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Rich Barton lends hand to Nextdoor, a social network for neighbors

Back in 2007, Zillow unveiled a new offering called Neighborhood Pages that was designed to better connect home owners to… Read More

Have it your way on Cheezburger with new personalized Web pages

The folks over at Cheezburger are masters of user-generated content — obtaining and showcasing funny photos and videos from the… Read More

Playmark scores TD, inks deal to license images of NFL players

Professional football players are brands unto themselves — with their likenesses or names adorning everything from ball caps to mobile… Read More

Venture capitalists see better returns, but dark clouds loom

The venture capital industry saw an improvement in returns during most time frames for the period ended in June, though… Read More

TouchFire: iPad ‘screen-top’ keyboard aims to boost typing

The iPad is great for many things — watching movies, reading magazines or playing games. But when it comes to… Read More

Startup Weekend grad Zaarly lands $14 million, names Meg Whitman to the board

Zaarly was started earlier this year at a Startup Weekend event in California. Today, the fast-growing upstart is announcing that… Read More

VisibleBrands lands $2 million for digital coupon service in supermarkets

VisibleBrands has been operating in stealth mode for the past few years, mysteriously building a new digital coupon service from the… Read More

Are you sacrificing happiness and long-term wealth for short term gains?

How’s that great salary working out for you? If you work at Microsoft, Google or Amazon it’s clear that you… Read More

Tech Moves: Spoonemore named CEO of Dwellable; BigDoor adds staff, etc.

Brenda Spoonemore, a former digital media executive at the NBA and a veteran of Starwave, has taken over the CEO… Read More

Ex-Microsoft mobile exec Charlie Kindel to advise Buddy Platform

Charlie Kindel, a Seattle angel investor and former general manager of Microsoft’s Windows Phone unit, has joined the advisory board… Read More

Tech Moves: Isilon vet joins Skytap; Sewichi bulks up; and more

Brett Goodwin, a former marketing executive at Isilon Systems and RealNetworks, has joined fast-growing Seattle cloud computing startup Skytap as… Read More

Serving beyond the innovation economy

Many people in the innovation ecosystem believe in helping out fellow innovators.  They are willing to share their knowledge, experiences… Read More

The inside story of how two Seattle coding geeks built and sold CubeDuel

Shortly after Seattle entrepreneurs Adam Doppelt and Tony Wright launched CubeDuel, they knew they had a hit on their hands.… Read More

Done eating squid for now, Kyle Kesterson charts new course after Giant Thinkwell

Kyle Kesterson, the co-founder and creative force behind Seattle startup Giant Thinkwell, is leaving the company in order to pursue… Read More

TechStars’ plea to Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and the other ‘godfathers’ of Seattle tech

Andy Sack, the director of TechStars Seattle, is accustomed to critiquing the pitches of entrepreneurs. Now, Sack is doing an… Read More

Reader’s Digest looks to unload AllRecipes.com

Five years ago, Reader’s Digest Association gobbled up Seattle’s AllRecipes.com for about $66 million. Now, the publishing company is looking… Read More

LikeBright: Helping nice gals find good dudes since 2011

The problem with many online dating sites is that they are dominated by dudes, sometimes creating an unwelcoming environment for… Read More

Here’s who is coming to the GeekWire Meetup, are you?

TeachStreet founder Dave Schappell will be there, so will some of the goofy geeks from Giant Thinkwell. And word is… Read More

Ignition-backed Splunk eyes IPO

Splunk, a fast-growing business intelligence company backed by Ignition Partners and others, is considering an initial public offering that could… Read More

Rob Glaser returns to his roots, joins $24 million round for video delivery startup Qwilt

Rob Glaser helped pioneer the online video, founding RealNetworks in 1995 a mere 10 years before YouTube came into existence.… Read More

VC activity picks up in Seattle area: Here’s a look at the deals

Two very large venture capital deals helped bolster venture capital totals in Washington state during the third quarter. A $37… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Gibberin looks to transform voice communications

People have been jibber-jabbering for decades. Now, Dave Ferguson hopes folks will give Gibberin a shot. That’s the name of… Read More

17 things I wish I’d known when starting my first business

Growing up I was surrounded by entrepreneurs. All of my uncles on my mom’s side of the family ran successful… Read More

NWEN First Look Forum: The top five pitches (Video)

Pitch events can be incredibly stressful for entrepreneurs. After all, it’s never easy trying to boil your company’s message into… Read More

Traffic navigation startup Waze nets $30M from Inrix backer KPCB

People must really hate getting stuck in traffic. Waze, a Silicon Valley startup, just landed a whopping $30 million in… Read More

Ron Wiener unveils EquaShip, looks to upend UPS and FedEx

Ron Wiener is back in the package delivery business. The Seattle entrepreneur who previously founded Earth Class Mail today is… Read More

Centri raises $1.6M to help carriers boost performance

More and more smartphones are ending up in the hands of Americans, and with those new devices come added stresses… Read More

Costa Rica getaway sparks Tony Wright’s latest app: TouchBase Calendar

It is a little ironic that Tony Wright’s latest startup project, TouchBase Calendar, was built in the shadow of the… Read More

Twitter handles 250M Tweets a day, targets everyone on planet

Twitter’s growth over the past few years has been nothing short of staggering. And now we’re getting a closer look… Read More

Celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a Cheezburger greeting card?

Cheezburger, Seattle’s oddball network of comedy Web sites, already does a pretty healthy business selling T-shirts, plush toys and calendars.… Read More

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