plans. And after evangelizing mobile for so long, I’m pleased that people are excited about the possibilities. It’s just important to recognize that it is a gold rush. During a gold rush, there is a lot of money to be made. But the part that makes it a rush is the irrational exuberance of the chase."

Nerdabout Portland : Top Ten Places to Find Tech Nerds

Amber Case writes "Need help with your software project. Looking for a logo or WordPress hack. Interested in some of the brightest minds in Portland Tech. Whether you're looking for community, coffee, or Wifi, Portland Tech hangouts abound. I've compiled a list of the top ten Portland Tech hangouts and what they're like. If you're in the area, make sure to stop by, or follow me on Twitter @caseorganic and I'll give you tips on where we're going to be next. "

Tech Strategy 2009: More for Less at Lucky Lab beer hall (Tuesday January 27, 2009) - Upcoming

Via NTEN "This meeting will be talking overall tech strategy. Do you have a technology plan in place. What types of things should you be thinking of. We're going to take a look at the big picture and help you see what ways you can be using technology to make your nonprofit's work more efficient. This will be a joint meetup with the Nonprofit Technology Network's, Portland 501 Tech Club. Speaker details are still being finalized but be sure it will be some great local tech talent!" (Don't be so sure. It's me.)

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January 17, 2009

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Via Wired "Whatever hurdles OpenID has to clear to become a widely-adopted de facto standard, its blueprint for success lies at the bottom of millions of blog posts."

Looking forward: GreenPrint, Jive & more - Silicon Forest

Mike Rogoway writes "Here's another week of forward looking developments in the Silicon Forest."

Enterprise RSS - The End or the Beginning?

Via the Attensa blog "Marshall Kirkpatrick has stirred things up for RSS followers with his post R.I.P Enterprise RSS on Read Write Web. As I write this, there have been 70 comments covering a range of viewpoints, buy kazazz shopping sildenafil citrate. Marshall's post is one of several recent perspectives relating to what is commonly called 'enterprise RSS.' The crux of Marshall's observation is that RSS has not been widely adopted by large organizations despite expectations a couple of years ago that RSS would be come a key enterprise tool."

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January 12, 2009

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January 10, 2009

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Sildenafil plant, Via ReadWriteWeb "Communities have been a staple of the web 2.0 era and over the past few years a lot of enterprise community products have come onto the market. The Forrester report, authored by Jeremiah Owyang, notes that even in this down economy there is still demand for online community platforms - because they are a cost-effective way for companies to market their products and reduce support costs."

Beer and Blog on KGW

Via Beer and Blog "This weekend’s workshop, End Bloglessness, was featured on Live @7PM. KGW is Portland’s NBC affiliate and has had an increasing connection with the local tech scene, sildenafil plant. Again, much thanks to them for the coverage and hope that it helps bring more blogless Portlanders to CubeSpace this Saturday!"

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January 5, 2009

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January 5, 2009

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Cialis cialis, Mike Rogoway writes "Portland's culture of socially networked startups: With a social calendar any undergrad would envy, a host of Portland Web startups knitted a vibrant tech culture concentrated in Old Town. Jive, Vidoop, Splashcast and many, many others made this a good year to be young (or a young company, anyway). And while many have cut jobs, these microbusinesses are holding up better to this point than many tech titans."

Why I Love My iPod (Yes, This Is Work-Related)

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A year of innovatin' -- 2008 | PDX Web Innovators

Adam DuVander writes "We had ten excellent gatherings in 2008. New Year's Day seems like an apporiate time to look back, as we get excited for 2009."

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Selena Deckelmann writes "Audrey started a meme that I liked - so here’s my answers..."

What a busy 2008

Audrey Eschright looks back at a busy---and successful---2008.

2008 Year in Review for Dawn and Plans for 2009

Dawn Foster looks back at 2008 and plans for 2009.

2008 — Another Blogger

Aaron Hockley recaps his achievements in 2008.

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December 17, 2008

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Why OpenID?

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Former Jive Software Employee Jim Goings Lands in Healthcare IT - Jobwire

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November 8, 2008

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Via the Open Road blog "Interestingly, in the same week that Microsoft started doling out the software, collaboration vendor Jive started taking it away from open-source projects. As Orion Addis, Jive Software's sales representative covering the Bay Area, wrote to an open-source peer of mine: We no longer offer free licensing of Clearspace, Clearspace Community, or Jive Forums to open source projects. We are only selling licensing moving forward, cialis discount. "

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November 7, 2008

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Jive Software Powers Premiere Global Services' New Software Developer Community

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November 6, 2008

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November 5, 2008

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Looking forward to a “wiki-presidency”

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October 1, 2008

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As always, to see the details on who moved where and what the actual metrics are, visit the Techvibes Portland Start-up Index.

September 16, 2008

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So, I give you this piece from my former college classmate, Mike Rogoway over at The Oregonian entitled "Oregon losing high-tech jobs---with more bad news to come."

A steady drumbeat of cutbacks in Oregon's high-tech sector has reduced the number of technology jobs in the state to its lowest point in nearly three years.

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Oregon's tech industry has one distinct bright spot: software.

Long the weakest link in Oregon's technology economy, software has emerged strongly over the past few years---spurred by a vibrant community of open source software developers and Web services companies that require little investment capital to get started.

Software jobs are up 12 percent during the past two years, and now number 9,500, buy sildenafil citrate without a prescription. Although still a relatively tiny part of the overall state economy---which numbers more than 1.7 million jobs altogether---software is the fastest growing part of the high-tech sector and one of a small number of industries that is defying the broader economic slowdown. Buy sildenafil citrate without a prescription, Much of the activity is concentrated in Portland's Old Town, home to a cluster of companies that develop software for the Internet. Examples include password-protection technology from Oklahoma transplant Vidoop, and collaboration tools from Jive Software.

"We're just this wonderful hotbed of open source, brew-your-own-softwareville," said Harvey Mathews of the Software Association of Oregon. "It's a tight community, so we all help each other out. Which isn't the case in lots of other industries."

Can I get a "w00t!!!1!". This is exactly the kind of thing we want to see. The kind of recognition you deserve. And the reason I continue to relentlessly document all the cool things you're doing.

You're making it happen. And you're blowing the curve.

And for that, you need to congratulate yourselves, Portland and Silicon Forest startups. You deserve it.

Keep up the good work. Stay focused. And keep working to on that code.

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September 2, 2008

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Didn't we just have a Techvibes Portland Start-up Index Mexican viagra, a few weeks ago. Yes, we did. But Techvibes has decided to change the publication date, so we'll be getting these at the beginning of the month, mexican viagra.

Techvibes has changed a few other things, too. Mexican viagra, And while the listings might be a little more cryptic now---and unfortunately lacking in indicators in regards to movement this time around---this effort continues to provide a interesting way to assess and discuss the local startup scene.

The biggest mover on this edition of the index. Pheedo rocketing up 33 slots to crack the top 20, mexican viagra.

Strangest part of the new list. Vidoop Mexican viagra, has completely dropped off the index during the week that they're relocating the entire company to Portland. NetworthIQ (acquired by Strands), MyOpenID (JanRain's OpenID relying party), and Workplace2go also disappeared from the list.

Portland Start-up Index for September 2008

AboutUs

MetaFilter

Kongregate

Discogs

Digital Trends

COLOURlovers

Frappr!

Jive Software

SplashCast

Platial

Clicky

Pheedo

Earth Class Mail

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Gone Raw

eROI

Stikkit

Attensa

Active Reload

Walker Tracker

Grabb.it

GadgetTrak

iovation

UrbanDrinks

KnitMap

Pibb

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September 2, 2008

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Portland-based Galois has snapped up Martin Wehner for a business development position they're calling "Client Caretaker / Offer Builder." Wehner comes to Galois from Jive Software How to make your own tadalafil, .

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Portland Happy Hours on Your Google Homepage

Julian Chadwick writes "I had breakfast with Bryan of UrbanDrinks yesterday and he showed me something that might change your life. For those of you who use an iGoogle homepage (and the rest of you who will–you can only resist them so long), UrbanDrinks has created a Portland happy-hour Google 'gadget.'"

Young Millionaires - Entrepreneur.com

Jive Software's Matt Tucker and Bill Lynch are featured as "young millionaires" in Entrepreneur magazine.

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August 18, 2008

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Portland Ignites Gnomedex at Josh Bancroft’s TinyScreenfuls.com

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Portland-based Jive Software---which VentureBeat dubs "one of the more successful startups offering collaborative software Who invented sildenafil citrate, to large corporations"---has announced the latest release of its Clearspace product, Clearspace 2.5.

It's a release that marks a decided step forward for one of the darlings of the Portland startup community.

In my opinion, it's always a smart move to "let people work where they're comfortable" while providing tools that extract and share data with the enterprise as a whole, who invented sildenafil citrate. Clearspace 2.5 does this in spades, ensuring that Clearspace has a more deeply integrated position among a number of traditional enterprise communications tools. Who invented sildenafil citrate, Just as important, the release marks a decided move from Clearspace as a tangential and "nice to have" social media service to the role of aggregator and "nerve center" for all communications within the enterprise. A role which Jive's CMO, Sam Lawrence, describes as moving from a presence in the organization to full-fledged "ubiquity."

But what exactly does that mean. Well, let's let Jive tell it:

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According to VentureBeat, these seemingly straightforward improvements are all the more powerful in combination:

None of the features are all that innovative on their own, but collectively they mark a smart move forward, who invented sildenafil citrate. For one thing, users can now participate in discussions, check updates and more via text message or email, so Clearspace becomes more accessible and useful outside the office. Who invented sildenafil citrate, In addition, Clearspace now integrates with customer relationship manage (CRM) service Salesforce.com, so a Salesforce customer account page can show relevant activity and information from within Clearspace. Finally, it’s now much easier to enable Clearspace-managed customer comments on any webpage by just adding a few lines of code.

And well-known social media proponent Chris Brogan sees the new Clearspace features as a way to weave social media into the workings of the enterprise:

We have to stop thinking of social software as an island. It’s going to be part of the fabric, and that requires integration points, connectivity to the way people create business processes, and flexible enough to fit within an organization’s existing business styles, who invented sildenafil citrate. I saw lots of that in Jive’s latest release, and Sam talked about the company’s further efforts in that department for future visions.

I know the Jive team---quiet as they have been---has been very much "heads down" working on this release. Who invented sildenafil citrate, And, as a testament to that focus, they've released some very impressive features. What's more, those features definitely embed Jive's products more deeply into the enterprise environment.

