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The dying art of offline relationship building (Why I’m playing golf today)

Guest Commentary: I have a ton of work to do today. But I’m spending most of my day on the… Read More

Did Microsoft just accidentally leak its social search site?

Earlier this week, Fusible.com uncovered a Microsoft splash page at Socl.com which appeared to be part of a larger social… Read More

Heavily-funded social networking upstart Lockerz buys AddToAny

Fresh off its $30 million venture capital round, Seattle-based Lockerz has purchased AddToAny for an undisclosed amount. AddToAny, whose free… Read More

Recap: Twitter and Obama reinvent the town hall, with a little help from algorithms

Guest Post: Today, President Obama participated in the first White House Town Hall on Twitter. The White House asked people… Read More

Zuckerberg: Microsoft deal gives Skype a ‘sense of stability’ in Facebook’s eyes

One of the more interesting angles on Facebook’s rollout of a new Skype video chat feature today is Microsoft’s role… Read More

Obama’s latest social media Town Hall: Will Twitter do better than Facebook?

Twitter will be in the spotlight today, along with President Obama, as the company and the White House present a… Read More

Facebook-dependent Zynga files for $1 billion IPO

Zynga, the maker of FarmVille, CityVille and Words With Friends, filed for an initial public offering today that could add… Read More

Facebook’s Zuckerberg: TV, books, movies next in line for social disruption

Editor’s note: Peter Boctor was part of a crowd of Seattle software developers who attended Mark Zuckerberg’s talk in Seattle… Read More

Facebook’s Zuckerberg on Seattle: ‘There’s so many good engineers up here’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in Seattle today, visiting the company’s fledgling office across the street the Pike Place Market… Read More

What would you ask Mark Zuckerberg? Facebook CEO visits Seattle for developer Q&A

Facebook routinely hosts “tech talks” at its new downtown Seattle office space, a way to engage with the community and… Read More

Google+ vs. Facebook, just in time for that FTC inquiry

So many people are on Facebook. How are they going to get them to switch? It’s going to have to… Read More

Netflix founder, Microsoft director Reed Hastings joins the board of Facebook

Could this signal a deeper alliance between Facebook and Microsoft? That’s how we’re reading the news today that Netflix founder… Read More

Startup Spotlight: MangoSpring looks to undercut Yammer, alter social networking for businesses

You may have heard of Yammer, which allows co-workers to share documents, instant message and manage tasks in a protected… Read More

Comcast shows next-gen Xfinity TV interface, gets help from your Facebook friends

The rise of free online alternatives to traditional cable television means the big cable operators will need to roll out… Read More

Report: Americans now spend an average of 6.3 hours per month on Facebook

The way people spend their time online is changing with the rise of social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook,… Read More

Video: Watch the high school whiz kids who wowed Seattle Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend typically draws an interesting cast of characters. After all, you’ve got to be a little nutty (or at… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: Facebook vs. Twitter, and their roles in our lives

Our guests on the latest GeekWire Podcast were the husband-and-wife duo of Monica Guzman Preston of Intersect and Jason Preston of Parnassus Group… Read More

Nerd Notes: A dad embarrasses his kid for a year and Peanuts on Twitter

Microsoft releases a teaser trailer for Halo 4. Master Chief is still a mega hunk, sporting a mega gun.  … Read More

Pathable raises cash to make real-world events more social

Even with the rise of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, people still like to conduct business in face-to-face meetings at conferences… Read More

Graphic: Thirteen percent of Americans use Twitter

A new study out from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that 13 percent of online adults are… Read More

Facebook making desktop software for Mac, Windows with new Seattle-based team

In this era of browser apps and mobile devices, here’s some news that cuts against the grain. A new Facebook… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Viafo integrates Facebook and Twitter into mobile apps

Viafo reminds us a bit of the old BASF marketing line about “not making the products you buy, just making… Read More

The biggest time wasters at work

Technology was supposed to make people more productive. But a new study out from market research firm uSamp indicates that… Read More

Sign of the apocalypse: Skype, LinkedIn and other changes in the ‘geosocial universe’

There have been some shifts in the “geosocial universe” in recent days, with LinkedIn going public and Microsoft gobbling up… Read More

LinkedIn’s spectacular IPO: The pros and cons

LinkedIn’s stock more than doubled in its stock market debut Thursday, rising from the $45 offering price to a high of… Read More

Facebook to use Microsoft’s PhotoDNA technology to combat child pornography

Facebook will be the first company outside of Microsoft to roll out the Redmond company’s PhotoDNA technology — a move… Read More

LinkedIn’s red hot IPO sparks talk of a bubble: Would you buy at $85 per share?

Netscape’s 1995 IPO was the start of what many considered the beginning of the Internet boom. Did LinkedIn just create… Read More

Never dine alone again: Grubwithus brings people together over good meals

If you’re new to a city or just looking to find some interesting people to chat with, a new service… Read More

Lockerz taps former Amazon exec, plans deeper Facebook integration

Fast-growing, youth-oriented social networking site Lockerz has been undergoing a serious growth spurt since moving its headquarters from Pittsburgh to… Read More

Death Cab for Cutie plans historic livestream of new music video at 4 p.m.

I am really curious to see how this turns out. At 4 p.m. today, the Seattle/Bellingham band Death Cab for… Read More

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