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"Alley" No More! NY Internet Biz bursts out of the Tech Ghetto

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 07.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Nyc Internet Week, Silicon Alley, Tech, New York, Media News
Steve Rosenbaum

Back in the day -- it was known as New York's Silicon Alley. But if Internet Week '09 taught us one thing -- the "Alley" is a thing of the past.

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The Layoffs Will Be Blogged

New York Times | CLAIRE CAIN MILLER | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Economy, Layoff Announcements, Job Cuts, Silicon Alley, Blogging Layoff Announcements, Recession, Blogging, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO -- During past downturns, layoffs were mostly a private affair. Big companies tended to issue vague press releases filled with jargon ab...

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Google May Walk Away From Yahoo Deal: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 31, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Twitter, Daily Show, Ads Deal, Sprint, Electronic Arts, Union Square Ventures, Mediabytes, Yahoo, Department of Justice, Fred Wilson, Nextel, Feedburner, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Colbert Report, Jon Stewart, Estelle Reiner, Silicon Alley, Media News, The Colbert Report, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Google may back out of its proposed search ads deal with Yahoo. The deal, which has been held up in regulatory scrutiny for months, has faced increa...

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Is Tech Dead In Chicago?

Brad Spirrison and Howard Wolinsky | Posted 09.22.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Google, Feedburner, Bill Gates, Board of Trade, Microsoft, Larry Ellison, Technology, Chicago Tech Industry, Silicon Prairie, Silicon Alley, Chicago Tech Businesses, Silicon Prairie Chicago, Silicon Valley Chicago, Chicago Startups, Chicago Tech Companies, Chicago Tech, Silicon Valley, Chicago Tech Center, Chicago Technology, Chicago News
Brad Spirrison and Howard Wolinsky

Chicago will never and should never try to compare itself to Silicon Valley, Seattle or any of the other alleged "tech centers" throughout North America. The city's diversified economy is comprised of a completely different kind of DNA.

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