Hopefully---for Jive's sake and for Portland's sake---we'll see some forward thinking organizations jump at the chance to have this kind of social media interactivity behind the corporate walls, informing the actions of the employees. I'd like to think it could happen. And I hope it happens sooner rather than later.

For more on the features of Clearspace 2.5, see Sam Lawrence's post on Go Big Always. For more on the company and its products, visit Jive Software.

[Update] Oopie. Apparently I beat Jive to the punch on posting on their own product. Here's the official Jive post on the Clearspace 2.5 release.

August 18, 2008

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When was sildenafil citrate discovered, It's that time again. Time for the Techvibes Portland Start-up Index, the monthly round up of Portland-area startup companies and products, ranked by the average of their Alexa and Compete rankings.

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This month's list is a perfect example of that dynamic in action, as MetaFilter (July 1999) and Digital Trends (2001) premiere in the top 10 at #2 and #5 respectively. When was sildenafil citrate discovered, So how did the rest of the startup scene fare this month.

Portland Start-up Index for August 2008

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Collaborative Software Initiative

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Worldwide Nest

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August 12, 2008

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What's becoming clear, especially for marketers, is that ignoring the conversation of your audience is hazardous. Buy viagra on the internet, You miss things. Big things, like well-connected customers upset about things you could probably fix and capitalize on if only you knew about them. Jive Software CMO Sam Lawrence summed it up like this: "When Marketing can feel comfortable becoming listeners instead of blasting sales messages, dramatic change ensues."

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August 5, 2008

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WebTrends CFO moves to Jive - Silicon Forest

Mike Rogoway writes "I don't know anything about LeBlanc's motivations for moving, but when someone leaves an established company for a young, promising one, it's sometimes emblematic of a generational shift within a local industry."

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Mike Rogoway is on a roll. Another great post and the promise of more information in tomorrow's dead-tree edition of The Oregonian, viagra affect a female. Mike writes "Among the forces that attracted Voyager to Oregon, they said, is that startups and entrepreneurs are increasingly moving to Portland from the East Coast, Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Viagra affect a female, The migrants are attracted by the city's base of high-tech talent, its low cost of doing business (at least relative to Seattle and the Bay Area), and by our months and months of clouds and rain. (What they said, actually, was 'quality of life.')"

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July 30, 2008

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Portland-based Jive Software How to make your own cialis, has been a bit quiet as of late. Which is always a good sign that folks are up to something.

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Clearstep is the first of its kind online community, powered by Jive's own Clearspace product, for social and enterprise 2.0 practitioners. How to make your own cialis, Now these professionals have a place to interact, share best practices, and gain access to a much wider range of perspectives on common community and collaboration issues. Clearstep is intended for all social and enterprise 2.0-focused professionals, including Jive customers.

Gia Lyons, Jive's Director of Social Enterprise Evangelism... Um, how to make your own cialis. I'm sorry. How to make your own cialis, Where was I. Oh yes, Gia Lyons describes Clearstep as the "best business hook-up hotspot":

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The fringe benefits for Jive hosting the site are immediately evident. Not only do they get a bunch of leading social media specialists talking it up about enterprise adoption of social media in Jive's backyard, they also get those experts having that conversation while using Jive's product.

Which, aesthetically, I might add---thanks to the work of Michael Sigler and his design team (specifically Chris Kalani)---is one of the most beautiful corporate Web apps around.

It's an interesting experiment, to be sure. But the question for me remains: Do people involved in social media experts---especially those within the enterprise---like talking to one another as much as they like talking to non-expert social media types? That remains to be seen.

[Update] Gia Lyons was kind enough to stop by and clarify this point. The community is actually for everyone---not "experts" as I had incorrectly concluded. So this truly becomes a social network focused on social media, open to anyone who is interested in participating. Obviously, the community was seeded with experts because, well, I mean who else would you seed it with.

Interested in participating in the Clearstep community?

If you are someone interested in social media ~~expert~~ pursing that ever elusive "Enterprise 2.0" and Clearstep has sparked your interest, why not consider joining the community and giving it a test drive. Clearstep registration is currently open. Jive has done a great job of seeding the community, pre-launch, so that there is plenty of existing content in which you can root around.

For more information, see the Jive press release announcing Clearstep, Jive's numbers, and recent hires.

July 26, 2008

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Google re-ups with OSU's Open Source Lab

Mike Rogoway writes "Google is giving Oregon State's Open Source Lab another $300,000, bringing Google's total lab contribution to $750,000 over the past three years."

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Jive Talks: Clearspace 2.5

Gia Lyons writes "Our software engineers have been diligently working on Jive Clearspace 2.5 (formerly known as 2.1) over the past several weeks, and we've been putting it through its paces inside Jive. Many have blogged and videoed (?) about it:"

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Chris Messina writes "During this morning’s keynote at OSCON, David Recordon announced the formation of the Open Web Foundation (his slides), an initiative with which I am involved, aimed at becoming something akin to a 'Creative Commons for patents', with the intention of lowering the costs and barriers to the development and adoption of open and free specifications like OpenID and OAuth."

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Take a moment to read that again. Because within that charge lies a very important distinction. A distinction that differentiates the Open Web Foundation from other organizations playing in this space: the Open Web Foundation is focused on the specifications that facilitate the sharing and transmission of data, viagra in ireland.

Not the data itself, the specifications.

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And as a foundation of individuals, the Open Web Foundation is open to you, as well. Simply join the Open Web Foundation Google Group to begin discussions with the organization and determine how you would like to participate.

But just because it's an organization of individuals, that doesn't mean it lacks community support by major players.

Who. A few folks you may have heard of:

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The Open Web begins to take shape

David Recordon hinted at the shift to the Open Web perspective in June:

We truly are in an inflection point when it comes to the future of the web. Today I'm wearing my "I support the Open Web" wristband which Mozilla gave away at OSCON last year. So what are you doing to support the Open Web and bring about change?

And Scott Kveton echoed similar thoughts as he responded, in part, to the announcement that Portland-based Jive Software had decided to join the Data Portability project:

The Open Web is the key to the centralized me or citizen-centric web we hear so many people talking about. Without interoperable formats and protocols, all of this stuff will be a pipe dream.

Clearly, there was a different need brewing here. A need to facilitate the development of technologies in an open and accessible way.

And that need was not being met by organizations currently working toward those ends.

Pre-launch criticism

News of the Open Web Foundation's pending launch started to leak earlier this week, prompting a largely speculative post on TechCrunchIT---one which was also promoted on TechCrunch, itself---on the "Open Data Foundation," highlighting:

A long running problem in messaging and consistency from advocates of both open source and standards has been the duplicate and overlapping efforts. The best recent example was the split within the RSS camp that resulted in a new Atom syndication format, which in the long-term did not manage to displace RSS and instead divided evangelism efforts. While a similar split along technology lines does not exist in the case of the new Open Data [sic] Foundation and the Data Portability project, it would seem that a more united and single-branded front would be more appropriate considering the shared agenda of both camps.

Hopefully, today's announcement and the resulting coverage will help clear up the story and clarify the focus and intent of this new group.

Portland's response to the OSCON announcement

Marshall Kirkpatrick sees the Open Web Foundation as doing the roll-up-your-sleeves dirty work that will enable the Open Web:

The Open Web Foundation is positioning itself as a complimentary organization. DataPortability.org can handle the evangelism and the Open Web Foundation will do the behind the scenes work to help developers bring code to market. Not completely behind the scenes, but you know what they mean.

Dawn Foster, one of the founding members of the Open Web Foundation, clarifies the OWF focus:

The OWF is not trying to compete with existing standards bodies (IETF, W3C, OASIS, etc.). The communities we’re working with are currently coming together in a very ad-hoc fashion, and if we can help them have clean intellectual property, it makes it easier for a community to take their open specification to a standards body.

And that sounds eerily similar to another organization with whom Dawn is deeply involved, Portland's Legion of Tech.

[Update] For additional insight into the reasoning behind the formation of the group, see Scott Kveton's post on the Open Web Foundation announcement.

My first-blush impressions

Is the Open Web Foundation a competitor of the Data Portability project. In terms of mindshare. Absolutely. In terms of technology. Not really. Is that competition a bad thing. Not at all.

I've said it time and time again, competition---either real or perceived---defines a market. If you're in a situation where you have no competition, you're either so far ahead of the curve that no one can perceive the value you provide (and you may not survive long enough for anyone to catch up to your line of thinking) or you're doing something in which no one will ever see any value.

Either way, a market without competition isn't a market.

So as divisive as it seems right now, a little competition is a very good thing. Because it will push people to get things done. It will motivate people to keep things moving. It will force organizations to more tightly define their charters and to more stringently follow their own guidelines.

And---perhaps most importantly---it will give everyone a choice of where to spend their time and energy.

A monopoly doesn't help anyone.

Okay, so what does the Open Web Foundation mean to me?

First and foremost, the Open Web Foundation will become the facilitator of open specifications. An umbrella resource that helps manage the continuing development of open specs and a means of ensuring consistency and compatibility among the variety of technologies currently in play.

As a developer, this means you gain a trusted resource---a partner in helping develop the open Web.

"We're trying to create a nonprofit organization that will help these organizations work together," said Recordon. "We need simplicity in these specifications."

The thought. Instead of people having to create innumerable organizations to manage and support individual efforts, let's just create one. One that supports all of the different projects.

The foundation is trying to break the trend of creating separate foundations for each specification, coming out of the realization that we could come together and generalize our efforts. The details regarding membership, governance, sponsorship, and intellectual property rights will be posted for public review and feedback in the following weeks.

No doubt, this foundation will have an effect on many efforts around the Silicon Forest. And with the Portland efforts around OpenID---and locals Dawn Foster and Scott Kveton among the founding individuals---the Open Web Foundation is sure to be part of our existence.

I, for one, am looking forward to the Open Web, and I applaud these folks taking this step forward.

July 24, 2008

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According to Portland-based OpenSourcery's Thomas King:

We're coordinating with SourceForge to create a continuous party from immediately after the conference until the wee hours, at the Jupiter Hotel and Bossanova Ballroom, respectively. Transportation is free from the convention center, and it should be a blast.

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How ClearSpace won me back

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Scott Kveton writes "Tonight Chris Messina won a Google Open Source Award as 'Best Community Amplifier' for his tireless work spreading 'open' everywhere. I’ve known Chris for several years now and its been an absolute pleasure not only to be in the same space but now I get to work with him at Vidoop on a daily basis."

