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Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for September 07

Rick Turoczy on September 7, 2008

Portland, Ore.-based Company Vidoop Moves Headquarters Along Oregon Trail…Literally – MarketWatch

“Portland presents a strong economic environment and talent pool for our company,” said Joel Norvell, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Vidoop. “Our headquarters are now closer to our customers, partners and West coast engineering talent, which will further drive the development of our products and solutions.”

Welcome to Portland, Vidoop. Time to Party

Via eROI Days “You’d swear these guys were rockstars with all the attention they’ve been getting for moving their software company from Tulsa to Portland. But, the reality is that it truly is something special with their company, Vidoop.”

strange love episodes: betsy & ourpdx

Cami Kaos writes “Friday night we chatted with Betsy Richter of OurPDX about the site and oh so many other things.”

[Roll your sleeves up and] Get Dirty [working]. ORBlogs.org is born. | Positively Glorious!

John Metta writes “Can you believe anyone would be so presumptuous as to register ORBlogs.org and just assume that people would accept it? I did. It’s not a replacement for ORBlogs.com. It’s a place to discuss rebuilding ORBlogs.com. It’s a wiki. The idea is that we can get software specifications, organizational structure, and general feelings about other aspects of the site and the community. Make it what you will.”

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Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for September 04

Rick Turoczy on September 4, 2008

Looks like it will be a nice day for “working” at Beer and Blog

Via the Beer and Blog, um, blog “I know we’ve got Inverge going on this weekend, so if you’d like to grab a happy hour drink and share your conference experiences, you’ll find some friendly ears. Let people know you’ll be there by RSVPing on Upcoming.”

Take your Side Project to a Startup on September 12-13 at Legion of Tech

Via the Legion of Tech blog “If you were at Barcamp Portland, you may have stopped by for the My Other Thing session. (if you weren’t there you can listen to this recording of a great, freewheeling discussion) The session led by Rick Turoczy and Banana Lee Fishbones. After the group separated, people talked about wanting more – more discussions, more connections… maybe even – a conference! Inspired by that session, From Side Project to Startup was born.”

Who’s This Week’s Guest on Strange Love Live? | Our PDX Network

Betsy Richter writes “Why, that would be Yours Truly. What will I be talking about this Friday at 10 pm at the house of our own Cami Kaos & Doctor Normal? Why, OurPDX, of course!”

Major, major loss to the Oregon blogosphere (Jack Bog’s Blog)

Jack Bogdanski writes “I can understand where Bausch is coming from, but perhaps there is some way to keep ORblogs (or something like it) alive. It will probably take a lot of time and money, but don’t we bloggers and blog readers think it would be worth it?”

Rallying to Save ORBlogs | Our PDX Network

Betsy Richter writes “So I caught and responded to the email from Bojack suggesting that we do something. Jumped in the Twitter stream to help egg on people like @turoczy and @ahockley and @oregoniansteve (who’s now taking this to TPTB at The O) and @jbancroft and others wanting to jump in here to help turn the ship around. Cheered on Rick Turoczy at Silicon Florist as he sounded the trumpets on this post: Can ORBlogs be saved? (please jump over there and add your two cents, will you?)”

edwardjoninoregon: ORblogs has Closed

Edwardjon writes “I listed my blog on ORblogs ever since I started this thing. I also used ORblogs to preview a synopsis of what other Corvallis bloggers were saying. ORblogs closing is a real loss to our area. I am sad to see it go away.”

B. Dorr’s Blog » Blog Archive » ORblogs calls it quits

B, Dorr writes “Although I don’t know Mr. Bausch personally, but I just want to say thank you, Mr. Bausch, for your dedicated service for all the bloggers. You will be missed.”

ORBlogs is gone? No, we can’t let it go! | Positively Glorious!

Mettadore writes “Oregon Blogs is a small, under-appreciated resource that many of us used more than we realized. We won’t know what we’re missing until it’s gone.”

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Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for September 03

Rick Turoczy on September 3, 2008

Remember to Celebrate the Small Victories | Internet Astronauts :: Bootstrap Startup Blog

Darius Monsef writes “Launching a new project can sometimes feel like you’re trying to summit a mountain made of sand… with every step forward, you sink back down a little. As you grit your teeth and push on step after step up that mountain, it’s easy to forget to stop and take a look back down to see just how far you’ve come. These are very important moments for you. For taking time to thank and acknowledge those that helped you get there and to refresh your mind, body and soul.”

Tulsa World: Vidoop leaving Tulsa

Via Tulsa World “Tulsa technology company Vidoop LLC is in the process of moving its headquarters and operations to Portland, Ore. Company co-founder Joel Norvell said the decision to move Vidoop and more than 40 employees was based on the company’s desire to be closer to the nation’s tech center.”

Viral Prone Multimedia Player Splashcast is All About Social Media | Today’s Best Tools

James Helms writes “[C]onsider Splashcast as a powerful demand driven online tool that if leveraged in the right ways can virally spread your message throughout the internet.”

Django 1.0 released!

