GeekWire Summit today: Key things to know if you’re going

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We’re looking forward to welcoming more than 500 of you to the GeekWire Summit & Anniversary Party in downtown Seattle today. The GeekWire team has lined up some great speakers, and some surprises along the way, and we’re excited to spend the afternoon and evening with hundreds of you. Signups have exceeded our expectations, so… Read More…

SOPA is a lobotomy, Google’s cutbacks are heartless … and other fun quotes of the week

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The best observations, quotes, comments and zingers we heard this week. “There’s a fundamental difference between people who want to see the Internet and say — ‘Let’s lobotomize and censor parts of it because we need to control it’ —  and those like us who see the Internet as a method of growing the economy… Read More…

Handlebars and walruses, oh my! Submit your moustache photos to win the GeekWire Gala contest

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Have you noticed a little extra facial hair around the office this month? Yep, it’s Movember — the month formerly known as November in which guys across the globe are growing moustaches of all varieties in order to raise funds for prostate cancer research. We’ve noticed a little extra facial hair around GeekWire’s HQ in… Read More…

Bring back Kozmo; the ‘lost’ Steve Ballmer interview … and other quotes of the week

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The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “Dear Internet, Could you hurry up a resurrect Kozmo please? There’s more than enough stupidity and laziness to support it. From me alone.” – Rick Turoczy on Twitter. “Love waking up, going to Techmeme, and…” — Alex Wilhelm, editor for The Next Web, on Twitter…. Read More…

Here’s who is coming to the GeekWire Meetup, are you?

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TeachStreet founder Dave Schappell will be there, so will some of the goofy geeks from Giant Thinkwell. And word is that 96-year-old Geek of the Week, the legendary Bill Sleeper, also will make an appearance. That’s right, the first ever GeekWire Meetup is just around the corner, a week from today. We’re expecting more than… Read More…

The first ever GeekWire Meetup: Oct. 27 with Zillow’s Rich Barton

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When you cover the technology industry every day like we do, it can be a bit hard to break away from the daily grind. But every time we do, we end up learning something new; bumping into someone interesting; or finding that special nugget of a story. Since starting GeekWire last March, we haven’t exactly… Read More…

Morning Radar: Windows Phone’s new logo, TechStars as reality TV, and more

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Microsoft’s Windows Phone appears to be getting a new logo – shifting from a round icon to a square one that more closely matches the mobile operating system’s tile interface. The new look is presumably slated for official release with the debut of the Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update this fall. The City of Renton just topped… Read More…

Seattle Business IT Awards: A call for nominations

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GeekWire is excited to partner with Seattle Business Magazine for the first annual IT Awards, a celebration of the leading developers, engineers, executives, innovators and backroom geeks who just make things work. Winners will be honored at an event in late October, and featured in the November issue of the magazine. GeekWire will be presenting… Read More…

Inside Seattle’s geek craft fair

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The Happy Go Techy Expo, held Saturday at the University of Washington, was a little bit geek craft fair, and a little bit mobile application showcase. GeekWire photographer Annie Laurie Malarkey stopped by to capture some of the wacky gifts, accessories, apps, food and crafts. Here’s a look at Annie Laurie’s photo gallery from the all-day… Read More…