Name that Tech Tune for a chance to win an HTC Sensation

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[Update, July 29: Thanks to everyone who entered. Here's the answer and the winner.] This week’s Name that Tech Tune contest is one of the most challenging we’ve ever run, and we’ve lined up a great prize for the person who ultimately wins: an HTC Sensation Android device, courtesy T-Mobile. If you’ve never played before,… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Netflix, Microsoft, EA, and Seattle vs. Portland in tech … and soccer

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Special bonus this week: An early edition of the GeekWire radio show/podcast, including our take on the Netflix price hike; some words from the most quotable Microsoft executive ever; and thoughts on EA’s gigantic buyout of Seattle’s PopCap Games. Our guest in the studio: Rick Turoczy of Portland-area tech news blog Silicon Florist, who joins… Read More…

Rewind: How Penny Arcade is building its business — and how it isn’t

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Our guest this past week on the GeekWire podcast/radio show was Robert Khoo, the president of Penny Arcade — the Seattle company behind the hit Penny Arcade webcomic and the popular Penny Arcade Expos (better known as PAX) in Seattle and Boston. As part of the conversation, we delved into the company’s growth strategy, and… Read More…

Name that Tech Tune: What is this classic arcade game?

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[Updated below with answer and winners] This week on the GeekWire podcast and radio show, we have a new installment of our Name That Tech Tune contest, with an audio clip selected in honor of our in-studio guest, Robert Khoo of Penny Arcade — the Seattle-based media company behind the hit Penny Arcade webcomic and… Read More…

Introducing … GeekWire Radio

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John and I first started podcasting more than a year ago, using some cheap USB headsets, after deciding on a whim to start recording our traditional end-of-the-week drinking sessions. Never did we imagine we’d end up on the radio, but that’s where we’ll be, starting tomorrow, as our GeekWire show makes its debut on air… Read More…

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s strategy, Apple’s iCloud, and Nintendo’s crazy new controller

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This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we recap a big week in tech news — including Jeff Bezos at the Amazon.com shareholders meeting; Apple’s Steve Jobs at the Cupertino City Council; and Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo at the E3 video-game convention. Then we’re joined by journalist Glenn Fleishman to talk about the latest from Apple, including… Read More…

Rewind: Facebook vs. Twitter, and their roles in our lives

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Our guests on the latest GeekWire Podcast were the husband-and-wife duo of Monica Guzman Preston of Intersect and Jason Preston of Parnassus Group — two early adopters and power users of social media. Monica, our former Seattle P-I colleague, has been a model for reporters and others looking to use Twitter to connect with their communities in new ways,… Read More…

GeekWire Podcast: Groupon’s IPO, Microsoft’s Windows 8, and Twitter’s place in the world

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This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Groupon’s IPO, the unveiling of Microsoft’s next Windows version, and the end of the original T-Mobile Sidekick. Then we examine the present and future of Twitter, Facebook and other social media (and much more) with Monica Guzman Preston of Intersect and Jason Preston of Parnassus Group — our… Read More…

Rewind: Keith Smith, BigDoor CEO, on the economics and future of gamification

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Our guest this past week on the GeekWire Podcast was Keith Smith, CEO of BigDoor, a Seattle company bringing the principles of video games to the world of online publishing, with badges, leaderboards and other rewards for users of traditional websites. He talked about the company’s new deal with Major League Baseball, the underlying economies of… Read More…

GeekWire Podcast: Gamification, Chromebooks, and Microsoft’s Skype deal finally explained

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This week on the GeekWire Podcast we explore the world of gamification with guest Keith Smith, CEO of BigDoor, a Seattle company bringing the principles of video games — badges, rewards, leaderboard, etc. — to the world of online publishing. In our weekly news roundup we dive into the big news of the week, Microsoft’s agreement… Read More…