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Apr 22, 2011, 9:15 AM

SnuggleCloud hopes to connect couples trapped in long distance relationships

Seattle entrepreneur Emily Marshall can speak to the pain of long distance relationships. Her fiancé lives more than 2,000 miles… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 6:02 PM

Amazon.com’s real problem isn’t the outage, it’s the communication

Guest Commentary: Like many companies running on Amazon’s Web Services, BigDoor has been affected by the AWS outage today.  And… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 3:42 PM

Rewind: UW’s Ed Lazowska on the engineering talent crunch

Our guest this past week on the GeekWire Podcast was Ed Lazowska, the longtime computer science professor who holds the… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 3:03 PM

Impinj files for $100 million IPO

For the second time this week, a Seattle technology company has filed to go public. This time it is Impinj,… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 1:18 PM

Earthquake-proof desk designed to withstand one million pounds of debris

The next time the “big one” hits, wouldn’t it be nice if there was a steel-plated desk (complete with oxygen… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 12:01 PM

Avalara scores $14 million to automate sales tax collection, sets goal for $100 million in revenue

Collecting sales tax can be a real pain for merchants. But Avalara wants to make that process, well, a little… Read More

Apr 21, 2011, 9:57 AM

Urbandipity: A social network to connect people in the real world

Sometimes you just can’t find a friend to go to the ball game, the sushi restaurant or the lecture at… Read More

Apr 20, 2011, 9:43 PM

Naveen Jain’s next big thing: Own a piece of the moon?

Naveen Jain is looking to save planet Earth by reaching for the moon. The Seattle Internet entrepreneur emerged today as… Read More

Apr 20, 2011, 12:18 PM

ManDeals launches new daily deal site, just for the dudes

Like most guys, Coby Dilling loves a good deal. But when his wife signed him up for Groupon last November,… Read More

Apr 20, 2011, 8:03 AM

Obama to tout Startup America, entrepreneurship at Facebook ‘Town Hall’

President Barack Obama today plans to host a Town Hall event at Facebook’s headquarters in Silicon Valley in a move… Read More

Apr 19, 2011, 5:19 PM

Curbed and Eater hit Seattle, dish scoops to real estate nerds, foodies

Seattle has long been a center of hyperlocal news experimentation, from gritty upstarts like MyBallard.com and The West Seattle Blog… Read More

Apr 19, 2011, 2:18 PM

Looking to make Seattle buildings efficient, Mayor McGinn launches Community Power Works program

Mayor Mike McGinn today kicked off his support of the Community Power Works program, an effort to create “green jobs” and… Read More

Apr 19, 2011, 9:45 AM

Seattle startup community mourns passing of Tom Music

It is with great sadness that I report that Tom Music has died at the age of 31 after a… Read More

Apr 19, 2011, 8:00 AM

Maveron, Ram Shriram, Hugh Crean and others invest $6 million in Decide.com

Some of the top venture capital firms and angel investors in Seattle and Silicon Valley are tossing their financial muscle… Read More

Apr 19, 2011, 1:16 AM

Cheezburger Network’s latest book celebrates the best ‘DIY disasters’

Cheezburger Network may be the master of online comedy snippets, surprises and hijinks. But the Seattle Internet company, which just… Read More

Apr 18, 2011, 9:18 PM

Growth spurt continues at DataSphere; hyperlocal blog platform to hire 220 in Ariz.

DataSphere Technologies may specialize in hyperlocal advertising. But the Bellevue company is undergoing  what can only be described as …… Read More

Apr 18, 2011, 3:45 PM

Mobile commerce: Innovation in Africa, by way of Seattle

Femi Akinde, the CEO and founder of Seattle-based technology company SlimTrader, is one of the speakers Wednesday afternoon during a… Read More

Apr 18, 2011, 2:20 PM

Groupon gobbles up Pelago, but plans to unplug its mobile check-in app Whrrl

Groupon is pushing deeper into the mobile world today, gobbling up Seattle startup Pelago for an undisclosed price. Tricia Duryee… Read More

Apr 18, 2011, 11:34 AM

Zillow.com files to go public, beats Trulia to the punch

It has been a long dry spell. But a Seattle Internet company is finally getting ready to take the IPO… Read More

Apr 17, 2011, 11:04 AM

GeekWire Month #1: Hanging with Lesley Stahl and getting the word out

Growing up in the Cook household, Sunday night meant two things: Coccia House pizza and “60 Minutes.” So, you can… Read More

Apr 17, 2011, 9:22 AM

Root beer peeing unicorns, and other comments of the week

Some lively discussions erupted on GeekWire this week as members of the tech community debated what it will take to… Read More

Apr 16, 2011, 10:59 AM

GeekWire Podcast: 60 Minutes, Zynga, and what’s hot in computer science now

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we talk about the time we spent with a “60 Minutes” crew, the opening… Read More

Apr 15, 2011, 10:15 AM

Rewind: Andy Sack on startups, TechStars and the promise of Seattle’s tech scene

Joining us for our latest GeekWire Podcast was Andy Sack of TechStars Seattle, Founders Co-op and Revenue Loan — the… Read More

Apr 15, 2011, 1:45 AM

Meet Neil Roseman: The ex-Amazon exec leading the charge for Zynga in Seattle

Neil Roseman probably could have used his technical talents to build a new startup company in Seattle. Instead, the former… Read More

Apr 14, 2011, 3:33 PM

Why Seattle needs to create the next Zynga or Facebook

Guest Commentary: Last week, Forbes published its annual Midas List, ranking the top 100 tech investors. While these types of lists make… Read More

Apr 14, 2011, 11:08 AM

Seattle venture capitalists remain optimistic even as dollar volumes slump

I was chatting with a Seattle venture capitalist this week about the state of early-stage investing in the region. His… Read More

Apr 14, 2011, 8:31 AM

Seattle Art Museum sues MOD Systems over unpaid rent

Troubles continue to mount for MOD Systems. The Seattle Art Museum has filed a lawsuit against the maker of digital… Read More

Apr 13, 2011, 1:32 PM

Avvo CEO Mark Britton named to the board of Orbitz

It’s been a little while since Avvo co-founder Mark Britton worked in the travel business. But he’ll be dusting off… Read More

Apr 13, 2011, 1:05 PM

Chart: Another record year for online advertising

Despite a rocky economy, more dollars continue to shift to online advertising. And that could be good news for a… Read More

Apr 13, 2011, 12:37 PM

ExtraHop names Palvi Mehta as CFO, continues hiring spree

ExtraHop Networks is adding some horsepower in the executives offices, tapping former RadioFrame and Newpath Networks executive Palvi Mehta as… Read More

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