Happy Earth Day: These Seattle startups are helping us go green

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Today is the day to celebrate the lush green Earth and do what we can to keep it fresh. How does Earth Day relate to Seattle’s startups? The kind folks over at WhitePages show us with a neat little infographic below. They looked at four local companies that, by way of their business models, are saving… Read More…

Facebook reverses stance after blocking Microsoft and WhitePages from sponsoring Startup Weekend

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Teams of developers, designers and entrepreneurs are heads-down at Facebook’s Seattle engineering outpost on this rainy Sunday for Startup Weekend — a 54-hour marathon that brings people together from across the industry to turn ideas into prototypes and potentially even new companies. These events are organized around the world, spearheaded by the Seattle-based nonprofit Startup Weekend… Read More…

WhitePages Current Caller ID now lets you block calls, texts

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The WhitePages Current Caller ID Android app, which displays not only the names of callers but also their location and social media updates, just received an update that allows you to easily block unwanted calls and texts. The app now features a “block” button when you get a call or text from someone you would rather… Read More…

LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke, angel Geoff Entress join board of WhitePages

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WhitePages has been around the startup block a few times, and now the 16-year-old Seattle company is injecting a bit of new blood. The company today is announcing that it has added Seattle angel investor Geoff Entress, an investor in about 50 startups in the region, and LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke to the board. “We’ve excelled… Read More…

WhitePages CEO spreads awareness about school shootings with online database

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Thanks to heavy media coverage, most people are familiar with mass school shootings at Columbine, Virginia Tech, and now, Newtown. But there are many other tragic stories that often go unheard. To remedy this, WhitePages CEO Alex Algard created StopTheShootings.org in 2009. In light of the recent Newtown tragedy, Algard re-launched the website to spread… Read More…

Time’s top apps of 2012: WhitePages makes the cut with Current Caller ID

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It’s an age-old tradition in journalism to come up with top 10 lists at this time of year. And Time magazine just released the big kahuna of all lists with everything from movies to books to worst Tweets. Of course, since we now live in an app-centric world, they didn’t overlook the tiny applications that make… Read More…

WhitePages Mailer uses Facebook profiles to track down mailing addresses

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Lots of people — 88 percent, in fact — do not post an address to their Facebook profiles and it makes sense. We don’t want our personal information floating out there in the social network world. But that makes it difficult for those using Facebook to gather addresses for holiday cards, invitations and announcements. WhitePages, however,… Read More…

WhitePages updates Android app with social features

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First, WhitePages introduced a caller ID app that displayed not only the names of callers but also their location and social media updates. Now, with its updated WhitePages Android app, new social and discovery features make it easier to find the closest hotel or see what your friends are up to. Based on your mobile location,… Read More…

Ex-WhitePages execs start Meritshare, a new way to reward top-performers

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Technology companies are pulling out all of the stops to recruit talented engineers, designers and developers. But that’s only part of the problem. While many companies spend countless hours finding the best and brightest minds, they often forget that they also have to work hard to retain the people they’ve worked so hard to locate… Read More…

CarDomain Network sold to Source Interlink Media

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[Correction: This post has been updated to correct the identity of the sellers.] CarDomain Network Inc. has been sold to Source Interlink Media, a Southern California media company with dozens of niche publications, websites and other products geared toward car fanatics, action sport junkies, home technology geeks and other enthusiast communities. Launched in 1998 by… Read More…