New Jersey Library Associationthe gulf stream is too far out> advertisement > valleylist (sm) friday 05.01.2009 v66.0 r.1 high tech products companies consumers > content newsgroup NING subscribe unsubscribe > rss yahoo google HOT NEW PRODUCTS + White House opens doors at internet hot spots + red ink at washington post + wall st turns lower on banking concerns + Pizarro: san jose cinco de mayo celebration set to go + stocks waver on mixed manufacturing earnings news SILICON VALLEY AND THE EAST BAY are bounded by large mountains. hence the concept of silicon valley. the big question this week is should the east bay be included in the “valleylist” definition of silicon valley. the criteria are 1. is it geographically relevant 2. are there high tech anchors3. is it a large city4. “valleylist” says yea or nay the map that sets the stage for the discovery of the east bay side of silicon valley lacks the needed detail. geographically all of the cities on the east bay side of the bay leading up to the diablo range foothills should be included in silicon valley. yet that is really not realistic because most of the east bay is not high tech. the relevant area includes cities from alameda and contra costa. to really answer the question let’s included mayor of the week from livermore Mayor Marshall Kamena - – ” Livermore is home to two world-renowned national laboratories, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratory. . . Livermore is home to the Tri-Valley Technology Enterprise Center (TTEC). TTEC is a not-for-profit business accelerator and development center committed to supporting the growth and expansion of information, telecommunications, and science technology commercialization. TTEC is the first full service, business incubator affiliated with LLNL and Sandia National Laboratories.” some people would consider livermore the national importance of the high tech hub around the lawrence livermore national laboratory justification enough for including the east bay in a map of silicon valley with nearly 9,000 highly skilled high tech employees. the odd history of lawrence livermore national laboratory – discovery center will help the few who doubt that silicon valley should include the east bay. the final decision is for most people geographic in nature. according to area guides silicon valley is the area from the santa cruz mountains to the west across the area covered by san francisco bay as far as the diablo range to the east.the valley floor covers the area from west san jose to the east side of livermore . miles across the valley floor includes the cities “valleylist” outlines in “people can’t find silicon valley“. the real test is the importance of high tech anchors that really make silicon valley a world force to reckoned with. >east bay cities that could be part of silicon valley
| no | berkeley | u.c. berkley | geographically out |
| not high tech enough | |||
| yes | emeryville | pixar | geographically out |
| WaveMarket Inc | |||
| yes | fremont | New United Motor Mfg. | geographically relevant |
| Lam Research Corporation | lots of high tech | ||
| yes | hayward | asus computer | geographically relevant |
| lots of high tech | |||
| yes | newark | Sun Microsystems, Inc. | geographically relevant |
| lots of high tech | |||
| no | oakland | n / a | geographically out |
| not high tech enough | |||
| yes | pleasanton | emc corporation | geographically relevant |
| oracle | lots of high tech | ||
| no | union city | growing rapidly | |
| needs high tech anchors | |||
| yes | san ramon | pacific bell and sbc | geographically out |
| lots of high tech | |||
| yes | concord | bank of america (high tech cntr) | geographically out |
| needs new high tech | |||
| no | walnut creek | n /a | growing rapidly |
| needs high tech anchors | |||
| yes | dublin | pacific bell | growing rapidly |
| needs high tech anchors |
| yes | livermore | lawrence livermore labs | growing rapidly |
| needs new high tech anchors |
for those interested in further research here’s here’s a good list of the “tri-valley” area largest employers. the mccormack’s guide to santa clara and silicon valley says “silicon valley is term more indicative of a frame of mind than a geographic location but it used to have fairly precise borders, generally palo alto to south san jose . now high tech firms (sun oracle) have jumped over the valley and across the bay into Milpitas Newark Fremont San Ramon Livermore Dublin and Pleasanton and even up to Berkeley and Richmond . to work in silicon valley is to profess an interest in often a passion for high tech. here is where Stephan Wozniak between raids on his parents refrigerator built the first apple computer.” if there’s a new feature every week then it is usually from the publishing business. much to everybody’s surprise there are only a few leading publications in the east bay. Berkeley Berkeley Daily Planet
Berkeley East Bay ExpressOakland Oakland Tribune SF Bay Area San Francisco Bay GuardianFremont Argus OnlineWalnut Creek Contra Costa TimesLivermore Independent the difficulty in the east bay publishing business as well as in the high tech business is that it’s suburbia. lots of cute houses and cute couples that take bart or rideshare to work. as a result the needed high tech intelligence and education is really not quite there. the really big east bay cities are notoriously lacking in high tech businesses. however if i were to choose a few to add to the silicon valley list they would be emeryvillefremonthaywardnewarklivermorepleasantonsan ramon the leading silicon valley cities are also notoriously lacking in real publications and survive on a headline news kind of treatment from the mercury news and the san francisco chronicle. there’s a need for a break out publication and in fact new a high tech growth area. why not the east bay. most the the upper peninsula is bogged down in a normal business grind. i would say that it’s most likely san ramon or even pleasanton. ”valleylist” recommeds emeryville. NEWS NEEDS TO BE NEW (sm) ”valleylist” planned future titles – - 95,000 emails a week soon 1 million[sponsorship negotiable] >leading internet services – - 4.17.2009>silicon valley and the stock market – - 4.24.2009>silicon valley and the east bay – - current version>military technology and new products>google – - the special issue>census a new take – - already in progress>parks and rec – - already a movie>products>companies>consumers ”valleylist” publishing projects>ning- – “valleylist” original content>ning - – “the reign of terror”"valleylist” is too busy to include warmongering and terrorism right now.>ning - - ”spin the bottle” [new product description 4.10.2009] http://networkcreators.ning.com/forum/topics/new-application-spin-the?groupUrl=designers>facebook - – “valleylist” publishing group news needs to be new (sm)a new group that needs publisher news and latest ideas greg mckennapublishervalleylistcontact by email at valleylist_news@… sponsor rates $4,600 a week or $165,000 first yearspecial editions – - new product actions – - custom mailingssponsor packages need a deal and like all business are negotiable in person consulting $65 an hour greg mckennapublishervalleylistvalleylist_news@…
