Red Ventures acquires Seattle’s Soda.com, operator of The Simple Dollar and Reviews.com Soda.com, a Seattle media company that operates consumer sites like The Simple Dollar and Reviews.com, has sold to Red Ventures.… Read More
Expedia CEO says Facebook will become a competitor in online travel Could Facebook emerge as the next big player in travel? Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he expects to see competition… Read More
From clicks to bricks: Why online retailers are setting up shop If last week’s reporting of the demise of traditional retail sounded familiar, you’ve been paying attention. In the past 20… Read More
Generation App: Why do we still use Craigslist? The surprising longevity of the web’s most awful and useful online marketplace Over the past two decades, Craigslist has maintained its market share in the online classified space, despite neglecting to make any… Read More
New study: Online dating use triples among young adults Online dating is HOT. How hot? Clicking and swiping for love has tripled among young people since 2013, the Pew… Read More
Challenges at Porch: High-flying, heavily funded startup learns the lessons of rapid growth From the start, Porch has done things big, and fast. In a little more than two years, the home improvement tech company raised… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Sayist focuses on safety and design with new video classifieds site Update, Thursday Aug. 6: Sayist has taken down its website after GeekWire readers pointed out the large volume of content… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vet launches Kodu Care, an online marketplace for healthcare home visits Mauricio Gonzalez de la Fuente had been working for Microsoft for over two decades when he finally decided to strike… Read More
Is online real estate still broken? New upstarts look to carve paths against established giants Online real estate powerhouses like Redfin, Trulia and Zillow have been around for years, building multi-million dollar businesses in a… Read More
Ravenna Solutions scores cash to help schools process admission forms online The Alliance of Angels has led an $850,000 investment in Ravenna Solutions, a Seattle area startup that is developing tools… Read More
Cheezburger churns a profit in Q4, shows record revenue as audience tops 10 million Cheezburger may be best known for fuzzy little felines, and funny photographs of failure. But the Seattle online comedy network… Read More
Dave McClure’s 500 Startups backs online presentation upstart 9Slides 9Slides, the maker of online presentation software that syncs video with slides, has raised capital from Dave McClure’s 500 Startups… Read More
Double Down pulls in $128M in revenue (as real online gambling inches toward reality in NJ) One of the companies that may be best positioned for the approval of online gambling is Double Down Interactive, the… Read More
Bing Fund gives a big, fat kiss to online dating site LikeBright LikeBright, the online dating site that taps into the power of social networks to find one’s perfect match, has found… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Tenacity Sports looks to help you discover sports activities Tenacity Sports started with a simple mission — to foster and empower local sports communities. The year-old company got off… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Nuubuu creates a marketplace for your content creations Nuubuu founder Ameya Bhatawdekar wants to make it simple for everyone to upload and sell their digital creations, from electronic… Read More
Intelius CEO Naveen Jain: IPO could be in the cards in 2012 Bellevue-based Intelius, an online identity company that specializes in background checks of individuals, may consider going public next year if… Read More
Amazon unit expands into groceries, selling tea to jam In Seattle, Amazon.com customers have long been able to purchase groceries and have them delivered to the doorstep. Now, the… 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
Google your name, and you might just find an Intelius advertisement Forbes columnist Kashmir Hill recently Googled her name, and to her surprise found an advertisement in the search results from… Read More
Swayable: Rating everything from Justin Bieber hairstyles to high-end vodka What haircut do you like best on Justin Bieber? Do you prefer Steve Jobs or Steve Ballmer? And what’s your… Read More
