Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for December 02

Raven Zachary writes “Today marks the end of Obama ‘08 for iPhone as the application has been marked for removal from the App Store. The application had a lifespan of just 61 days, 32 of those pre-election, the period of time that really mattered. Unlike the vast majority of iPhone applications available in the App Store, Obama ‘08 was tied to specific time-based goal – supporting the election of Senator Obama. It had a defined objective with a clear timeframe.”

Via RWW Jobwire “Kevin Tate of Stepchange sent us an email to announce that they have made a couple of recent hires. The Portland, Oregon based online strategy, design, development and marketing firm has hired Crystal Beasley as Designer & Interactive Brand Manager and Jessica Swan as Sr. Account Executive. Tate also reported that business is good and that Stepchange is moving into a bigger office.”