Facebook debuts universal gift card you can send to anyone Giving gifts on Facebook has always been a virtual tool, but now the social media giant is unveiling physical, reusable Facebook… Read More
Seattle rocker Chris Ballew needs your childhood memories for a new song We all have childhood memories — some good, others bad. Seattle native Chris Ballew wants yours for a new song… Read More
Menuish helps you find restaurant menus on your phone Like many couples hitting the town for a bite, Chris Eigner and Devon St. Clair started scrolling through their phones to… Read More
Ignition’s Cam Myhrvold: The problem in Seattle isn’t money, it’s the entrepreneurial talent What’s the missing ingredient in Seattle’s startup community? Is it a lack of smart money? Or a lack of solid entrepreneurs?… Read More
Ping-pong is back! Don’t miss GeekWire’s Anniversary Bash There’s nothing like a rousing game of ping-pong — the official pastime of the tech industry — to lift a… Read More
Bill Gates says Steve Jobs was “always cooler than me” Steve Jobs may have been “cooler” than Bill Gates, and that’s OK. The Microsoft co-founder and chairman made his first-ever… Read More
nFluence scores $1.6M to help brands figure out what consumers really want nFluence Media, a Seattle and London startup that allows big consumer brands to collect data on users, has raised an… Read More
B2B startup accelerator 9Mile Labs taps Microsoft VP, veteran VC to lead the charge Sanjay Puri thinks more needs to be done to help entrepreneurs in the Seattle region — one of the reasons… Read More
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team wants to make web developers’ lives easier — really Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has not exactly been the web developer’s friend in years past, with quirks aplenty and “standards” all… Read More
The wisdom of Tom Huseby: Advice and zingers from Seattle’s most quotable VC Tom Huseby knows a thing or two about investing in startups. After all, the former wireless executive now is affiliated… Read More
The San Francisco 49ers are trouncing the Baltimore Ravens … on Microsoft Bing If the number of Bing searches correlates with winning football games, then 49ers fans have reason to be ecstatic. Bing… Read More
Ask Andru: Where is Apple’s innovation? It takes time The day after Apple’s latest earnings call, I got an email from a reader that asked if the days of… Read More
Superman, where you at? Emerald City Comicon website hacked Maybe it was Joker. Possibly Lex Luthor. Could have been Bane. It’s unclear exactly which villain hacked the Emerald City Comicon’s website… Read More
After Symform stint, Matthew Schiltz takes charge at cloud startup Tier 3 Seattle technology executive Matthew Schiltz has landed a new startup gig — just a week after he left cloud storage… Read More
Concur boss Steve Singh touts ‘solid momentum’ as revenues rise 22 percent Concur, the maker of travel and entertainment expense management software, today posted quarterly revenue of $122.8 million, a 22 percent… Read More
Chart: Amazon skyrockets to almost 90,000 employees At the end of 2008, Amazon reached a notable milestone, topping 20,000 employees worldwide. Turns out the company was getting… Read More
Seattle angels on what they look for in entrepreneurs, and why startups fail You’ve got to be able to run through walls, leverage connections and focus on revenue — all while raising money.… Read More
HootSuite’s Ryan Holmes, angel Geoff Entress launch new BC startup incubator Invoke Labs Geoff Entress has the BC bug. The Seattle angel investor is partnering with HootSuite founder Ryan Holmes and others to… Read More
Gas Powered CEO Chris Taylor: “We’ve regrouped and are focused on winning” We’ve been writing about how Gas Powered Games CEO Chris Taylor had to let go of his entire staff due to the… Read More
Bitter Suite: Why it’s so hard to squeeze Microsoft Office into my life Foiled by storage space! My, how appropriate. Tuesday I signed up for the free trial of the new Microsoft Office… Read More
Bill Gates’ Annual Letter: How measurement can change the world Bill Gates published his fifth annual letter today and wrote that accurate measurements and clear goals are the keys to improving the… Read More
Amazon adding 3 new distribution centers in Texas after tax truce Amazon continues to grow and today announced plans to build three new fulfillment centers in Texas, creating more than 1,000… Read More
New phones, new name, new direction: RIM rebrands as Blackberry, unveils two smartphones Talk about a makeover. At the Blackberry 10 event, CEO Thorsten Heins announced today that his company will no longer… Read More
17-BIT’s new ‘Skulls of the Shogun’ bridges Windows 8, Windows Phone, Xbox 360 More than three years in the making, the new Skulls of the Shogun video game from Seattle-based indie game developer… Read More
Dropbox is ‘a fine little startup’ and other gems from Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Steve Ballmer has made a habit of publicly downplaying competitors right before they eat Microsoft’s lunch. His comments about the… Read More
The 10 social media tools that every startup must have Social media has revolutionized the way we communicate. With the revolution has come insane amounts of data, analytics and information… Read More
Struggling Nintendo sells 3 million Wii U consoles, lowers forecasts again Nintendo’s quarterly numbers are out and the company managed to sell 3.06 million Wii U consoles worldwide during the holiday… Read More
TechStars grad FlexMinder raises $1.4 million to better manage healthcare accounts The health care system in the U.S. remains a confusing landscape, which is creating all sorts of new business opportunities.… Read More
We don’t need no stinkin’ VC: Only 24% of acquired tech firms in 2012 were venture-backed We talk a lot around here about the importance of venture capital — the fuel for new business ventures. But… Read More
‘Change My School’ raises money for schools with monthly video contests When his dream of becoming a professional baseball player didn’t pan out, Seattle native Bryce Anderson decided to switch his career… Read More
