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Microsoft, Yahoo Finalize Search Deal
Yahoo and Microsoft have finalized their agreement to install Microsoft as the exclusive search provider for Yahoo's network of sites, the companies affirmedlast week.
The...
Seattle Citizenry Wired on More than Caffeine
A new city study on computer and Internet use by Seattle residents has been released. The 2009 Information Technology Access and Adoption Report finds...
Cyber Monday and the Pivot Point
With holiday season upon us, online retailers are preparing for the busiest online shopping days of the year, The first Monday after Thanksgiving, has...
Social Media LIVE in the Living Room
The topic du jour was all about TV at last week's NewTeeVee Live conference exploring the future of television. That's when Xbox LIVE general...
MSN Lite – More Social, Less Links
MSN is rolling out a sleek, modern-looking homepage with a lot of goodies and a lot of white space. Call it "MSN Lite," with...
Google Ascends Into New Kirkland Campus
With a rock climbing wall resembling REI's glass-enclosed monolith in downtown Seattle, (only this geoglyph is studded with brightly colored plastic letters spelling out...
Windows 7 Levels the Playing Field
Windows 7 has officially launched in retail and etail stores and inside of home brewed "Launch Parties" across the planet. In the British Isles,...
Rise of the Cheezburger Network and Amazon Same Day Delivery
Seattle has a master of the photo humor meme. His name is Ben Huh.
The CEO of the Cheezburger Network of Seattle, is showing his...
Seattle’s Sisters of Search – Amanda Camp and Vanessa Fox
According to the Wikipedia definition, the term Webmaster, could be considered, well, a bit sexist. The catch-all handle for Web architects, managers, producers, designers, and...
Broadband Wiring Across America Mulled by Gates and Native Americans
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has estimated it would cost $5 billion to $10 billion to wire the nation's "anchor institutions" with fiber-optic...