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
Ticketmaster opens Seattle office led by Amazon vets Technology companies continue to arrive on the shores of Seattle, attracted by the region’s top-notch software talent. The latest example… Read More
RealNetworks’ top lawyer is leaving the company [Follow-up: Departing RealNetworks legal chief gets to keep $200k bonus for Intel patent work] Tracy Daw, a 12-year veteran of… Read More
The Next 50: Earth Portal takes you on a breathtaking trip into the depths of space The Next 50 at the Seattle Center started yesterday with events, live music, food trucks, and children flipping through the… Read More
A Glympse of the future in Seattle’s South Lake Union My first clue that something had changed forever was the police. In bright yellow vests, they descended on the area,… Read More
Photos: Intuit uses downtown Seattle street as driving range Some people had visions of duffers driving golf balls against the sides of skyscrapers after hearing about Intuit’s plans to… Read More
Social media vet Shauna Causey leaves Nordstrom for Decide.com Decide.com wants to transform the way people shop for consumer electronics, appliances and other products online by telling people the… Read More
Enrique Godreau lands at GSharp: A new VC firm that looks to go ‘retro’ in its approach At the GeekWire Meetup earlier this week, I bumped into Seattle venture capitalist Enrique Godreau. I didn’t get a chance… Read More
Facebook opens new Seattle office, plans more growth Facebook opened its first Seattle engineering office with two people less than two years ago, and has grown from… Read More
The top 25 startup hubs in the world: Seattle ranks 13th I have mixed reactions to the Startup Genome Project’s new report analyzing the top 25 startup ecosystems in the world.… Read More
From software geeks to lumberjacks: The top 10 best and worst jobs in the U.S. The lumber industry and the software industry each play a critical role in the Pacific Northwest, anchored by giant corporations… Read More
The top Tweeters in baseball There’s perhaps no American pastime filled with as many data geeks and stat hounds as baseball, a sport where every… Read More
Don’t pay up, just show up: What’s Amazon’s obligation to the local idea economy? Is Amazon as involved as it should be in Seattle? How involved is that? And how much does it matter?… Read More
Zillow’s market value tops $1 billion as shares surge Zillow continues to impress Wall Street, with shares of the Seattle online real estate company igniting today as investors pushed… Read More
Amazon.com dubbed a corporate scrooge by hometown newspaper Amazon.com’s lack of philanthropic involvement in its hometown of Seattle is getting renewed attention as The Seattle Times kicked off… Read More
New datacenter coming to the old Isilon building Digital Fortress plans to open a new 25,000 square foot data center just north of downtown Seattle this July, adding… Read More
Seattle schools to offer digital animation, game courses Budding digital animators and game programmers will soon have another option for learning those skills — through Seattle Public Schools’… Read More
Architects describe Amazon’s proposed Seattle campus as an ‘urban room’ with ‘sun pockets’ Amazon.com’s ambitious plans to erect three massive 37-story office towers in the Denny Triangle area of downtown Seattle isn’t about… Read More
The top 10 cities where you’re most likely to lose a cell phone Hang around Seattle long enough, and someone will likely share this rather counterintuitive factoid with you: The Emerald City sells more… Read More
Owning a hacker space: Q&A with Matt Westervelt of Metrix When you walk into Metrix Create: Space in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, it’s hard to know exactly what… Read More
Photo: Space Needle’s Angry Birds slingshot, final version OK, now I get it. Here’s the end result of the “Angry Birds Space” promotion that Rovio and friends were… Read More
Should you park there? App crunches data to predict parking ticket, theft An app released this week by a veteran engineer promises to help people avoid the pain of a parking ticket… Read More
Coming to Seattle: Picnic shelters with solar panels OK, you can insert whatever Seattle rain joke that you’d like on this one. But during a week that the… Read More
Seattle vs. Silicon Valley: Infographic shows where Seattle has the edge We had fun working with the team at Killer Infographics on our recent infographic comparing Seattle Geeks vs. Silicon Valley… Read More
Infographic: Seattle Geeks vs. Silicon Valley Geeks We’re getting ready to kick off the big GeekWire Summit this afternoon — marking GeekWire’s first anniversary by bringing together… Read More
Inside Amazon’s plans for a massive new urban campus Draft design documents filed this week with the city of Seattle provide the first public glimpse of Amazon.com’s plans for… Read More
Map: The hottest spots in the U.S. for startup tech jobs Startup companies all over the country are fighting hard to attract and retain top technology talent — a tough chore… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Bizible raises cash to elevate businesses in online directories In an era of Yelp, CitySearch, Google Places and dozens of other online directories, it can be especially tough for… Read More
Seattle ranks 4th in startup density, 2nd in valuations As I noted last month, Seattle appears to be losing a bit of momentum when it comes to venture capital… Read More
Boston shows PAX East some love, secures long-term deal I’ve been covering and attending the Penny Arcade Expo, better known as PAX, since it was a humble curiosity at… Read More