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July 16, 2008

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For July, three new Portland startups have joined the listing, which is based on Alexa and Compete rankings. Clicky debuted at 6, Vidoop at 15, and GreenRenter at 46, does herbal cialis really work.

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Worldwide Nest

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July 15, 2008

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The parade of A-listers continues through Portland.

This time, it's Charlene Li, co-author of Groundswell and (until very recently) a Forrester analyst focusing on social media, buy discount tadalafil online.

Charlene will be in Portland to speak at the Internet Strategy Forum. Buy discount tadalafil online, And while I highly encourage you to attend the event, I wanted to let you know that you've also got the opportunity to meet Charlene in a more casual environment. At the Governor on Wednesday night.

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If you're considering ~~meeting up~~ tweeting up with Charlene (and I highly encourage you to take the chance to do so---or wasn't that obvious?), please RSVP via Upcoming.

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June 25, 2008

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Nancy Bhagat, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Group, Intel

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June 19, 2008

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Online Marketing Summit 2008 Regional Tour

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May Board Meeting Minutes at Legion of Tech

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MyStrands goes WidSets: A new way to enjoy music on your cellphone

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Illustrating the Enterprise Octopus

One of the things I love about Jive is how open they are with their creative process. Here's another entry from Michael Sigler on their latest endeavor.

Tulsa-based Vidoop Moves Out

And Oklahoma is clearly not happy. Their loss is our gain.

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June 18, 2008

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Dave Hersh from Jive Software wins the E&Y Regional Young Entrepreneur Award and goes on to compete at a national level.

reddit goes open source

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June 17, 2008

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NetworthIQ (acquired by Strands)

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Numbers, movement, and other details are available on the Portland Start-up Index page.

June 16, 2008

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Jive Talks: Facebook in Clearspace, create content via email, and more!

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Tom Turnbull writes "Here is a good overview of what we are doing here at SplashCast filmed during our recent trip to NYC for the Advertising 2.0 conference."

Legion of Tech Happy Hour (was BarCampMeetups) at Plan B (Thursday, June 26, 2008)

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June 13, 2008

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June 9, 2008

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"No Pitch" Coffee at Boyd's Coffee (Wednesday, June 11, 2008)

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Vidoop hitting the Oregon Trail

Scott Kveton writes "Over the next three weeks, we’ll be flying groups of Vidoopers out to Portland to see the city. If you’re in Portland, you’ll get a chance to meet the team at the Beer & Blog events we’ll be sponsoring on 6/13, 6/20 and 6/27, canadian cialis. We’d love to have you come out, have a drink with the crew and hopefully help pave the way for a soft landing for the folks moving out from Tulsa."

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June 8, 2008

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Nathan Bell writes "There seems to be broad consensus among both OpenID supporters and detractors: OpenID is confusing to use and that for it to have any hope of success OpenID needs to find ways to fade to the background."

Attensa at Enterprise 2.0

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June 5, 2008

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I had the pleasure of meeting Tim Kadlec at SXSW 2008. Just one of those random connections that really made the whole event worthwhile, get viagra avoid prescription. At SXSW, the Portland crowd took Tim under our collective wing and worked hard to woo him from the Midwest to the West coast. Get viagra avoid prescription, We're still working on it, but it's clear we're having an effect.

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I was recently asked by Rick if I would like to write a guest post for Silicon Florist about why I “find Portland tech appealing.” I think that was his nice way of saying, “Why are you so obsessed with Portland tech?” Can you be a fanboi of a community. If so, then I guess I'm a bit of a Portland fanboi, get viagra avoid prescription.

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Portland's web community is thriving. No doubt about it. With high-quality companies such as Vidoop, Jive, SplashCast, JanRain and so many more, you could easily imagine a situation where communication between developers is minimal....that's an awful lot of competition in one area.

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Tim Kadlec is a web developer from Wisconsin who specializes in Javascript and CSS development. For more, check out Tim's blog or follow tkadlec on Twitter. You are also highly encouraged to join the campaign to woo Kadlec to Portland. .

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Gia Lyons writes "The idea of social data portability - 'the option to use your personal data between trusted applications and vendors' - has been around for some time now. The DataPortability Project is focused on consumer-oriented sites, and not corporate internal use. The Project people even say so."

Startup delegation to Greenlight Greater Portland

Nathan Bell writes "Looking at the GGP’s board of directors it appears to be made up of mostly reps from big business. I’m hoping that there will be opportunities tomorrow to expose this group to the great things that the startup community brings to Portland, as well as what Portland can do to bring more great startups here. If you have any opinions on the matter, or questions you want fished around let me or anyone else on the delegation know."

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According to the Data Portability Project, "Data Portability is the option to use your personal data between trusted applications and vendors."

Heretofore, those "applications and vendors" have dealt with data that resided in the public space with companies like Digg, Drupal, Facebook, Flickr (and by association Yahoo!), Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Netvibes, Plaxo, Six Apart, Corvallis-based Strands, and Twitter. Buy cialis no prescription, Porting the data relies on standardized and publicly accessible means of transferring that data from service to service, which enables one service to "listen" to another service or "scrape" the data from an existing profile.

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In my opinion, Jive's decision to become the first corporate-side technology company to adopt this standard is momentous and game changing.

Why. Because it shakes the very foundation of what businesses think they own.

Today, most any of you on the corporate side of the firewall have signed some form of agreement. It could be a "noncompete" or simply a contract for employment. If you're an exempt employee, it's generally pretty strict in terms of what the company owns.

And generally, most companies will take the opportunity to cast a wide net over your work---claiming the company owns the intellectual property for anything you create while you're employed by the company.

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That means your IM, your email, your time on Facebook, your tweets, your voice mail, your iTunes playlist... All corporate property.

Seems a bit at odds with the way things are going, doesn't it.

And as more and more of the "Web 2.0-esque" technologies find their way behind the corporate firewall, it's going to seem even more and more wrong.

Even today, we're beginning to see glimmers of the data we're generating in public beginning to mesh with the type of data we're generating at work. (LinkedIn anyone?)

The burgeoning workforce who lives and breathes in this brave new world will expect that the data they create is data they own and can move. And this is at direct odds with what the old school corporation thinks that the business should own.

It's not going to be a pretty battle. But with this announcement, Jive is taking a step in the right direction---siding with the future instead of the past.

So what will enterprise data portability entail?

Honestly, it's going to take a little while to figure that out. But Jive has started the ball rolling.

Jive's latest high-profile hire, Gia Lyons, a former IBMer, understands the depth of this undertaking:

Think about all the bits and pieces of your worklife, strewn about all those different systems: HR systems, skills databases, LDAP directories, employee whitepages, LinkedIn, etc. Wouldn't it be great if you could manage all that personal data from a single spot. It can live where it lives – I would call it data transparency, though, not data portability. This can already be accomplished by using data mapping tools in market today, but it takes some serious customization muscles to pull off, not to mention many lunches and cocktails to woo the czars in charge of all of those internal systems so they play nice.

And Jive CMO Sam Lawrence has grand plans for where this enterprise data portability might have the chance to go:

In the meantime, we’re interested in working with the Data Portability group to help contribute to these standards as well as new ones as well. Hopefully, the organization is now at a point in its evolution to proceed with formal and elected leadership, a standards body, voting process and the rest of the stuff that makes organizations successful.

Again, a vast project with which to grapple, but one whose time has potentially come.

It will be interesting to see where this one goes, and to see watch Portland's role blossom---as the de facto hub of open source and as a growing proponent of open standards---in this new way of thinking about who owns what.

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"There are plenty of opportunities,” said Hersh. “Anybody with a big vision can make it happen here.”

A smaller Web-based operation which has been trying to make it happen here is SplashCast. This company offers what vice president of business development Tom Turnbull calls a “rich media advertising and syndication platform” for media companies and brands like Sony to connect with consumers in popular social networks such as Facebook.

Turnbull, like Hersh, sees positives and negatives to Portland as a Web company cluster location. On the positive, the company loves the area for things like creativity, a growing Internet community, and less expensive house prices. He has never thought about relocating anywhere else. On the downside though, many of its clients are elsewhere.

“We pay a soft price for being in Portland,” said Turnbull. “The media companies that we partner with are not located in here. Most of the ad agencies are located in the bigger markets. Therefore, we are familiar with Jet Blue's red eye to New York and make trips to California on a regular basis.”

Even very small Web companies are finding some success and challenges in the Portland area. One of these is Values on n. This outfit, founded in March 2006, has had some success in developing Web services which focus on “personal and small group productivity with a particular emphasis on harnessing everyone's de-facto productivity tool: email.” This is according to company founder Rael Dornfest, who reflected on some local start up thoughts.

“By being even such a short distance from the Silicon Valley,” said Dornfest, “Portland start-ups are buffered to a certain degree from the 'startup scene' and so tend to spend more time thinking about building community and customer base---and, at least within the group of start-ups we know, those are viewed as fairly synonymous. There's just something about the Portland startup gestalt that's different---in much the same way as Portland itself feels different somehow to those who visit (and almost invariably want to stay).”

In looking at what seems to make Portland tick for Web companies, tech consultant Marshall Kirkpatrick has made some interesting observations. Kirkpatrick, who said he consults “on everything from product road mapping to site usability to social media marketing ,” has made a name for himself in the online world, writing for tech industry blogs like TechCrunch and ReadWriteWeb.

“I think there's an unusual feeling of camaraderie among startups here,” said Kirkpatrick when asked to compare Portland to other tech hotspots like San Francisco and Seattle. “It's less nasty than San Francisco and less obscured in the shadow of a monolith than Seattle.”

Kirkpatrick highlighted that a lot of local programmers are involved in “pseudo-geekish” technologies like RSS and wikis, as well as there being a strong community of open source developers. This all adds up to a lot of “self-made Web application power users here.”

You can, of course, have local Web outfits, consultants, and others promoting the values of Portland as a tech spot on the radar, but without venture capital funding many projects remain in the garage. Portland, until late, has definitely flown under the radar in this area and one could say it still has some growing to do.

“In terms of fund raising,” said SplashCast's Turnbull, “Portland has a bit of a bad reputation in the startup community. There are certainly fewer VCs here. That being said, we are having great success in the Portland angel investment community and are very optimistic about our future VC prospects.”

