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For what it's worth, MTV doesn't mean Mountain View to anybody who doesn't live or work in Mountain View. To everybody else it means MTV, making the things you

For what it's worth, MTV doesn't mean Mountain View to anybody who doesn't live or work in Mountain View. To everybody else it means MTV, making the things you say very confusing.

pc86 12y ago
For what it’s worth, I live on the east coast, am not particularly keyed in to the Silicon Valley world like most HN readers, and knew (assumed) immediately that MTV = Mountain View based on the context of the article and the comment. I think it’s pretty obvious given the overall context here.
- TaylorAlexander 12y ago
  For what it's worth, I live in Sunnyvale just next to Mountain View and I have never seen or heard this abbreviation used. I thought "I work at Google in MTV" described some internal Google department, and it wasn't until I saw "commute to MTV from SF" that it clicked.
- atarian 12y ago
  I've lived in Santa Clara for 3 years and I've never seen Mountain View referred to as MTV.
- slantedview 12y ago
  Agree. Lived in Mountain View (mtnv?) for a few years. Never saw the MTV acronym. Maybe it's a google thing?
- shortsleeves 12y ago
  it's also the abbreviation used on the coaches going from San Francisco to "MTV"
bargl 12y ago
I was only confused for a second then I got it from the context of his comment.
nostrademons 12y ago
That was one of the biggest culture-shocks for me when I arrived in the Bay Area. Everyone was like "So you'll be working in MTV?", a bunch of the local mailing lists were prefixed "mtv-", all the conference rooms were labeled "MTV-43-2-...", and I was like "What's this MTV....ohhhh, Mountain View". It's sorta like "The City" clearly means San Francisco to anyone living in the Bay Area, while it means New York City to anyone living in the Northeast. Well, if enough people say it, it'll catch on. I'd bet that Google is rapidly becoming more important to most people than Music Television anyway.
fraserharris 12y ago
Some common abbreviations (i've seen) used for Silicon Valley / Bay Area cities: MP - Menlo Park (Facebook) PA - Palo Alto MTV - Mountain View (Google) SJ - San Jose SF - San Francisco
- timothya 12y ago
  MPK is also a common abbreviation for Menlo Park.
somerandomness 12y ago
Agreed, MV makes more sense than MTV

For what it's worth, MTV doesn't mean Mountain View to anybody who doesn't live or work in Mountain View. To everybody else it means MTV, making the things you say very confusing.

pc86 12y ago

For what it’s worth, I live on the east coast, am not particularly keyed in to the Silicon Valley world like most HN readers, and knew (assumed) immediately that MTV = Mountain View based on the context of the article and the comment. I think it’s pretty obvious given the overall context here.

TaylorAlexander 12y ago
For what it's worth, I live in Sunnyvale just next to Mountain View and I have never seen or heard this abbreviation used. I thought "I work at Google in MTV" described some internal Google department, and it wasn't until I saw "commute to MTV from SF" that it clicked.
atarian 12y ago
I've lived in Santa Clara for 3 years and I've never seen Mountain View referred to as MTV.
slantedview 12y ago
Agree. Lived in Mountain View (mtnv?) for a few years. Never saw the MTV acronym. Maybe it's a google thing?
shortsleeves 12y ago
it's also the abbreviation used on the coaches going from San Francisco to "MTV"

bargl 12y ago

I was only confused for a second then I got it from the context of his comment.

nostrademons 12y ago

That was one of the biggest culture-shocks for me when I arrived in the Bay Area. Everyone was like "So you'll be working in MTV?", a bunch of the local mailing lists were prefixed "mtv-", all the conference rooms were labeled "MTV-43-2-...", and I was like "What's this MTV....ohhhh, Mountain View". It's sorta like "The City" clearly means San Francisco to anyone living in the Bay Area, while it means New York City to anyone living in the Northeast. Well, if enough people say it, it'll catch on. I'd bet that Google is rapidly becoming more important to most people than Music Television anyway.

fraserharris 12y ago

Some common abbreviations (i've seen) used for Silicon Valley / Bay Area cities: MP - Menlo Park (Facebook) PA - Palo Alto MTV - Mountain View (Google) SJ - San Jose SF - San Francisco

timothya 12y ago
MPK is also a common abbreviation for Menlo Park.

somerandomness 12y ago

Agreed, MV makes more sense than MTV