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The Always Updated, Premiere Directory of Seattle-area Internet Companies and Organizations
Recent additions include Banyan Branch, Comient, Chirohosting, GoMiles, Novel-Interactiove. SharedBusinessSpace, Spoon, Vioguard and WODClub. Netcos

Net a Seattle Internet Job
The job switch is turned on at Seattle24x7 Jobs

The A-Z, Amazon-Zappos, of Seattle E-Tail
Tony Hsieh unleashes the core values for Delivering Happiness in his book of the same name. E-City.

SamKnows So Why Does Sam Spend?
Ookla's Mike Apgar wants the government to save money on broadband by not paying for what it already knows. AdvisorX

Telling an Action-Adventure Story Through Your Eyes
VholdR makes wearable video a high-definition social experience. E-City


A Day in the Life of Seattle's SEOs
It's all in a day's work for Seattle's busy SEO's.
Site Cynic.

Cozi "Integrativity" A Family Function
Cozi is integrating creativity, technology, family members and scheduling to help manage the chaos of family life. ShopTalk.

Lighting Up the Web
Chris Geiser has gone from lighting Northern Exposure TV episodes to illuminating technical insights as CTO for GLG. Meet him in People.

From the Streets of Seattle to the Mobile Web, You are Now One Bus Away!
Brian Ferris runs a differewnt kind of traffic router at UWs CSE department, one that can get you home on time. E-City

Picnik Plays to Win: Online Photo Editor Sweeping Awards
Darrin Massena takes us inside the award-winning Picnik photo editor. Get your game on in ShopTalk.

The Uncommon Craft of Web Video
Meet the narrator and explainer-in-brief behind the world's easiest to understand video tutorials "In Plain English." People

Wetpaint Injects Staying Power into Social Sites
With a new agreement to inject Wetpaint magic into MSN entertainment and powering sites for HBO, CBS, Fox and more, Wetpaint turns friends into fans, and fans into fame! ShopTalk

The "Truest" Measure of Social Media Visibility
What is being said about your company, and your brands online? TruCast can tell you. ShopTalk

AdReady Enhances Online Display Ad Targeting
When display ad campaigns become as targeted and agile as search. Ignoramus.


On the Road to the PPC Summit: How PPC Search Began
How a chance elevator ride put Mary O'Brien on the trail to the PPC Summit, America's premiere PPC training seminar series. People

Seattle's Brightest Tech Stars Honored at WTIA "Oscar Night"
The red carpet was rolled out and the winners were voted in! Which local tech stars celebrated at the WTIA's 2009 Industry Achievement Awards? Find out in E-City

A Vital NW Health Link
Take the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Healthvault, Drugstore.Com, Limeade, HealthTalk, Sesame and Trusera and call us in the morning. Feeling better? E-City

Seattle Startups Think Global, Link Local
Shake your iPhone and tap into the sixth "local" sense of Urban Spoon, OpenList, AdReady, Medeo Systems and
WhitePages.com, just a small sampling of Seattle's sumptuous buffet of local e-business.

Advisor X "X-Rays":
Five Fatal Flaws Killing Local Internet Plays by Dave Chase, The Myth of Intrinsic Value by Tom Metz, Economic Pressures Mandate Strategic Alignment by Barry MacKechnie, and more!


Microsoft advanced at advance08
Mobile media. Social media. Analytics. Search advertising. They have all advanced -- and united -- as Microsoft Advertising. E-City

Goodbye Google, Hello World!
The exit strategy of Vanessa Fox from Google's Webmaster Central made headlines. Read the full story in ShopTalk.

Earth Class Mail is a Seattle Start-up with TV Star Power
Online postal mail forwarding service delivers the drama and the story line while it delivers postal mail online. E-City

Seattle is Home to Search Marketing Expo Advanced
Danny Sullivan brought the inaugural event of his new Search company, and his new passion, to Seattle. Meet him in People.

