Articles about Seattle – Page 49 of 52

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

Here’s your guide to the nastiest restaurants in Seattle

Navigating Seattle’s burgeoning restaurant scene can be a serious challenge, and, if you’re unlucky, a health hazard too. (I bet… Read More

InternMatch scores cash for national internship directory, launches ‘community pages’

InternMatch, which helps students find high-quality internships at companies such as Walt Disney, Amazon and Blue Nile, has raised $500,000… Read More

Google Offers sets its sights on Groupon with whale of a deal at The Seattle Aquarium

Google Offers is finally arriving on the shores of Seattle, and it is looking to make chum out of rival… Read More

Dear Seattle: Let’s shut up and start building some companies

[Editor’s note: This is a follow-up guest post to a story on GeekWire titled “How do we make the Seattle startup… Read More

City of Seattle’s site named ‘Best of the Web’ for U.S. cities

The city of Seattle’s overhauled website, seattle.gov, was named the top city government web portal in the country today in… Read More

Amazon.com mum on latest employee meeting at KeyArena

Amazon.com is holding a sizable meeting of employees today at KeyArena in Seattle, triggering traffic alerts for the surrounding neighborhood.… Read More

Box.net: A case study in why Seattle needs to hold onto young tech talent

Call it the one that got away. That’s how I felt after reading a detailed profile of Box.net today, the fast-growing… Read More

PAX 2011: ‘Pitch Your Game Idea’ highlights and lowlights

One of the highlights of the Penny Arcade Expo each year is a session called “Pitch Your Game Idea” —… Read More