Paul Stahura, who sold the domain name registrar eNom to Demand Media in 2006, has emerged at the helm of a stealthy Seattle area company called Donuts Inc. Very little… Read More
From biting guest posts to the legalities of non-compete agreements to the unusual rants of politicians, April was a big month for GeekWire. We recorded more than half a million… Read More
This week on a special edition of the GeekWire Podcast — a discussion about podcasting. Yeah, we’re going meta on you. Trust us, it’s fun, and even enlightening, thanks to… Read More
Mario gets a Portal gun. If Princess Peach had one she wouldn’t be stuck in another castle all the time. Check out these clever little propaganda posters for the office.… Read More
Used to be that Amazon.com’s 69-cent MP3 section was the digital equivalent of the bargain bin at the record store, full of older tracks in low demand. But no more,… Read More
Microsoft added a net total of 684 employees worldwide last quarter — the largest increase in its employment since the recession two years ago. However, the growth was still modest… Read More
Twins share many common attributes. But — Winklevoss twins aside — do they actually make good co-founders of startups? The twin partnership is working for HasOffers, a 23-person Seattle affiliate… Read More
Guest Commentary: I want to thank Paul Allen for writing his memoirs. It’s great to hear the story of the formation of Microsoft in his own words. His candor is… Read More
Update, May 5: Results and winners. We have a fun contest today for GeekWire followers on Facebook, with a chance to win a prize courtesy T-Mobile USA — a Galaxy… Read More
Amazon.com has issued a formal apology to customers who suffered through last week’s Elastic Block Store outage, offering a 10-day credit to customers whether they were affected or not. Is… Read More
PopCap Games is bolstering its position in social gaming, a move that comes as the Seattle game maker contemplates an initial public offering and contends with increasing competition from powerhouse… Read More
A high-tech hack has resulted in grades being altered at Seattle area high schools, according to a report by KIRO 7. Seattle Public Schools issued a memo today indicating that… Read More
Somebody at T-Mobile USA is having a not very good day. Actually, make that lots of somebodies. Employees at the Bellevue-based wireless company, having only recently recovered from the surprise… Read More
Coming soon to the front stoop of your local 7-Eleven: Master Chief and Mario. Redbox, the movie-rental subsidiary of Bellevue-based Coinstar, is rolling out video games to more than 21,000… Read More
Amazon.com isn’t the only big tech company that’s decided to cut into profits in order to invest in technology. Expedia, the giant Bellevue online travel agency, said today that its… Read More
Microsoft’s Xbox, Office and Windows Server businesses helped the company overcome a down quarter for the Windows PC market. The company just posted revenue of $16.43 billion for the quarter… Read More
Wetpaint’s recent transition to an entertainment and celebrity gossip site appears to be working. Surprise. Surprise. The Seattle startup, which made the switch last fall, making the transition from its… Read More
Twenty one entrepreneurs in the areas of clean tech, green IT, energy efficiency and more competed at the ZINO Society’s 5th Annual ZINO Green Investment Forum this week. But there… Read More
It’s springtime and, in addition to tulips, baseball, and short sleeves, that means apartment-hunting time for many people. Traditionally, that meant looking through an impenetrable set of tiny little listings… Read More
Microsoft plans to launch the long-awaited Hulu Plus service for its Xbox Live network tomorrow, allowing Xbox Live Gold members who pay an extra $8/month to get current TV shows… Read More
Yesterday was my first exposure to the annual UW Business Plan Competition, held by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Foster School of Business — and it was… Read More
We’ve been tracking a number of key appointments in the Seattle tech industry in recent weeks. Here are a few … Barokas Public Relations, a technology PR firm in Seattle,… Read More
Guest Commentary: The question of equity brings out the most fundamental differences, perceptions, and values in an aspiring startup. In fact the equity question, more than any other, may strangle… Read More
You know you’ve got a PR situation on your hands when the South Park creators get involved. Apple is no stranger to the biting wit of Trey Parker and Matt… Read More
4th & Battery’s first mobile game, Unpleasant Horse, is now available in Apple’s app store, and it arrives “totally uncensored,” according to the studio. You may recall that Apple rejected… Read More
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Seattle 2.0, and imported to GeekWire as part of our acquisition of Seattle 2.0 and its archival content. For more background, see… Read More
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Seattle 2.0, and imported to GeekWire as part of our acquisition of Seattle 2.0 and its archival content. For more background, see… Read More
Eric Schmidt interviews Tina Fey at Google HQ. Highlights include Tina telling Eric he would be the kind of guest star that would “keep 30 Rock’s ratings low”. She also… Read More
It might be hard to remember just how big Microsoft’s U.S. antitrust case was in its day, in part because that day was more than a decade ago. But take… Read More
InfoSpace has had more lives than a cat. But the Bellevue Internet search company appears to be reinventing itself pretty well. The company today posted net income of $2.1 million,… Read More
