Refined by Fire

Hey! Silicon Valley, Pipe it Down Already Will Ya? We’re working over here!

Thanks to our noisy friends in “The Valley,” we here in “The Alley,” need to crank it up a few decibels in the blogosphere. This is one of my contributions.

Requirements for this list: must have started this business after the dot-com-kaboom in 2001 and not been bought by Google, Yahoo!, MS (or any other Internet behemoth).

tumblr – Rapid-blogging

Etsy – Artsy Ecommerce, Web 2.0 Style.

Oddcast – Talking Avatars

Instant Information – Information Management

AdaptiveBlue – Browsing enhancement for Firefox browsers.

Joost – Real TV with the Internet’s social spin.

Paltalk – Serious Video Instant Messaging

Clickable – Online Advertising management

Tacoda – Targeted Marketing

CooperBricolage – Co-Creative, Collaborating, Shared Workspace with Killer Cuban Cuisine.

Angelsoft, LLC – CRM for Angel Investors

Rosenfeld Media – Agile Book Publishing head up by Information Architecture Expert, Lou Rosenfield

KickApps – Social Apps made easy.

Silicon Alley Insider – Reporting on all the Action

blip.tv – Helps to the budding videoblogger, podcaster, or Internet TV producer.

Vimeo – Video Sharing, for tight-knit groups OR the public at large.

CenterNetworks – News and information for Web 2.0ish entrepreneurs and start-ups.

The Hatchery – Bringing the spirit of innovation through collaboration to NYC.

swatchbox – Design tools to help contractors, interior decorators, retail stores, and homeowners build their projects. (spotlight project: DesignMyRoom.com)

Got somebody you want to ad? Go for it, contact me with a description.

On this list and want more info here? Send it in.

I goofed something up? Not the first time. Just let me know, and I’ll look into it.

I started a ma.gnolia group too.