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Aug 23, 2012, 10:43 AM

Facebook’s iPhone and iPad app goes native to boost speed

Facebook today rolled out new versions of its iPhone and iPad apps, moving away from web-centric HTML5 code and instead… Read More

Aug 17, 2012, 4:01 PM

This week in Facebook: Stock lows and ‘Sub-Zero’ back-up plans

Wow, what another crummy week for the social media master Facebook. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that Facebook stock… Read More

Aug 10, 2012, 2:13 PM

REI, LinkedIn land in top 10 places for work-life balance; Facebook falls off

When employers dangle salaries and signing bonuses and Justin Bieber songs in front of prospective employees, they might just want… Read More

Aug 8, 2012, 9:26 AM

Study: 40 percent of top brands active on Instagram

Instagram, the image-sharing social network that’s in the process of being acquired by Facebook for $1 billion, is getting active… Read More

Aug 7, 2012, 8:42 AM

Facebook tests UK gambling in possible preview for US

The characters are cuddly, but don’t let those wobbly eyes fool you — the stakes in this Facebook game are… Read More

Aug 7, 2012, 4:30 AM

Cloud telephony startup Infratel lands $3M, adds ‘click-to-call’ to Facebook pages

Infratel, a Seattle startup that provides cloud-based telephony services to small businesses, has raised $3 million in startup financing. Investors… Read More

Jul 30, 2012, 1:01 PM

Facebook meets Excel: Microsoft seeks patent on social networking inside spreadsheets

Last year, a Facebook application called HardlyWork.in made news by providing an alternative interface for the social network — putting… Read More

Jul 27, 2012, 10:05 AM

Amazon, Google and Facebook among the top 25 toughest places to interview

We’ve heard stories about the grueling interview process at Amazon.com, spread over days and including tough questions from managers. Now,… Read More

Jul 26, 2012, 9:00 AM

Vizify turns your ‘ugly’ social media pages into a hip presence

The way Vizify CEO Todd Silverstein sees it, social media pages are “cluttered, ugly and noisy.” In other words, the… Read More

Jul 24, 2012, 11:49 AM

Facebook expects to see more ‘core’ video games

Facebook may be known for Zynga’s FarmVille and other laid-back games, but there’s a big opportunity for third-party developers to… Read More

Jul 22, 2012, 11:01 PM

Report: Facebook not trusted as much as Amazon or Google

A new poll out by Harris Interactive finds that more U.S. adults feel comfortable sharing personal information with Amazon.com and Google… Read More

Jul 17, 2012, 10:34 PM

Washington state becomes first to offer voter registration via Facebook

Facebook just isn’t about browsing photos of friends. A new initiative in Washington state actually might have a higher purpose:… Read More

Jul 14, 2012, 7:39 AM

Podcast: Amazon, Microsoft, and how search is going social

Can your Facebook friends really help you find better information on the web? That’s one of the questions we explore… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 5:27 PM

Yep, your ex will see that: Facebook is becoming even more transparent

In the rough ‘n’ tumble world of online dating, there has always been one cringeworthy function on most sites —… Read More

Jul 6, 2012, 2:11 PM

Yahoo and Facebook settle suit, expand partnership

Yahoo exorcised another remnant of Scott Thompson’s reign today, settling the patent litigation that he launched against Facebook during his short… Read More

Jun 25, 2012, 2:02 PM

Facebook names Sheryl Sandberg to board, its first woman director

Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, has joined the company’s board of directors. She becomes the first female… Read More

Jun 22, 2012, 10:00 AM

Digital photo organizer ThisLife lands $2.75M from Madrona

There’s no shortage of places to store your digital photos, from Facebook to Flickr to Instagram to Google’s Picassa to… Read More

Jun 21, 2012, 10:15 AM

Twitter outage: Don’t know what you got until it’s gone

Twitter appears to be gradually coming back online after an outage this morning that lasted at least a half-hour for… Read More

Jun 20, 2012, 4:21 PM

Casino giant IGT goes social, launches Vegas slot machine favorite on Facebook

International Game Technologies — which purchased Seattle social game maker Double Down Interactive for up to $500 million in January… Read More

Jun 18, 2012, 10:51 AM

Facebook buys facial recognition startup Face.com

In a deal that was widely anticipated, Facebook announced today that it has acquired facial recognition upstart Face.com. TechCrunch reports… Read More

Jun 15, 2012, 8:57 AM

PopCap Games cancels Bejeweled Blitz on Google+

PopCap Games is pulling its popular Bejeweled Blitz puzzle game from Google+, saying that it wants to focus efforts on… Read More

Jun 14, 2012, 12:42 PM

Advertising vets raise cash for Blab, promises to make Facebook ads more effective

There’s been a lot of chatter in recent weeks about the effectiveness of Facebook advertising, with General Motors recently pulling… Read More

Jun 6, 2012, 8:06 AM

Madrona’s Matt McIlwain: Silicon Valley has a bad case of indigestion and may be ready for a correction

On Tuesday, we caught up with Madrona’s Matt McIlwain to talk about his firm’s new $300 million venture fund and… Read More

Jun 5, 2012, 9:46 AM

Good times vs. bad times: What’s the mood of the tech industry in wake of Facebook’s IPO?

On the surface, things look pretty good in the tech industry. Amazon.com has openings for 1,000 positions in Seattle, and… Read More

Jun 4, 2012, 9:23 AM

Boss signing in to your Facebook account? There’s a law for that

Legislatures, state and federal, are starting to react to the trend of employers — at least the creepy employers —… Read More

Jun 2, 2012, 7:52 AM

GeekWire Radio: Windows 8 rant, Facebook revisited, and the story behind the JoeyBra

We’ve got a ton of stories to talk about this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, starting with… Read More

May 31, 2012, 6:09 PM

Silicon Valley Bank’s Greg Becker: Why Facebook’s stock fall may be a good thing

Greg Becker, an affable Midwesterner from Fort Wayne, Indiana, has perhaps one of the most unique vantage points into the inner… Read More

May 31, 2012, 8:42 AM

Facebook’s first 8 days: One of the worst tech debuts we’ve seen

Just how bad has Facebook’s stock performance been since its IPO? Well, consider the visualization below from Tableau Software’s Daniel… Read More

May 29, 2012, 2:53 PM

Another bad day: Facebook shares tumble nearly 10%

Investors are continuing to hammer Facebook just 11 days after its initial public offering, sending the stock of the social… Read More

May 27, 2012, 10:03 AM

We just joined the 10,000 club on Facebook

We’ve been hard at work building GeekWire over the past 16 months, striving to bring you top-notch technology news and… Read More