When I was in middle school I saw a fantastic one act play called Sure Thing by David Ives. The premise is simple – a guy approaches a woman at… Read More
Dealing a blow to Barnes & Noble’s defense vs. Microsoft in a closely watched patent case, an International Trade Commission administrative law judge today issued a preliminary ruling against the bookseller’s… Read More
Amazon.com has been hiring employees at a rapid pace over the last two years, and the job numbers in the company’s latest earnings report continue the trend. Amazon added 4,900… Read More
The rivalry between Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com escalated sharply this afternoon as B&N lashed out against Amazon’s push for exclusive digital book deals with publishers and authors — saying… Read More
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman is known for his colorful, erudite and oftentimes controversial remarks when it comes to startups, business and entrepreneurship. And so it was with some anticipation that I attended… Read More
Amazon.com’s net sales climbed 35 percent during the fourth quarter, reaching $17.43 billion, according to financial results just released by the Seattle company. However, that was below the $18.2 billion Wall Street… Read More
I woke up, went to the window, saw the new blanket of snow, and knew exactly what I wanted to do next: Tweet. If this had been Saturday, or Monday,… Read More
As journalists and participants in the Pacific Northwest tech community, we’ve long believed that Seattle deserves a world-class tech conference that involves people not only from our region but also from other tech… Read More
Earlier this month, we reported on how some of the biggest venture capital firms just keep getting bigger as more money consolidates in the hands of fewer players. And that… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s philanthropic efforts don’t get quite as much attention as the sweeping global health efforts of Bill Gates. And part of the reason for that is that… Read More
The battle over online real estate listings is starting to heat up again. Jim Abbott, president of the Abbott Realty Group and a 20-year real estate veteran in San Diego,… Read More
Yapta has named GameHouse president Matt Hulett to the board, part of an ongoing transformation of the Seattle startup from a consumer travel company to one focused on business-to-business services.… Read More
For all of the advances in computer operating systems and web browsers over the last decade, walking into some companies in 2012 can feel like a time warp, and not… Read More
T-Mobile USA says it will start offering the Square mobile credit-card reader in selected stores as part of an effort to court small business customers. The company says it’s the… Read More
Treemo Labs has developed some high-quality custom iPhone and iPad apps for the likes of 60 Minutes, Beyonce and Nirvana. Now, the Seattle company is looking to build on those… Read More
You’ve heard the stories of the tight labor market, and read about some of the unusual gimmicks (and even cash bounties) companies have rolled out to attract top engineers and… Read More
Microsoft and General Electric, which last month announced plans to form a new health-care technology company, have filed a series of trademark applications for the word “Caradigm” — laying claim… Read More
Here’s a key question for Ask.com: Can it find a way to compete against the likes of Google and Microsoft’s Bing? The 16-year-old Internet search company, which repositioned last year… Read More
Editor’s Note: Seattle-based writer and consultant Matt Fikse filed this dispatch from Europe, where he’s tracking the talks over the economic crisis. Brussels, Jan. 30: The world hopes for leaders to emerge… Read More
Josh Breeds started a Web hosting company at the age of 10, picking up business lessons from his entrepreneurial father. Now, at the ripe old-age of 22, Breeds is back in… Read More
It was a modest amount in the scheme of things — a $240 million investment by Microsoft in Facebook in 2007, valuing the social network at $15 billion at the… Read More
After Apple reported its blockbuster $46 billion revenue quarter last week, we had a bit of fun here at GeekWire with the headline: “Apple posts three Yahoos, two Googles and… Read More
Should REI start sweating about Amazon.com, its new neighbor in the South Lake Union neighborhood? Job postings from Amazon’s Quidsi unit indicate that the company may be getting ready to put… Read More
In this digital era, there’s certainly no shortage of customer feedback when it comes to the interactions at brick-and-mortar retail stores. Venuelabs, a Seattle area startup led by former Microsoft… Read More
Microsoft this morning launched a technical preview of the next generation of its Office programs — releasing the products to a selected group of customers who will test them privately… Read More
Hook ’em while they’re young. That could very well be the code-name of a partnership announced today between Microsoft and TechStars, the high-tech incubator which operates programs in Seattle, Boulder,… Read More
One of the key things we’ll be closely tracking on Tuesday during Amazon.com’s earnings call will be the overall performance of the company’s Kindle line, specifically the recently introduced Kindle… Read More
Lots of online mapping services tell people how to get someplace. A new Google Maps mashup, developed by Seattle-based Clarian Labs, also tells drivers how fast (or slow) they should… Read More
An unlikely alliance of online giants, including rival email services Microsoft Hotmail and Google Gmail, announced this morning that they’re working together on a new strategy to crack down on… Read More