Articles about Seattle – Page 46 of 52

Pioneer Square tower plan: Jenga puzzle meets Borg ship

For a while now we’ve been keeping an eye on developments in Pioneer Square as the Seattle neighborhood tries to… Read More

Mayor McGinn convenes startup roundtable: Could these 5 ideas transform Seattle’s startup community?

Can the City of Seattle do more to support startups? That was the question raised Tuesday night by Seattle Mayor… Read More

Next for South Lake Union: A new kind of Goodwill store

Seattle’s burgeoning South Lake Union neighborhood conjures images of techies and geeks of all stripes, from Amazon.com developers to startup… Read More

F5 Networks CEO John McAdam: Why Seattle works for his $1 billion company

F5 Networks has been operating in the Seattle area for more than 15 years, quietly building one of the biggest… Read More

From Facebook to Zynga: A guide to the tech giants establishing Seattle outposts

Another day, another tech giant sets up shop in Seattle. Perhaps no story over the past 24 months has shaped… Read More

T-Mobile also adding 550 jobs, cushioning blow of cuts

A day after announcing plans to cut 900 jobs as part of a restructuring, T-Mobile USA this afternoon issued a… Read More

Mixed state jobless numbers ‘confound’ economists, but signs point to better times

Numbers sometimes tell strange stories, and that appears to be the case in the latest unemployment report from the Washington… Read More

Hey, NYC: There’s a tech hub out here called Seattle

Don’t get me wrong. The growth of New York’s technology community over the past five years has been nothing short… Read More

New technology turns Seattle fire trucks into mobile hotspots

Firefighters rely on real-time communication when responding to emergencies, so having a robust wireless system could mean the difference between… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Seattle and Silicon Valley, the inside view from the startup world

Do Seattle’s tech startups dream big enough, and do the region’s startup investors do enough to help make those big… Read More

Podcast Preview: The state of the Seattle startup market with Tomo co-founder Tony Wright

Seattle entrepreneur Tony Wright’s announcement earlier this week that he plans to relocate to Silicon Valley to build his latest… Read More

EveryMove lands $2.6 million to create a ‘mileage rewards program’ for health

Should Americans earn rewards for good health and fitness practices, just as they earn free miles for frequent flying and… Read More

The Founders’ Promise: Put your money where your angst is

“There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of… Read More

Startup vet Tony Wright to set sail for Silicon Valley: Entrepreneur says good deal terms hard to find in Seattle

Tony Wright — a well-respected Seattle entrepreneur who previously co-founded CubeDuel and RescueTime and sold his first company to Jobster… Read More

Guess how many Seattle VCs have the Midas touch?

Each year, Forbes ranks the top 100 venture capitalists. The “Midas List” — as the ranking is called — attempts… Read More

Free Klout trips a success, says Seattle tourism bureau

What’s the price of influence? It may just be a free trip to Seattle. While the digerati, including Wired in… Read More

Walk Score reveals transit system rankings of 25 cities

Walk Score, which has made a name for itself ranking neighborhoods by how easy it is to walk to amenities… Read More

Seattle most popular — and mail-efficient — U.S. city

Consider it a boost for Seattle’s self-esteem as we enter the second rainy season. Two different rankings give Seattle top… Read More

Ticketmaster opens Seattle office led by Amazon vets

Technology companies continue to arrive on the shores of Seattle, attracted by the region’s top-notch software talent. The latest example… Read More

RealNetworks’ top lawyer is leaving the company

[Follow-up: Departing RealNetworks legal chief gets to keep $200k bonus for Intel patent work] Tracy Daw, a 12-year veteran of… Read More

The Next 50: Earth Portal takes you on a breathtaking trip into the depths of space

The Next 50 at the Seattle Center started yesterday with events, live music, food trucks, and children flipping through the… Read More

A Glympse of the future in Seattle’s South Lake Union

My first clue that something had changed forever was the police. In bright yellow vests, they descended on the area,… Read More

Photos: Intuit uses downtown Seattle street as driving range

Some people had visions of duffers driving golf balls against the sides of skyscrapers after hearing about Intuit’s plans to… Read More

Social media vet Shauna Causey leaves Nordstrom for Decide.com

Decide.com wants to transform the way people shop for consumer electronics, appliances and other products online by telling people the… Read More

Enrique Godreau lands at GSharp: A new VC firm that looks to go ‘retro’ in its approach

At the GeekWire Meetup earlier this week, I bumped into Seattle venture capitalist Enrique Godreau. I didn’t get a chance… Read More

Facebook opens new Seattle office, plans more growth

Facebook opened its first Seattle engineering office with two people less than two years ago, and has grown from… Read More

The top 25 startup hubs in the world: Seattle ranks 13th

I have mixed reactions to the Startup Genome Project’s new report analyzing the top 25 startup ecosystems in the world.… Read More

From software geeks to lumberjacks: The top 10 best and worst jobs in the U.S.

The lumber industry and the software industry each play a critical role in the Pacific Northwest, anchored by giant corporations… Read More

The top Tweeters in baseball

There’s perhaps no American pastime filled with as many data geeks and stat hounds as baseball, a sport where every… Read More

Don’t pay up, just show up: What’s Amazon’s obligation to the local idea economy?

Is Amazon as involved as it should be in Seattle? How involved is that? And how much does it matter?… Read More