Kirkpatrick echoed Turnbull in the VC perception of Portland, saying “venture capitalists are sometimes hesitant to invest in startups based in Portland, because of the perception that this is a place you move to enjoy the quality of life---not to ruin your life giving everything you've got to a startup.”

Not all VCs are hesitant though about Portland Web company investment opportunities. Erik Benson, managing director of Voyager Capital, sees local outfits as offering great potential products for end users, though he also feels they “could stand to aim for a bigger scale.”

“We are enthusiastic about the level of passion and creativity that's coming out of the Portland Web scene, particularly around Open Source and social Web technology,” said Benson. “JanRain, the leader of the OpenID movement, and Values of n, a social-Web-enabled personal assistant, are examples that highlight those areas.”

Other early investment stage firms also see Portland as potential funding grounds. One of these is Mount Hood Equity Partners, managed by Bob Wiggins.

“There are a number of companies in the Portland area I've looked at that I would consider quite interesting,” said Wiggins. “There's a good pool of talent both on the engineering side and, to an extent, on the executive side as well.”

Wiggins has observed a lot of local Web companies focused on using the Internet as a tool for taking care of some kind of problem. This can range from online collaboration like Jive does to managing multiple fast food locations as a franchisee.

Also observing the Portland Web scene are analysts like Raven Zachary of The 451 Group and bloggers such as Rick Turoczy of Silicon Florist. It is observers like these which can fan or quench the flames of potential hot companies with their comments.

“With this many highly-independent, intelligent people in Portland,” said Zachary, “you're going to see a lot of startup activity here... Portland is becoming a destination for the California tech scene as they grow up and want to settle down and have a family while continuing to pursue tech.”

He also noted, realistically, Portland is not the “center of the tech universe.”

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Turoczy, for his part, maintains feverish coverage of local Web companies as information is passed along to him. This perhaps gives him one of the most insider views of all on what works locally and what doesn't.

“I think the Silicon Forest—if we define the Forest as stretching from the coast over to Bend and quite a ways down south and up past Vancouver—has the potential to be a hot bed for Web startups,” said Turoczy. “I don’t think we have really realized its true potential, yet. We’ve taken steps. And I think we have a good start.”.

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Buy tadalafil mexico, I'm happy to report that, once again, it's time to take a look at my favorite apples-to-oranges comparison of the Portland startup scene, the Techvibes Portland Start-up Index. For me, it's like having birthday every single month.

The biggest surprise this month, buy tadalafil mexico. Two-time Webby nominee COLOURlovers has debuted on the Portland Start-up Index at #4, cracking open an otherwise static Top 5. The only other new addition is the Collaborative Software Initiative Buy tadalafil mexico, at #46.

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For a details on the movement of each startup-list entity or to get more details on how the rankings are tabulated, visit the Techvibes Portland Start-up Index.

April 15, 2008

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Does herbal viagra really work, Wow. Two Scoble mentions in one week. Who'd of thunk, does herbal viagra really work. (For those curious types, the other Scoble mention.)

Aaron Hockley shook me from my travel stupor, highlighting Scoble's recent post "Israel: A country too far from Mike Arrington’s house" and advising me that the post was "perfect fodder for a Silicon Florist post. Does herbal viagra really work, "

He's right. It is.

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Scoble nails it, does herbal viagra really work. It's an amazing tech scene over there. Does herbal viagra really work, But that's not why I'm posting.

I'm posting because he also says this:

I’ve started noticing a trend: that the further away a tech area is from Silicon Valley the less respect that area will get.... Do you agree or disagree that people, companies, countries can get the respect and/or tech industry PR they deserve if they are far away from Silicon Valley?

And I can't even begin to tell you how happy this makes me. How thrilled I am to hear this kind of thinking. You mean, there might actually be something interesting happening in technology outside of Silicon Valley. Do you think.

But, as to his question, that's a bit more difficult. Because I honestly don't know. It's really, really hard to get folks in the Valley to pay attention to folks outside of the Valley.

There is a ton of noise down there. And what's more, there's always the potential for face-to-face meetings. There's real, honest-to-goodness networking. Like the stuff we do around here with Portland Lunch 2.0, Ignite Portland, and BarCamp Portland.

But the access points are entirely different.

Down there, you have access to a bunch of people like Arrington, Scoble, Om Malik, Jerimiah Owyang, Jason Calacanis, Scott Beale... the list goes on and on. Up here. You can only bug Marshall Kirkpatrick for coverage about five to six times a week before he starts getting upset. (Trust me, I've tested this limit, time and time again.)

Now, Scoble's been to Portland before, so I know he's aware of some of the stuff happening up here. But he's not here enough. We're not connected enough.

Down there, there's more potential:

I’ve noticed this when I visited MySpace: they were so excited when I visited because they say that tech bloggers never visit. I was thinking back to my own experiences. Yes, that’s true. Facebook employees regularly meet up with us at parties and dinners and conferences. We run into MySpace employees far less often. These personal connections turn into stories on blogs.

And yes, while it's nice and quaint that I try to make sure your projects are getting coverage here on the little ol' Silicon Florist blog, that's only going to get us part of the way. And a small part of the way, at that.

Ideally, I'd really like to see Portland getting the credit it deserves---on a regular basis---in more well-read publications, like TechCrunch, Scobelizer, GigaOm, and ReadWriteWeb. And The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the San Jose Merc.

We're on the right path. And the tide is starting to turn. But there's still a long ways to go.

I'd be interested in your thoughts on how we can continue to grease the skids. What more can I be doing to help you. What more can we be doing as a community to get the startups here in Portland more of the attention they deserve.

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

April 14, 2008

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Steven Frank writes "Colin Allen made these cute little "Made With Coda" badges that you can use if you're a proud Coda user."

Exclusive: Google App Engine ported to Amazon's EC2

Andy Baio breaks the news on Portland's AppDrop writing "One of the biggest criticisms of Google's App Engine have been cries of lock-in, that the applications developed for the platform won't be portable to any other service. This morning, Chris Anderson, the Portland-based cofounder of the Grabb.it MP3 blog service, just released AppDrop — an elegant hack proving that's not true."

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April 11, 2008

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And the map geeking continues. DailyWireless notes that the Portland transit system has been added to Google Transit Maps, cialis australia. "If your results include a button for 'Take Public Transit,' Google Transit will spell out directions to the closest station or bus stop, including schedule information."

CNN likes the new Jive site

Michael Sigler of Jive Software tweets a kudo to the team based on feedback from CNN.

The Insider Secrets of Angel Investing

Allen Stern writes, that of Angel funded deals, "Out of 10 deals: 5 will go out of business, 2 will return what the Angel put in, 2 will return 3x, and 1 must return 30x." Some great insight for those of you seeking funding.

EllisLab Hiring, Two Positions Available

EllisLab just moved this blog post back up to the top of its postings, so I'm assuming that the "Code Mechanic" and "Senior Technical Support Specialist" are still open.

Mayor salutes Ward & wikis

At this year's InnoTech conference (next Wednesday and Thursday at the Oregon Convention Center), Portland Mayor Tom Potter will present the third annual Mayor's Technology Award to Ward Cunningham.

Seven Tips for Making the Most of Your RSS Reader

Marshall Kirkpatrick writes "I was feeling frustrated yesterday when switching from one feed reader to another on a new computer. Cialis australia, Then I remembered how wonderful RSS really is - and I decided to write this post. I hope you'll find it interesting and useful."

Portland Lunch 2.0 at eROI

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April 11, 2008

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Portland-based Jive Software Tadalafil young men, has been all over the blog world as of late with their release of Clearspace 2.0. But that's not the only place they're turning heads.

Jive's Chief Marketing Officer, Sam Lawrence, has rapidly become a social-media phenom on Twitter and on his blog, Go Big Always (which coincidentally uses the same Justin-Kistner designed WordPress theme that adorns Silicon Florist), tadalafil young men.

Now, Portland's Marshall Kirkpatrick is hinting that Lawrence may be the next Robert Scoble, given how readily his social media presence jumps to mind:

When we asked for examples of people doing this kind of work well on Twitter, the first name that flooded our replies inbox was Jive Software's Sam Lawrence.

For those of you unfamiliar with Scoble, Kirkpatrick provides a short and sweet primer:

Robert Scoble blazed a big trail by blogging and producing video as a technical evangelist for Microsoft from 2003 through 2006. Tadalafil young men, No longer at Microsoft, Scoble now produces media for media's sake at FastCompany.tv. Others have followed his lead, knowingly or not, and job titles like "social media evangelist" are no longer nearly as rare as they used to be.

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Josh Pyles writes "For the entire month of March, as well as a little bit of February and April i’ve been helping the folks at Jive with their new website. This was the single largest project i’ve ever been a part of, and it’s brought a lot of challenges my way, but in the end it’s turned out quite well."

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Jive Talks: Clearspace 2.0 in the spotlight

Sam Lawrence writes "Our Clearspace 2.0 was very exciting. The media, blogosphere, and twittersphere response was overwhelming. Our team has been cranking hard for many months to bring Clearspace 2.0 to market, and it is an honor to have this much interest in our work, sildenafil citrate without prescription. A big thanks to everyone at Jive. Below is a sample of the about 34 articles that were written about the new 2.0 and the Jotlet acquisition."

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Jive’s Clearspace Brings Collaboration and Social Tools To Enterprises

Portland's Jason Harris covers the Jive Clearspace 2.0 announcement for Web Worker Daily concluding "Clearspace’s focus on giving its users the ability to set up a workspace and presenting the information that is of interest to them is a strategic advantage. FaceBook calls itself a social utility to keep you in touch with the people around you, cheap inurl cialis cialis. Clearspace has taken strides to be the work utility to keep you in touch with the projects and co-workers who you depend on day-to-day to help you get your work done."

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April 7, 2008

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Openfire Enterprise addresses the Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM) market by adding rich reporting, archiving, and control features on top of Openfire.

Okay, so what's the whole "open source" move mean. Online tadalafil, Well, it means a couple of things.

First---and most importantly for open-source advocates---it means that some of Jive's Jabber/XMPP work has been officially extricated from quasi-proprietary muck which may have prevented more widespread adoption and development. At least, that's what Jive (and I) hope:

One of our hopes with this move is that the last possible objection to deploying XMPP-based instant messaging at every organization in the world is now removed, online tadalafil. Now, everyone will have access to an open standards solution that satisfies all the needs of IT departments... for free Online tadalafil, . We think that's great news for the community and getting our technology deployed even more widely is good for Jive Software as well.

