Articles about Seattle – Page 46 of 51

Report: Amazon considering huge land purchase in Seattle

Amazon.com just last year moved into a new headquarters in Seattle’s fast-growing South Lake Union neighborhood. But even that new… Read More

Seattle’s gaming industry: A hidden success story that keeps on growing

Seattle’s gaming industry doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. But the industry is a very big business, and it… Read More

Seattle outranks San Francisco for title of geekiest (and smartest) people

San Francisco may have better restaurants, weather, shopping and cocktails. But here’s one area where Seattle outshines the city by… Read More

Sneak Peek: The technology behind the new Gates Foundation Visitor Center

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation opens its new Visitor Center in Seattle starting this weekend, giving the philanthropy a… Read More

Snow from an R/C plane: You’ve seen the great pictures, now check out the cool video

There was a huge amount of interest in our post a couple weeks ago explaining how Zach Sweetser, a 17-year-old junior… Read More

From film festivals to art museums, Paul Allen’s giving has a distinctive local flair

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s philanthropic efforts don’t get quite as much attention as the sweeping global health efforts of Bill… Read More

Was that Sir Mix-A-Lot? Northwest music and voices coming to Sea-Tac Airport

One day in 2008, Port Commissioner John Creighton and Seattle Office of Film and Music Director James Keblas landed in… Read More

Behind the scenes: Teenager captures amazing aerial snow pictures from R/C plane

Zach Sweetser, a 17-year-old junior at Bellevue’s Interlake High School, has been an aviation enthusiast since he could talk, and… Read More

Tech lessons from the Seattle snowstorm

The Seattle area and I just went through a four day snow/ice storm event. The City of Seattle’s emergency operations center… Read More

Ugh, this doesn’t look so good: Venture capital investing in Washington state plummets

It seems that every quarter in the venture capital industry brings a bit of good news and bad news. So,… Read More

AdReady and Buuteeq partner on online ad service for hotels

Two Seattle startup companies are rolling out a new online advertising program today designed to help small hotels attract new… Read More

snOMG! Where to go to keep up on Seattle’s snow storms

Tech news never sleeps, as John and Todd know all too well. But if you live in Seattle, chances are… Read More

With SOPA on the ropes, opponents taking their campaign to the streets

The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) suffered a pair of blows over the weekend, as the White House spoke… Read More

Impressions of Seattle: Thoughts on Microsoft, Amazon and Adobe

Although I’m a tech geek, I haven’t actually worked for a tech company yet. My background is in finance, so… Read More

Amazon.com workers get a new unflattering nickname in their hometown: Am-holes

Perhaps no Seattle neighborhood has undergone as radical a transformation in such as short period as South Lake Union. And… Read More

Startup Weekend 2011 recap: 21,316 people at 260 events in 67 countries

Startup Weekend is becoming a real force in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, not just in its hometown of Seattle but across… Read More

Welcome to Seattle, where 1 out 124 people own a Kindle Fire

The Kindle Fire has been an absolute smashing success, and nowhere has it caught ablaze quite like Amazon.com’s hometown of… Read More

When will Santa be in Seattle?

It’s a big question on a lot of kids’ minds today, so I figured I’d just call and ask. When… Read More

Geoff Entress, Keith Smith and others bankroll TechStars grad GoChime

GoChime, a recent grad of the TechStars Seattle incubation program, has raised $630,000 in financing from angel investors Geoff Entress, Matt… Read More

RescueTime raises cash to help disorganized geeks track how they spend time online

RescueTime has pulled in an additional $250,000 in financing from existing investor True Ventures, money that the profitable Seattle startup… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Valant Medical scores cash to help psychiatrists manage practices

Valant Medical Solutions, which has developed software to help psychiatrists manage billing and electronic medical records at their practices, has… Read More

Founder’s Co-op heads north of the border, backs B.C. startup Unbounce

Founder’s Co-op is among the new backers of Unbounce, a Vancouver, B.C.-based company that today announced an $850,000 investment from… Read More

Amazon.com continues to grow, gobbling up prime real estate

Amazon.com added more than 8,000 employees during the third quarter — a mind-numbing hiring pace for the Seattle-based online retailer.… Read More

FindProz finds a new home, moves from Provo to Seattle

A new startup by the name of FindProz that competes with TeachStreet and is looking to become the “eBay of… Read More

Seattle companies dominate Consumer Reports ‘Naughty & Nice’ holiday list

Maybe the “Seattle Nice” stereotype really does hold true. Well, at least when it comes to doing business. Consumer Reports… Read More

Sorry, Silicon Valley: Seattle ranks as top city for tech jobs

One of the biggest story lines of the past couple of years in the Seattle tech community has been the… Read More

Microsoft partners with TechStars for new Kinect Accelerator

Microsoft is looking for a few good Kinect hackers, and it’s turning to TechStars to help discover those teams. Microsoft… Read More

Practical Nerd: Seattle vs. Amsterdam, a tale of two cities and their technology

Amsterdam has a lot that can appeal to a Seattleite. Both cities are of similar size, value walkability and bicycles,… Read More

Seattle and UW look to light up 500 miles of fiber to help solve broadband woes

Mike McGinn has worked hard to bring high-speed Internet access to parts of Pioneer Square. Now, the Seattle mayor is… Read More

Hey, we’re no Silicon Valley, but Seattle is rising as a tech hub

I am always interested in how national publications perceive Seattle’s technology community. After all, as long time journalists covering the… Read More