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This is a presentation I initially gave at Podcamp Houston 2009. It is titled "Restoring Tech Cred to Houston Through New Media". This presentation covers the cities that are considered "tech elite", why Houston is a strong candidate to join the ranks of metro digerati, and how to overcome the challenges to doing this through new media.
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Restoring Tech Cred to HoustonThrough New Media
Presented by Anjuan Simmons
Agenda
• Tech Elite Cities
• The Case For Houston
• Challenges
• The New Media Solution
WHOIS Anjuan
TECH ELITE CITIES
Wired’s 10 Top Tech Towns (January 2007)
1. Seattle, Washington2. San Francisco Bay Area, California3. Los Angeles, California4. Austin, Texas5. Orlando, Florida6. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina7. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania8. New York City, New York9. Boston, Massachusetts10. Washington, D.C.
Business Week’s Best Cities for Tech Jobs (June 2008)
1. San Jose/Silicon Valley2. Boulder, Colorado3. Huntsville, Alabama4. Durham, North Carolina5. Washington, D.C.6. Manchester, New Hampshire7. Colorado Springs, Colorado8. Austin, Texas9. Palm Bay-Melbourne, Florida10. Albuquerque, New Mexico…31. Houston, Texas
Source: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/06/0623_tech_friendly/52.htm
PC World’s 10 Best Cities to Find Tech Jobs (May 2009)
AtlantaBostonChicagoDallasLos AngelesNew York/New JerseyPhiladelphiaSeattleSilicon ValleyWashington D.C./Baltimore
Entrepreneur's Where to Be an Entrepreneur (2009)
1. Las Vega, Nevada2. Portland, Oregon3. Orlando, Florida4. San Diego, California5. Phoenix, Arizona6. Chapel Hill, North Carolina7. Atlanta, Georgia8. Madison, Wisconsin9. Youngstown, Ohio10. Austin, Texas
Business Week’s 25 Most Influential People on the Web (2007)
The Guardian’s 50 Most Powerful Blogs (2008)
1. The Huffington Post2. Boing Boing3. Techcrunch4. Kottke5. Dooce6. Perezhilton7. Talking Points Memo8. Icanhascheezeburger9. Beppe Grillo10. Gawker
Top Tech Conferences
Forbes’ Up-And-Coming Tech Cities (2008)
1. Columbus, Ohio2. Santa Fe, New Mexico3. Palm Beach County, Florida4. Houston, Texas5. Milwaukee, Wisconsin6. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania7. Boise City, Idaho8. Iowa City, Iowa9. Lake Charles, Louisiana10. Yuma, Arizona
Forbes’ Top Cities to Start a Career (2009)
1. San Jose, California2. Cambridge, Massachusetts3. Houston, Texas4. San Francisco, California5. Washington, D.C.6. Boston, Massachusetts7. New York City, New York8. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania9. Minneapolis, Minnesota10. Dallas, Texas
THE CASE FOR HOUSTON
The Houston Brand
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed"
Houston Benefits
Houston Benefits
Fortune’s Cities with 5 or more Fortune 500 Headquarters (2008)
New York City - 43Houston - 25Dallas - 12Chicago - 12Los Angeles - 6San Francisco - 6Seattle - 6
CHALLENGES
Houston Sprawl
Notoriety
Division
THE NEW MEDIA SOLUTION
Benefits of New Media
We Still Need Old Media
Community Involvement
Community Involvement
Covering the Houston Beat
Government and Social MediaSacramentoCity of Sacramento Facebook Fan Page
SeattleMy Neighborhood Map
BostonCitizen Connect iPhone App
PhoenixThe Last 24 Video Podcast
5 Things You Can Do for Houston
1. Join the Houston Tech Community
2. Spread the Message
3. Recruit
4. Create New Media
5. Contribute Brand Equity
Let’s Do It Together
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