Articles from 2011 – Page 82 of 107

Microsoft Bing gets a little more help from our Facebook friends

Microsoft Bing is rolling out a new wave of Facebook integration across its search results starting today, tapping data from… Read More

Q&A: Starbucks mobile exec on Android, mobile ordering

At some point in the future, you may be able to order that Mocha Coconut Frappucinno from your mobile phone.… Read More

Are iPads mobile devices? A few experts weigh in

Are iPads and other tablet computers mobile devices? That was one of the lively discussions today at the MobileNorthwest conference in… Read More

Practical Nerd: Privacy vs. stupidity, a case study

This one goes out to you, Herbert. And to you, Phil. And yes, even you, Correspondent-Who-Will-Not-Be-Named. I’m afraid you’re all… Read More

Lakeside leads the charge for elite new ‘Global Online Academy’

In her role as the board chair of Lakeside School, Connie Ballmer announced that the Seattle institution is teaming up… Read More

Billing Revolution rings up $6.6 million, powers mobile payments for Zynga and others

The mobile phone is turning into a mobile purchasing device. And Billing Revolution wants to help lead that charge. The… Read More

Windows Phone ‘Mango’ update stuffed full of features (List)

Microsoft is packing a ton of stuff into the next Windows Phone version, in areas including business communications, search, games,… Read More

AdXpose names former Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot to board

Fresh off a name change and a $3 million venture round, Seattle startup AdXpose has named former Razorfish chief strategy officer… Read More

Marketfish nabs $4.5 million, names chief privacy officer

Marketfish, a Seattle startup which operates an online marketplace for email marketing lists, has reeled in $4.5 million in new… Read More

Amazon’s new Appstore gets first crack at PopCap’s new Android games

PopCap Games this morning announced an agreement that gives Amazon.com a limited-time exclusive deal for the new Android versions of… Read More

Full text: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s advice to USC grads

Yesterday we offered a few highlights from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s commencement address Friday at the University of Southern California,… Read More

Never dine alone again: Grubwithus brings people together over good meals

If you’re new to a city or just looking to find some interesting people to chat with, a new service… Read More

A $1M prize for the best product recommendation algorithm

How do you get people to buy more stuff on e-commerce Web sites? That’s the $1 million question, literally. RichRelevance… Read More

‘Google creeps me out,’ and other comments of the week

Our stories this past week about Western Washington University’s proposal to cut its computer science department sparked one of the… Read More

Sony to PlayStation users: We’re back, we’re sorry, now please change your password

Well, at least they got it back online before E3. After more than three weeks of downtime following an online… Read More

Microsoft’s next big partnership: China’s Baidu search engine?

A report out of China suggests that Microsoft is in talks with the country’s leading search engine, Baidu, for a… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s words of wisdom for USC grads: ‘Skype On!’ … and some other stuff

[Follow-up: Full text: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s advice to USC grads] It’s often the delivery that makes for a good… Read More

Another black eye for Amazon? Hackers may have used AWS in crippling Sony attack

Amazon Web Services has been taking some PR knocks in recent weeks. First, came the massive outage which sparked anger… Read More

Koester to Congress: It’s time to remove regulatory friction

Zaarly co-founder Eric Koester, the Seattle startup attorney-turned-entrepreneur, testified in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Gamification, Chromebooks, and Microsoft’s Skype deal finally explained

This week on the GeekWire Podcast we explore the world of gamification with guest Keith Smith, CEO of BigDoor, a Seattle… Read More

Name That Tech Tune: Win a ticket to GeekWire launch bash

We were back in the studio this week for the latest installment of the GeekWire Podcast, and we used the… Read More

Nerd Notes: Facebook plays dirty, squids in space and Batman sweats it up

Facebook hired a PR firm to publicly hate on Google. Wow, Facebook really didn’t Like Google’s +1. Cell phones are… Read More

Seven marketing mistakes most startups make

Guest commentary: Marketing for a startup is different than anything you may have done before. It’s different from the big-company… Read More

What’s at stake for us in the Sounders-Timbers match, and how you can win a free ticket

They’ve got Mt. Hood, we’ve got Mt. Rainier. They’ve got BridgePort, we’ve got Manny’s Pale Ale. They’ve got Intel, we’ve… Read More

Attention mobile devs: Hack the World’s Fair this Saturday

The organizers of “The Next Fifty,” a series of events that will mark the anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair… Read More

Why did Wizard Parent (aka Attachmate) just raise $377M?

Attachmate is one of Seattle’s oldest software companies, with a history stretching back to the early 1980s. But did you… Read More

Open Letter to Geeks: An introduction to ‘Lovelletters’

After my last sports injury, my doctor, having grown weary of well over a decade of everything from concussions to… Read More

Who needs Skype? Eight top apps for chatting, messaging and calling on iPhone and Android

With the announced mega-acquisition of Skype by Microsoft, the world of VoIP, group messaging, and chat apps has been brought… Read More

Entrepreneurs: Born or made?

Can you actually teach people to be entrepreneurs? That question is open to debate. But a recent Zogby survey indicates… Read More

SEOMoz CEO Rand Fishkin on Google’s Panda update: It’s been ‘great for our business’

At the Seattle 2.0 Awards last week, Team GeekWire had the chance to chat with SEOMoz founder Rand Fishkin about… Read More