Second---and most importantly for Jive as a company---it means that Jive is taking a decided step toward focusing on its Clearspace product by giving the open-source community control of Openfire Enterprise. While Jive will still be looking to drive revenue with Openfire Enterprise by integrating it into Clearspace, they won't be juggling the two products in terms of managing the overall development, online tadalafil.

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April 6, 2008

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Audrey Eschright writes "Recently I’ve been talking to people about Portlanders and their many side projects. It’s been a little while since I attempted to describe the full list of mine (my Portland on Fire profile had a shortened version), so here goes."

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Jive Acquires Jotlet

Matt Tucker writes "I'm pleased to announce that Jive Software has acquired Jotlet. Jotlet has built some amazing calendar technology that we'll be incorporating into Clearspace in a future release. The two super-talented guys behind Jotlet are joining our team in Portland from Texas."

Announcing Clearspace 2.0 - A Giant Leap for Enterprise Social Productivity

Dave Hersh writes "While Clearspace has been very successful as a lightweight way to collaborate and organize content that was historically never captured, there were some consistent issues as our customers tried to get it deployed inside their organization."

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April 6, 2008

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Big news day for Portland-based Jive Software Buy online order viagra, . They just announced the release of Clearspace 2.0, the release of whole-new, rebuilt-from-the-ground-up Web site, and the acquisition of Jotlet, a calendaring and scheduling tool that will be built into future versions of Clearspace.

I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of Clearspace 2.0 and its new feature set on Friday, buy online order viagra. And I must admit, it's an impressive step forward for the product and the company as they continue to assert their position in the realm of "enterprise collaboration."

For more information on the release, I'd recommend reading Sam Lawrence's overview of the new Clearspace features. Buy online order viagra, And, as I'm probably not the best person to comment on the comparative feature/functionality of the tool in regards to the market at large, I would highly recommend Marshall Kirkpatrick's ReadWriteWeb write-up on the Clearspace 2.0. I noticed that Anthony Ha at VentureBeat took a liking to the new Clearspace project management features. And, for additional insight, TechCrunch's Mark Hendrickson has covered the Jive news, buy online order viagra.

That should give you plenty of insight from folks much wiser than I. Buy online order viagra, So, let's get to that upon which I do feel comfortable commenting....

Honestly, what I found most interesting about my conversation with Jive and the demonstrations of their new feature set were the types comparisons I kept making. And they weren't the kind of comparisons you'd think that I would be making while watching the demonstration of a piece of enterprise collaboration software, buy online order viagra.

"The front page reminds me a lot of Netvibes."

"That river of information is a lot like FriendFeed or Facebook."

"That works a lot like 37 signals' Basecamp."

"Oh, like Google Docs or Writeboard?"

Fact of the matter is that, throughout the demo, I threw out so many "that's kinda like..." or "that reminds me of..." references to other Web 2.0 products that it suddenly became excruciatingly obvious to me why Clearspace 2.0 is version, well, 2.0. Because Jive has worked to incorporate the types of features and functionality that echo some of today's most popular Web 2.0 tools. Buy online order viagra, Now, I know a number of you are starting to heave a big "So what?" sigh, but bear with me. Because there is something important happening here.

Those of us who live and breathe this Web 2.0 stuff or who are lucky enough to work in small thoughtful organizations that leverage these types of tools are in the vast minority. I'd argue that 99.9% of the population has no idea that this stuff exists.

What's more, if you're in a larger organization and successfully running something like Basecamp within your department. You're a complete anomaly. Smart. But anomalous nonetheless.

Large organizations have things Microsoft SharePoint---or worse. They don't tend to have access to collaborative tools like this. And that's what makes this such an interesting release to me.

Marshall touches on this, as well, albeit more eloquently:

[T]hose of us who take things like startpages, News Feeds and Jabber seriously outside the enterprise get some solid validation from Jive and its customers.

I couldn't have said it better myself. (That's why I just quoted him.)

It will be interesting to see how Jive's target market---the Fortune 500 companies who deploy this type of solution to thousands of users---respond to the type of functionality that we---as users of Web 2.0 tools for business---have come to expect.

And it will be even more interesting to see how the Web 2.0 crowd responds to this kind of validation.

April 4, 2008

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In the comments below, Jason Grigsby asked, albeit in a bit more couth fashion, "What the heck am I getting for my hard-earned cash?"

Great question. As far as overall Silicon Florist exposure goes, the blog's traffic numbers are always available via Quantcast or Compete. And the RSS feed subscribers are always available via that FeedBurner chiclet up top.

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April 1, 2008

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VC funding for open source hits an all-time high

I don't know about you, but I tend to think of Portland as an Open Source Mecca, of sorts. If you're of the same mind, this can only bode well for us.

Wiki (Birthday) Wednesday

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Sneak peak at new Jive video

Portland-based Jive Software has got some stuff simmering on the stove and cooking in the oven. But they're going to give you a little taste of what's in store. Sam Lawrence writes "I’ve seen the thing so many times now I may have convinced myself it makes sense so let me know what you think it means before you get the context of the rest of our new site. Love to hear your ideas."

Startupalooza Photos

Aaron Hockley writes "Shooting Startupalooza on Saturday was a lot of fun, it was a great group of people in an environment with a lot of creative and positive energy. I love shooting events, from small gatherings to crowds of hundreds or thousands. I posted over 140 shots on Flickr, and here are a few shots that are representative of the event."

InnoTech Oregon: Rollercoaster Ride

Sean Lowery writes "Producing an event of this size is like planning for the Superbowl or a giant wedding. You plan for six months and hope someone shows up. We expect close to 2000 people for InnoTech this year. Right now we have 500 people registered."

Portlanteau: PDX, a Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That

Nate Angell writes "And so I present a term that describes this wordly phenomenon: portlanteau, n. a portmanteau word that links the name of the city of Portland, Oregon to another word or concept."

Startup Weekend Legal Issues

Steve Morris writes "I had wondered how the Startup Weekend process dealt with ownership issues -- but apparently the SEC is the real problem. There's a Startup Weekend project scheduled for Portland May 23-25."

OEN PubTalk™: Reducing Startup Risk

(Full disclosure: I used to work for Dave Moffenbeier and I continue to do work for Pete Grillo. And what's more, Pete has some folks working for him who used to work for Dave... Still, this sounds interesting.) Serena Regazzoni writes "OEN has put together a great panel of entrepreneurs who will discuss these risks as a way to help guide entrepreneurs towards minimizing each one, and maximizing their rewards. The panel will include three successful serial entrepreneurs: Kanth Gopalpur, CEO Monsoon Inc, David Moffenbeier, Co-founder/COO, Absorbent Technologies and Pete Grillo, Founder/CEO Iterasi."

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April 1, 2008

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There is literally a busload of interesting speakers at this thing. But I wanted to highlight some of the Silicon Forest startup types, especially, like:

Mike Berkley from SplashCast

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Ward Cunningham from AboutUs

Dawn Foster from Jive Software

Mark Frischmuth from DemocracyLab

Dave Hersh from Jive Software

Brian Jamison from OpenSourcery

Kent Lewis from Anvil Media

Ben Lloyd from Amplify Interactive

Chris Logan (of Ignite Portland 2 "Time for Portland to Take Its Place" fame)

Steve Morris from OTBC

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"I would put the talent in this town up against talent anywhere else," said Whitley. "The Valley, Back East, anywhere. The people here are exceptional."

And, in Whitley's opinion, that talent is not in limited supply.

"There is a ton of talent here in the Portland area," he said. "I am always talking to people with whom I would like to work. I don't think many people realize the sheer wealth of talent we have here."

So, if we're so talented, I asked, egotistically and presumptuously lumping myself in with the "exceptional talent" here in the Portland area, why aren't we seeing more growth. Why aren't we seeing more startups taking root.

And that's when we get to those problems. Those issues that are holding Portland back from achieving its extraordinary position. Those problems that we have the opportunity to fix.

"Portland has a problem with being a classic underachiever," said Whitley. "So much talent. So much promise. But we're not capitalizing on it."

In staunch agreement, I asked for further details.

"We're always hearing how we're 'not as good as whomever,'" he continued. "And unfortunately, I think many people have begun to believe that. I don't. But I think some people do."

And in Whitley's opinion, that stance is only exacerbated by another problem: finding sources of funding.

While a number of Silicon Forest startups have seen continued confidence in follow-on funding as of late---MyStrands, Jive, iovation, and SplashCast, to name a few---the prospect of early funding remains a bit of an enigma for Portland companies.

"Portland is lacking is terms of early startup funding," Whitley said. "There really isn't a good network for seeding smaller companies, at this point. We could use some people working to fix that because it would really help the town as a whole."

And that lack of early stage funding, coupled with the underachiever mindset, is tending to suppress the vigor that is bubbling just below the surface. Tends to prevent us here in the Silicon Forest from realizing our potential.

"There are a number of incredibly intelligent people working jobs that aren't even intellectually stimulating, let alone challenging," said Whitley. "Simply because they haven't found the opportunity and funding to pursue their passion."

I'm sure Whitley would agree, that we're on the cusp of something big.

No doubt, GoLife Mobile and Whitley could have a very big role to play in that growth and success. And our realizing the potential of the talent in this area.

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March 26, 2008

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Startupalooza begins at noon on Saturday, March 29, at CubeSpace. To RSVP, visit Startupalooza on Upcoming. For more information, see Startupalooza.

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Aaron Hockley will be breaking down Wordpress 2.5 for us at Beer and Blog

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Grading Gartner and Forrester

Sam Lawrence has been a client of both Gartner and Forrester since January and has provided an interesting report card of the two analyst firms. Lawrence, CMO at Jive Software, a collaboration and community software maker, had the following key takeaways

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SXSW: A "Noob" With a View - Media Bullseye

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March 10, 2008

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Dawn Foster of Fast Wonder and Jive Software summed it up best, observing:

[Li] also used Josh Bancroft as an example of someone who made something happen inside a big company using social software (wiki) to create Intelpedia under the radar of the executives (bonus points for a little Portland geek cred).

Other coverage included:

Rachel Clarke, "Charlene Li and Revolutionaries at SXSW"

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March 6, 2008

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Silicon Forest companies down at SXSW include:

Bend's EllisLab, makers of ExpressionEngine, who will be sneak-peeking, hosting, labbing, and a heck of a lot more down there.

