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Trapeze artists, TouchPads, Angry Birds … and other quotes of the week

The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “I am last to speak at #is15. The… Read More

Intersect raises cash to help people chronicle and share their personal journeys

It has been nearly a year since Peter Rinearson’s stealthy Intersect started testing its social networking service, a new way… Read More

Study: Google+ winning over suburban parents, losing college kids and cafe dwellers

New data released by Experian Hitwise today gives a snapshot of the types of people who are adopting Google+, and… Read More

Sorry, Facebook and Twitter: Content sites remain the absolute king of referrals

A new report out today indicates that links from online content sources — including news aggregators like Huffington Post and… Read More

Paper, scissors, and a new membership model for video firm Common Craft

Seattle’s Common Craft video firm has built a business out of simple, explanatory online videos made of paper cutouts —… Read More

Amazon’s stealth social network for Kindle: Why it’s suddenly interesting

Amazon.com launched the “Public Notes” feature for its Kindle electronic reader earlier this year, allowing people to share the highlights… Read More

Twitter confirms ‘significant’ funding round, now claims more than 200 million Tweets per day

After weeks of speculation, Twitter confirmed today in a blog post that it has closed a “significant round of funding”… Read More

Twitter firehose from Seattle police makes point, loses followers

The Seattle Police Department is catching a ton of grief for transforming its Twitter feed from a selective news channel… Read More

Tweets and Swype as art? Museum of Modern Art explores new masterpieces

I usually don’t think of mobile software — or Tweets for that matter — as art. But, then again, the… Read More

Scholars study global ‘digital activism’ with a new kind of online think tank

Researchers such as the University of Washington’s Phil Howard study revolutions in places such as the Middle East, often by… Read More

Is Microsoft about to cut off Twitter search results in Bing?

Twitter may be left out in the cold when it comes to its integration with two of the biggest search… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Facebook, Skype, Obama, Twitter, and gauging the rise of Google+

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, guest host Monica Guzman fills in for John to help us… Read More

Marc Andreessen: Wall Street hates tech and why Microsoft and others are undervalued

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, who has quickly become one of the most influential Silicon Valley venture capitalists, made some waves… 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

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

Finding the ‘recipe’ for digital democracy in the Middle East

As Americans celebrate their revolutionary anniversary today, other countries, especially in the Middle East, are still in the midst of… Read More

Geek of the Week: Laura Massey, Xbox software engineer

Laura Massey is big into games, to say the least. She’s a software engineer for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game… 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

Weiner says to blame him, nothing wrong with Twitter

OK, we admit it, we tuned in to see the latest in the Anthony Weiner debacle today, as the Congressman… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Groupon’s IPO, Microsoft’s Windows 8, and Twitter’s place in the world

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Groupon’s IPO, the unveiling of Microsoft’s next Windows version, and the end… Read More

Microsoft’s Windows 8 demo video is a low-budget hit

Microsoft’s video this week unveiling the new Windows 8 interface was remarkable not just for the content but for the… 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

Rep. Weiner claims Twitter hack as lewd photo sent to Seattle college student

A Seattle college student has found herself in the middle of an Internet kerfuffle after a lewd photo was allegedly… Read More

Nerd Notes: A ball catching bot, an internet kiss and the Finger-Nose

The intelligence behind tracking Osama is revealed via Twitter. Introducing the floppy disk necklace. Hey, if Mickey Rourke, Mortal Kombat and the… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Paul Allen on technology, his life, Bill Gates and everything else

We’re pleased to present this special mid-week edition of the GeekWire Podcast, featuring audio highlights from my interview Friday evening… Read More

AWS outage: Mum’s the tweet

For many companies these days, the first instinct in a crisis is to turn to Twitter to get the message… Read More

Nerd Notes: Whales inspire pianos, bugs inspire robots and marijuana inspires Ziggy

How to fix any computer by The Oatmeal. Kohler introduces new $6,000 “smart” toilet. The perfect place to spend the… Read More

Seattle teens behind ‘The Grim Tweeper’ app dream of making it big … in Silicon Valley

Wesley Zhao and Ajay Mehta have been friends since the fourth grade, attending Stevenson Elementary, Odle Middle School and Interlake… Read More

Nerd Notes: Volcanoes, sports, sneakers and moonbuggys

Sci-fi fantasy novelist George R.R. Martin feels cheated by the “Lost” finale. Lost co-creator Damon Lindeloff feels like starting a… Read More