A few places in different continents calling themselves by the same name isn't really that big a deal. Some perspective people. Silicon Beach is what it is & it seems like a whole lot of hassle to try and rebrand, I don't see any reason for it to change. Oh an colony is just nasty. Just my two cents.
Avis On Friday, 5 October 2012 15:06:32 UTC+10, Matto Rochford wrote: > > Folks, I wish it were otherwise, but "Silicon Beach" is not going to > happen. > > LA is sometimes referred to as Silicon Beach and now this Reuters article: > > Rio bets it can be Brazil's 'Silicon Beach' > > > http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/rio-bets-it-can-be-brazils-silicon-beach-20121005-273ei.html > > In a three-way tussle with LA and Rio to be rightfully and universally > known as Silicon Beach, Sydney and/or Australia will not win. > > So it's time for something else like Silicon Gully or [Whatever] Valley or > something else that alludes to Silicon Valley but with an internationally > recognised Australian/Sydney flavour. > > Again, I wish it were otherwise. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