When The Apprentice Becomes the Sorceror
Seattle Web 2.0 star James Sun gave us the interview after almost winning The Apprentice along with the scoop on his new company, Zoodango. Read why we're glad he didn't get Trumped! ShopTalk

Turning Pixsy Dust into Paydirt:
PIxsy is helping sites monetize traffic through photo and video search ShopTalk


Netcast News: Seattle's NewsCloud vs. Newsvine
Read, rant, rate, write and watch your news, your way. Even get paid for doing it! The future of news is here in E-City

Web 2.0 or Bust!
Seattle's leading Web 2.0 companies and what's in store.
Cynic

Google's Webmaster Central in Kirkland
Google has made the center of its Webmaster World at home in Kirkland. Meer the keepers of the flame. ShopTalk


More on Seattle's Sisters of Search
Google Product Manager Vanessa Fox and Software Engineer Amanda Camp are the vital links behind Google Webmaster Central and Google Tools. Meet them in People.

Seattle24x7 Top Forty
Our annual traffic ranking of the Top 40 Websites originating in the Puget Sound, from Amazon to Zillow.

Blue Dot's (Now Fave's) Dot Connector
Kabir Shahani wants to make "dotting" a household world by connecting people with the best of the Web. Meet him in People.

From Paparazzo Camera to Closet
ShopA-List e-tails celebrity fashions from off the racks and backs of Hollywood's red carpet royals. Cynic

The A-Z of ZAAZ Web Analytics
What makes ZAAZ Analytics tick? We bring you the mojo behind the metrics and learn why you should be in serious Web analysis. Latest ShopTalk

WashTech Goes to Washington
The union whose members provide advocacy for the technology workers of Washington is weighing in the H1-B guest worker program. Marcus Courtney gives us the scoop. People

Seattle Mind Camp Lights the Fire
Meet the brains behind Mind Camp. Andru Edwards shares his collaborative spirit. People

Driving the Podcast Revolution

Melodeo breaks the wireless sound barrier for Podcasters, direct to your mobile phone. ShopTalk

The 411 on WhitePages.com

8-10 million page views is all in a day's work. ShopTalk

Jobster Pursues a Hire Calling

Jason Goldberg has created the ultimate Job Networkers' Network. May we refer you to ShopTalk?


Rider of the Torrential BitStorm
Bram Cohen solves the biggest file sharing puzzle – by orders of magnitude People


Sign Here, On the Web:
DocuSign Signs You On
Electronic signatures come of age. Go digital, ditch paper. ShopTalk

Can VoteHere.com Save American Elections --and the Free World
Seattle-based technology can bring fairness and truth to the democratic voting process. ShopTalk

Mercent: Minds Over Markets
10 portals, 100 million online shoppers — Eric Best sums it up in ShopTalk

Seattle's Leading Hacker - A DM'er
Spyro Kourtis isn't a Web hacker. But he is leading The Hacker Group, a division of FCB, into the Internet era of Direct Marketing. Meet him in People


Revenue Sunshine of the Spotted Mind
Mining your business, Revenue Science unleashes the power of Behavioral Targeting ShopTalk


SBI.Razorfish Knows Seattle Inside-Out
With landmark work for Microsoft, Safeco and WaMu, SBI-Razorfish is right at home in the Puget Sound, the hub of their West Coast operations. ShopTalk

Sound Thinking Revitalizing the WSTPA
Doña Keating is awakening high tech from its slumber on the Olympic Peninsula. Meet her in People

Feedback Loop
Expert tips from Seattle's QuestionPro on creating the effective online survey. AdvisorX

The Gifts that Keep On Giving
Tis' the season for GiftCertificates.com to be very merry. Unwrap the packaging of this gifted e-business case in ShopTalk

To Buy, or Not to Buy
UW Professor Oren Etzioni, the inventor of Metacrawler and NetBot, has launched Hamlet to save you thousands on airline tickets. People

Paid Inclusion Paves Way to Search Success
Marchex' Chief Strategy Officer explains what "Paid Inclusion" is and how it pays to feed the engines. Advisor X

XBox Live: One Year Later
One-year in the life of the fastest growing unified broadband gaming service ever.

Streamies Spawn in Seattle
These upwardly mobile Web creatures keep returning to spawn on Web multimedia. Karen Howe introduces the new species.
Advisor X.

Spinning Tasty Platters at The Turntable
Feasting more than
your eyes and ears at
The Experience Music Project Kultcha




WhatCounts Sums Up Email Success
Can you count on email to alert or remind customers about your business? Learn how to use email for what really counts in ShopTalk.

Managing Media? You Need thePlatform
What do Metallica, CNBC, Windows Media and your multimedia assets have in common? Why, thePlatform, of course! ShopTalk.


