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Articles from 2011

Ex-Googlers attract more capital than ex-Microsofties (but report misses a few too)

I’ve often wondered which of the tech giants breed the most entrepreneurs. Now, the social recruiting company TopProspect takes a closer… Read More

Seagull poop and other highlights from Avatar Kinect

The launch of Microsoft’s Avatar Kinect yesterday has provided a new form of creative expression to Xbox 360 users —… Read More

RadioShack dumps T-Mobile for Verizon Wireless

RadioShack announced that it plans to stop selling mobile handsets and wireless service plans from T-Mobile USA effective September 14, a… Read More

Amazon sales up 51%, company adds another 5,300 employees

[Updated] Amazon.com is booming, in more ways than one. The e-commerce giant just turned in a big second quarter, with net… Read More

Microsoft selling off Bing? Yeah, not gonna happen

An opinion piece today by Reuters BreakingViews is getting lots of attention for suggesting that Microsoft needs to find a… Read More

Rich Barton on Zillow’s IPO: It’s a ‘great accelerant’ for the business

As CEO of Expedia in 1999, Rich Barton missed out on the excitement of the company’s initial public offering. After… Read More

Exclusive: Facebook on the prowl for more office space in Seattle

In a visit to Seattle last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed the importance of the company’s newly-opened Seattle office,… Read More

Xbox wireless headset to work with mobile phones, console

Microsoft this morning announced plans to release an Xbox 360-branded headset that can be used in conjunction with a PC,… Read More

Varolii lands $8 million, names Bill Bryant, Lee Roberts to the board

Varolii, which helps airlines, utilities, banks and other companies send automated alerts to customers, has raised $8 million and named… Read More

SeniorHomes.com raises $3 million, plans national expansion

SeniorHomes.com, an online directory designed to help families find nursing homes, retirement centers and other elder care facilities, has raised… Read More

Tweets and Swype as art? Museum of Modern Art explores new masterpieces

I usually don’t think of mobile software — or Tweets for that matter — as art. But, then again, the… Read More

Seattle and Portland should do more to become BFFs

Now, admittedly, I’m getting to write this guest post because I lost a bet. But let’s not let that muddy… Read More

Microsoft in hot water over Amy Winehouse tweet, but is backlash really fair?

A tweet by Microsoft UK caused an uproar today by suggesting its followers remember the late singer Amy Winehouse by… Read More

Microsoft’s Muglia joins Juniper Networks, as cross-pollination continues

Bob Muglia, the former Microsoft Server & Tools president, is joining Juniper Networks as executive vice president of its Software… Read More

Despite uproar, Netflix expects price overhaul to pay off

Netflix’s quarterly results today are being closely watched for the impact of the customer outrage over the price hikes recently… Read More

Ignition backs Motif, ex-Microsoftie’s startup for ‘investing in ideas’

Bellevue-based Ignition Partners led a $20 million financing round in Motif Investing, a San Mateo, Calif.- based company founded by former… Read More

Scholars study global ‘digital activism’ with a new kind of online think tank

Researchers such as the University of Washington’s Phil Howard study revolutions in places such as the Middle East, often by… Read More

Inner Fence debuts iPad credit-card reader, rivaling Square in mobile payments

Inner Fence, the Redmond company taking on high-profile San Francisco startup Square in mobile payments, today released a credit-card reader accessory for… Read More

Amazon, Rhapsody tangled up by Apple’s rules, remove store links from iPhone and iPad apps

Seattle-based Rhapsody and Amazon Kindle are among a wave of businesses that have removed links to their external digital stores… Read More

Xbox launches Avatar Kinect: A review by my avatar

After a long wait, Microsoft today is releasing Avatar Kinect, the online video chat application for Xbox that uses the… Read More

Microsoft extends SUSE deal, agrees to buy another $100M in Linux support

Linux vendor Novell Inc. is no longer a standalone company, but Microsoft today announced an agreement with its successor, Attachmate’s… Read More

The dying art of offline relationship building (Why I’m playing golf today)

Guest Commentary: I have a ton of work to do today. But I’m spending most of my day on the… Read More

Comcast inks deal with NW companies to stream video to the iPad and iPhone

With Hulu reportedly for sale and Netflix taking heat over its price hike, Comcast is making a bigger push to… Read More

Google engineer Steve Lacey victim of Kirkland car wreck

Google engineer Steve Lacey, 43, a veteran of the Seattle region’s tech community who worked for more than a decade… Read More

Inrix scores $37 million from Kleiner Perkins and others, eyes initial public offering

No matter whether you live in Copenhagen, Chengdu or Cincinnati, everyone hates traffic jams. But that very painful aspect of… Read More

Intellectual Ventures responds to This American Life exposé: ‘We fundamentally disagree’

Intellectual Ventures, the patent holding firm and invention house founded by former Microsoft technology chief Nathan Myhrvold, was already-well known… Read More

Microstyle: The Art of Writing Little (Book Excerpt)

[Editor’s Note: Seattle author Christopher Johnson, aka The Name Inspector, shares an excerpt from his newly-released book, Microstyle: The Art of… Read More

Intellectual Ventures accused of ‘mafia-style shakedown’ in This American Life exposé

I was absolutely glued to the radio today as I listened to the latest episode of This American Life in… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Apple, Zillow, and the amazing things your home wiring can do

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we talk about Apple’s new Mac OS X Lion ushering in… Read More

Name that Tech Tune for a chance to win an HTC Sensation

[Update, July 29: Thanks to everyone who entered. Here’s the answer and the winner.] This week’s Name that Tech Tune… Read More

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