Articles from 2011 – Page 85 of 107

Meet Rob Ward: A Silicon Valley venture capitalist who loves what’s going on in Seattle

At the Seattle 2.0 Awards last night, venture capitalist Mark Suster said that Seattle needs to encourage “foreign direct investment”… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast, from the Seattle 2.0 Awards red carpet (with video highlights, too)

We’re coming to you a little early this week with a special edition of the GeekWire Podcast, recorded on the… Read More

Chart of the Week: Apple challenging Nokia as top smartphone maker

Much is made these days about the smartphone operating system wars, as Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android fight for position… Read More

Amazon.com is threatening to pull out of Tennessee over sales tax issues

First Texas. Then South Carolina. Now, Amazon.com is reportedly considering canceling plans for two distribution centers in Tennessee. Once again,… Read More

Software maker Geospiza acquired by PerkinElmer

Geospiza, a Seattle maker of gene analysis software, has been acquired by PerkinElmer in a deal of undisclosed size. The… Read More

A night at the Seattle 2.0 Awards: Watch the speeches of the 10 winners

Seattle’s startup community partied Thursday night at the annual Seattle 2.0 Awards, a celebration of the region’s top tinkerers, geeks,… Read More

Profitable digital media agency Smashing Ideas finds a buyer in Bertelsmann

Smashing Ideas, a 15-year-old Seattle digital media agency, has been acquired by Bertelsmann AG’s Random House unit for an undisclosed… Read More

Video: Live (Sorta) from the Seattle 2.0 Awards Red Carpet

The question on the red carpet at the Seattle 2.0 Awards tonight isn’t so much what they’re wearing but what… Read More

How sex columnist Dan Savage ended up in a Google Chrome television ad

Viewers of the TV show “Glee” this week were treated to a couple of surprises during one of the commercial… Read More

Discovery Bay Games scores $12M to create a new class of iPad accessories

Discovery Bay Games CEO Craig Olson didn’t expect to raise $12 million when he set out on the fundraising trail… Read More

Marchex rings up revenues on call advertising

Marchex, the Seattle call advertising company, beat Wall Street expectations for the quarter ended March 31. The company posted net… Read More

Swayable: Rating everything from Justin Bieber hairstyles to high-end vodka

What haircut do you like best on Justin Bieber? Do you prefer Steve Jobs or Steve Ballmer? And what’s your… Read More

Top 10 iPhone Music Apps: Classics, Hits and Deep Cuts

It’s springtime, and the sun has begun peeking through the clouds, so music is in the air for sun-starved Seattleites.… Read More

Job tips: Expert advice in mobile development, cloud computing, business intelligence

What can people do to better position themselves for emerging jobs in technology? That was a core question earlier this… Read More

Shares of Blue Nile fall after earnings report

Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile today announced first quarter results, posting net income of $2.4 million on revenue of… Read More

Roundup: ID guru leaves Microsoft, Google Maps goes indoors, EA downplays discs

A quick rundown of news stories catching our attention this afternoon … Google Maps is going indoors with panoramic photos… Read More

T-Mobile’s Galaxy S 4G outpaces iPhone, but you knew that already (Winners)

Last week we held a contest for GeekWire’s followers on Facebook, in conjunction with T-Mobile’s Speed Challenge this past weekend… Read More

Video game school picks Seattle Center for new campus

With companies such as Big Fish, PopCap, Nintendo, Microsoft and Valve, Seattle is a well established center for video game development.… Read More

Reading the Situation Room photo with startup eyes

Guest Commentary: Blogging Tuesday about the already famous White House photo of the Situation Room during the bin Laden operation,… Read More

Q&A: Straight-talking VC Mark Suster challenges entrepreneurs to think big

Mark Suster is a bit of an oddity in the venture capital business — a straight-talking, no-nonsense former entrepreneur who… Read More

Jeff Bezos goes nuclear, backs B.C. startup’s plan to create safe nuclear power

What is it with Seattle area billionaires and their love of nuclear power? Earlier this week, Microsoft co-founder touted the… Read More

Ideas this month: Face Recognition

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Seattle 2.0, and imported to GeekWire as part of our acquisition of… Read More

Nerd Notes: Marvel joins Netflix, holy helmets and Cusack strikes back

Neil Cameron makes the alphabet awesome yet again. This time it’s Japanese themed and proceeds go to tsunami relief efforts.American… Read More

CityGrid Media buys social media monitoring service BuzzLabs

The consolidation continues in the social media monitoring space. And now one of Seattle’s upstarts is benefiting. BuzzLabs, a 2-year-old… Read More

Clearwire’s Q1, by the numbers: Record revenue, larger loss

It has been an eventful few months for Clearwire, the Kirkland-based mobile broadband company — from the ouster of its… Read More

Amazon gets further into publishing with its own ‘Montlake Romance’ line

Apparently there’s more bodice-ripping going on in Montlake than we ever knew. Amazon.com is expanding its publishing business with a… Read More

Millionaires to double in Washington, but will that spark angel investment?

Seattle’s high-tech industry has minted thousands of millionaires over the years as companies such as Microsoft, Amazon.com, Isilon Systems and… Read More

Amazon.com spars with college bookstores over pricing and buyback claims

Is 60% back truly 60% back when it’s in the form of an Amazon.com gift card, not cash? That’s one… Read More

Seattle Storm gets some bling, partners with Blue Nile on championship ring

Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson and the rest of the Seattle Storm are getting some much deserved bling to celebrate their… Read More

Clearwire slaps Rover into oblivion

Remember Rover, the youth-oriented pay-as-you-go wireless service that Clearwire launched last summer? Probably not. And now you may never get a… Read More