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Seattle generates more nationally-trending topics on Twitter than any other U.S. city, study says

At least according to Twitter, Seattleites are trend-setters. A new study out of the Indiana University shows that Seattle has… Read More

Tweet-a-Coffee: You can now buy a Starbucks latte for a friend via Twitter

Here’s something that coffee-crazed and tech-mad Seattleites will certainly love. Starbucks is launching a new partnership with Twitter called Tweet-a-Coffee… Read More

New Vizify features let you create social media-infused personal websites with custom domains

Vizify has long allowed users to see pages showing their social media chatter morphed into neat infographics and visualizations — for free.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Inside Social helps brands measure social media ROI

Attracting Facebook likes and Twitter followers is important for businesses active on social media, but it can be difficult to… Read More

Measureful relaunches, aiming to become ‘Flipboard for analytics’

The data provided by free services like Google Analytics and Facebook for websites and company pages can be extremely valuable… Read More

Twitter’s losses reach $133.9M this year, up 89% from 2012

Yes, Twitter doubled its revenue in the third quarter of this year. But updates to the company’s S-1 filing today also… Read More

Twitter now employs 2,300, adds 300 in last three months

Twitter made some amendments to its S-1 filing today, revealing that it will list shares on the New York Stock… Read More

Comr.se raises $780K to help brands sell products within social streams

Shopping cart technology isn’t exactly the newest innovation around. But one young Seattle startup seems to have struck the right… Read More

Twitter at 2,000 employees, up 90% from last year

Twitter’s IPO filing was made public today and it noted that the company now employs 2,000 worldwide. According to the… Read More

Vizify debuts tool to visualize what your life on Twitter looks like

Vizify, a Portland-based startup that turns your social media chatter into visualizations, today announced a new feature that lets you see… Read More

Before IPO, Twitter partners with NFL to sell video ad packages

Miss that amazing touchdown pass? Want to see how exactly the Seahawks won again? Check your Twitter stream. Before its… Read More

Twitter is now an emergency aid service

Twitter launched Twitter Alerts today as a way for public institutions and NGOs to send out emergency alerts via text… Read More

Facebook now testing auto-playing videos in news feed, prepping for video ads

Want to watch video in your news feed without having to press play? If you’re one of the anointed few,… Read More

Seahawks Sunday: Must-follow Twitter accounts for the most anticipated NFL season in years

Life is back to normal today for the millions of pro football fans around the country, as the NFL season… Read More

Twitter goes down for 30 minutes, social media addicts lose composure

Twitter’s homepage went down sometime around 2 p.m. PST Wednesday afternoon, but came back online about 30 minutes later. We… Read More

Tagboard raises $2M to curate hashtags for brands

It’s been nearly 11 months since we first heard about Tagboard, the Redmond startup that curates social media content for… Read More

Twitter continues growth, flocks to bigger Seattle offices

It’s been a little over a year since Twitter opened up shop in Seattle, and now the social networking giant… Read More

AWS server issues take down Instagram, Airbnb, Flipboard

People posting photos, recording videos, making room reservations and reading the news on Sunday afternoon had to take a break… Read More

Instagram, Vine stop working at same time; people use Twitter to freak out

New post: AWS server issues take down Instagram, Airbnb, Flipboard Original post:  If you want to Instagram another selfie or… Read More

TV anchors integrating Twitter into live broadcasts with Jenni Hogan’s new app

Back when Jenni Hogan was working the morning show at Seattle’s KIRO 7, she became frustrated. As a small earthquake… Read More

Waiting for Clint Dempsey at #DempseyWatch: The most fun I’ve ever had on Twitter

For the past two hours, I’ve been glued to my Twitter feed. It’s not some high-speed car chase; catastrophic natural… Read More

Why super angel Geoff Entress is smiling: HootSuite just scored a whopping $165M VC round

Seattle super angel Geoff Entress told me a few months ago that HootSuite, the B.C.-based maker of social media analysis… Read More

You can soon embed Facebook statuses, photos

It’s been easy to embed Tweets for quite some time now, but Facebook did not offer a similar tool for… Read More

It’s now illegal for employers to ask for your social media passwords in Washington

If you walk into work tomorrow and the boss demands access to your Facebook account, you can now use the… Read More

Geek on the Street: Facebook’s stock is soaring, but do people think it’s still cool?

Sure, Facebook’s future looked quite nice on Thursday after its second quarter earnings report exceeded Wall Street’s expectations with a… Read More

Persona wants to help you get hired by protecting your social media reputation 24/7

To learn more about you, employers today are reviewing the social media accounts of both prospective and current employees. Unfortunately for… Read More

Facebook earnings beat expectations as Q2 revenue reaches $1.8B

Facebook’s second quarter earnings report showed the social networking company’s revenue up 53% from the same period last year, exceeding… Read More

Annoyed with something in your News Feed? Soon you can tell Facebook why

You’ve likely seen something in your Facebook News Feeds that annoys you, whether it’s another annoying I’m-on-vacation-and-you’re-not feet-by-the-pool photo or a… Read More

These are the keys to social business, according to Eventbrite’s VP of Marketing

SAN FRANCISCO — For Eventbrite, social media is a key component of its business plan. According to Tamara Mendelsohn, its… Read More

These five brands are kicking ass with Instagram video

It’s been about two weeks since Instagram unveiled its 15-second video feature and the response has been excellent for the Facebook-owned… Read More

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