Mind Candy – the monster that lurks on Silicon Roundabout
ByTechmeetups+ at July 19, 2011 | 12:05 am | 0 Comment
Original by post by Josh Halliday via Guardian The creator of kids entertainment behemoth Moshi Monsters is growing fast, with a shiny new office and investors banging on the door – but it refuses to lose its youthful side. [caption id="attachment_1570" align="aligncenter" width="460" caption="Moshi Monsters enables kids to adopt a monster, play games and
Start-ups confused about Silicon drinkabout
ByTechmeetups+ at July 18, 2011 | 11:59 pm | 1 Comments
Original post via Telegraph Clouds over "Silicon Roundabout", the clutch of start-ups dotted around London's Shoreditch area that represent Britain's answer to Silicon Valley. It seems the preference among staff for a dress-down look is posing problems for some of their rank at the regular Friday gathering, the Silicon Drinkabout. "I found last week's event a
London’s Tech City names Bob Schukai as first international ambassador
ByTechmeetups+ at July 18, 2011 | 11:57 pm | 0 Comment
Original post via UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) today announced the appointment of Bob Schukai, global head of mobile technology at Thomson Reuters, as London’s Tech City ambassador to New York. In his role as ambassador, Bob will promote Tech City, and the business and investment opportunities in the area, to the
Facebook snubs Silicon Roundabout for Covent Garden UK HQ
ByTechmeetups+ at July 7, 2011 | 3:17 am | 0 Comment
Original post by Tamlin Magee via TechEYE Facebook is snubbing the so-called sillicon roundabout – home of start-ups around the Shoreditch area – to move into Covent Garden instead. It will put Facebook in tube-taking distance to the East London Tech City, proposed by the government to be a bustling hub of start-ups and established tech powerhouses.
London Silicon Roundabout Weekly Roundup 24-June
ByTechmeetups+ at June 24, 2011 | 8:09 pm | 0 Comment
Weekly Newsletter of London Silicon Roundabout ISSUE 24 JUNE 2011 UPCOMING EVENTS What: London Silicon Roundabout July Meetup: Gaming to Gamification When: July 7, 2011 (Thursday) 6:00 – 9:30 P.M. Where: Innovation Warehouse – 1 East Poultry, 1st Floor, London EC1A 9PT MORE DETAILS / RSVP HERE What: London and Partners’ Roundtable with Plug and
Facebook & Google Cause House Price Rises London & California?
ByTechmeetups+ at June 20, 2011 | 5:45 am | 0 Comment
Living near the headquarters of Google and Facebook is great for real estate prices and London could well be in for the same “Silicon Valley effect” on its house prices. Living in the vicinity of the area dubbed Silicon Valley in California has meant that real estate prices increasing above the national average. The surrounding area of Silicon Valley which is situated
