Jawbone acquires Portland-based design firm Visere

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Wearable computing hardware company Jawbone has acquired Portland-based digital design firm Visere, a startup that already played an important role in designing Jawbone’s UP wristband fitness app. “Many thanks to those who got to this point, and just as many to those who we’ll be working with in the future,” Visere’s home page now reads…. Read More…

From Facebook to Zynga: A guide to the tech giants establishing Seattle outposts

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Another day, another tech giant sets up shop in Seattle. Perhaps no story over the past 24 months has shaped the technology community in Seattle as much as the arrival of the powerhouses of tech. Drawn to the region by a stable of anchor tenants like Amazon.com, Expedia and Microsoft and enticed by top-notch computer… Read More…