Since we started experimenting with a way for publishers to tip our editors at BreakingNews.com and @breakingnews, we’ve published hundreds of links from news organizations large and small. We now have 160 news organizations participating, spanning newspaper sites (Washington Post), wire…
With the next US presidential election just a year away, news organizations such as NBC News, ABC World News and the Washington Post have armed their reporters with iPhones and set them out on the campaign trail, where they’ve been snapping photos of presidential candidates and sharing…
the secret guild of silicon valley
A couple of weeks ago, I was drinking beer in San Francisco with friends when someone quipped:
“You have too many hipsters, you won’t scale like that. Hire some fat guys who know C++.”
It’s funny, but it got me thinking. Who are the “fat guys who know C++”, or as someone else put it, “the guys with neckbeards, who keep Google’s servers running”? And why is it that if you encounter one, it’s like pulling on a thread, and they all seem to know each other?
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Sold Out: October 27, 2011 — 200 Fifth Ave @ 23rd St, NY, NY
What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxSiliconAlley, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxSiliconAlley event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