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Adam DuVander from Portland Web Innovators

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Jive Talks: We've donated an iPhone to the DataPortability logo contest

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February 26, 2008

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Dawn Foster writes, "I think we are finally moving past the era where people thought of blogs as a consumer phenomenon, where discussions focused on kids, pets, weekend excursions, and other personal topics rather than serious corporate content. Now most companies are past the question of should we blog and on to the discussion of how to write more effective corporate blogs."

Jive Software attracts design talent

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SplashCast redesigns, repositions to focus on big media

Alex Williams writes, "The new look for SplashCast, and the language / positioning behind it, has finally caught up to our business focus on media companies, agencies, and brands. H h order tadalafil, The site now supports our strong value propositions for online marketers. In addition, the SplashCast blog will be tended to more diligently moving forward (we miss you Marshall), but with a focus specifically on social marketing."

Bend Blogger Meetup Followup

Jake Ortman writes, "Amazingly enough, the local blogger meetup was a huge success. I honestly didn't know what to expect, and when I got there (late, like I said), I was floored by the sheer amount of people there, h h order tadalafil. I was expecting a few, not the 30 or so that were there."

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February 21, 2008

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Jive Finalist for Intranet Journal Product of the Year (but need 3 clicks from you)

On the heals of being nominated for a Codie, Jive has also been nominated for the Intranet Journal product of the year award. But that award is determined by votes, American Idol style, buy pfizer cialis online. So, your help is needed.

Portland Web Innovators: Mobile Tsunami Presentation

You can now view the slides from Jason Grigsby's presentation on the upcoming Mobile Tsunami at Portland Web Innovators last week. Includes an audio recording or presenter notes.

Alex Malinovich joins Planet Argon

Buy pfizer cialis online, Planet Argon hires Alex Malinovich as a Systems Administrator. Malinovich will focus on helping Planet Argon expand their service offerings, in particular the Rails Boxcar hosting service.

Team WhiteBoarding with Twiddla

Word around the campfire is that Portland's Neven Mrgan designed the site for this online whiteboard tool.

Rick Hangartner to demo MyStrands at Startupalooza

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February 20, 2008

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MyStrands named Mobile Rules. Finalist

Corvallis-based MyStrands has announced that MyStrands Social Player has been chosen as a finalist for the Mobile Rules, viagra in mexico. 2008 Award. Viagra in mexico, Mobile Rules. is the leading annual competition in the mobile world.

Clearspace is a 2008 Codie Award finalist for Best Collaboration Software Solution

Clearspace has been selected as a finalist for Best Collaboration Software Solution. Other finalists include Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional, Citrix GoToMeeting, and Central Desktop SightSpeed 6.0.

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February 19, 2008

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Minutes from “Dashboards” at Beer and Blog

From Beer and Blog organizer, Justin Kistner: "Yesterday’s session on dashboards was by far the best beer and blog meet up yet. We had our largest turnout and half of them were fresh faces, cialis canadian scam. I’ve had people tell me that the Friday time doesn’t work for them, so I think we’re going to continue to have Sunday meet ups once a month. Cialis canadian scam, I think it will be an every 3 weeks deal, but keep an eye on our calendar to the right or Upcoming for exact dates."

Jive gets a new logo

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February 18, 2008

Age Of Viagra Users

Age of viagra users, Some people get married and then push everyone else to get married. Some people do the same thing with having kids. Me, age of viagra users. I submitted my Portland on Fire profile, and now I expect everyone else in town to do it, too.

What's Portland on Fire Age of viagra users, . I'm glad you asked.

Portland On Fire is a daily discovery of PDX people, age of viagra users. The site introduces you to a person in the Portland, Oregon (PDX), area every day. Age of viagra users, Reach out and connect. The site was created by Raven Zachary and launched on January 1st, 2008. Early profiles [focused] on individuals in the tech and creative arts communities in Portland, but there is no reason why it must stay focused in these areas, age of viagra users. The talent pool in Portland is large and diverse, and this site hopes to make this fact evident.

Portland on Fire has been described as "slow social networking." A profile a day. Age of viagra users, That's not really too much to ask, is it.

And I have to admit, it's really working for me. Here are some of the interesting folks that I've met (all virtually and some in person), thanks to Portland on Fire:

Jessica Neuman Beck
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Paul Bingman
Web programmer, film junkie, railroad movie consultant

Ben Bradley
Soon to be the former Captain Bradley

Larissa Brown
Mommy, knitter, knit designer, author, artist, runner, friend

Bill Burcham
Technologist, craftsman, inventor

Joel Burslem
Founder of the Future of Real Estate Marketing blog

Jennifer Cloer
Information junkie, wife, friend, sister, daughter, aunt and colleague

Mara Collins
Mother, Wife, Philosopher, Blogger

Serena Davidson
Free-Range People Photographer, Geek Magnet, Entreprenuer, Chocolate Fiend

Selena Deckelmann
Sysadmin, Event Organizer, Chicken Keeper

Melissa Delzio
Designer, Artist - can sing greek alphabet, has squeaky hicupps

Kurt Deutscher
Chief Technology Evangelist, Portland Native, Jazz Drummer

Audrey Eschright
Crafty geek

Daniel Etra
Nourishing complexity + digging deep for real solutions

Sioux Fleming
Technologist, computer threat security evangelist, avid camper, cat person

Dawn Foster
Community Manager, Event Organizer, Blogger, Podcaster, Vegan, and Technology Enthusiast

Adrienne Fritze
Mom, artist, social entrepreneur, risk taker, passion monger, creative freak

Lyza Danger Gardner
Introspective, Inquisitive and Surly: Portland Native Eschews the Humdrum

Sarah Gilbert
Finance blog editor, writer, photographer, knitter, mama

Mark Gross
Linux kernel engineer, open source tinkerer, robot builder, intellectual wanderer

Hideshi Hamaguchi
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Justin Kistner
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Sam Lawrence
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Kent Lewis
Search engine marketing guru, recovering entrepreneur and family guy

Steve Libbey
Novelist, guitarist, personist

Melissa Lion
Professional Writer: Fiction, Food and Sex

Jadene Mayla
Plant-lover, artist, zombie movie fan, ecstatic dancer, and writer

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Eclectic Search Engine Marketing / Internet Marketing Specialist

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Educator. Age of viagra users, Connector. Innovator.

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Entrepreneur, startup coach, hobbyist technologist, former DJ

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Relational database developer, guitar nut

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Relentlessly curious, business owner, artist, psychotherapist, mother, feminist, believer

Chris O’Rourke
Father, husband, geek and general nuisance to computer problems

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Account planner, creative researcher, brand strategist & most other things

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Interaction designer who likes ubicomp, conceptual art, painting, digital anthropology

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Entrepreneur, raconteur, agent provocateur, bon-vivant, gadfly, sapient primate

Eva Schweber
Cat herder, baker, recipe whisperer and dairy goat herder (retired)

Urban Scout
Post-apocalyptic anti hero… With a blog!

Greg Sorber
A technical writer who is decidedly non-technical

Gary Walter
Quintessential 5th gen Portlander on a road not taken

Amy Sample Ward
Lover, blogger, activist, biker, dreamer, worrier, lover

Raven Zachary
Technologist, open source industry analyst, event organizer

Nick Zolotko
Star Wars nerd with a hint of normality

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February 15, 2008

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Viagra on line canadian pharmacy, As promised, Techvibes [Full disclosure: I contribute Portland articles to Techvibes] has released its monthly update to the Portland Start-up Index, which has now increased to 50 companies.

And that's not all that has changed. Now, the index has some movement indicators, showing who was where and where they've gone---up or down, viagra on line canadian pharmacy.

New additions include Kongregate (didn't realize they had a Portland office), Rocketbook, Iterasi [Full disclosure: Client of mine], Active Reload, WeoGeo (recently relocated from Florida), VocalNation.net, GoLife Mobile, and Worldwide Nest. Viagra on line canadian pharmacy, As far as movers go, ChoiceA, Lunarr, and MomHub saw the biggest upticks. As expected, number of folks were sent screaming down the list with the addition of the new companies.

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Since each revision of the index replaces the previous one, I've captured the list, for posterity:

AboutUs

Discogs

Kongregate

MyOpenID

Splashcast

Earth Class Mail (now located in Seattle)

Jive Software

Sandy

Gone Raw

Cliq

Stikkit

NetworthIQ

Grabbit

Walker Tracker

Pibb

Attensa

UrbanDrinks

Rocketbook

Iterasi

Active Reload

ChoiceA

fmyi

Lunarr

GadgetTrak

Iovation

KnitMap

WeoGeo

FreeRange

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Goboz

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Art Face Off

MomHub

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VocalNation.net

Box Populi

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GoLife Mobile

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Techchex

Kryptiq

Jama Software

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GoSeeTell

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Cendix

Worldwide Nest

YourList

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February 15, 2008

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CNN has launched a new "unfiltered" news site for user-generated news reports. What does that have to do with Portland startups, history of viagra. It's built on Portland-based Jive Software's product, Clearspace.

OTBC Lunch & Learn (Feb 19): RSS with Marshall Kirkpatrick

Marshall Kirkpatrick is one of only two people who have written for two Top 15 most linked to blogs on the internet (TechCrunch and now ReadWriteWeb) and is a consultant specializing in bringing advanced RSS practices to businesses. History of viagra, These days, Marshall is both a lead writer at Read/Write Web , one of the world's top web 2.0 news blogs, and a consultant in new online software and marketing.

Calagator: Next Code Sprint: Saturday 2/16

The Calagator team will be having its next work meeting this Saturday at CubeSpace, starting at 10AM. There’s lots of work for coders, designers, documentation writers, and calendar users. Come help them implement iCalendar imports and make sense of event venue info.

Metroblogging Portland: OLPC meetup

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February 12, 2008

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WebMD’s Acquisition By Parent May Not Occur; Outlook Lower on Yahoo Fears | paidContent.org

Granted, WebMD is not a startup. But its behavior affects the startup community, indian cialis. With a substantial presence in the Portland tech community, WebMD has a number of former employees starting and joining startups in the Portland area. Indian cialis, WebMD (NSDQ: WBMD), the online health information service, may not be sold back to its parent firm HLTH Corp, due to a “negotiation stalemate”, according to the companies. HLTH owns about 84 percent of WebMD. The two companies indicated in November last year that this transaction would occur, to give its shareholders more say in the WebMD business.

Ignite Seattle Talks

Ignite Seattle will be taking place next Tuesday, indian cialis. And here's the final listing of Ignite topics from our neighbor to the north.

