Silicon Roundabout
The roundabout at the junction of City Road and Old Street is known as the Silicon Roundabout, owing to the high number of web businesses located in the immediate area, and as a reference to Silicon Valley, California. The term was coined by Dopplr.com CTO Matt Biddulph on Twitter.[3][4][5]
Amongst the first technology companies located in the area were Dopplr, Last.fm, Consolidated Independent, Tinker.it, TweetDeck, Berg, Trampoline Systems, AMEE, Skimbit, Fotango, weartical.com, Songkick, Techlightenment, Poke London, Kizoom, BrightLemon, Redmonk, Moo and LShift. In 2010 there were 85 startup companies in the area.[6]
In addition to web companies, several games development firms are located in the area, including Sports Interactive.
On 28 September 2011, it was announced that Google had acquired a 7 story building just off of Silicon Roundabout. There has been no confirmation as to what Google will be using this building for, nor details of any potential job openings in that area at present.[7]
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ReplyDeleteEast London Tech City is a planned technology hub to be located in London, United Kingdom.[1][2][3] The hub will occupy a part of London's East End, between Old Street and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.[1] Cisco Systems, Facebook, Google, Intel Corporation, McKinsey & Company and Vodafone are among the companies which have committed to invest in the hub.[4] Imperial College London, Loughborough University and University College London have agreed to be academic partners of the hub.[5] The hub is modelled on Silicon Valley in the United States.[1]
Silicon Gateway?
ReplyDeleteOpening the valley to a green sustainable future.
Just popped into my head. (With some help from two pints and chocolate)