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Tech Moves: Qualtrics adds new board members; Adaptiva names CPO and CFO; and more

— Publicly-traded software company Qualtrics added Omar Johnson and Ritu Bhargava to its board of directors. Johnson is a marketing… Read More

Spam smackdown: Hiya claims ‘massive step forward’ using AI against illegal phone calls

Seattle-based tech company Hiya says it has achieved a new milestone in the battle against spam phone calls, using artificial… Read More

Tech Moves: Twitch names CTO; Highspot adds board member; Apptio promotes sales leader

— Amazon-owned live streaming platform Twitch named Christine Weber as its new CTO. Weber was most recently chief information officer… Read More

Tech Moves: Appsheet staffs up leadership; GitHub welcomes a new COO; voice startup Jargon grows; and more

  No-code app development startup AppSheet brought on Daisy dePaulis as chief revenue officer and Thierry D’Hers as vice president… Read More

Whitepages splits into two separate entities, forms new enterprise-focused company Ekata

Seattle-based Whitepages is splitting into two separate companies — Whitepages and Ekata — as it looks to expand growth around… Read More

Hiya raises $18M to build business search and spam blocking into native smartphone dialer app

Nearly every major smartphone app built over the last several years has gone through countless improvements and iterations. But the… Read More

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Whitepages beats SimplyMeasured in IT Sports League’s softball championship game

The most dominant team of geeks in the second season of IT Sports League softball proved to be Whitepages as… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Whitepages seeks backend engineers as Seattle workforce expands

Whitepages, a leading contact information resource for North America, is adding several members to its Seattle team. One of the open positions… Read More

GeekWork Picks: WhitePages seeks principal architect of data services as it continues to grow its engineering team

WhitePages, a leading contact information resource for North America, is adding several members to its Seattle team. One open position is the Principal… Read More

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Tech Moves: Whitepages founder Alex Algard names Rob Eleveld new CEO

Whitepages founder Alex Algard started his website out of his Stanford University dorm 20 years ago. And after running the Seattle-based contact… Read More

Spam blocker and fraud protection app Hiya launches for iPhone and iOS 10

Hiya, in its full form, is coming to the iPhone. Hiya, a Seattle startup that spun out of Whitepages in April,… Read More

GeekWork Picks: WhitePages seeks Senior Software Architect to lead big data development

WhitePages, a leading contact information resource for North America, is adding several members to its Seattle team. One open position on this… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Stealth-mode software startup Amperity seeks Site Reliability Engineer

Amperity, the stealth-mode enterprise software company from startup vets Kabir Shahani and Derek Slager, is now seeking a Site Reliability… Read More

Whitepages spins out caller ID and spam-blocking app into startup Hiya

Whitepages announced today that it is spinning out its popular CallerID app into a new company called Hiya. Whitepages CEO Alex… Read More

Tech Moves: Whitepages adds former Box exec to board; ex-AOL president Bob Lord joins IBM; etc.

—Whitepages appointed Whitney Bouck to its board of directors. The former Box vice president is Seattle-based Whitepages‘ third external director and will… Read More

Whitepages partners with Samsung to pre-install caller ID software on Galaxy S7 smartphones

Samsung is partnering with Whitepages to offer customers a spam-blocking caller ID feature for its new Galaxy S7 smartphone. Seattle-based Whitepages… Read More

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Whitepages lays off 12 employees to adjust for new advertising strategy

Whitepages today confirmed with GeekWire that it laid off 12 employees as it shifts its advertising strategy. The Seattle-based company… Read More

Tech Moves: INRIX hires Vodafone analytics leader; VC firm KPCB hires younger Zuckerberg sister; and more

—INRIX hired Chris Handley as vice president of product management and analytics. The former group head of analytics at Vodafone will lead the development of… Read More

Whitepages reinforces scam-fighting tech with NumberCop acquisition

Seattle-based Whitepages has acquired NumberCop, a service that fights against phone scammers, robo-calls and SMS phishing. The San Francisco-based company’s technology… Read More

GeekWork: Great jobs at WhitePages, INRIX, Zillow and The Seattle Times

Earlier this year an interviewer asked WhitePages CEO Alex Algard how he finds and keeps talent. “We’re so small and… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft taps Teper to lead corporate strategy; WhitePages lands ex-Wetpaint exec; Lovering leaves Splunk

—Microsoft tapped Jeff Teper to lead the company’s corporate strategy group. The promotion occurred last month, with Teper previously serving as… Read More

Nextcast: WhitePages CEO Alex Algard on the distraction of outside investors and keeping your startup zeal

Though he’s only held one other job since college, WhitePages founder and CEO Alex Algard thinks he’s found a pretty… Read More

Tech Moves: WhitePages hires former Optify CEO; Lively names six execs; etc.

—WhitePages has hired Rob Eleveld as vice president of sales for the company’s PRO division. Eleveld is the former CEO… Read More

Video tour: WhitePages shows off remodeled office with kegerator, hydraulic desks and modern great room

Just a few weeks ago, WhitePages turned a huge page in the company’s history when it bought out its venture capital… Read More

WhitePages CEO Alex Algard: Not having VCs will allow a ‘cleaner’ focus

It’s not everyday that a technology company is able to buy out its venture backers. But that’s what happened this… Read More

WhitePages buys out VC investors for $80 million

WhitePages is taking the unusual step of buying out its venture capital investors, paying $80 million to buy back shares… Read More

Tech Moves: WhitePages names CFO; Virl Hill joins Microsoft; and more

WhitePages has tapped Jason Eglit as its chief financial officer, overseeing the Seattle company’s financial team and assisting with mergers and acquisitions and… Read More

WhitePages rings up acquisition, buys call and text blocking app Mr. Number

WhitePages has acquired Mr. Number, a popular Android app that allows users to easily block spam calls and text messages.… Read More

Happy Earth Day: These Seattle startups are helping us go green

Today is the day to celebrate the lush green Earth and do what we can to keep it fresh. How… Read More

Facebook reverses stance after blocking Microsoft and WhitePages from sponsoring Startup Weekend

Teams of developers, designers and entrepreneurs are heads-down at Facebook’s Seattle engineering outpost on this rainy Sunday for Startup Weekend… Read More

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