SEMpdx President Kent Lewis & Board Member Todd Mintz Are (Portland) On Fire

For Portlanders, this is a great way to get other Portlanders to know you better and we encourage all Portlanders reading this blog post (including our other board members) to participate.

Community: NI Developer Zone Community

National Instruments has launched a community powered by Clearspace X from Portland-based Jive Software. Indian cialis, The community allows users to discover and collaborate on the latest example code, tutorials, textbooks, and more with a worldwide community of engineers and scientists. Share development techniques, learn about cutting-edge technologies, and connect with LabVIEW and other NI product experts working on similar applications.

Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up

Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup, aside from having the most memorable acronym ever with "COWPU," is hosting a blogger meetup, February 21 in Bend.

Twitter Blog: Do You Want Sandy?

I Want Sandy, the service from Portland-based Values of n that I continually mention in a not-so-discrete effort to gain a stranglehold on the search term "anthropomorphic digital assistant" the way Marshall Kirkpatrick owns "internet brain implants," gets a mention on the Twitter blog for Sandy's integration with the ever popular microblogging tool.

Local Portland Tech Start-up Coverage

A little egosurfing here, indian cialis. As part of my effort to spread the word about all you Portland-area startups that I love so dearly, I've been lucky enough to pick up a writing gig for another Portland-focused pub. Indian cialis, I'm honored to be the first U.S. writer for this Canadian blog.

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February 7, 2008

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Keiretsu Forum for Portland, February 15

Venture capital firm Keiretsu is starting to make inroads in the Portland VC scene. It will be interesting to see what comes of it.

The start-up – doing the right things well

Thanks to Ignite Portland, I'm now reading Chris Logan, a recent Bay-area transplant, generic cialis soft tabs. Here's an example of his passion for startups: "I don’t understand why people make startups so complicated. Generic cialis soft tabs, Successful startups do the right things well. This means there are only two things to do: (one) figure out the right things; and (two) do them well. All the other stuff doesn’t matter, generic cialis soft tabs. "

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Metroblogging Portland Meetup - Feb 20

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Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow

Via Kevin Spence at Portland Small Business: The BEST Business Center, from Portland's Office of Sustainable Development.

Portland-based Lunarr gets TechCrunch coverage

There are essentially two value propositions to Lunarr: first, the wiki-like functionality and second, the document-associated messaging system. In both the short and long runs, the messaging system provides more competitive value than the wiki functionality.

CenterNetworks: What Web Life Is Like In Silicon Forest

Thanks to Allen Stern of CenterNetworks for offering me a guest spot on his blog to showcase some of the interesting things about the Silicon Forest for a much broader audience than I tend to reach.

JanRain releases code for accepting self-issued InfoCards

Today JanRain released an important piece of code to help enable web applications accept Microsoft Information Cards, generic cialis soft tabs. It’s a Python library and PostgreSQL database interface that uses libxmlsec and OpenSSL. Generic cialis soft tabs, This code does not depend on any Web framework, and the database implementation should be easy to generalize.

My secret is a dashboard for each side of the firewall

Jive Software's Sam Lawrence shares a secret: "One of the biggest questions I get is how I manage to do my job and seem to stay on top of the blogosphere, Twitter, employees, breaking news, and competitors. Assuming you believe I’m actually doing my job, I thought I’d share how I stay on top of all the rest."

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February 1, 2008

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How I’d like to use Twitter for work

Could we be seeing some early thoughts around extending the functionality of Jive Software's Clearspace.

"As I’ve been using Twitter, I’ve realized that there are some posts I make (or that I’d like to make) that are related to the work I’m currently doing, tadalafil with no prescription. For example, I’ll post a URL that I’d want the people working on Clearspace 2.0 and our PR Agency to see."

Finally, A Fast Wonder Redesign

Dawn Foster's Fast Wonder gets a new look. Read here post about the how and why.

Tadalafil with no prescription, Leaving Nokia, Joining MyStrands

Dr. Joseph McCarthy, former Principal Scientist at Nokia Research Center Palo Alto, has joined Corvallis-based MyStrands as Principal Instigator.

OEN: Take a ride on the bus.

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Oregon 2007 VC Investments Significantly Higher

Oregon ranked #16 compared to other states in 2007 venture capital investment-dollars, with $301 million invested in 40 deals.

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Tadalafil with no prescription, Kevin Spence of Portland Small Business posts: "I just saw this on my feed reader this morning. The Impact of Component Modularity on Design Evolution: Evidence from the Software Industry authored by Alan MacCormack, John Rusnak, and Carliss Y. Baldwin."

Vimeo Search Improvements

Portland's own Dalas Verdugo posts on search improvements to Vimeo: "Now when you search for videos and people on Vimeo, you have more options for sorting and filtering your search results, tadalafil with no prescription. These new options will help you to refine your search and pinpoint exactly what you're looking for."

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January 24, 2008

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And finally it sunk in: if everyone in Portland is blogging about it, maybe, just maybe, it's important. Viagra expiration date, First off... What is XMPP. The acronym stands for eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, viagra expiration date. To be simplistic, think of it as XML for IM and buddy lists. Viagra expiration date, (You don't read this blog for the brilliance of my technical mind---and if you do, I have a few things to say to you---so if you're interested in more, you could read Wikipedia's XMPP entry or you could visit the XMPP Standards Foundation.)

But the buzz, today, is all about its potential.

In his post, Matt asserts:

[C]loud services aren't real-time, won't scale, and often can't clear the firewall. So, it's time we blow up those barriers and come to Jesus about the protocol that will fuel the SaaS models of tomorrow--that solution is XMPP (also called Jabber), viagra expiration date. Never heard of it. Viagra expiration date, In just a couple of years Google, Apple, AOL, IBM, Livejournal and Jive have all jumped on board.

Dawn Foster, also of Jive Software, continues the thread in her Fast Wonder post, "How XMPP (Jabber) Can Do So Much More Than IM," mentioning:

I think it is about time we moved beyond the old model of polling and into new, more efficient paradigms. As we come to expect real time, always available tools on the web, we should be thinking about using real time collaboration technologies (like XMPP).

Justin Kistner of Metafluence and Beer and Blog highlights the post, as well. ~~And, word around the campfire is that Portland-based blogger, Marshall Kirkpatrick, is working on a post about it.~~ ~~(Which I'll link up as soon as it hits.)~~

As promised, Marshall Kirkpatrick has published a very thoughtful and insightful piece on the XMPP discussion, entitled "Could Instant Messaging (XMPP) Power the Future of Online Communication?" which includes both arguments for:

Ask yourself what a decentralized, open source infrastructure for real time communication could offer. A lot. As an RSS-head, I'd love to see XMPP let my various RSS clients do more faster and get bogged down in fewer unnecessary activities. RSS is all about speed for me but clients can only do so much so often when they have to pester someone else's server every time they want to check for new information. Those delays can be of real consequence.

And against the potential of XMPP:

First, so much of what's already been developed is web-centric, based on http, that the options for mashup-fodder are relatively limited for XMPP....The second argument against this rosy picture of the future could be that open standards-based technology falls outside the profit model of many larger companies. If one vendor can corner their respective model with proprietary technology and charge a monopolist's premium for superior service, then a standards based competitor will have their work cut out for them.

So, Portland---open source mecca we are---seems pretty excited about the potential here. Just a heads up for you, gentle reader, that XMPP might be in your future. Best get up to speed by reading the XMPP post that started the discussion.

January 21, 2008

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Join fellow Portland bloggers helping other bloggers over beers at Beer and Blog

Portland bloggers helping bloggers over beers. What could be more Portland than that?

Bay-area employees have “Lizard Eye”

Portland's Sam Lawrence, Chief Marketing Officer at Jive Software, compares working in Silicon Valley to working in Portland, to wit: "Having lived and worked in both San Francisco and Portland, and I can tell you that building a company outside the silicon Petri dish has been one of the best experiences of my career."

ORblogs and PayPerPost

ORblogs, one of the most popular aggregators of local blogs, has decided to remove pay-per-post bloggers from their directory.

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Jive Talks: Eye poppin' ROI stat

Dave Hersh, CEO of Portland-based Jive Software, reveals that Jive customers have found that "40% of people who joined their community switched to their product in less than a year."

VanPortlander: Announces "Another Portland Blog"

Power blogger, Twitter type, and Flickr photog from our neighbor to the north, Aaron Hockley, reveals, "Tonight Brandon over at Welcome to Blog announced he’s changing sites, and will now be known as anotherportlandblog.com - which has got to be one of the most honest domain names out there."

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January 16, 2008

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Cheapest viagra anywhere, It's official. After some stealthy preparation, Startupalooza, the latest Portland-technology event from the Legion of Tech team, has been slated for March 29, 2008. The event will be held at CubeSpace, cheapest viagra anywhere.

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Cheapest viagra anywhere, Starupalooza is an interactive forum for the Portland tech startup community. It’s where you can find out about cool tech startups, learn from successful tech entrepreneurs and meet local tech-business people. The event features discussions, presentations, demonstrations and networking allowing participants to share, learn and connect in a candid, no-BS environment.

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A number of speakers have already been announced:

Ray King (AboutUs)

Scott Kveton (MyStrands, OpenID Foundation, et al.) on MyStrands

Bill Lynch & Matt Tucker (Jive) on "bootstrapping"

For more information, visit the Startupalooza, subscribe to the RSS feed, or follow @startupalooza on Twitter. To RSVP, visit the Startupalooza page on Upcoming.

January 16, 2008

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Portland-based Jive Software has just announced that Android, a free mobile platform designed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance, incorporates Jive's open-source eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) library, Smack, viagra pill for women.

Recently Gato, the lead engineer for Jive's Real Time team, came across this post from Davanum Srinivas that talks about how to use the Smack XMPP library built into Android. Viagra pill for women, Smack's inclusion in Android was news to us, but we're honored that our work will be included in one of the most anticipated technology releases in the mobile world since the iPhone.

What's that mean. Well, in simple terms, it means that, in the future, Jive's contribution to the project could be helping to power instant messaging on millions of mobile phones.

For more information, see the original post about Android and Smack or the Jive posting, viagra pill for women. Paul Biggs also covers the announcement, as does Metafluence and Fast Wonder.

