Geeks vs. Nerds: Where do your loyalties lie?

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The infographic below developed by Seattle’s Killer Infographics certainly resonated with us, given our passion for all things geek. And while we love our “nerd” colleagues and friends, we’ve got to say that it is hard not to identify with our fellow geeks based on this criteria. (OK, maybe Todd is a bit more nerdy)…. Read More…

Planking, Pepper Spray Cop and other top Internet memes of 2011

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Cheezburger is the master of memes, and 2011 created some memorable moments for lovers of Internet culture. From planking to Pepper Spray Cop, Cheezburger has been tracking all of the silliness and offbeat humor. What’s your favorite Internet meme of the year? Cheezburger community members liked My Little Pony, 60s Spider-Man captioning and the Nyan… Read More…

Trekkies beware: Cheezburger looks to corner the market on geek humor with new sites

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Cheezburger may be best known for funny cat photos with captions, and the occasional break dancing mishap on Fail Blog. But now the comedy maestros at Cheezburger are opening up a new chapter. The Seattle company — which scored $30 million in venture capital earlier this year — just rolled out a series of sites… Read More…

Newsmakers 2011: Ben and Emily Huh unlock secret to Web humor at Cheezburger

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What’s it like being married to one of the worst-dressed men in tech? Emily Huh lives with that pain every day, and things seem to be working out just fine. But it isn’t Ben Huh’s fashion sense, or Emily’s tolerance for it, that has landed them on GeekWire’s Newsmakers of the Year list for 2011,… Read More…

Geek humor with Siri: Robot love is not wrong, or is it?

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A lot of folks love Siri, the popular voice-recognition application on the iPhone 4S. But some Seattle geeks have a new type of Siri love. Check out this short video from the folks at Laugh Pong, the same group whose Microsoft Kinect parodies generated some five million views last summer. Laugh Pong is a side… Read More…

Have it your way on Cheezburger with new personalized Web pages

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The folks over at Cheezburger are masters of user-generated content — obtaining and showcasing funny photos and videos from the cat, dog and fail lovers who show up in droves every day. But a new offering that quietly launched this evening could take user-generated content to an entirely new level. It’s called Cheezburger Sites, and… Read More…

Cheezburger opens a new chapter: Beautiful photos

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Cheezburger, the oddball Seattle based network of humor sites, is best known for its captions on funny cat photos and videos of vomiting hang gliders. But it’s not all about the laughter over at the Cheeburger world headquarters in lower Queen Anne. The company just introduced a new site called Five Minute Getaway which isn’t funny… Read More…

Morning Radar: Sprint to offer unlimited data plan for iPhone 5; PopCap’s app; etc.

T-Mobile won't be getting the iPhone 5 this year, but could it get the iPhone 4?

Sprint is planning to offer unlimited data plans for the iPhone 5 when the device debuts on the wireless carrier’s network next month. Bloomberg News, citing unnamed sources familiar with the plans, reports that Sprint would be the only U.S. carrier to offer Apple’s popular smartphone with unlimited data. Is that enough for you to… Read More…

Rapping VCs: This one goes out to all of you entrepreneurs

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For those of you having a hard time getting back into the startup groove following the holiday weekend, here’s a little lighthearted fare courtesy of the rapping VCs at Foundry Group. This boy band of khaki and multi-colored suit-wearing investors certainly impresses. Led by Foundry’s Brad Feld, Seth Levine, Ryan McIntyre and Jason Mendelson, the quartet belts… Read More…

How book stores can compete against Amazon: John Hodgman suggests ‘downloading pods’

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Amazon.com continues to grab market share from traditional book stores, and just last month Border’s bit the dust. But resident expert John Hodgman — appearing Tuesday night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart — offers some sage advice on how brick-and-mortar bookstores can actually compete. For one, he suggests getting rid of the “old-fashioned”… Read More…