When I first moved to Silicon Valley there was no such thing as “geek chic.” A trip through Frye’s Electronics told you everything you needed to know about engineer culture: It was a one-stop-shop for circuits and motherboards, huge bags of candy, cases of Jolt, and porn.

Things have changed a bit.  Today, the hair is purposely disheveled and coders not only get out in the fresh air– they go climbing. Some even drink green tea instead of coffee. (Cough, cough, Kevin Rose.) And, increasingly, I’m seeing start-up kitchens with – gasp– no junk food. Some have even called full-on bans against soda and Red Bull. In short, we’ve gone all California on ourselves.

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  The much beloved Public Radio Tuner has been updated, and now sports a new name. Public Radio Player [App Store] is your easy way to get to most of the NPR stations in the country.
  This new version…
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  With over 40% of US Telecom investment dollars flowing through the Silicon Valley, the Bay Area is the global hot-bed for telecom. This gravity has drawn 6 of the top 10 global wireless carriers to locate innovation offices in the region…
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  In a quiet fundraising effort, Ning has raised $15 million more, a round that is valuing the social networking start-up at an eye-popping $750 million valuation.
  The money for this fifth Series E round comes from a Silicon Valley venture firm…

• Benchmark Is Optimistic About IPOs
• Ooyala Hits Profitability In A Crowded Market, Looking For A New CEO
• Public Radio app updated and renamed
• Silicon Valley summit to gather 10 global telecom carriers
• Ning Raises $15 Million More at a–Yes, Really–$750 Million Valuation
• Slide’s Max Levchin Talks About Web 2.0 Redux!
• Digg’s Kevin Rose Not Pleased With DiggBar Change
• ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 18 July 2009
• UK Entrepreneurs: Get Your Funding While You Still Can
• Yahoo and Microsoft Said To Be Closer To Search Deal

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