January 15, 2008

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Tadalafil online store, A few weeks ago, I reported on the Portland Start-up Index, a ranking of Portland-area startups compiled by Techvibes, based on the average of Alexa and Compete rankings for each Web site. At that time, there were fewer than 30 sites listed on the index. And I noted it was a bit "apples and oranges," but interesting nonetheless, tadalafil online store.

Well, apparently, things change quickly around here. Tadalafil online store, Techvibes has released their first update to the index. And some interesting things have happened.

Not only has the index grown to 40 sites, but now, the top position---formerly held by Portland-based media-widget-wonders SplashCast (#2)---has been soundly claimed by Discogs (#1), a community-built discography engine that is working to categorize artists, labels, and their recordings, tadalafil online store. Perhaps most interesting about this change is that Discogs' combined average (4,648) is nearly 50,000 points higher than SplashCast's (53,642). Tadalafil online store, Other new entries I noticed (when the index updated, the original list became inaccessible) include Grabb.it (#10), fmyi (#18), Goboz (#20), and Free Range (#27).

And because it has become clear that---without a snapshot of the list today---we'll be unable to compare the next rev to the previous one, the entire list is included, below. (For actual Alexa and Compete numbers associated with the rankings, please visit Techvibes, tadalafil online store. They did the research and rightly deserve the traffic. I'm simply republishing to save the information.)

Discogs

Splashcast

Sandy

MyOpenID

Earth Class Mail

Cliq

Gone Raw

Stikkit

NetworthIQ

Grabbit

Attensa

KnitMap

Walker Tracker

Pibb

UrbanDrinks

Iovation

GadgetTrak

fmyi

Imindi

Goboz

Picktastic

Art Face Off

Box Populi

Pheedo

ChoiceA

Lunarr

FreeRange

Kumquat

Kryptiq

GoSeeTell

Avnera

Techchex

Lumeno.us

Workplace2go

Jama Software

MomHub

Lightfleet

YourList

Cendix

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Tadalafil online store, Being the astute reader you are, you'll likely notice a few missing.

For the second time around, Portland's wiki-based Web-site-information site, AboutUs, remains conspicuously absent from the list. As does the highly recognized, funded, and awarded Jive Software.

It will be interesting to see the shuffling that occurs once those sites are added.

And, again, the arguments will likely surface about this being a rather superficial means of assessing impact in the market. And how it is an unfair comparison among widget-based tools and Web-site-based tools.

That's true. But it is an available---and somewhat objective---metric. And it does provide a reasonable indicator of Web traffic from the user population that has download either of the tracking toolbars.

Uh oh. You see it coming don't you. Oh, all right. I can't keep anything from you.

If you think that the Alexa and Compete rankings are misleading metrics, what metrics would you propose we use to rank the Portland-area startups? (And perhaps, more importantly: Do rankings even matter?)

If we can answer those questions, then maybe, just maybe, the Silicon Florist could publish an index that provides a clearer picture. Maybe. If you want.

January 9, 2008

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I just learned---via Dawn Foster's Fast Wonder---that Portland-based Jive Software's Clearspace X has been named the Best Community Platform for 2008 in InfoWorld's annual "Technology of the Year" awards.

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Top picks of InfoWorld Test Center editors and reviewers, these Technology of the Year award winners represent the best business process management system, best enterprise service bus, best database middleware, and the best SaaS collaboration and community platforms we tested in 2007.

For more information on Clearspace X, visit Jive Software. [Update] Or visit Jive Software's blog.

January 5, 2008

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Given that I'm still happily digging out from an avalanche of new Twitter followers Cialis impotence pill, , I'm a little tardy on reporting the news.

So, a number of folks were kind enough to send me links to Techvibes "Portland Start-up Index," a list of Portland-based startups ranked by averaging their Alexa and Compete ratings.

According to the post, they chose the Rose City because:

Portland’s unique culture, combined with its proximity to Seattle and Silicon Valley make it fertile ground for start-ups.

The list features an apples and oranges combination of both companies and products (which, quite honestly, isn't immediately obvious to people who don't ~~obsess over~~ monitor this stuff as actively as I do), cialis impotence pill. So, companies with multiple products---but only one Web site---like Earth Class Mail (#5) (which unfortunately moved to Seattle to attract funding) and Kryptiq (#20) are mixed in with site-specific products like Matt King's Knitmap (#8) and JanRain's Pibb (#10).

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Some notable sites conspicuously absent from the list include Jive Software, Platial, Unthirsty, and AboutUs. Cialis impotence pill, But commenters are already noting some of these exclusions.

Techvibes plans to update the list on a regular basis. And, I'm looking forward to seeing a few more of you folks on it, the next time around, cialis impotence pill. Please comment on the post (as a number of folks already have) to ensure that your product or site is listed.

(Hat tip to Mike Berkley, Adam DuVander, and Ben Parzybok).

November 15, 2007

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November 14, 2007

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I'm coming on board as the Online Marketing Manager, to help coordinate Web efforts to market Jive's suite of products, as well as generally promote the benefits of collaboration software to bust information silos that have been built in a world of emails and redundant conversations.

For more information on the move and the new role, see Paul's blog, Techpaulogy.

November 9, 2007

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It's Friday. Kick back and catch up by watching "RSS and Attention." (Kindly hosted by Jive Software which, coincidentally, kindly hosted the event, as well.).

November 6, 2007

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I remain hopeful that this sort of Portland praise will begin to cut down on some of the location-related difficulties Silicon Forest startups are encountering as they pursue funding.

November 5, 2007

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Charlie Davidson and Eric Hayes from Attensa joining us to discuss the world of RSS, Feeds, and Attention, a concept becoming more important to many of us as we attempt to filter out the information overload so prevalent for web innovators.

For more information or to RSVP, visit Upcoming.

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October 23, 2007

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So, I thought it might be helpful to highlight a by-no-means-exhaustive smattering of the Portland organizations and events that I am following on Twitter as a way to stay up-to-date with Rose City happenings. (For the complete list of whom I follow, visit Twitter.)

If I were you, I'd consider following the following Portland-area startups on Twitter:

Grabb.it

Ignite Portland

NetworthIQ

PDX Social Media

Planet Argon

Portland Adobe Developer User Group

Silicon Florist

And then, there are a number of Portland-area startups who have employees on Twitter. (Which, honestly, is almost better than a company on Twitter. In the same way that, by and large, employee blogs are far more interesting than corporate blogs.)

Some of those startups are:

Amplify Interactive

Grabb.it

Jive Software

MyStrands

Panic

Planet Argon

SplashCast

Finally, it isn't lost on me that I may not be following all the people, companies, and groups that I should be following.

So, I'm asking you to enlighten me.

If you want me (and other Silicon Florist readers) to follow your Silicon Forest startup on Twitter, please feel free to add your Twitter identity to the comments, below. (I've refrained from posting a list of individual Portlanders here. But if you want more people following you, feel free to add your Twitter account to the comments, as well.)

If the list gets long enough, I might have to work on publishing a Portland-centric "who to follow on Twitter" list.

October 16, 2007

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September 27, 2007

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I thought there might be a little more than just mutual "We share Portland as a hometown" respect behind Attensa's Office 2.0 presentation on how to use Attensa's and Jive's products in tandem Buy gel cialis, .

Turns out Attensa just released a beta version of their support site. And it's built on Jive Clearspace X, buy gel cialis.

Now, that's the kind of Portland-based technology collaboration we like to see. Buy gel cialis, As part of the beta rollout, Attensa has also announced that it will begin phasing out its old support site, in order to "build a vibrant support community" using the features of Jive's collaboration platform.

See additional coverage in NW Innovation.

September 20, 2007

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The statewide entrepreneurial community's biggest gathering of the year will be the 2007 OEN Entrepreneurship Awards -- the 14th annual celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit in action throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.

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(Hat tip Jason Grigsby).

September 18, 2007

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For a week where all tech eyes seem to be on the little Arrington-Calacanis get-together down south, LUNARR is pulling down some pretty impressive coverage.

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September 17, 2007

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Clearspace 1.6 was introduced to the Portland blogging community on September 11. Video highlights of that blogger-focused show-and-tell are available below.

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September 12, 2007

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The intent [of the BarCamp Portland Meetups] is to get a group of cool people interested in technology together to chat over drinks on the fourth Thursday of every month, dangers of tadalafil. Anyone working in high-tech is welcome to attend.

For more information or to RSVP, see the Upcoming page.

September 12, 2007

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I've been shocked. Shocked with the reception. Shocked with the kind notes. Shocked with the participation.

I think I've struck a nerve. And I hope that I'm providing a valuable service for you readers out there.

I also thought it might be valuable to provide a little recap of what has happened in the past 30 days or so. I'm not setting any records, but I am seeing some interesting stuff.

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September 6, 2007

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At the very least, I wanted to highlight this pairing of complementary technologies from the Silicon Forest.

September 5, 2007

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August 27, 2007

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August 24, 2007

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August 23, 2007

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August 22, 2007

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But I've diligently checked the site, time and time again, since that point, and I am now happy to report that Jive is now talking about the round in a post from the CEO, Dave Hersh, on Jive Talks.

Hersh addresses questions that plague any startup making this sort of control-wresting decision:

Why did we raise the money?

Why did Sequoia choose Jive to win the space?

Why Sequoia?

What will change?

Was it a hard choice?

For more, read Dave Hersh's post on Jive Talks, "More on our $15M Funding Round with Sequoia."

[Update] Mike Rogoway of The Oregonian provides additional coverage---and a little link love for Silicon Florist (Thanks, Mike!)---on the Silicon Forest blog.

August 22, 2007

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For more information, see the PC World forum posting on the new interface.

[UPDATE August 23, 2007] Jive has posted an entry about the PC World launch to the Jive Talks blog.

Previous coverage:

Jive Software secures $15 million… and moves blog to Clearspace

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August 17, 2007

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Mike Rogoway of The Oregonian also covered this round:

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Still no post on the Jive blog or in the Jive newsroom, so I'll provide other details as they become available.

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In related news, when I headed over to the Jive blog to see if they had posted anything, I was happy to see that they had ported their blog to their own Clearspace product. "Eating their own dogfood" as it were.

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Jive Software develops award-winning collaboration software that improves a company's productivity through open collaboration among employees, partners and customers. In addition, they have become quite the corporate citizens, actively volunteering to host a number of local events, including a recent impromptu gathering when Scoble was in town.

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Hosted at Jive Software, the event will feature Scott Kveton.

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To RSVP, visit Upcoming. For more information on Portland Web Innovators, see the PDXWI site.

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