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May 22, 2012, 7:41 AM

Brand values of Apple and Facebook soar, while Amazon and Microsoft retreat

You just can’t compete with that iconic Apple logo. For the second year in a row, Apple was named the… Read More

May 21, 2012, 6:07 PM

Study: The IPO slow down is costing the U.S. jobs

Facebook’s initial public offering last week has sparked a new conversation about IPOs. But what really does it mean when… Read More

May 21, 2012, 2:12 PM

Facebook drops below Amazon in value with 11% plunge

One of the interesting parts of Facebook’s Wall Street debut was the fact that the social network was initially considered… Read More

May 21, 2012, 1:09 PM

E-books: Replacement for physical books, or ‘adjunct’?

Waterstones, the largest UK bookstore chain, announced this morning that it would be partnering with Amazon to sell the Kindle… Read More

May 21, 2012, 7:39 AM

Deal with the ‘devil’? UK’s biggest bookseller partners with Amazon to sell Kindle

Six months ago, James Daunt, the managing director of big UK bookstore chain Waterstones, had this to say about Amazon: “They never… Read More

May 18, 2012, 10:02 AM

A first: Amazon tops Hulu in U.S. online video viewers

New rankings for the U.S. online video market, released by comScore Networks this morning, come with a surprise: Amazon.com has… Read More

May 17, 2012, 3:09 PM

Report: Amazon touting ad space on the Kindle Fire home screen

We’ve known for some time now that Amazon.com wants to get a bigger chunk of the high-margin advertising business, a… Read More

May 17, 2012, 1:05 PM

Hedge fund manager who wanted Steve Ballmer to resign calls Amazon’s future ‘a riddle’

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn just can’t stop slamming Seattle area companies. A few days after his Greenlight Capital fund… Read More

May 17, 2012, 12:06 PM

Seattle top in the nation for tech job growth, study finds

A new analysis by Forbes ranks the Seattle region No. 1 in the country for technology job growth, crediting the region… Read More

May 17, 2012, 9:25 AM

Groupon hires ex-Amazon GM to lead Seattle office

Groupon is the latest tech giant to plant a flag in Seattle, opening an office in Seattle’s International District with… Read More

May 16, 2012, 2:54 PM

For sale: Lendle e-book lending service for Amazon Kindle

The creators of the Lendle e-book lending service for Amazon Kindle put up a “for sale” sign this afternoon in… Read More

May 15, 2012, 2:54 PM

Consumer suit vs. Apple and book publishers gets the go-ahead

It’s game on for a class-action lawsuit against Apple and several major publishers accused of colluding to illegally fix prices… Read More

May 15, 2012, 6:50 AM

The nation’s most well-read cities, as ranked by Amazon.com

Residents of Boulder, Colo., were singled out a year ago by Amazon.com for ordering more cooking, food and wine books… Read More

May 14, 2012, 1:59 PM

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos backs Behance, a place for artists to showcase their talents

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Union Square Ventures and angel investor Dave McClure are among the investors pumping $6.5 million into Behance,… Read More

May 13, 2012, 10:03 AM

Jeff Bezos in a tux? Amazon tries to find its fit in fashion

Here’s something we’ve never seen before. From khakis and door desks to a tuxedo on the red carpet, the transformation… Read More

May 11, 2012, 3:02 PM

Nordstrom pays the price for bigger e-commerce investment

Nordstrom is making a large investment in its e-commerce initiatives, spending even more than it had planned to better compete… Read More

May 10, 2012, 2:24 PM

Can Harry Potter reverse Amazon Kindle’s bad spell?

New clues suggest that Amazon’s Kindle e-reader business have been suffering more than has been letting on — with E Ink… Read More

May 9, 2012, 1:48 PM

Ready, Indian food fans? A Vij’s offshoot to open in ‘Amazonland’ with help from Paul Allen

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has added a lot to the Seattle landscape over the years, from the Seattle Seahawks to… Read More

May 9, 2012, 7:22 AM

Dog-friendly Amazon plans a place for pooches in new downtown Seattle campus

Amazon.com has long been known as a workplace where dogs are welcome, so long as their owners abide by certain… Read More

May 8, 2012, 9:00 PM

Amazon tops e-retail satisfaction survey with highest score ever

Amazon.com has few physical touch points with its customers, operating somewhat mysteriously from its headquarters in Seattle’s South Lake Union… Read More

May 7, 2012, 5:17 PM

Amazon vs. Nordstrom: Call in the fashion police for another crosstown rivalry

We wondered what the heck was going on a few weeks ago when Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos was named the… Read More

May 4, 2012, 2:49 PM

Green space and glass: Amazon’s vision for its new downtown Seattle campus

Architects for Amazon.com have submitted new drawings that show, in much greater detail, the company’s plans for three new… Read More

May 4, 2012, 7:16 AM

Amazon’s Kindle Fire slips to 4% of worldwide tablet market

The Kindle Fire may have captured more than 50 percent of the Android tablet market in the U.S., according to… Read More

May 3, 2012, 1:28 PM

Facebook sets IPO range: Social networking giant to be valued at more than $75 billion

Facebook is getting one step closer to becoming a publicly-traded company, with the social networking powerhouse today disclosing in a… Read More

May 2, 2012, 1:31 PM

Amazon’s new CloudDrive app still leans heavily on web

One of the nice things about storage services Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft SkyDrive is the ability to upload, browse… Read More

May 2, 2012, 10:53 AM

Twilio partners with Microsoft’s Windows Azure

Twillio, the cloud-based communications upstart led by former Amazon.com employee Jeff Lawson, has inked a partnership that could bring its communications… Read More

May 2, 2012, 9:00 AM

Next up on Amazon.com: A casting call for original comedy and kid’s shows

Word has quietly been leaking out over the past few weeks that Amazon.com plans to expand into original video content,… Read More

May 2, 2012, 6:30 AM

Report: Target to dump Kindle

This could get very interesting, especially in light of the new alliance between Barnes & Noble and Microsoft. The Verge reports… Read More

May 1, 2012, 1:45 PM

Amazon completes Kiva deal, welcomes its new warehouse robot overlords

Amazon today finished its $775 million purchase of Kiva Systems, the Massachusetts-based maker of automation technology for fulfillment centers —… Read More

May 1, 2012, 4:00 AM

This M&A expert predicted Microsoft’s tie-up with Barnes & Noble 4 months ago

So often in the tech industry, industry pundits make predictions and get things dead wrong. But Nat Burgess, president of… Read More