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The “Dot-com” Era

August 29th, 2009 · No Comments · The Web

Image via CrunchBase The “Dot-com” era, also known as the “dot-com bubble” was an economic bubble that lasted from 1998 to 2001 and was a period in which many internet based companies were established.  Born largely out of the numerous technology companies such as Google and Yahoo based in Silicon Valley in California, the “dot-com” [...]

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Silicon Valley

August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Technology

Image via Wikipedia Situated in the southern region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, Silicon Valley is the center of the high-tech industry for California.  Silicon Valley gained its name from the large number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, even though many other high-tech industries have also become associated with Silicon [...]

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