Remember that survey that the Portland Development Commission was running? The second survey of the Portland software community? Well, time is running out for you to respond. Like really running out. Like it closes today. So if you’re interested in responding, I highly suggest you hop on over to the PDC survey and com

Gift cards have become the de facto “not sure what to get you” gift for many folks. And when it comes to rewarding employees for a job well done, companies are no different. But sometimes, managing to deliver a piece of plastic to a bunch of employees is not only impractical, it’s downright expensive and

For many startups, it’s all about getting discovered, getting found, and being recognized. It’s about getting the word out. Getting yourself in front of people. Getting people to recognize your company. And there’s no better way to do that, than to get Isaiah Mustafa to record a bunch of witty retorts to t

Didn’t get the chance to attend the Portland CivicApps Awards ceremony? There there, gentle reader. Dry those tears. You see, we tivo’d it for you. We’ve got it all right here. Well, most of it. Okay. Three minutes of it. But still. That’s three minutes more than you would have gotten otherwise, righ

Anyone who carries an iPhone carries a fairly powerful camera with them. But sometimes, you need something a little more to motivate you to use that camera. Sometimes, it’s something complex and artsy like Hipstamatic. But sometimes, it’s something simple and awesome like Photomaton, the newest iPhone app from P

So when Jive announces that they've secured another $30 million in funding, I'm going to cover it. Because some of that cash is going to come through the Portland office. And because the investor---juggernaut Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers---just happens to be the firm that just dropped $5 million in Puppet Labs' pro

That's right. Tonight is Broadercasting, an event hosted in part by local video encoding startup and former Portland Lunch 2.0 host Elemental Technologies

The time when all of the CivicApps stand up to see which one is deemed the best and brightest of the Portland CivicApps competition, a contest where developers try to build interesting applications using open municipal data sets provided by the City of Portland.

Whether you’re building Web apps or mobile apps, dealing with infrastructure or finding storage, or simply just trying to scale, there’s likely one term you hear more than any other: the Cloud. You see, the Cloud is where everybody—well at least all the cool kids—are putting their stuff these days. C

It’s always nice to hear about Portland startups securing capital. It’s downright exciting when you hear that a local open source startup is getting funding. And that’s the case today with Puppet Labs—the makers of a leading open source server configuration management and provisioning solution—

Did you know that it’s the Community Leadership Summit here in town this weekend? What’s that, you ask? It’s a gathering of community managers discussing how best to use the Web to interact with and manage their groups. And as such, there will be a lot of community management dignitaries in town. Some are

Yesterday, probably 75-ish people visited Janrain for Lunch 2.0. I’m not very good at counting, sadly, so it might have been more. Plus, as always, people wandered in and out, making a total count difficult. Although it was a bit crowded and noisy at times, pockets of conversation were happening all over the office, i

Remember a few months back when you took that Portland Development Commission (PDC) survey about the state of the Portland software market? Remember the kerfuffle—albeit a justified one—that took place immediately following the release of the results? Well, as planned, the PDC has released the next instantiation

It’s time for another Lunch 2.0, specifically one at JanRain this Wednesday, July 14. The weather looks to be very pleasant, which is welcome, but alas, we won’t be on the rooftop deck as I’d initially predicted. Apparently, the fire code has recently changed limiting the number of people allowed on the ro

Again continuing to buck the typical Portland procrastination trend surrounding tech events, those crazy kids at WordCamp Portland have already announced WordCamp Portland speakers for this year. And the event isn't even until September.

I realize many of you are recovering from the long Independence Day weekend and trying to figure out why that burning orb in the sky is causing it to get so hot around here. It’s understandable. It is. But if you’re looking for a new job or gig, I’ve got something you might like. There

Well, well, well. I’m a little late with the top 10 list this month. What with Fourth of Julys and 30 Hour Days and whatnot. But I still wanted to make sure that you got your monthly report on what people found most interesting here on Silicon Florist. So let’s cut the jibber jabber and

And I know that HTML and JavaScript sounds straightforward. But what if you're a little wary of dangling your toe into the PhoneGap pond? Well then, you might opt to get a little training as well. The PhoneGap folks will be in Portland on July 16 to do just that. And if you use the code "siliconflorist," they'll even knock

Donate to 30 Hour Day We created 30 Hour Day for two reasons: to give back to the community and to allow the anyone to take our content and use it as they see fit. A little give, a little take. So it would probably help if we told you how to do that, wouldn’t

While Rick soldiers through a very long day, a 30 hour one to be exact, the staff here must pick up the slack. So, here goes. New Relic will be our gracious Lunch 2.o hosts on August 18, 2010. Not familiar with them? They are a San Francisco-based startup, funded by Benchmark Capital and Trinity

Donate to 30 Hour Day We created 30 Hour Day for two reasons: to give back to the community and to allow the anyone to take our content and use it as they see fit. A little give, a little take. So it would probably help if we told you how to do that, wouldn’t

Has the Portland startup tech news slowed to halt? Have folks taken the week off in preparation for Independence Day? Has everyone been heads down working on their next amazing project? To answer those in order: No, not by the looks of my inbox. No, not from what I see. And to some extent yes.

Well, if you've got the right stuff, you should try Twang, a virtual iPhone guitar from Portland-based Control Z. Think Ocarina with strings

There’s no better time than the weekend for searching for new gig and jobs. And wouldn’t you know it? The Silicon Florist job and gig board has a whole new crop of interesting opportunities available. So if you’re looking for a new job in the Portland, why not grab a cup of coffee and take

Now, Webtrends is helping small businesses by offering up an incubator of its own---Webtrends 101, a space designed specifically for fledgling Portland digital marketing companies

Now, Webtrends is helping small businesses by offering up an incubator of its own---Webtrends 101, a space designed specifically for fledgling Portland digital marketing companies

Today, Portland-based Small Society and Urban Airship announced the release of the Democratic National Committee iPhone/iPad app

A conference that's based on both entrepreneurial innovation and the age of those innovators. Introducing the official US Gen Y innovation tour, GenJuice

It’s Friday. And that means it’s time to take a look at the Silicon Florist job and gig board to see who’s hiring for what. This week, we’ve got quite a few openings at Merced and Elemental. As well as a new Online Marketing Manager role at Fios. Need an intern? There’s even one of

And this week, ReadWriteWeb's founder, New Zealander Richard MacManus, is even here in Portland too. So what better time for RWW to embrace their Rose City spirit than sponsoring Portland Beer and Blog