Congrats to the folks who have been toiling on Django (a number of whom reside right here in the Rose City). Django 1.0, a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design, has been officially released.

Shizzow Blog · Shizzow Tweaks for the Week

Via the Shizzow blog “We wanted to let you know about a few enhancements that we pushed out this week. This is our way of showing you we care.”

Think you know something about your listening habits? Take the Strands Music Quiz!

Via the Strands blog “Strands Music Quiz is an addictive game for the iPhone that challenges you with questions relating to your own musical taste. Compete with your friends and see who is the real music expert!”

Iterasi Blog: iterasi Magic Bus Rides at Inverge

The Iterasi Magic Bus makes a triumphant return. “It’s a big reason why I am so excited to get the iterasi magic bus back on out and welcome some people from the inverge conference on a little trip Thursday evening to see some works by local artists over in a part of town they might normally not visit. I’m talking inner SE Portland, one of the most exciting, emerging artist communities in the Pacific Northwest.”

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Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for September 02

Rick Turoczy on September 2, 2008

Lifestreaming – Why it’s important, and why you should do it.

Drew Olanoff writes “Think of Strands as a water cooler that doesn’t go away. The office is there for you, the water is plentiful, and the people there are cool as hell and have something to talk about at all times.”

Community Manager Compensation Study

Dawn Foster writes “I’ve mentioned before about how great it is that ForumOne does focused, relevant, and interesting research on the online community market, and their most recent report is no exception. They just released the Online Community Compensation Study results a week ago. Since I participated in the study, I was able to get a free copy of the entire report, but Bill does a great job of summarizing the key points in his blog post.”

Google Chrome added to browser detection | Clicky Blog

Via the Clicky blog “Today Google released their new browser, Google Chrome, and we’ve already added support for it into Clicky, as can be seen by the screenshot below.”

Must Read Blogs for Startup Success

Via the Under the Radar blog “Instead of popping pills, a founder’s preferred uppers and downers are aspartame (Coca Cola) and carbs (pepperoni pizza); and instead of the phsych ward or the DSM, entrepreneurs turn to their local pub and follow bloggers.”

Clicky Analytics Service Tracking 2% Google Chrome Usage

Via TechCrunch “Web analytics startup GetClicky says that almost 2% of all internet traffic to the 45,000 websites they monitor is coming from Google Chrome today.”

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Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for September 01

Rick Turoczy on September 1, 2008

SarahLacy.com: UGBT: Seattle-Portland De-Co

Sarah Lacy writes “Portland gets super points for coming out for a Sunday Tweet-up that got moved at the last minute and was in the wake of the exhausting Gnomedex. THAT was impressive.”

Strange Love: strange love episodes: openID & bacon with scott kveton

Cami Kaos writes “Thinking back to Friday night, when we recorded a Tech episode of Strange Love Live closely followed by an afterhours episode, it’s a bit of a blur. My memory, as well as my judgment may have been clouded by BACON.”

Techmeme Keyword Alert Pipe at Fast Wonder Blog: Consulting, Online Communities, and Social Media

Dawn Foster writes “Most of us have various feeds that we use to track where people are mentioning our company, products, industry or other areas of interest. It occurred to me that it might be a good idea to track articles hitting Techmeme that have a certain keyword in the title or description of the post. Eureka! The Techmeme Keyword Alert pipe is born.”

FundingUniverse Portland LivePitch- September 9 at Stoel Rives (Portland) (Tuesday September 9, 2008) – Upcoming

The audience at LivePitch receives $100 of “fake money” to “invest” in their favorite entrepreneurs, with prizes awarded to both a panel and audience favorite. There will be 60 minutes of pitching, and 30 minutes for general networking.

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Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for August 31

Rick Turoczy on August 31, 2008

F|R Crib Sheet: 5 Guerilla Tactics for Good Marketing – GigaOM

The Iterasi Magic Bus to Gnomedex makes the pages of Found Read. “So Grillo and his team came up with a non-traditional marketing tactic. They found an old yellow school bus with a dubious battery and an owner/driver who wanted to get to Gnomedex, too. Then they invited several bloggers, a dozen programmers and tech folks from the Portland area to ride along with them to Seattle.”

How to Get Noticed

Jeremiah Owyang writes “I’m often asked by companies and indiividuals on what they can do to stand out. Here’s what I’ve learned… but don’t just take my word for it, add your own tips in the comments.”

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Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for August 29

Rick Turoczy on August 29, 2008

Zapproved’s web app makes decisions easier » VentureBeat

Anthony Ha writes “Okay, so you still have to deal with passionate disagreements and little things like that. But Portland, Oregon-based Zapproved handles the infrastructure, so you don’t have to worry about the little headaches — like wondering, ‘Hey, has everyone responded yet?’ or ‘Okay, after reading all of your comments I have no idea if you gave me a ‘yes’ or a ‘no,’’ — just the big ones.”

