Earlier this week, we listed your favorite stories of 2011 — the 100 most-popular news items, columns and features on GeekWire this year, based on your clicks. Now we’d like… Read More
A tech evangelist for O’Reilly Media, Brady Forrest is the driving force behind Ignite, a popular series of fast-paced, five-minute talks that started in Seattle and quickly spread around the… Read More
What was the most important technology of 2011? It’s an interesting question to ask as the year winds down, but we’ve actually been asking it throughout the year, as one of… Read More
Jolkona is a Bengali word that means “drop of water.” For Nadia Mahmud, co-founder of the Jolkona Foundation, it’s a fitting metaphor given that she believes every small drop counts… Read More
The messaging function built into Facebook has already replaced established IM programs for some computer users. Facebook overnight released a test version of a standalone Windows app that could give… Read More
It’s no secret that AllRecipes.com — the wildly popular online recipe site — is on the auction block. In fact, Reader’s Digest — which gobbled up AllRecipes for $66 million… Read More
Verizon Wireless sparked outrage this week with a plan to charge customers $2 when they pay their bills by credit card via phone or online each month, rather than setting… Read More
I’m sure by now your 2012 plan, budget and professional objectives are baked and ready to go. Ideally, some of those objectives are reflected in your personal goals and New… Read More
Ubermind’s growth over the past year has been nothing short of astonishing. The Seattle maker of mobile applications for Target, AllRecipes and others added more than 50 workers between June and November, and… Read More
[Update Jan. 14: Arfa has passed away, according to reports from Pakistan. See our follow-up story: Arfa Karim Randhawa, 1995-2012: Hear her philosophy of life] Back in 2005, working for the… Read More
Scope 5 has raised an undisclosed amount of angel financing as it looks for wider adoption of software to help organizations better manage their energy costs and sustainability programs. The Seattle… Read More
Uptake Medical, which is developing new medical device technologies to treat emphysema, has raised $35 million of a $41 million venture capital round, according to a SEC filing. Unfortunately, the big… Read More
Google and Apple are pulling even further ahead of Microsoft and RIM in the smartphone wars. According to the latest report from comScore, Google now controls 46.9 percent of the… Read More
These angel investors are elevating Seattle to new heights. The brains behind Founder’s Co-op and TechStars not only are bankrolling new startup ventures, but Andy Sack, Geoff Entress and Chris DeVore are… Read More
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos spent several hours at the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering department before the holiday break — getting demos of the latest projects, and talking… Read More
When it comes to building a product that people will love and actually pay money to buy, you have to know your customer inside and out. Unfortunately too many entrepreneurs… Read More
A while back we covered the buildup to (and dustup over) the “Hacking Seattle News” event organized by KING-5. The goal of the weekend coding marathon in October was to come up… Read More
Uber, the wildly popular private driver service that just scored $32 million from Jeff Bezos and others, is getting ready for a mad rush on New Year’s Eve. And how is the… Read More
Whoa, can we catch our breath now? We’ve certainly had plenty to cover on the tech beat over the past year, from Amazon.com’s introduction of the Kindle Fire to the… Read More
Nielsen has released its year-end list of the top 10 web brands, based on average monthly unique visitors, and there’s a bit of drama playing out at the top. Facebook’s meteoric… Read More
Amazon.com this morning released new Kindle sales stats and called this the best holiday on record for the product line — no surprise, given that it was the first shopping… Read More
Hélène Martin taught hundreds of high-school students the power of computer programming during her two years teaching computer science at Garfield High in Seattle, inspiring many to pursue degrees in technology. Now… Read More
Landscape architect Tom Early has always been economical about his daily commute over the 520 bridge between Seattle and Kirkland, sharing his car with two friends from traffic technology company… Read More
The tech economy is firing on all cylinders, but that doesn’t mean it is any easier to get a job at Google or Facebook or Amazon. In fact, The Wall… Read More
Banyan Branch, the fast-growing social media agency, has named Jennifer Blank Hecht to the positon of senior vice president of client services. She most recently worked at Wunderman where she… Read More
What happens when the state starts tolling a bridge traversed by thousands of tech workers every day? An explosion of apps, apparently. That’s what we’re witnessing right now in the… Read More
Online retailers raked in some big bucks this holiday season, with comScore today releasing a report showing that e-commerce spending hit $35.3 billion for the first 56 days of November… Read More
The tech site WMPoweruser has an interesting glimpse into the future of Windows Phone today, posting what it describes as a leaked roadmap laying out a schedule and highlights for future updates… Read More
Qliance is looking to transform the way Americans receive their health care, certainly no easy task. And now the Seattle company has reeled in some extra cash to help tackle… Read More
This is hardly a surprise. Amazon.com distanced itself from Netflix in the ForeSee Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction Index, an annual study that measures customer satisfaction. According to the report, Amazon scored… Read More