VIDEO: Fashion, tech trends, favorite geeky gifts from the GeekWire Gala Red Carpet

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The carpet wasn’t quite red and we weren’t in Hollywood, but it sure was fun doing our own Joan and Melissa impressions at the second annual Geekwire Gala at Seattle’s McCaw Hall. We were thrilled to be joined by more than 800 of you, many of which came dressed both swanky and sexy. My colleague Joan… Read More…

GeekWire Gala: Celebrate the holidays in style with more than 600 geeks

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Are you ready to ring in the holidays, GeekWire style? Our big GeekWire Gala is less than a week away, and we’re getting ready to deck the halls of McCaw Hall for the geekiest holiday party of the season. We’re expecting more than 600 entrepreneurs, CEOs, developers and all-around geeks for this one-of-a-kind bash on Thursday,… Read More…

Welcome to Movember: Do you have the best stache in Seattle?

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Who’s got the best stache in Seattle? Obviously, not me. In fact, my attempt at growing a mustache to celebrate “Movember” this year was nothing short of a disaster. First, in an early morning haze about three weeks ago, I accidentally shaved off the furry little thing in the shower. (My shaving routine always starts with… Read More…

Why I walked away from $1 million (and why you should help us combat youth poverty)

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[Editor's note: GeekWire has partnered with Seattle non-profit Vittana for the Geeks Give Back campaign, an effort to help combat youth poverty this holiday season. The winning team that raises the most money will be honored at the GeekWire Gala on December 6th. We hope you can join us and support this very worthy cause]…. Read More…

GeekWire Gala: Who were the top newsmakers of 2012?

Newsmakers at the 2011 GeekWire Gala: Scott MacFarlane of Avalara, Ben and Emily Huh of Cheezburger, Mike McSherry of Swype, Darrell Cavens of Zulily, Jason Kapalka and John Vechey of PopCap and T.A. McCann of Gist/RIM.

It’s election day across the land. And if you’ve already cast your ballot, here’s your chance to participate in an electoral process of a slightly different (and likely more fun) kind. As we did last year, GeekWire is picking the top Newsmakers of 2012, choosing the people in the Pacific Northwest technology community who had… Read More…