April 21st, 2010
Posted by Afua
Under: Afua, Authors, Europe, Global Perpective, Scientists at Business School, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Tags: Google, Google Android, Oxford, Oxford Entrepreneurs, Oxford University
Memorable events over the past ten years continued – Inspired by past Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford events, two Oxford students founded Auctomatic, a company which sold for $5M in 2008. In 2010, we have another success…drum roll please… Plink art, a company founded by two Oxford University Engineering PhDs and based in the Oxford Entrepreneurs Incubation space [...]
April 16th, 2010
Posted by Afua
Under: Afua, Europe, Global Perpective, North America, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Tags: Apple, Blogs, Citizen Journalism, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, internet, Newspapers, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Universities, Web 2.0
Over the next few months entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial organisations, investors, innovative business models, technologies, influential commentary, events and ideas representing key moments during the past 10 years [spanning the period of Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford's existence] shall be discussed, dissected and explored…
Procrastination ensured that I am only now recording my thoughts about ”The Cult of the Amateur: how today’s internet is [...]
April 16th, 2010
Posted by Afua
Under: Africa, Afua, Asia, Australia/NZ, Authors, Europe, Global Perpective, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Tags: Amazon Kindle, Apple, Books, business models, economic development, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Europe, Film, Google, India, Innovation, internet, iPAD, Music, Newspapers, Oxfordshire, Schumpeter's Creative Destruction, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford, social media, Sony eBook, Technology, Television, Traditional Media, Twitter, Web 2.0
2010 marks the 10th anniversary of Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
www.siliconvalleyoxford.com
Key Theme: 10 Years
Reflecting on the last 10 years, and looking forwards to the next 10 years of innovations in technology, business models, investing and the business environment, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford 2010 shall explore the disruptive technologies and business innovations of the past 10 [...]
April 16th, 2010
Posted by Nancy Vega
Under: Nancy, North America, Oxford Comes to Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Tags: Blackberry, Blogs, Citizen Journalism, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, LinkedIn, Silicon Valley, software, Technology, Web 2.0
On Thursday morning we headed to the Computer History Museum for a personal tour given by John Mashey. As a former Chief Scientist at Silicon Graphics, John is arguably one of the most knowledgeable and interesting people to listen to while taking in the museum’s scenery ranging from old punch cards, mainframes and commodore 64’s. [...]
April 16th, 2010
Posted by Barbara
Under: Barbara, Silicon Valley
Tags: Apple, Citizen Journalism, corporate blogs, Facebook, Google, Innovation, internet, journalism, New Media, Newspapers, PR, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Twitter, Web 2.0
Blogs, Twitter feeds and even Facebook pages are increasingly featuring in the arsenal of PR strategies employed by large corporations and public institutions. This is not an idle choice: corporate blogs at both Google and Apple have at times, been the locus of intense media attention at times when new products have been announced or [...]
