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Commentary: DOXing is not okay. Ever. For anyone.

[Full disclosure: I spent the last week on the Internet 2012 Bus Tour with some of the Reddit admins. They… Read More

Leaning left or right? This browser plugin looks to bring balance to political news

It’s an election year, which means a lot of mud is being slung in various media outlets. Oftentimes, it’s hard… Read More

Get to know your neighborhood: Walk Score unveils new crowd-sourced pictorial guides

Seattle’s Walk Score today rolled out a series of new community-oriented features for the Web site and iPhone app that… Read More

LOLwork: Cheezburger TV show coming to Bravo Nov. 7

Bravo film crews have been hanging out at Cheezburger’s offices in lower Queen Anne, getting footage for the release of… Read More

Tech Moves: Cheezburger adds AllRecipes vet Dunn as Sawicki changes roles

Cheezburger’s Todd Sawicki is transitioning to a new position at the online humor network, taking on the role of vice… Read More

Netflix loses out as Amazon inks deal with Epix for popular movies

Amazon.com continues to bolster its collection of movie titles for its Prime Instant Video service, announcing today that it has… Read More

In ongoing battle versus media powerhouses, streaming video service Ivi loses appeal

Seattle streaming video startup Ivi Inc. has been hit with another setback in its battle against some of the country’s… Read More

WebMediaBrands buys Cory Bergman’s Lost Remote blog

Cory Bergman’s Lost Remote blog, which started more than a decade ago to cover changes in the television industry, has… Read More

Amazon’s Cloud Player now offers cloud-based music transfer with ‘scan and match’

Amazon.com today is touting new offerings for its Cloud Player music service, including a new service called “scan and match”… Read More

Consumer Reports for geeks: New ‘Decide Score’ uncovers the best and worst products

Decide.com already tells consumers when they should buy cameras, phones, refrigerators and other gadgets and appliances, analyzing price drops and… Read More

Olympic fever? BuddyTV’s new mobile program guide helps sports fans find the action

With more than 5,500 hours of television programming scheduled for the London Olympics, TV viewers can tune in to nearly… Read More

Amazon.com backs WhoSay to help celebs manage Twitter and Facebook posts

Amazon.com is among the backers participating in a $12 million financing round for WhoSay, an online service that helps musicians,… Read More

Audiosocket inks deal to provide indie music to Associated Press subscribers

Editors and Web producers who subscribe to the Associated Press will now be able to add original music clips to… Read More

Full memo: Msnbc.com becomes NBCNews.com

It’s official. Microsoft has sold off its stake in msnbc.com, the Redmond-based online news venture that it has operated with NBCUniversal… Read More

Report: Some msnbc.com staff to move off Microsoft’s campus once split occurs

It’s no secret that NBCUniversal is in serious talks to buy out Microsoft’s remaning stake in the online news venture… Read More

Mike Daisey to debut altered version of The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

Mike Daisey’s fall from grace was well documented after This American Life retracted a story about the worker abuses that the playwright… Read More

Bing’s ‘Mr. Fun,’ fired by Microsoft, lands at Weather Channel

Eric Hadley, the former Microsoft Bing marketing executive who rubbed shoulders with celebs before being dismissed in an unusually public… Read More

Many residents in state live in ‘rural information ghetto’

Researchers at Washington State University have concluded that large segments of the state are marooned in what they call a… Read More

ThePlatform inks deal to power multi-screen video for USA Network, Syfy, Oxygen

Here’s a partnership that’s all in the family. ThePlatform has inked a deal to provide its online video publishing system… Read More

Startup Spotlight: DSD wants to transform the way you buy theater tickets

Buying movie tickets has never been easier with services such as Fandango and MovieTickets.com. But a tiny Seattle area startup… Read More

‘On a mission from God:’ Hark inks deal with Universal for classic movie sounds bites

Who doesn’t love a good movie quote? And now thanks to a partnership between Seattle-based Hark and movie studio Universal… Read More

Hellraiser director to create Zombies vs. Gladiators movie for Amazon

Amazon.com continues to expand into the original content arena, with news today that Hellraiser director and noted fantasy writer Clive… Read More

Video of the Week: BBC mistakes ‘Halo’ logo for UN emblem

Microsoft’s Xbox team is busy gearing up for the big E3 video game convention next week, but they must have… Read More

How to get press for your startup with these social media tips and tools

Your small business needs advertising if it wants to survive and grow. But because you don’t have a huge budget… Read More

Dan Shapiro’s latest project: What if you could write just one thing each year?

What would you say if you could only speak once a year? That’s the question that Seattle entrepreneur Dan Shapiro… Read More

Charts: Online ad revenues surge 22 percent, top $30 billion for the first time

More companies are pushing dollars to online advertising, including mobile platforms and digital video, than ever before. According to a… Read More

All the celeb gossip that’s fit to print: Wetpaint tops 10M visitors

People just can’t get enough of celebrity gossip and Hollywood scoops, which is good news for Seattle startup Wetpaint. The… Read More

Hark inks deal to access movie audio clips from Warner Bros.

Hark CEO David Aronchick recently disclosed that the company — essentially a YouTube of audio clips — topped 50 million monthly… Read More

Tech Moves: Medio taps Microsoft vet as chief architect; Zooppa, PATH, etc.

Medio Systems is making a big move into the predictive analytics arena, helping gaming, financial services, entertainment and other companies better… Read More

Startup Spotlight: American Idol meets Facebook in FameMe

Brett Marl is back in the startup game. The former chief technology officer at Pure Networks, which sold to Cisco… Read More