If you enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner yesterday, own a smartphone and are active on social media, chances are you snapped a few photos and shared them across your networks. That happened… Read More
A study from Seattle-based social media analytics startup Simply Measured makes it clear that if your company isn’t on Instagram, you’re certainly late to the party. Of the Interband top 100 brands,… Read More
When it started, the name “Chirpify” suited the Twitter world perfectly. But things are going well for the Portland-based startup, and Chirpify announced today that it is expanding to Facebook’s… Read More
Live tweeting from events isn’t new. You’ve probably seen it happen on your Twitter feed from sporting events, political debates and tech shows, just to name a few. But here’s… Read More
Instagram, the image-sharing social network that’s in the process of being acquired by Facebook for $1 billion, is getting active participation from 40 percent of the world’s top 100 brands,… Read More
Investors are continuing to hammer Facebook just 11 days after its initial public offering, sending the stock of the social networking powerhouse down 9.6 percent in trading Tuesday. The stock… Read More
Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram underscores the continued rise of photos as an entry point for social networking. Today Facebook took that approach a step further with the release of… Read More
With Facebook’s IPO pending, the social media mammoth has been bolstering user offerings and analytics capabilities with major acquisitions, most recently with the social photo sharing app, Instagram. With news… Read More
I wasn’t alone in almost spilling my coffee mid-drink when I discovered Facebook purchased Instagram for $1 billion. A billion? As a startup CEO, it’s sometimes hard to grasp how… Read More
Our guest this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast is Stephen Toulouse, better known as Stepto, who joins us for a conversation about the Kickstarter funding platform and other… Read More
News that Facebook will acquire Instagram for $1 billion seems to have gotten everyone excited — except its users. “I’ve always felt like Instagram was a safe zone for creativity… Read More
It’s not everyday that the tech industry sees two of its giants fork over $1 billion, especially for things that (at least at this point) have so little impact on… Read More
[Updated below with more details and background.] Facebook just announced a deal to buy Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service with apps on iPhone and Android, for $1 billion in cash… Read More
I am fascinated by our connected culture, watching the way communities grow and change online. As a photographer with a background in sociology, one of my favorite ways of soaking… Read More
It’s the pictures, stupid. That’s basically what the people at Facebook will tell you when it comes to the most important part of the social network. The Facebook community uploads 250… Read More
Seattle Retro Gaming Expo is going on this weekend at Hotel Deca in the UD. And don’t even think about missing the Nerdcore and chiptunes concerts at Pink Gorilla Games.… Read More