Online Dating Meets Its Match
PerfectMatch.com is picking up where Seattle's Kiss.com left off, developing the perfect relationship tools online. Kultcha

Washington's| Oldest Tech Association is Sixty Years Young
The AeA is committed to improving your technology business. Meet the state's Executive Director in People

Comcast Casts the Broadest Net
In the Battle of Broadband, Comcast is Seattle's heavyweight champion. ShopTalk.

DotSongs: Redmond Dreamweaver Threads Online Tales into Tunes
Monsoon Teacup rocks with a Web-ified lyrical beat. Surf it in People



Seattle's Spam Arrest Puts the Cuffs On Spam
Book 'em, Spamo...Seattle's Spam Arrest has effectively put an end to Spam as we know it. Say good riddance to bad rubbish in ShopTalk.

Highwire Act: Airline Travel Industry Acts on Net Advantages with TravelPort
Highwire (now TravelPort) is hot...and hiring! Driving down the bottom line in corporate travel, the firm is scaling new heights, online. Now boarding in ShopTalk.

Read the news? Brent Simmons is Syndicating It
Ballard's Brent Simmons just created NetNewsWire, Mac OS X's coolest RSS News Reader. What's RSS? Why should you be publishing on it? Get with the syndicate in the latest parcel of People.

Seattle Law and Order: Internet Intent
How does Redmond's Versuslaw dispense information and justice over the Internet? We're on the case and you get to read the brief in ShopTalk.


Why Online? Because Interactive Provides a Powerful Brand Boost
MSN's Dave Chase, chair of the Chief Marketing Officer Committee for the IAB, answers the burning question! Advisor X

InfoSpace Makes Search #1
The Northwest is home to four monster search engines and InfoSpace is making them perform like never before!
ShopTalk

Qpass Sows the Seeds of Reinvention
Employee numero uno, Ron Faith, shares his insights
on the realignment and how you can succeed in the content space. ShopTalk

Trails.com Ascends Path to E-com Summit
From the slopes of Mount Kiliminjaro in Kenya to the land of the snow leopard in Mongolia, Rob Holmes has honed the right kind of experience to lead the marketing ascent for Trails.com People


The Bliss of Wireless Mobility
Seattle's Mobliss has become the world's first mobile telephone digital entertainment network. Follow your wireless bliss to ShopTalk.

Seattle's Online Passage to India
Home to IndiaHQ.com, the only South Asian Yellow Pages provider in the nation, and a string of city sites that end in Guru.com, Seattle is the online gateway to America's Indian communities. Kultcha

A Healthy Outlook for Longer Life: Resveratrol and Longevity
Seattle24x7 publishes online guide to Resveratrol news, Resveratrol advice, and the science behind Resveratrol findings.

What's Brewing
Week of 8.23.10

The Countdown to the *NEW* Seattle24x7 Has Begun!

After nine years of covering the Seattle Internet landscape like the berry vines of summer and the rain dance of winter, listing hundreds of Seattle area company startups, thousands of job openings and industry events, dozens of interviews with online business leaders and innovators, and scores of advisory, tech and investment columns written by resident E-City experts, Seattle24x7's legacy has been nothing less than memorable -- but our best work is yet to come!

The countdown has begun for the altogether more functional and synchronized, Web 3.0 version of Seattle's first-ever online business commiunity and its one-and-only, dot-com combination of Company Directory, Community dialogue and distinctive Commentary to launch anew. The new Seattle24x7 Website will debut just a few short days from now!

The new Seattle24x7.com will present dramatic new capabilities that will reward our loyal followers and challenge our stalwart contributors. Visitors will have the ability to subscribe to our online business Calendar and receive the region's most comprehensive listing of local industry events in their Email box or RSS reader. Looking for a Seattle area job? Subscribe to the Seattle24x7 Jobs feed and be among the first to put your resume into the job stream! Synchronized site functions will let you add events to your own Calendar software and locate event locations and driving instructions on the map.

The new Website will also make it easier for readers to contribute their thoughts and ideas by commenting on select stories, and by submitting articles and press releases for publication.

As the summer of 2010 draws to a close, an exciting, new season is budding for Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Southsound and Eastside online news, events, and information. We hope you enjoy the many changes that Seattle24x7 has online for you! [24x7]