A new study out today from Seattle-based Optify attempts to get behind the scenes on how Bing and Google operate when big news breaks. Obviously, that’s an interesting topic for… Read More
Seattle sex columnist Dan Savage’s cruel, yet brilliant Web joke on Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum appears to have run its course after nearly nine years. As you may recall,… Read More
At a small event in Redmond this morning, Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, is providing an update on the company’s long-term vision for the digital world, and the… Read More
Buuteeq has reeled in an addition $2 million in capital from a long list of angel investors in Seattle and Silicon Valley, money that the fast-growing Seattle company will use… Read More
Google’s share of the U.S. search market climbed to its highest point in more than a year in January, surpassing 66 percent and extending the company’s lead over Microsoft and… Read More
Here’s a key question for Ask.com: Can it find a way to compete against the likes of Google and Microsoft’s Bing? The 16-year-old Internet search company, which repositioned last year… Read More
The privacy changes announced by Google this week highlight the classic dilemma of the digital age: Are you willing to give companies a clearer picture of yourself, and what you… Read More
Shares of Google fell nearly 10 percent in after hours trading today, despite the company posting record revenue of $10.5 billion during the fourth quarter. That was a 25 percent… Read More
As gas prices soar and commute times lengthen, Walk Score CEO Josh Herst thinks Americans are going to ditch their cars in larger numbers. Instead, he believes they will demand “more walkable… Read More
Yahoo has been discussed as possible acquisition bait for some of the bigger media and technology companies on the planet. But the Silicon Valley stalwart may go on a buying… Read More
Well, at the end of the day and after weeks of speculation, Yahoo didn’t go with a former Microsoft or ex-Amazon.com exec for the CEO post. Instead, the struggling Silicon… Read More
One of the big fears over Google’s purchase earlier this year of ITA Software was that the search giant would favor its own travel search results when consumers were looking… Read More
Maybe it’s because of the growing obesity problem in the U.S. Or, perhaps, cubicle-bound techies just want to spend their free time thinking about ways to get healthier. Whatever the… Read More
Tango Card, the Seattle gift card operator, has raised an additional $1 million in equity and debt financing led by Western Technology Investments, GeekWire has learned. The money follows a… Read More
A few weeks ago, I wondered what was going on at Wavii, a high-profile Seattle startup that had been operating in stealth mode for 16 months. At the time of… Read More
Ken Moss, who spent 20 years at Microsoft before going on to co-found the Seattle startup CrowdEye, has landed a new job as vice president of managed marketplaces technology at… Read More
Microsoft has been pretty quiet on the acquisition front in recent months, ever since shelling out $8.5 billion for Skype. But the software giant is starting to put some of… Read More
Google still remains the undisputed leader in Internet search, commanding some 65 percent of all search queries in the U.S. But Bing gained a bit of ground during the month… Read More
Relevant Data Corp., a Seattle search startup, said that it has established a new headquarters in Danvers, Massachusetts and picked Boston investment banker Marshall Sterman as CEO. The company was… Read More
Over the course of the past few weeks, a couple people in the Seattle startup community have independently asked me the same question: Whatever happened to Wavii? I first discovered… Read More
Microsoft is still trying to carve off market share from Google in search. But, at least during the month of October, it had very little luck. According to a new… Read More
Google engineer Steve Yegge may think some things are messed up at Google. But the search giant continues to deliver, with the company announcing today that net income for the… Read More
Google continues to hold a dominant lead in the Internet search business, with two reports out this week highlighting the Mountain View, California company’s strong position. According to comScore, which… Read More
When former Expedia executive Mark Britton founded Avvo in 2007, the goal was to create an online directory and ranking system of attorneys. The Seattle company continues to offer that… Read More
Zillow has built one of the most popular online real estate sites, attracting some 25 million unique visitors per month. More than two thirds of those visitors come directly to… Read More
Google is still the dominant player when it comes to Internet search queries, but Microsoft’s Bing continues to gain share in part through its alliance with troubled Yahoo. That’s the… Read More
Google’s hunger for acquisitions continues, with news today that the search giant has gobbled up 32-year-old restaurant review company Zagat for an undisclosed price. The deal is interesting in part… Read More
“Having at least one area where we can do integrated hardware and software and learn from that probably produces better products.” – Google’s Eric Schmidt, speaking about the company’s Motorola… Read More
Some startup companies are born out of complete necessity. Take, for instance, the situation facing Derek Streat who learned in 2009 that his two-year-old daughter was facing a life-threatening autoimmune… Read More
InfoSpace today reported a net loss of $3.9 million on revenue of $54.3 million. The Bellevue Internet search company posted earnings per share of 10 cents, which was in line… Read More