"Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Valley. This one is actually doing it."

Re:"Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Vall... by alaskamiller on Friday February 08, 2008 @03:10PM (#112295)

Wait...

You mean to tell me Seattle/Bellvue/Bellingham aren't already a micro silicon valley? You mean the part where it's where it was originally a military defense contractor haven (much like silicon valley during the orange grove days) and now has Microsoft and Amazon along with a handful of web 2.0 and tech companies are based?

That's not considered a tech city? It's amazing someone from the east has such a firm grasp on the west.

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Re:"Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Vall... by webwright on Friday February 08, 2008 @03:23PM (#112303)

I think the article is talking about how it's moving up... But even if it's a tech city, it's still metaphorical MILES from being a Silicon Valley. You can see a list of the top Seattle Startup Sites and how they look in Alexa/Compete here:

http://seattle20.sampasite.com/blog/Seattle-Startup-Index-Ja...

Not seeing a lot of Seattle companies in the top 100 of Alexa. Or top 500. Or even top 1000.

(insert obligatory "Alexa's data is crap" comment here)

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Re:"Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Vall... by alaskamiller on Friday February 08, 2008 @04:59PM (#112378)

Alexa data is crap :(

I really liked Seattle and found it to be pretty much like Silicon Valley. Crowded, expensive housing, lots of tech companies in fancy lofts/buildings. But I don't live there so maybe that's what I'm missing.

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