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title: 'Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for December 30'
date: '2008-12-31T00:02:00-08:00'
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# Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for December 30

#### [OpenID & SAO Election Results](http://blog.vidoop.com/2008/12/openid-sao-election-results/)

Via the Vidoop blog “The OpenID Foundation just announced the results of the annual board elections and two of Vidoop’s employees voted in: Chris Messina and Scott Kveton. Chris was elected to a two year term and Scott a one year term. In addition to the OpenID Foundation elections, Scott Kveton has just joined the Board of Directors for the Software Association of Oregon for the 2009 term.”

#### [Tallying tech layoffs at year’s end – Silicon Forest](http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2008/12/yearend_tech_layoff_tally.html)

Mike Rogoway writes “Through November, Oregon’s high-tech employment was down 2,400 jobs from a year earlier. That decline, 4.1 percent, is the sector’s steepest fall since February 2004. Here’s a look back at who took the hits.”

#### [Beer and Blog St Louis](http://stlouis.beerandblog.com/)

Beer and Blog expands to another city known for its beer, St. Louis, Missouri. 

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