by Brian Solis
Normally I wouldn’t write about a site like this. After all, we have an incredibly high standard to adhere to at bub.blicio.us. But, since two bub hosts are in the running for official “babe” status, I thought I should give the startup up its due attention.
Digg a silicon valley girl is really an interesting concept; part Hot or Not and part digg.
The idea? Well, it’s somewhat complicated to convey, but here goes. Find attractive women who are somewhat tied to Silicon Valley and upload their picture to the site. Then everyone else gets to vote and determine the true hotness of Silicon Valley “girls.”
Adriana Gascoigne host of True Silicon Valley Stories
Alison McNeill host of Tech Soup
Current “Valley Girls” outside of the bub crew include:
Heather Harde of TechCrunch
Brittany Bohnet of Google
Kara Swisher of All Things Digital
Caterina Fake, cofounder of flickr
Susan Wu of Charles River
Leah Culver of Pownce (I took that shot at Barcamp Block in Palo Alto)
Marissa Meyer of Google
Megan McCarthy of Valleywag (although I took a better picture of her here and here.)
Cyan Banister of Zivity.com
Mena Trott of Six Apart
Patricia Handschiegel of Stylediary & host of the TBA bub.blicio.us show, Fashionable Tech
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Discussion
Better picture? Come on – we’re so cute together.
Cyan Banister rules–though I’m sure the rest of these ladies are nice.
Brian, frankly I’m surprised at you for posting about this in such a positive light. This site is so clearly misogynistic.
We live in a world where women are valued disproportionately based on our looks. When sites like this asks us to rate prominent women in our industry based on their looks, it crosses a real line.
I see it as facilitated sexual harassment!
When Valleywag ran the occasional “Valley two-dot-oh-yeah hotties” contest, it was kind of funny. But if this “DigaSVgirl” website lives beyond a week-long joke, it’s time to put the tired dead horse away.
ESPECIALLY when the guys who leave neanderthal comments about how “hot” Natali Del Conte is on TechCrunch (all while she’s actually striving to bring real journalism to the Silicon Valley) — while these online bullies make snide comments about the hotness of women — women who are striving to be respected for not just their bodies but for things like their intelligence and ability to get things done. Am I a prude to say I’d rather celebrate Natali getting a story aired or published, a vlog show picked up by a bigger company, or a startup company launched?
– I have to say I agree with Teresa here.
Angie Chang
Women 2.0 Co-Founder
http://www.women2.org/