Articles about Seattle – Page 49 of 53

LikeBright: Helping nice gals find good dudes since 2011

The problem with many online dating sites is that they are dominated by dudes, sometimes creating an unwelcoming environment for… Read More

On the scene: Microsoft opens its first Seattle store

Microsoft opened a new store at University Village in Seattle this morning — the 12th in its fledgling retail chain… Read More

VC activity picks up in Seattle area: Here’s a look at the deals

Two very large venture capital deals helped bolster venture capital totals in Washington state during the third quarter. A $37… Read More

Microsoft’s Seattle store: Wait, you’re not in line for a PC?

Microsoft’s first store inside the Seattle city limits will open Thursday morning, and as with other Microsoft store openings around… Read More

EMC boss Joe Tucci loves being in the backyard of Amazon and Microsoft

EMC Chief Executive Joe Tucci is in Seattle today, celebrating the grand opening of the company’s new 140,000 square foot… Read More

Pittsburgh looks to attract entrepreneurial dreamers (over the age of 45)

Last week, I moderated a panel discussion at the TechNW event in which panelists Andy Sack of TechStars, Glenn Kelman of… Read More

Seattle is the 25th most innovative city in the world

We’ve been doing a lot of navel-gazing at GeekWire over the past few weeks about the Seattle region’s standing as… Read More

Man vs. mosquito: How science is taking aim at malaria now

Seattle is the center of the battle against malaria this week, as scientists and global health leaders descend on the… Read More

Let’s stop the Silicon Valley comparisons, and take a look at why NYC is kicking butt

Overdone. Counterproductive. Tired. Whiny. Those are some of the words I’ve heard in the past few weeks as the Seattle… Read More

Google’s Seattle site director Bershad to take post in Russia

Maybe the cold, dark Seattle winters are really getting to Brian Bershad. So, the 46-year-old has decided to take matters… Read More

High-tech jobs drive wage increases in Seattle, San Fran

The Seattle area led the nation in wage increases during the third quarter, buoyed by the region’s strong high-tech industry,… Read More

Farewell, Steve. Love, Seattle.

Apple’s location at Seattle’s University Village shopping center is closed for renovations until tomorrow, which means the front of the… Read More

Hey Seattle, here’s why we’re so gosh darn awesome

The Seattle tech community isn’t perfect, and we’ve certainly been willing to point out and highlight some of the deficiencies. But… Read More

Seattle’s Pioneer Square has tech, needs tribe

It’s happened a couple times now. I walk to my car from Zeitgeist Coffee or gaze up at the old brick… Read More

Introducing GeekWire’s community manager: Red Russak

It’s a big day for GeekWire, not only because we’re adding a great member to the team, but because this… Read More

Success is brewing in Seattle’s vibrant coffee shop culture

Living in the Northwest, we’re far enough removed from the majority of the populace to sit back and notice the… Read More

Ex-Microsoft manager raises cash for 9Slides to sync videos with presentation slides

A Seattle area startup by the name of 9Slides has raised a tiny bit of angel financing that it will… Read More

Seattle group wins $1.2 million for new startup gaming accelerator

Seattle’s gaming industry is often overlooked, but it is an economic force in the region with more than 150 companies… Read More

Charts: A look back at 10 years of VC investing in mobile

It is hard to imagine, but the mobile industry is still relatively young. And nothing spells that out like new… Read More

Apple to revamp Seattle store across from new Microsoft site

Apple plans to renovate its 8-year-old store in Seattle, upgrading its location in the University Village shopping center with many… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Facebook, Netflix, comic books and the Greatest American Hero

We’ve got a big menu of topics on this weekend’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, starting with a discussion of… Read More

Sorry, Nirvana fans: Google smells like Muppet spirit

It’s the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s landmark Nevermind release, and the world is taking a moment to reflect. “The album… Read More

Live from Startup Day: Why did you take the startup plunge?

Team GeekWire has been sucking in some of the entrepreneurial advice today at Startup Day, listening to speakers such as… Read More

A look at the six finalists from the Zino Zillionaire forum

Entrepreneurs from a variety of fields competed Wednesday in the 6th annual Zino Zillionaire Investment Forum, with six finalists chosen… Read More

Seattle angel to rich Microsoft and Amazon alumni: Get off your duffs and start investing in startups

It is one of the ongoing mysteries of the Seattle startup community. With all of the wealth created over the… Read More

State jobless rate stuck in neutral at 9.3 percent despite gains in tech hiring

Washington state continues to add jobs, including more than 1,800 in the information category where a number of technology jobs… Read More

Maker of free Facebook casino game doubles down on Seattle

DoubleDown Interactive is well, doubling down, on Seattle. The company, maker of one of the top casino games on Facebook,… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: Groundspeak’s Jeremy Irish on the geocache boom

Jeremy Irish, the co-founder and CEO of Seattle-based Groundspeak, was our guest on a recent episode of the GeekWire radio show… Read More

Hank Skorny out at RealNetworks

The executive management upheaval continues at RealNetworks, with the Seattle company announcing today that Hank Skorny plans to resign as… Read More

Dendreon cuts 500 jobs, sheds a quarter of its workforce

Slower-than-expected uptake of its Provenge prostate cancer drug forced Seattle biotech company Dendreon to announce 500 job cuts this afternoon,… Read More