About
Silicon Florist was started by Rick Turoczy as a side project (is there any other kind?) to help provide a repository for interesting technology news from Portland, Oregon, and the surrounding area.
You see, there’s a bunch of great stuff happening in Portland. A ton of great ideas. Some really exciting development. Some really cool projects.
And it may not be the type of stuff that gets coverage in TechCrunch or Mashable or ReadWriteWeb or eHub.
But, that doesn’t make it any less important.
So it seemed like there needed to be a repository. It seemed like the great folks in Portland needed somewhere to keep up. To see things grow.
Kind of a Willamette Week for the Portland tech scene. Okay, more like the Sellwood Bee or Multnomah Village Post.
Monitoring the Rose City and the Silicon Forest, I’ll be trying to help 1,000 flowers bloom, as the Silicon Florist.
Got a tip, an announcement, or a story? Send it to siliconflorist@gmail.com.
Interested in what Rick does when he’s not working on one of his innumerable side projects? Well, that would be Return.
Kind words
It’s been extremely gratifying to receive a number of nice comments about the blog. I thought it would be wise to return the favor with a little link love.
“… a must-read for anyone who wants to tap into what’s really happening in the PDX tech scene.”
“After one short month, I can’t imagine not having Silicon Florist in my rss feeds. If you’re in Portland or interested in Portland’s technology scene, you should check it out.”
“The best new blog around, if you live in the Portland area and are interested in web/tech, this is a must read…. [H]aving a locally focused blog makes me feel so much more connected again.”
