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How technology should be used to spur open government

The Washington Coalition for Open Government organized a conference this weekend to commemorate the 40th anniversary of our state’s landmark Initiative… Read More

Productivity Porn: 7 ways to achieve work/life balance

Productivity too often can become more than a means to an end. If left unchecked, being more productive can simply… Read More

10 powerful branding insights that will keep your business moving forward

Just because you’ve built a successful company doesn’t mean you can relax. Succeeding in this ever-changing business world demands that… Read More

How I used Pinterest to plan my wedding

Planning a wedding can be a dream come true. I was lucky enough to find the right person and was… Read More

Networking is a good thing to do, but not good enough

In a GeekWire guest post last week, Bob Crimmins said I was “flat wrong” when I advised a group of… Read More

Spotify’s secret to adding 8,000 paying subscribers a day

Ever since its U.S. debut last year, the popular music listening service Spotify has been adding 8,000 subscribers a day. And… Read More

An introduction to productivity porn: How to be lazy, productive & successful

Some of the most successful and productive people I know are lazy. They’ll tell you so. David Allen, author of Getting… Read More

How a small business can build a billion dollar brand

Do a quick, little experiment with me. Think of your favorite big brand — could be Amazon or Virgin or… Read More

Seattle’s Melodic Caring Project streams personalized concerts to hospitalized kids

On Friday, Dec. 2 at Seattle Children’s Hospital, 11-year-old Braydon Hutchison was crying. It wasn’t because of his leukemia, which… Read More

Review: Hands-on with Nest … a thermostat from the future!

I run a real estate company by day, and electronic gadgets are one of my passions, so it comes as… Read More

Gates Foundation’s Tweets reveal passive, insular global health community

Guest Post: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is hosting a number of events today in anticipation of the opening… Read More

Was that Sir Mix-A-Lot? Northwest music and voices coming to Sea-Tac Airport

One day in 2008, Port Commissioner John Creighton and Seattle Office of Film and Music Director James Keblas landed in… Read More

7 Tips: Convert readers of your blog into paying customers

Blogs are great at making your Web site visible and findable on search engines. Most entrepreneurs can do the work… Read More

Co-op coding: Why ‘pair programming’ works for us

Have you ever been playing Halo and realize you have no clue where the next objective is? You just killed… Read More

Tech lessons from the Seattle snowstorm

The Seattle area and I just went through a four day snow/ice storm event. The City of Seattle’s emergency operations center… Read More

What a comedian can teach you about making $1M in 12 days

Would you ever think that a comedian could hold the key to unlocking the secret to making a lot of… Read More

Why it’s not always a good idea to give customers what they want

There’s no denying it…customers are critical to your success. So if you’re not solving problems that they care about, then… Read More

How Guerrilla Marketing Can Transform Your Boring Product

It’s harder than ever to get attention for your products. There are so many new ideas being rolled out that… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Brady Forrest, Ignite and O’Reilly

A tech evangelist for O’Reilly Media, Brady Forrest is the driving force behind Ignite, a popular series of fast-paced, five-minute… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Nadia Mahmud, Jolkona Foundation

Jolkona is a Bengali word that means “drop of water.” For Nadia Mahmud, co-founder of the Jolkona Foundation, it’s a… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Andy Sack, Geoff Entress, Chris DeVore

These angel investors are elevating Seattle to new heights. The brains behind Founder’s Co-op and TechStars not only are bankrolling… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Hélène Martin, UW computer science

Hélène Martin taught hundreds of high-school students the power of computer programming during her two years teaching computer science at Garfield… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Shauna Causey, Tech Mavens and Social Media Club Seattle

Shauna Causey, a mainstay of Seattle’s social media community, is a driving force behind the regional chapter of the Social… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Erica McGillivray, GeekGirlCon

[Editor’s Note: GeekWire has identified more than a dozen “Geeks Who Give Back” — people who work in non-profits, mentor… Read More

On the Scene: A Geek’s Guide to the Wall Street Occupation

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71wym2qYQdA&version=3&hl=en_US] Editor’s Note: Seattle lawyer William Carleton spent several days last week in New York’s Zuccotti Park, the nerve… 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

Amazon’s new Kindle lineup: A Kindle app developer’s take

Guest Commentary: In science fiction stories, everybody has that amazing device that people can carry in their pockets but magically expands… Read More

Solving the jobs problem: A new kind of unemployment benefit

In the midst of an unprecedented challenging jobs situation and in honor of Labor Day, let’s all come together to… Read More

A few tips for companies thinking about going global

International markets can offer technology companies significant opportunities to expand and diversify their product and service offerings, increase brand awareness… Read More

Rise of mobile apps could spell the end of traditional texting

Sending text messages remains the single most common thing people do with their phones — well, other than using them… Read More