Microsoft Bing adds Quora answers to its social sidebar

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Microsoft is adding content from top contributors on the Quora question-and-answer site to the “social sidebar” on its Bing search results pages, trying to boost the usefulness of the feature. The results show up under the “People Who Know” section of the sidebar. For example, a search for “Harry Potter” on Bing now brings up a link… Read More…

Amazon.com quietly acquires the social shopping whizzes at Quorus

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A few weeks ago, we reported that Quorus co-founder Logan Bowers had left the upstart to become a senior software engineer at Amazon.com. Well, as it turns out, the former Zillow and Expedia developer will have some familiar faces hanging around the Amazon offices. GeekWire has learned that Amazon not only hired Bowers, but gobbled… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Kindle Fire, Post-it Wars, Legos, cool apps, and Startup Weekend EDU

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On this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, we figure out the meaning of the Kindle Fire, recap Seattle’s startup “Post-it Wars,” and get ready for BrickCon this weekend at Seattle Center. Our guest in the studio is Dave Schappell of TeachStreet, an organizer of this weekend’s Startup Weekend Seattle EDU, who talks with us about the state… Read More…

Looking to take on Quora, Avvo rebrands as a Q&A site

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When former Expedia executive Mark Britton founded Avvo in 2007, the goal was to create an online directory and ranking system of attorneys. The Seattle company continues to offer that service — along with a directory of doctors. But Avvo is now putting a bigger emphasis on its Q&A forum, redesigning its home page to… Read More…