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I don't believe there is an accurate way to compile a list like that unless private co's like Ning(or Xobni or Loopt) disclose revenues or employee numbers or u
by auston 18y ago
I don't believe there is an accurate way to compile a list like that unless private co's like Ning(or Xobni or Loopt) disclose revenues or employee numbers or users or whatever your differentiating factor is to be considered one of the 'valley's 150 biggest corporations'.
In this case, siliconvalley.com [http://www.siliconvalley.com/sv150/ci_8893849 http://www.siliconvalley.com/sv150/ci_8893849] acknowledges the biggest 150 companies as Public companies which would mean Ning does not fall into that category.
Although I do consider Ning to be a "top tech firm" in the valley.
- nickb 18y ago> Although I do consider Ning to be a "top tech firm" in the valley. Take away Andreessen and it's just another general social network.
- auston 18y agoNing is not a social network. I believe there is value in being able to create your own social network. I mean ning is in use from several 'not-so-large-but-big' brands such as Singer Natasha Bedingfield [http://www.natashabedingfieldusa.com/ http://www.natashabedingfieldusa.com/], Rawkus records [http://my.rawkus.com/ http://my.rawkus.com/] and even Good Charlotte [http://goodcharlotte.com/ http://goodcharlotte.com/] I personally use Ning to spawn my own social networks, and since it is fairly easy to use it's rss feeds as a form of Content Management I see it's value. Also, I recall seeing Gina Bianchini on the cover of Fast Company Magazine [http://www.beashowhosttips.com/ginafc.jpg http://www.beashowhosttips.com/ginafc.jpg], not Marc.
- pchristensen 18y agoI'm inclined to agree, but then you have to say things like "Take Andreessen away from OpsWare and it's just a datacenter company" and "Take Andreessen away from Netscape and it's just a browser company". It's kind of hard to argue with the success he's had - maybe he had something to do with it.