GeekWire Radio: Seattle and Silicon Valley, the inside view from the startup world

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Do Seattle’s tech startups dream big enough, and do the region’s startup investors do enough to help make those big dreams happen? We explore those topics and more this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, as we compare and contrast Seattle and Silicon Valley, with the goal of better understanding the differences and… Read More…

Poll: Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie, thumbs up or down?

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As Facebook prepares for what promises to be a landmark IPO for the tech industry, the attention of Wall Street this week focused on one of the company’s signature features — Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie. Yes, the attire of the Facebook CEO seemed to generate as much attention as the social network’s bottom line or growth… Read More…

Can Facebook become a bigger force for social good?

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Facebook’s announcement today that it will let users update their status to indicate that they’re organ donors might not have been the type of life-saving news that people were expecting. But viewed as the possible start of something bigger, it gets a lot more interesting. Sure, lots of companies are involved in philanthropy and social initiatives…. Read More…

Gates is No. 2 in new daily ranking of world’s billionaires, Zuckerberg doesn’t make the list

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Not content with waiting six months or a year to find out who the world’s richest people are? Bloomberg is out today with a new “Billionaires Index” that will update the ranking of the world’s 20 wealthiest people after the close of trading every day. It’s a competitive shot at the Forbes rankings, but the… Read More…

Facebook is a risky investment and other quotes of the week

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“Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services. And we think this is a good way to build something. These days I think more and more people want to use services from companies that believe in something beyond simply maximizing profits.”–Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a letter… Read More…

The Greatest innovators of all time: Edison, Jobs, Zuckerberg (but no Bill Gates?)

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Maybe Bill Gates needs to burnish his legacy a bit with the kids. A survey released this week asked 1,010 young adults between the ages of 16 to 25 to name the greatest innovators of all time. Thomas Edison, the “Wizard of Menlo Park” who developed the electric light bulb and motion picture camera, got… Read More…

Newsmakers 2011: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg pushes the potential of the social infrastructure

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Now that everybody is connected, things are about to get really interesting. That was the message from Mark Zuckerberg this year, through his words and actions. The Facebook CEO sees the new “social infrastructure” transforming businesses including television, movies, books and music before moving on to traditional sectors such as health care and finance. “When… Read More…

Facebook slapped on the wrist in FTC privacy settlement

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The Federal Trade Commission this morning announced a proposed settlement with Facebook to resolve a series of charges over its privacy practices, simultaneously made public in an eight-count FTC complaint. Laying down the law on the world’s largest social network, the commission says in a news release that Facebook “deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their… Read More…

Book smarts vs. street smarts: Which makes the best startup entrepreneurs? (Infographic)

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Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard to start their respective companies, relying on their enormous intellect and technology experience to change the world. But Sergey Brin and Jerry Yang both received advanced degrees at Stanford, and things turned out pretty well for them. So, what’s an entrepreneur to do? Bypass the educational… Read More…

Facebook doubling down in Seattle, moving to larger office

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Facebook’s Seattle engineering office will move to a new downtown location next year, twice the size of its existing space, to create room for additional growth beyond the 60 engineers it already has working here. “We’re excited to announce that we’re moving to a new office space in downtown Seattle early next year,” said Ari… Read More…