Hey Seattle, here’s why we’re so gosh darn awesome The Seattle tech community isn’t perfect, and we’ve certainly been willing to point out and highlight some of the deficiencies. But… Read More
Tech Moves: RealNetworks vet takes control at Control 4; changes at Cray; thePlatform; and more Control 4, a Salt Lake City, Utah maker of home automation technologies, has named former RealNetworks and Bungee Labs executive… Read More
Lockerz makes another buy, gobbles up video service Vodpod Heavily-funded social networking startup Lockerz, which just scored $36 million in venture capital financing, is using some of that cash… Read More
Shares of Netflix shredded: Time for Amazon to make a bid? No one likes a price hike, and that was especially the case for Netflix customers who were outraged when the… Read More
Like Turntable.fm for video, FlickMob gathers friends to watch YouTube clips At a Startup Weekend event in Seattle four months ago, a group of geeks built a service called Shubz.tv that… Read More
Amazon bolsters board with addition of Sling Media co-founder Blake Krikorian Now, this is certainly interesting timing. As Amazon.com reportedly weighs a bid for Hulu and plans a roll out a… Read More
Eleven startup pitches in eleven minutes: What’s your favorite? It was speed pitching on steroids Wednesday night as a group of die-hard startup junkies packed into the basement of… Read More
Who wants Hulu? This could be a jam-packed month in technology dealmaking, and it’s not just because of the drama unfolding over AT&T’s… Read More
‘Top Gear’ reviews Halo Warthog For your Friday afternoon entertainment, here’s a fun video that emerged this week featuring Jeremy Clarkson of the popular BBC… Read More
Nerd Notes: Aviation High School launches with a rocket; Paul Allen’s private island for sale; and more Cheezburger has added to its line-up of weird and wacky sites. Introducing “Bronies.” Men and boys who love the animated… Read More
Tablets changing video habits, playing into Amazon’s strategy It might seem like the market for television shows and movies has already been turned upside down, with many of… Read More
An inside look at Google’s Kirkland campus through the eyes of a startup veteran If Google can’t lure prospective employees with high salaries and stock grants, maybe it will convert them with the chocolate… Read More
Morning Radar: TouchPad is a best seller; Online video rankings; and more How do you drive interest in your consumer electronics gadget? Well, you discontinue it, of course. Engadget notes that HP’s… Read More
Could old connections lead Hulu into the arms of Amazon.com? Bids for the online video service Hulu are expected Wednesday, and The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon.com, Google, Yahoo… Read More
Fan bikes, hovercrafts and other wacky inventions from Seattle’s ThingOut geek fest What do true geeks do on a hot summer afternoon? Of course, they bring their homegrown inventions out of the… Read More
Uber could take flight, CEO dreams of helicopter and jet rides Uber just arrived on the streets of Seattle. But could the private driving service soon take to the air? That’s… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Carnegie Mellon transplant takes root in Seattle with Panopto Panopto was founded in 2007 with technology from Carnegie Mellon University. But the company is now growing its presence in… Read More
Seagull poop and other highlights from Avatar Kinect The launch of Microsoft’s Avatar Kinect yesterday has provided a new form of creative expression to Xbox 360 users —… Read More
Comcast inks deal with NW companies to stream video to the iPad and iPhone With Hulu reportedly for sale and Netflix taking heat over its price hike, Comcast is making a bigger push to… Read More
Amazon strikes deal with CBS to stream Star Trek, Cheers and other TV shows Yesterday, we noted that Amazon.com could be a potential bidder for Hulu given the company’s growing interest in the content… Read More
Microsoft drops out of the Hulu bidding, opening door for Amazon? Microsoft has reportedly dropped out of the bidding for Hulu, the popular online video service owned by Fox, Disney, NBC… Read More
Tech Moves: ISB attracts an all-star fundraiser; Blue Nile taps a Starbucks vet; and more We’ve been tracking a number of key departures, appointments and new hires in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent… Read More
Poll: Time to dump Netflix? Netflix caused an uproar among its users today with a change in its subscription plans that boils down to a… Read More
Bellevue high school grads raise $25 million for online slideshow maker Animoto Animoto may be based in New York. But the startup, which is announcing $25 million in venture capital today, certainly… Read More
Startup unveils PlayLater, a DVR for Netflix, YouTube and other online video MediaMall Technologies has begun testing a new service called PlayLater, which it is touting as the world’s first digital video… Read More
Report: Amazon’s upcoming tablet will feature free movie streaming Amazon.com’s plans for a new color-screen tablet computer has got to be one of the worst kept secrets in the tech… Read More
An Airbnb for your pet? A Place for Rover wins best in show at Startup Weekend Airbnb is transforming how travelers find places to stay. Now, Seattle venture capitalist Greg Gottesman wants to bring that… 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
A YouTube star in the making? Ethan Newberry wants to be a YouTube star. And the Seattleite is moving closer to that goal having been selected… Read More
Meet Marcy: An original Web comedy from Lockerz Lockerz just scored $30 million in venture capital financing from the likes of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and former Microsoft… Read More
