Oh the irony. I'm not sure if any of you noticed but "Silicon Beach" actually probably got its most wide-spread recognition it has every achieved since this discussion started.
Google's Nick Leeder used the term in a public pow wow on Firday and then wrote this opinion piece for the Fin with Silicon Beach in the headline: http://afr.com/p/opinion/time_to_innovate_and_build_our_silicon_t1qqTaBMKTddkEgl2FFN0H And his comments prompted these headlines: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/australia-can-be-a-silicon-beach-prime-minister-julia-gillard-told/story-fn4htb9o-1226489359972 http://www.smartcompany.com.au/information-technology/052226-gillard-urged-to-help-create-silicon-beach-for-australian-tech-businesses.html That's the kind of branding pick-up that can roll into a movement and it actually should be a pretty proud day for Elias and the Silicon Beach community. It's a time to be ramping up the use of the brand, not moving away from it! Phil Sim On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 11:39 PM, Vinko Grgic <vinko.gr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wow, someone had to open this can of worms hey. Ok, so be it. I have > personally never liked the idea of Silicon "anything" other than Silicon > Valley (for being the original). And that's despite all the obvious benefits > of immediate recognition. That being said, I +1 Elias and +1 Avis. Colony is > just no good (what would that make me then being a Croat/Kiwi import?). > > Instead of offering a nickname, I opt for these wise words I read somewhere > else (creative license applied): > "Branding is not what you say about yourself, but what others are saying > about you." > > Let's stop wasting our collective precious time on this discussion, and give > "them" something to talk about. > Vinko > Arribaa.com > > On Sunday, 7 October 2012 01:28:20 UTC+10, Michael Giles wrote: >> >> +1 Elias >> >> To join in on the ridiculousness... >> Silicon DUNY "we get shit done" > > -- > 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 -- Phil Sim Chief Executive Officer, MediaConnect Australia Pty Ltd www.mediaconnect.com.au phi...@mediaconnect.com.au Ph: +61 2 9894 6277 Fax: +61 2 8246 6383 Mobile: 0413889940 -- 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
