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Why this retiring sportswriter thinks newspapers should eliminate reader comments

Many believe that allowing online reader comments are beneficial for a news organization. Steve Kelley certainly does not think so. Kelley,… Read More

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff on why they’d be able to withstand a Google threat

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff faces all sorts of competition, but how would they fend off a potential challenge from Google?… Read More

Welcome to Washington: The best place in the U.S. to be rich (and the worst to be poor)

Washington state is a great place to live if you’re wealthy. But the state’s tax system — which does not… Read More

This Chrome add-on puts your Gmail, social media notifications all in one place

For those who can’t keep track of Gmail and social media channels, here’s a neat new add-on for Google Chrome… Read More

Mark Cuban thinks “dumbass patents are crushing small businesses”

Mark Cuban is never one to shy away from his beliefs. Now, to show his disdain for patents, he’s created… Read More

Seattle rocker Chris Ballew needs your childhood memories for a new song

We all have childhood memories — some good, others bad. Seattle native Chris Ballew wants yours for a new song… Read More

nFluence scores $1.6M to help brands figure out what consumers really want

nFluence Media, a Seattle and London startup that allows big consumer brands to collect data on users, has raised an… Read More

Superman, where you at? Emerald City Comicon website hacked

Maybe it was Joker. Possibly Lex Luthor. Could have been Bane. It’s unclear exactly which villain hacked the Emerald City Comicon’s website… Read More

Concur boss Steve Singh touts ‘solid momentum’ as revenues rise 22 percent

Concur, the maker of travel and entertainment expense management software, today posted quarterly revenue of $122.8 million, a 22 percent… Read More

Gas Powered CEO Chris Taylor pessimistic about Kickstarter outcome

Last week, we reported on the odd story of how Gas Powered Games CEO Chris Taylor had to let go… Read More

Tolls on I-90: Here’s your chance to comment

Tolling of the Interstate 90 is inching toward reality, with the Washington State Department of Transportation saying that it is… Read More

Meet GeekWire’s first members: Join today for VIP access, plus new perks

Less than two weeks ago, GeekWire launched our “Golden Geek” program — an annual membership providing VIP access to Seattle’s best… Read More

Macs in the mainstream: Parallels giving IT staff more control over Apple machines

Parallels, best known for software that runs Windows on Macs, is announcing a new tool today that further bridges those… Read More

UW creates new degree focusing on communication within organizations

The University of Washington’s Master of Communications in Digital Media program already teaches the ins and outs of intelligent relationship-building strategies and… Read More

Akron men’s hoops team printing Twitter handle @ZipsMBB on back of jerseys

Social media is taking over the sports world. Well, not really. But Akron University is certainly doing something I’ve never… Read More

Yahoo posts revenue growth for first time in four years

Marissa Mayer continues to make her mark at Yahoo. The company today reported revenue of $1.3 billion for the fourth… Read More

Digital multi-taskers rule: Majority of Americans access the Internet while watching TV

How do you watch TV? Well, if you are like a growing contingent of Americans, you likely have a smartphone,… Read More

Square COO resigns over sexual harassment claims

Square COO Keith Rabois is departing the mobile payments company due to sexual harassment allegations. Rabois penned a blog post about his decision,… Read More

Friday laugh: European startups or Pokemon characters?

Startups come up with some really cool and also really odd company names. The Wall Street Journal had some fun… Read More

Bill Gates wants your help to change the world by 2030

Once a year, Bill Gates pens an annual letter that recaps the work being done around the world that’s helping… Read More

This full-service, high-tech wine cellar lets you access your collection with an iPad

Deep underneath the streets of Seattle exist two rooms separated by a few steps, both dedicated to the art of… Read More

New computing institute on UW campus will focus on big data problems

The University of Washington is already a budding hub for computer science. Now, with some help from a national laboratory,… Read More

The future of education: What entrepreneurs need to know about entering the e-learning space

The education space is a promising field that has garnered tons of investor attention. The numbers don’t lie: education technology raised… Read More

Dude, where’s my Dreamliner? Michael Dell’s 787 order may be delayed

Michael Dell’s most recent purchase may be put on hold thanks to Boeing’s latest woes. According to a report out… Read More

Tech salaries rise: Survey says average pay rate tops $85,000

“The fastest way if you are in the 99 percent and want to join the one percent … is to… Read More

Charts: Apple iPad and iPhone soar as Mac slips

It looks like the iPad is taking a bite out of more than the Windows PC market. Apple’s quarterly results,… Read More

Shares of F5 jump as profits rise

F5 Networks, the Seattle maker of networking equipment and software, today posted a revenue increase of 13 percent for its… Read More

Cash-based payment platform PayNearMe lands funding from Maveron

PayNearMe, a cash-based payment platform based in Silicon Valley, just raised a $10 million Series D round from investors including… Read More

Internet report: 98.7 percent of Washington residents have access to broadband

The Washington State Broadband Office released its third annual Broadband Report today and more than 500 of the state’s 629 communities saw… Read More

Elon Musk wants to help Boeing with its problems

Boeing has been having some major problems lately and Elon Musk is offering a helping hand. Musk, founder of SpaceX… Read More