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Last chance to nominate: GeekWire presents the Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards May 3

Here at GeekWire, we are incredibly proud to present the fourth annual Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards, and we’ve been enjoying watching… Read More

Next up for Startup Weekend: Making government move at Internet speed

You might say it is a bit of an oxymoron. But Startup Weekend is introducing a new event next month… Read More

Tech Moves: Medio taps Microsoft vet as chief architect; Zooppa, PATH, etc.

Medio Systems is making a big move into the predictive analytics arena, helping gaming, financial services, entertainment and other companies better… Read More

‘Mooning’ Microsoft: Box skips software giant in release of new mobile cloud service

Was there something traumatic about Aaron Levie’s childhood that caused an intense dislike of Microsoft? The founder of the Silicon… Read More

Meet the first voice-enabled Bible: A Siri for John 3:16?

Siri has transformed the way iPhone users get answers to everyday questions, using voice commands to hear driving directions or… Read More

Raveld reveals Klout-like score for cloud spending on AWS

It may start getting easier to make optimal Amazon Web Services purchasing decisions. Or, at least, less expensive. Raveld, a… Read More

Exclusive: The inside details on EMC’s $36M purchase of Likewise Software

Few details were available last week when EMC purchased Likewise Software. Now, GeekWire has learned that EMC’s Isilon unit paid $36.6… Read More

The JOBS Act means different things to different people in the startup community

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act cleared its final legislative hurdle today. It is now on its way to… Read More

Cash-rich tech giants have $300 billion to spend: Is a new wave of tech M&A coming?

Could we see a new wave of technology-related mergers and acquisitions? Well, that’s one possible scenario given that the top… Read More

Why this Seattle startup ‘Punk’d’ unsuspecting Craigslist sellers

This seems like a great way to get yourself killed, or at least seriously injured. Replyboard founder Steinar Skipsnes and friend… Read More

Poker pro Phil Gordon lands cash for online gaming tourneys, nabs former Zynga and Netscape execs

As a professional poker player with career winnings of $3.5 million, Phil Gordon usually is the guy making big bets. But… Read More

FamilyLeaf’s 19-year-old founders branch out with a social network for the family

The last time I caught up with Wesley Zhao and Ajay Mehta, the 19-year-old entrepreneurs were working from the home… Read More

Should I buy that refrigerator? Decide.com expands price tips to home appliances

It is not everyday that you buy a refrigerator or washer and dryer set. So, when that moment actually hits,… Read More

Microsoft and Nokia pump $23M into AppCampus to spur mobile app development

Just last week, Microsoft announced that developers have created some 70,000 applications for the Windows Phone. Not a bad start,… Read More

Ignition leads $19.5 million investment in Seattle’s Opscode

Opscode has raised $19.5 million in venture capital financing, the second large funding round in a Seattle area business-to-business software… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ReadyPulse turns Twitter, Facebook followers into ‘brand advocates’

There’s no shortage of folks developing tools to help companies make sense out of social networking chatter. Last year, Salesforce.com… Read More

Walmart versus Amazon: The next great tech battle?

One of the most fascinating rivalries going on in tech right now isn’t between Apple and Microsoft. Or Google and… Read More

Digiboo takes flight: Movie kiosks at Seattle airport offer new releases for $3.99 (Video)

There are multiple ways to watch movies on airplanes. Some rely on the selection in the airline’s inflight entertainment system,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: American Idol meets Facebook in FameMe

Brett Marl is back in the startup game. The former chief technology officer at Pure Networks, which sold to Cisco… Read More

Redfin and Zillow look to give home shoppers an early foot in the door with price alerts

Sometimes in the real estate business, if you snooze, you lose. Through a new service launched today called Instant Updates, Redfin… Read More

New York social media guru Gary Vaynerchuk invests in Prosodic

Best-selling author, angel investor and social media expert Gary Vaynerchuk has a very public desire to own The New York Jets. And… Read More

The Startup File: LogicMatter, SmartPlug, Pepper Networks, Semble and others raising cash

People often ask how I find the stories I write each day for GeekWire. The reality is that they emerge… Read More

Sequoia Capital, angels invest in Seattle financial advice startup FutureAdvisor

FutureAdvisor co-founder Bo Lu could have built his startup company in Silicon Valley, and he certainly felt the pressure to… Read More

Angel investor Bill Bryant: Here’s what I look for in startup entrepreneurs

Seattle angel investor and venture capitalist Bill Bryant has been around the block a few times in the tech industry,… Read More

EMC’s Isilon division buys storage software company Likewise

The Isilon Storage Division of EMC Corp. is expanding its footprint in its own backyard, gobbling up Bellevue software storage… Read More

Pop Salad: A celebrity ‘stock market’ to buy and sell Clooney, Bieber and the Kardashians

Looking to kill a few hours — and perhaps a few brain cells? Pop Salad might be right for you.… Read More

Walk Score shows renters how close they’ll live to coffee shops and car shares

Seattle startup Walk Score is rolling out a new search function that allows would-be apartment dwellers to find the perfect… Read More

Video: Andy Sack of Founder’s Co-op accepts a WTIA award

The Washington Technology Industry Association’s Industry Achievement Awards were held this week in Seattle. The annual awards are a fun… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: New iPad, SXSW recap, and the best iPhone camera app ever

We’ve got a ton of interesting apps and online services to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and… Read More

Tech Moves: SEOMoz hires CTO; Milk’s Kevin Rose joins Google; and more

SEOmoz continues to grow, with CEO Rand Fishkin telling a crowd of entrepreneurs that the Seattle upstart is on pace to… Read More

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