Saying farewell to the iPhone; Bill Gates’ reading list; and other top posts of the month

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It was another big month here at GeekWire. We unveiled our new GeekWire membership program, relaunched the popular GeekWire 200 startup list and hired superstar salesperson, Sarah Camp, as our Chief Sales Geek. As you can imagine, things were buzzing around our increasingly cramped Ballard offices. It was also a busy time on the editorial front, with GeekWire… Read More…

Ping-pong is back! Don’t miss GeekWire’s Anniversary Bash

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There’s nothing like a rousing game of ping-pong — the official pastime of the tech industry — to lift a person’s spirits and get the energy flowing. Not to mention a big party. Which is why, as the Seattle region slogs through another dark winter, GeekWire is proud to announce the return of a Seattle… Read More…

Meet GeekWire’s first members: Join today for VIP access, plus new perks

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Less than two weeks ago, GeekWire launched our “Golden Geek” program — an annual membership providing VIP access to Seattle’s best tech events, and unique perks such as the ability to put a pithy message on the GeekWire home page for the entire year. Plus a secret decoder keyring that unlocks a hidden page with exclusive… Read More…

Camera + cloud: Fun with photos at GeekWire, and a Four Peaks TV sneak peek

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I’m honored to be the guest this weekend on Four Peaks TV, hosted by journalism vet Hanson Hosein of the University of Washington’s Master of Communications in Digital Media program. We had a fun conversation about the GeekWire story, and the evolution of journalism as experienced by myself, my colleague John Cook and the rest of… Read More…

Name that Tech Tune: Win GeekWire Meetup tickets

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Post updated below with answer and winner. We’re returning to the realm of classic video games for this week’s Name that Tech Tune contest, challenging you to go back into your own memory to remember a sound from a few decades ago. Up for grabs: A pair of tickets to the upcoming GeekWire Meetup, Feb…. Read More…

GeekWire Meetup is Feb. 13: A fireside chat with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot

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Tableau Software CEO Christian Chabot bluntly told me in an interview seven years ago that his young 25-person software startup would be “the next billion-dollar company from Seattle.” Bold words. But fast forward to today, and Chabot is well on his way to fulfilling that promise. Tableau now employs more than 700 people worldwide who… Read More…

Are you a Golden Geek? Introducing GeekWire’s new membership program

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GeekWire is more than a technology news site. It’s a community, tied together by a common belief that technology and innovation can change the world — and that the Seattle region has a unique role to play in that transformation. We feel privileged as journalists to help foster that community, and we are honored that so… Read More…

GeekWire 200 January Update: Our (better!) ranking of Seattle startups

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Last month GeekWire brought back a Seattle tech tradition, using publicly available data to generate a monthly ranking of 200 top startups in the Seattle region. As we suspected in advance, we also brought back a related tradition — an intense debate about the merits and accuracy of such an index. Seriously, you should have… Read More…

GeekWire’s Top 50 Posts of 2012: Milestones, stunts and more craziness from the year in tech

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It’s that time when journalists take a moment to reflect on the past year. We’re doing that here on GeekWire too, with a series of stories that look back at 2012. Today, we’re listing the 50 most popular stories on GeekWire. As you’ll see in the list below, sometimes it is the offbeat and oddball… Read More…

Introducing GeekWire 200: Seattle’s Startup Leaderboard

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GeekWire is excited to reintroduce a Seattle tech tradition today: a ranked index of the region’s technology startups, using publicly available data to help identify the companies that are growing quickly, making an impact and grabbing the attention of key online communities. It’s the GeekWire 200, sponsored by Fresh Consulting, a design, development and technology consulting firm… Read More…