Avoiding the Two Most Common Startup Marketing Pitfalls

Sean Ellis writes “Marketing a VC-backed startup is one of the toughest marketing jobs you’ll ever face. The challenge usually falls on a lone marketer taking a venture to market for the first time. Even seasoned marketing execs find themselves in unfamiliar territory.”

Why and How Embargoes Work in Tech Blogging

Marshall Kirkpatrick writes “Embargoes aren’t as simple as they sound and they aren’t uncontroversial, either. We believe they can be a good idea, though.”

Labor Day Weekend :: Nearby Photo Challenge :: Platial.com

Use Platial’s Nearby iPhone app? You may want to participate in this contest. “Calling all nature lovers, urbanites, families, neogeographers, and mappers of all kinds: Add places, take pictures and explore to win!”

Inverge & Cre8Con | Nate Angell

Nate Angell writes “For anyone engaged in the creative practices that are generating the continuing convergence of interactive media, technology and culture, Portland, Oregon will come alive next week with the convergence of both the second annual Inverge 2008 Thu-Fri 4-5 Sep at the Gerding Theater and Cre8Con, Sat 6 Sep at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, not to mention the concurrent MusicFestNW, the Time-Based Art Festival and the only slightly more regular First Thursday.”

The Substance Substantial Internship Program – Substance

Via the Substance blog “This fall, we’ll be starting the Substance Substantial Internship Program. We’re looking for a handful of things in an intern…”

Vidoop Labs launches Identity in the Browser IDIB) dream project

Greg Hughes writes “The Internet needs a good, strong, reliable, usable and secure standard technology to solve the issues related to user names, passwords, single sign on and identity protection. IDIB looks like a serious and positive attempt to start the journey directly down that path.”

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Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for August 28

Rick Turoczy on August 28, 2008

Portland Livepitch Event

At LivePitch, early stage entrepreneurs have 4 minutes to pitch to a panel of experts and a live audience in order to: The audience at LivePitch receives $100 of “fake money” to “invest” in their favorite entrepreneurs, with prizes awarded to both a panel and audience favorite. There will be 60 minutes of pitching, and 30 minutes for general networking.

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Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for August 27

Rick Turoczy on August 27, 2008

Venture capital is blowing through the Columbia Gorge

Via The Oregonian “”We’re not too far away from Portland, and some investors already have second homes here,” said Bill Fashing, coordinator of the Hood River County Economic Development Department…. The first Gorge Angel Conference on Sept. 23 will showcase local startups competing for $100,000 in seed money. “

Tech talent

Via The Bend Bulletin “The two-year-old group, along with other technology-oriented user groups in the region, also has been instrumental in attracting attention from the Software Association of Oregon. Harvey Mathews, the association’s president, said COISUG is one reason the SAO has agreed to begin discussions with the groups to form a Central Oregon chapter.”

Zumeo: Cool place for hot jobs

Via the Mail Tribune “What do you get when you cross the social-networking concept behind Facebook and MySpace with the job-searching tools in Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com? For five young Southern Oregon entrepreneurs, the answer is a dream of global proportions.”

Gnomedex 2008! Tapping into the Tech Conversation

Jason Harris provides another great wrap-up of the Gnomedex experience. Have we convinced you to go next year, yet?

Django 1.0 beta 2 released!

Simon Willison writes “Django 1.0 beta 2 released! 1.0 draws ever closer. Important new features include major documentation and comment system refactorings, plus the removal of a bunch of deprecated code (including oldforms). Feature and string freezes are now in place, so it’s just bugs and documentation improvements between now and the final release.”

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Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for August 26

Rick Turoczy on August 26, 2008

40+ Eye-Opening OpenID Sites and Services

Via Mashable “Ultimately, all you will ever need is your single OpenID URL or an email address linked to it. Here’s where you can get your own OpenID and all of the sites that support it.”

Coda 1.5 now available

Via Panic ” Coda 1.5 is now available for download from our web site. Full release notes for this version are also available. This is a free upgrade for all Coda owners. We encourage all Coda users to upgrade to this latest version. “

Twitter / AdamD: I nominate @turoczy to create…

Adam DuVander has thrown down the gauntlet. Who’s game? At the very least, it will be head and shoulders above OregonLive.

Choke, gasp… Is that the death rattle of the corporate blog?

Via the Polymer Studios blog “It’s true that most corporate blogs are boring and nobody reads them. And that’s because many corporate communicators either don’t get blogging or, if they do, are having a heck of a time inspiring Glasnost in the executive suite. What’s the ROI? Who has time to blog? What will Legal say?”

From Telephone to Tweetup | An Inverge Presentation

Amber Case writes “The invention of the telephone ushered in an era of ‘on-demand’ social connection. These conversations were freeing, but were still limited to location and time. As communication technology matured, telephones became detached from their cords and were allowed to travel with their users. This detachment from location allowed conversation to happen in more times and more places.”

gary vaynerchuk » You can have both….Jobs. – my 2 minute take on life

Gary Vaynerchuk says “Way too many people out there think that you have to quit your day job to start your new career online, I find that crazy and it just comes down to cutting out wasted time! It all comes down to Hustle 2.0.”

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