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ReadWriteWeb Expands Silicon Forest Empire - Rick Turoczy Joins Us

Written by Richard MacManus / October 7, 2008 12:50 AM / 18 Comments

Our newest writer started tonight, Rick Turoczy - who many of you will know from his tech blog Silicon Florist. Rick is yet another RWW writer who hails from Portland, Oregon, USA. Marshall Kirkpatrick and Frederic Lardinois are also from that city. According to Wikipedia, Silicon Forest refers to "the cluster of high tech companies located in the Portland metropolitan area". Obviously ReadWriteWeb deems it of strategic importance to have a dominant presence in Silicon Forest, in terms of tech bloggers.

Rick has helped Portland startups with traditional and Web-based communications activities for more than a dozen years. We welcome him to the ReadWriteWeb team, where he will be a daily news writer.

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  1. Congratulations, Rick and the RWW team. Well deserved. My favorite Stumbler is now at RWW. Great work on Silicon Florist. Expect to see big things.

    Posted by: Louis Gray Posted on FriendFeed   | October 7, 2008 1:28 AM



  2. Congrats, Rick!

    Posted by: Katherine Gray Posted on FriendFeed   | October 7, 2008 6:09 AM



  3. So glad to hear this news -- but how will you find time in the day to, um, breathe?

    Posted by: Betsy Richter | October 7, 2008 6:50 AM



  4. welp there goes another one :)

    good luck rick! no matter what marshall says about me, you remember the truth!

    Posted by: allen stern | October 7, 2008 8:10 AM



  5. Congrats, Rick! I'm not familiar with RWW. Now I'll have to check it out.

    Posted by: Amy | October 7, 2008 8:31 AM



  6. In my opinion, this is an excellent fit for both parties. Well done, Rick and RWW.

    Posted by: Eric Hillerns | October 7, 2008 9:12 AM



  7. Awesome news! Congrats Rick. Another good reason to keep reading RWW.

    Posted by: Rebecca | October 7, 2008 9:14 AM



  8. Congrats Rick and RWW. Good to see our little technology hood getting great representation.

    Posted by: Darius A Monsef IV | October 7, 2008 9:42 AM



  9. See what happens when you are blessed by the Fairy Blogmother! Excellent work, my friend and grand blessing and congrats!!!!!

    Posted by: Lorelle | October 7, 2008 10:36 AM



  10. wow, the dream team keeps growing! Excellent news for everyone who enjoys great thoughtful content. Rick... do you ever sleep?

    Posted by: Gabi Aldamiz-echevarría | October 7, 2008 11:12 AM



  11. One more big reason to read RWW! Congrats to Rick, and kudos to RWW for taking on another very talented Portland blogger.

    Posted by: Steven W. | October 7, 2008 11:32 AM



  12. I'm starting to think all of the cool tech stuff in the Northwest is in Portland, not Seattle. Maybe I should move...

    welcome from one rick to another.

    Posted by: rick | October 7, 2008 12:03 PM



  13. Congratulations Rick and RWW! Great to see one of my favorite bloggers getting a chance to do more of it.

    Posted by: Ryan Williams | October 7, 2008 12:17 PM



  14. Go Rick, congrats!!! RWW for the win again!

    Posted by: drew olanoff | October 7, 2008 2:49 PM



  15. Congratulations Rick, hell that only took 12 years. I strongly believe that this great move isn't going to be the pinnacle of your success. Keep on keeping on.

    Posted by: James | October 7, 2008 7:49 PM



  16. Wow. Sorry for the tardy response.

    Thank you so much to all of you for the kind words. I really appreciate your support. ;)

    And I'm looking forward to learning a thing or two from the great folks here at RWW.

    Posted by: Rick Turoczy Author Profile Page Posted on FriendFeed   | October 7, 2008 8:43 PM



  17. Congratulations Rick Turoczy for joining ReadWriteWeb today! w00t!

    Posted by: Susan Beebe Posted on FriendFeed   | October 7, 2008 8:49 PM



  18. Great addition to the team! Rick is a keen observer, active networker, and excellent writer.

    Posted by: James | October 8, 2008 1:01 PM



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