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My jinx continues: An unlucky night at the WTIA awards

Well, this confirms it: You’re not going to want to head to Vegas with me (unless you’re ready to lose… Read More

Medio targets bigger market with device analytics service

Medio Systems has built a profitable business by helping big brands such as T-Mobile and Angry Birds maker Rovio measure… Read More

Startup Spotlight: MoxTree branches out with a social network for moms

As the mother of two young children, Victoria Oldridge knows just how challenging it can be to raise kids. Sometimes… Read More

Seattle startup Placed nails down $3.4M for ‘location analytics’

Let’s face it: The startup name of Sewichi never quite rolled off the tongue. A combination of the Korean words… Read More

ParkatmyHouse: Ready to rent out your driveway?

A new online service that allows home owners near airports, sports stadiums and movie theaters to rent out parking spots… Read More

Watch my dog help me make the picks for the WTIA awards

We’ve already made it through Oscar season, and now we’re gearing up for March Madness. But before we get there,… Read More

7 common SEO mistakes you’ve been making since 1995

As an industry, SEO has been around since 1995, born during the early days of Yahoo. It really began to… Read More

Here’s how your startup can ring the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange

Typically, companies have to wait years for the honor of ringing the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange.… Read More

Scrappy Urbanspoon turns to TV ads to connect with foodies

Urbanspoon scratched and clawed its way to success, driven by the bootstrapping mindset of founders Adam Doppelt, Ethan Lowry and… Read More

Hyperlocal news platform DataSphere raises $8 million

DataSphere Technologies already helps power the hyperlocal news sites for TV stations owned by Fisher Communications, Gannett, Meredith and others.… Read More

Tech Moves: Mark Klebanoff named CFO of Appature; Salad Labs tosses in a new leader; and more

Appature is adding some horsepower in the executive offices as it looks to expand its marketing services for healthcare companies.… Read More

Freak’n Genius: Animation startup uses Microsoft Kinect to tap your inner goofball

Kyle Kesterson may be known around Seattle as a talented designer, artist and active participant in the Startup Weekend hackathons.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: This upstart thinks it can help you make money in the stock market

Can geeky algorithms beat the pros on Wall Street? Scott Juds, the founder of SumGrowth Strategies, which is developing a new… Read More

Entrepreneurs to Congress: Please, make it easier to IPO

In a letter to the U.S. Senate signed by “America’s Start-up Leaders,” more than 700  entrepreneurs today urged lawmakers to… Read More

BigShot DJ spins into SXSW with online game for digital DJs

Can you make a game out of spinning tunes in virtual “rooms” on sites like Turntable.fm? Ali Daniali thinks so. The… Read More

Stride tries to make CRM sexy and dead simple

Andrew Dumont has worked in marketing and business development roles for a few years now, and until recently he has… Read More

Redfin rumbles in to Rocky’s hometown of Philadelphia

Redfin is expanding its real estate brokerage service into the Philadelphia area, marking the 19th major market for the Seattle… Read More

Database startup Drawn to Scale inks new financing deal

Drawn to Scale, a two-year-old Seattle startup developing a new database called Spire, has raised a round of funding from RTP… Read More

Startup insights and inspiration from Ray Ozzie

[Editor’s Note: Journalist Robert McClure, co-founder of InvestigateWest, attended the GeekWire Summit yesterday and shared this report about Ray Ozzie’s comments on… Read More

Q&A: Ray Ozzie on startups, Microsoft, and what he’s dreaming up next

[Updated with video above] Our opening conversation at the GeekWire Summit featured Ray Ozzie, the online collaboration pioneer and former… Read More

Audiogalaxy music service is reborn, with a new approach

Audiogalaxy, one of the original music file-sharing services and “one of the greatest defunct websites of all time,” marked its return… Read More

Chart: Technology job posts are on the rise in Seattle

Last week, Payscale released a report showing that Seattle is one of the hottest markets for startup technology jobs. Now,… Read More

Big Fish bets on casino game maker, buys Self Aware Games

There’s been a flurry of activity in recent weeks in the category of casino-style social media games, highlighted by IGT’s… Read More

WildTangent to bring new gaming ‘ID pack’ to Android phones on Sprint

WildTangent is making it easier for some Android customers on Sprint to play its games through a deal being announced… Read More

Group plans protest over Pluto’s ‘dwarf’ planetary status

Is it time to bring Pluto back into the list of premier planets in our solar system? A Seattle group… Read More

Startup Spotlight: This 25-year-old Web entrepreneur built a profitable business on a shoestring

Josh Neblett was a finance major at Gonzaga University when he heard venture capitalist and adjunct professor Tom Simpson describe… Read More

Alliance of Angels takes flight, spins off from the Technology Alliance

The Alliance of Angels — a 15-year-old Seattle angel investment organization that boasts more than 60 members — is spinning… Read More

GeekWire Summit final details: Special guest and party tickets

We’re expecting a capacity crowd of more than 400 folks this Wednesday afternoon for the first-ever GeekWire Summit & Anniversary… Read More

Next IT’s virtual travel agent aids airlines without the human touch

You may have already come across “Jenn” at Alaskaair.com or “Alex” at United.com, the virtual travel agents that help consumers… Read More

Indochino to bring ‘traveling tailor’ pop-up store to Seattle

Let’s face it: The fashion sensibilities of men in the Pacific Northwest (especially those in the tech industry) are a… Read More

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