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Welcome to the New Silicon Valley

June 25, 2014

I was in my second day at last month's conference called Connections put on by Parks Associates. It's billed as "The Premier Connected Home Conference" and was held in San Francisco.

It was far from the first time there that I'd witnessed someone roll their eyes, shake their head in astonishment, or scoff at the mention of Nest. The reason was simple: Nest had stolen the industry spotlight.

From the article "Welcome to the New Silicon Valley" by Eric Bleeker.

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