Meetups, tweetups, events, oh my! Why it’s still worth showing up To understand why in-person connections still matter in a digital world, look no further than your friendly neighborhood tech scene. That’s… Read More
First rule of combat robotics: It is inherently dangerous The first rule of combat robotics is: You don’t talk about combat robotics. Actually, that’s not really true. The first… Read More
Gnomedex back from another near-death experience Fans of Chris Pirillo’s Gnomedex conference will be happy to hear that it’s coming back for at least one more… Read More
Seattle entrepreneurs put their best pitch forward at Startup Riot Seattle startup Chewsy and two dozen other startup companies are getting the chance to present their companies today at Startup… Read More
Fan bikes, hovercrafts and other wacky inventions from Seattle’s ThingOut geek fest What do true geeks do on a hot summer afternoon? Of course, they bring their homegrown inventions out of the… Read More
Release your inner geek: Weekend events offer something for the dork in all of us Geek levels will be absolutely off the charts on Saturday in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood as a series of events promise… Read More
A few tips for companies thinking about going global International markets can offer technology companies significant opportunities to expand and diversify their product and service offerings, increase brand awareness… Read More
Social innovators to compete for $150,000 in prize money Can you do well, by doing good? An upcoming event — hosted by Social Venture Partners — will highlight entrepreneurial… Read More
The dreaded ‘G’ word: Gamification I’ve been spending a portion of the week at the Casual Connect conference in downtown Seattle, a three-day extravaganza which… Read More
Dave Roberts just sold PopCap for $1.3 billion, so why does he hate the casual games biz You’d think that Dave Roberts would be all smiles when it comes to the prospects of the casual gaming business.… Read More
Calling all golf geeks I am a bit of hack when it comes to golf, but I still like to get on the links… Read More
Nerd Notes: McGinn loves the Leaf; Tomato Battle in Seattle; Comcast bans a data hog; and much more •Mike McGinn is going electric. The Seattle Mayor today announced that the city has added five new Nissan Leaf electric… Read More
Get Your BBQ On: Startup Weekend to host July 25th bash The appearance of that strange glowing orb in the sky means one thing for sun-starved Seattleites: It’s BBQ time. And… Read More
Mobile Web vs. Native Apps One of the big debates in the development world right now is whether mobile phone users will access games, books,… Read More
Seattle Business IT Awards: A call for nominations GeekWire is excited to partner with Seattle Business Magazine for the first annual IT Awards, a celebration of the leading… Read More
A SXSW for Seattle? Northwest geeks tout new interactive conference For years, Seattle techies have trekked to Austin to participate in the SXSW music, film and interactive conference. But why… Read More
Video: Dan Savage takes aim at Rick Santorum, Tracy Morgan at Webby Awards Dan Savage’s social media campaign, “It Gets Better,” has sparked thousands of supportive videos in an effort to eradicate bullying… Read More
Pathable raises cash to make real-world events more social Even with the rise of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, people still like to conduct business in face-to-face meetings at conferences… Read More
Seattle Symphony’s ode to video games: The music of Halo, Zelda and Mario Forget about Brahms, Beethoven or Bach. The Seattle Symphony is bringing some other classics — with names like Mario, Master… Read More
Geek Pride Day: Why it’s OK to let your geek flag fly (Charts) As you might imagine, we here at GeekWire gave a lot of thought to the meaning of the word “geek”… Read More
Seattle Retro Gaming Expo this weekend: ‘The coolest thing since that show Alf’ That console over there and many of those games occupied so many hours of my youth, it’s almost hard to… Read More
Are iPads mobile devices? A few experts weigh in Are iPads and other tablet computers mobile devices? That was one of the lively discussions today at the MobileNorthwest conference in… Read More
Alliance of Angels chooses LiquidPlanner as startup Company of the Year Over the past seven years, The Alliance of Angels has picked one startup company that represents the promise of the… Read More
A night at the Seattle 2.0 Awards: Watch the speeches of the 10 winners Seattle’s startup community partied Thursday night at the annual Seattle 2.0 Awards, a celebration of the region’s top tinkerers, geeks,… Read More
Meet the four finalists for Zino’s $50,000 ‘green investment’ prize Twenty one entrepreneurs in the areas of clean tech, green IT, energy efficiency and more competed at the ZINO Society’s… Read More
Apple Trivia: Win tickets to see ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs’ We’ve long been fans of actor Mike Daisey, dating back to his hilarious (and scathing) monologue: “21 Dog Years: Doing… Read More
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
The Daily What, Zillow and Justin Bieber nominated for Webbys Nominations were released this week for the 15th annual Webby Awards, the Oscars-style bash for Internet innovation, creativity and other… Read More
Two Days in Silicon Valley: An inside look at 23 startups from Dave McClure’s Demo Days I’ve been thinking a lot about passion lately — passion for ideas, teams, the shared pursuit of common goals. More… Read More
Coming soon to our local Laser Dome: Bieber Fever Seattle’s Pacific Science Center Laser Dome is one of our favorite local attractions — a geeky night out that everyone… Read More
