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America’s unmet tech challenge: the public radio pledge drive

This is my favorite time of the year. Because it’s the only time when there are no public broadcasting pledge… Read More

Here comes another tech bubble — in education

I’m the kind of guy who worries when something gets too popular. I looked askance at novels (especially science fiction)… Read More

Why eBooks won’t rule the Earth

The certainty in the headlines is almost palpable. “eBooks Now ‘Dominant Single Format’ in Adult Fiction Sales,” shouted book publishing… Read More

Banks behaving badly: Dealing with a divisive digital divide

When a company providing financial services emphasizes digital convenience, you’d think that also applies to its customer service. After all,… Read More

10 questions: ‘Existence’ author David Brin on science fiction, science and geeks

One could successfully argue that modern geek culture wouldn’t exist in its current form without 20th century science fiction and… Read More

The Geek’s Guide to Air Travel

You say you know what it’s like to live like a geek. But do you know how to fly like… Read More

Two GeekWire weeks, three entrepreneurial lessons

Twice in the span of one month I did something I hadn’t done for a decade — worked in a… Read More

Magic: The Gathering creator to crowd-fund mobile game

The designer of the iconic collectible physical card game Magic: The Gathering has a new venture in the virtual mobile game… Read More

Hacking Edu: tech’s role in the future of higher education

Call it a noble experiment: only a month to re-imagine institutions with centuries of tradition and, some might say, baggage.… Read More

The latest influence score to obsess over: Klouchebag

If you say nothing else about social media, you can at least say it’s developing a sense of humor. Mean?… Read More

Ben Huh news startup Circa raises $750K seed funding

Cheezburger Network founder Ben Huh has been uncharacteristically quiet about Circa, his online journalism startup. Now word is out that… Read More

Expedia sees room nights rocket 24% year-over-year

That hotel room you booked in Cabo may have just helped pay for office space in Bellevue. Expedia has released its… Read More

Clearwire announces LTE rollout cities, including Seattle

Clearwire says it will launch its new LTE 4G network in 31 cities in the first half of next year,… Read More

Free Klout trips a success, says Seattle tourism bureau

What’s the price of influence? It may just be a free trip to Seattle. While the digerati, including Wired in… Read More

“Amazon tax” struck down in Illinois in boost for affiliates

The state of Illinois has lost a lawsuit against the state’s attempt to collect sales tax from out-of-state, online retailers… Read More

Walk Score reveals transit system rankings of 25 cities

Walk Score, which has made a name for itself ranking neighborhoods by how easy it is to walk to amenities… Read More

Those ear buds you’re wearing while driving? Probably illegal

It’s a common sight on the road: the focused driver with white ear buds and trailing wires. But common or… Read More

Science fiction writers inspired as asteroid miners make fiction fact

It was the very last question at the news conference announcing Planetary Resources’ plans to find mineral-rich asteroids, pull them… Read More

Cray to sell hardware assets, shift employees to Intel

Supercomputer giant Cray has announced it’s selling a hardware program and related intellectual property to Intel — and in the… Read More

Seattle most popular — and mail-efficient — U.S. city

Consider it a boost for Seattle’s self-esteem as we enter the second rainy season. Two different rankings give Seattle top… Read More

Amazon.com, Nevada reach agreement on sales tax collection

Part of whatever Amazon.com sells in Vegas will soon stay in Vegas … or more accurately, in the state of… Read More

Google Drive takes on Microsoft SkyDrive, but at a higher price

Google Drive is alive. The long-rumored online storage service was officially announced today, following an apparent attempt at pre-emption by… Read More

Seattle design firm kicks off 999Bottles Kickstarter campaign

Consider it a kind of milestone: the iPhone is so ubiquitous, it becomes an accessory for a water bottle. That, in… Read More

Netflix to Comcast: “Internet caps should apply equally”

In a broadside aimed directly at Comcast, Netflix devoted a section of its quarterly shareholder letter on financial performance to… Read More

Netflix gains subscribers, tracks Amazon “carefully”

“Given Amazon’s size and ambitions, we continue to track their progress carefully as well.” With that brief statement, Netflix CEO… Read More

NPD: 40% of freemium game players pay to play more

Ever paid to extend or enhance a free-to-play digital game? A new study from market researcher NPD Group says you’re… Read More

DreamBox re-positions itself for focus on K-12 market

Digital education company DreamBox Learning has solidified its shift to emphasize the K-12 school market over the consumer market by… Read More

Comedy superhero web series premieres at Seattle Comicon

Super Friends meets The Office? That, in a nutshell, is how Seattle production company Moon Bullet Studios describes its new… Read More

Seattle’s Space Needle soon to be inside Angry Birds Space

First, Angry Birds became part of the Space Needle. Now, the Space Needle is literally becoming part of Angry Birds.… Read More

Seattle’s first Science Fiction Film Festival starts ticket sales

With a kick-off Facebook post propelled by a tweet from major science-fiction fan Paul Allen, tickets have gone on sale… Read More