SPOILER ALERT: Fans of The Bachelor may want to stop reading this article. ——– Amazon’s employee roster is already full extremely talented people with serious accolades. Now you can add a Bachelor winner to that list. Catherine Giudici, a visual designer at Amazon, is the latest newlywed of the popular ABC reality show and… Read More…
People just can’t get enough of celebrity gossip and Hollywood scoops, which is good news for Seattle startup Wetpaint. The company announced today that its Wetpaint Entertainment unit is now attracting more than 10 million unique visitors and 50 million page views per month. That’s a huge increase from last April when Wetpaint claimed 15… Read More…
Facebook’s “Like” button has become an integral part of online life, connecting sites around the web back to the social network, helping people send quick signals to their friends — and filling up Facebook’s databases with valuable information about the activities and preference of its users, whether or not those users happen to be aware of… Read More…
A quick rundown of stories and offbeat tidbits catching our attention this morning … Pet and animal lovers can now get all of their comedy offerings in one spot as Cheezburger Network today unveiled Meme Animals. The new site from the Seattle comedy network (best known for I Can Has Cheezburger) is described as a “meme-nagerie of… Read More…
Guest commentary: Since Google+ launched in June of this year, two questions have been on everyone’s mind in the digital community: 1) Can it become a huge success for Google? And 2) Can I use it to make huge success for me? Much has been written about the first question; but very little about the… Read More…
If you are looking for dirt on the cast of Gossip Girl or simply want to keep up with Kardashians, Wetpaint may have the perfect time waster for you. The Seattle media company, which has transformed itself into a hub for celebrity news and gossip, today is officially announcing a new iPhone application that allows… Read More…
Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Ben Elowitz, the CEO of Wetpaint, the Seattle company building an entertainment news and celebrity gossip network makes heavy use of Facebook and other social-networking tools to build and engage with its audience. We talked about the company’s business model and its efforts to build a… Read More…
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap Microsoft’s Windows 8 preview, talk about the latest iPhone 5 rumors, discuss a new entertainment system for airline tray tables, and explain how Amazon.com is bringing daily deals to its Kindle e-reader. Then we talk social media and television with Ben Elowitz, the CEO… Read More…
Here’s a look at some notable hires and people on the move at companies in the Pacific Northwest technology industry. Matt Bell has been named chief operating officer of Pitchbook, a Seattle provider of information and analysis for the private equity industry. Bell is startup veteran, having previously worked at Plumtree, RealNetworks, Azaleos and Skytap…. Read More…
Wetpaint’s recent transition to an entertainment and celebrity gossip site appears to be working. Surprise. Surprise. The Seattle startup, which made the switch last fall, making the transition from its wiki-based network of sites, reported today that its entertainment offerings are now attracting three million unique visitors and 15 million page views per month. It… Read More…
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