Google glasses ban; a sonic-powered vibrator; and other top stories of the month

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Here’s a look back at the top stories of the month on GeekWire. Thanks for tuning in everyone, and for being a part of the GeekWire community. Happy Easter, and hope to see everyone April 11th at the GeekWire Meetup and Radio Show. No Google Glasses allowed, declares Seattle dive bar (58 comments, 552 Tweets)… Read More…

A Google graveyard; Bill Gates’ next big bet; Geek Madness; and other top posts of the week

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We’ve had a busy few days here at GeekWire — launching our new events calendar; opening nominations for the May 9th GeekWire Awards; and announcing plans for the first-ever live performance of the GeekWire radio show. (Yes, it’s going to be a fun one, so get your tickets now). But we’ve also been busy pumping out fresh… Read More…

Valve founder Gabe Newell on Linux; geeky maps; and other top posts of the month

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Well, GeekWire readers really must have a burning desire to study cartography. Maps were the hot topic on GeekWire during the month of February, from a rendering of the streets of Seattle post Zombie apocalypse to the tech startups in Pioneer Square to what Tweets have to say about Seattle neighborhoods. Those were three of… Read More…

The top 10 posts of the week: A Windows Phone app developer tells his story and more

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It’s been a busy week here at GeekWire. We launched our new annual membership program and unveiled Tableau CEO Christian Chabot as the speaker for our February 13th Meetup. We also had plenty to cover on the editorial front — from new apps to the Windows Azure accelerator Demo Day to a slate of startups that emerged from… Read More…

Top posts: A sexually-charged video promoting Windows Azure leads the charts

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Who knew that a video of a cheesy dance routine from a developer’s conference in Norway promoting Microsoft’s Windows Azure would grab so much attention. But that video, which we described as “raunchy” and GeekWire readers called “inappropriate”  and ”weird,” led the charts for the month of June. The post set off an active discussion, touching on everything from… Read More…

Top 15 stories for March: Angry Birds on the Space Needle; etc.

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Who knew that a PR stunt by a Finnish game studio tied to Seattle’s iconic landmark would drive so much attention and interest? But that’s what happened when Rovio, maker of Angry Birds, quietly touted a mysterious event at the Space Needle this month in order to drive interest in their new game: Angry Birds… Read More…

A whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on: The top 10 posts in February

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Sometimes, it’s just a little hard to catch our breath around here at the GeekWire HQ. And February was certainly one of those months. A lot of the things we’ve been working on in the past few weeks aren’t quite ready for public consumption, but gosh darn are we excited about the fun things we’ve… Read More…

A record month at GeekWire, but it’s still ‘day one’

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Whoa, can we finally catch our breath? Todd Bishop and I have been covering the technology beat around these parts for a long time, and neither of us has bumped into an October quite like the one we just experienced. Things took an unexpected turn on the afternoon of October 5th when a TV news… Read More…

Amazon’s outage, Jesse Jackson Jr.’s iPad rant and other top stories of the month

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From biting guest posts to the legalities of non-compete agreements to the unusual rants of politicians, April was a big month for GeekWire. We recorded more than half a million page views and finished the month as one of the top 15 sites on TechMeme, big milestones for our first full month in business. But… Read More…