Let’s get ready to rumble: Join me this weekend for my first-ever hackathon adventure

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I’m part nervous, a little excited and honestly, a bit scared. My first hackathon experience, which I’m going to document on GeekWire, commences Friday night. Two nights before Sunday’s Super Bowl, developers and designers will come together at the downtown HUB Seattle for a unique weekend-long, sports-themed hackathon called Sports HackDay. Hackers will compete for two main… Read More…

Vantage looks to transform sports analytics for players, coaches and fans

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Recording and studying statistics has always been a backbone of sports. Computers and technology, however, have revolutionized the way we can analyze exactly what’s happening on the field or court. Opinions on a player’s effectiveness and efficiency are subjective and up for debate. On the contrary, research-based objective numbers are impossible to argue with. Seattle-based… Read More…

Appnique looks to help mobile developers stand out in a crowded sea of apps

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There’s no shortage of mobile applications floating around, with Apple’s app store alone counting nearly 340,000 apps created just this year. So, what’s an app developer to do in order to get recognized? That’s a problem that a number of companies are looking to solve, including recent TechStars grad MobileDevHQ. But mobile veteran Jai Jaisimha thinks he… Read More…

T-Mobile tech vet raises cash for new marketing analytics startup IDInteract

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  Former T-Mobile USA Chief Information Architect Matthew Standish has raised $700,000 for a new analytics startup by the name of IDInteract. The Seattle company is developing technologies to aggregate and analyze big data sources — including social, mobile, and CRM systems — in order to help marketers better engage with customers. “To fully enable digital marketing we need… Read More…

Context Relevant inks deal to help Concur mine travel data, raises $1.5 million

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Seattle startup Context Relevant today announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Concur Technologies to bring its advanced data analytics offering to the maker of travel and entertainment expense management software. In addition, Context Relevant announced that it has raised an additional $1.5 million from Madrona Venture Group and angel investors. Total… Read More…

Placed expands location analytics, taps Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot as advisor

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Placed, the Seattle startup that tells companies whether their customers are more likely to be engaging with mobile applications near a Starbucks or a Dunkin Donuts, or an L.A. Fitness or Bally’s, has expanded its offering beyond Android and iOS to include the mobile Web. The company also named Jeff Lanctot, the global chief marketing officer… Read More…

Are your mobile users more Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? Analytics startup Placed knows

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Mobile phone usage is soaring, meaning people are consuming information while on the go at increasing rates. But where are those mobile users really consuming the content, and how can app makers more accurately pinpoint their locations? That’s the dilemma that Placed is trying to answer. The Seattle startup today is rolling out a service… Read More…