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title: 'Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for January 04'
date: '2009-01-05T00:02:12-08:00'
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# Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for January 04

#### [Reviewing Oregon’s top tech stories of 2008 – Silicon Forest ](http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2008/12/reviewing_oregons_top_tech_sto.html)

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)](http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/01/02/why-i-love-my-ipod-yes-this-is-work-related/)

Dawn Foster writes “Instead of music, I fill my iPod with audio podcasts. I don’t watch the news on TV or listen to the radio, so I rely on podcasts as my primary way to consume some types of news (blogs and feeds are also a big part of how I consume information). I use iTunes subscriptions, which allow my podcasts to automagically appear on my computer every day, and I sync my iPod first thing in the morning so that it is ready at all times.”

#### [A year of innovatin’ — 2008 | PDX Web Innovators](http://www.pdxwi.com/blog/adamd/2009/01/year-innovatin-2008)

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.”

#### [Top Fast Wonder Posts for 2008 and Some Silliness ](http://fastwonderblog.com/2009/01/01/top-fast-wonder-posts-for-2008-and-some-silliness/)

Dawn Foster writes “I was looking at my Google Analytics for 2008, and I thought it would be fun to share some of the info.”

#### [meme: Current state of me](http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2009/01/01/meme-current-state-of-me/)

Selena Deckelmann writes “Audrey started a meme that I liked – so here’s my answers…”

#### [What a busy 2008](http://dyepot-teapot.com/2008/12/31/what-a-busy-2008/)

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

#### [2008 Year in Review for Dawn and Plans for 2009](http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/12/31/2008-year-in-review-for-dawn-and-plans-for-2009/)

Dawn Foster looks back at 2008 and plans for 2009.

#### [2008 — Another Blogger](http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/12/31/2008/)

Aaron Hockley recaps his achievements in 2008.

[View all my bookmarks on Ma.gnolia](http://ma.gnolia.com/people/siliconflorist/bookmarks "View all my bookmarks on Ma.gnolia")