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This is a bit of an aside, but it never ceases to amaze me how many would be tech hubs try variations of Silicon Valley in their (maybe informal?) branding. Sil
by pm90 6y ago
This is a bit of an aside, but it never ceases to amaze me how many would be tech hubs try variations of Silicon Valley in their (maybe informal?) branding. Silicon hills, Silicon fern.. (I knew a couple more but I’m forgetting atm). It’s not like it’s the name which made it what it is.
- andybak 6y agoSilicon Beach. I live in one that claims the title. I suspect there are many.
- mikeyouse 6y agoSilicon slopes as well I've heard for Boulder and Salt Lake City.
- thewebcount 6y agoMe too. But I moved here from the Silicon Prairie!
- gumby 6y agoI love that name because of course all beaches are by definition made of...silicon!
- thedays 6y agoAn area in London was also amusingly called Silicon Roundabout.
- occamschainsaw 6y agoYou can find all the places on Wikipedia with the "Silicon something" name here[1]. Look under "S". I live in Silicon Peach. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Information_technology_places https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Information_technolog...
- stevekemp 6y agoMy personal favourite is Silicon Glen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Glen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Glen
- mthoms 6y ago"Silicon Valley North" checking in.
- Symmetry 6y agoI've heard people at the wafer manufacturing facilities in South Portland, Maine refer to that little cluster as "Silicon Tundra" but I don't think anybody from outside there calls them that.