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Humor: Leveraging the 'social isolation' space

Posted Sun, Nov 15, 6:15 p.m.

By Steve Clifford

In a world where "friend" is a verb, what the Internet needed was a quick way to say "get lost!"

Making the best of a bust

Posted Fri, Jul 3, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Even in hard times, there are signs that livable Seattle can still make progress despite, or even because of, the challenges of the economy

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A tale of three companies

Posted Wed, Apr 29, 9:50 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

Stories of WaMu, Boeing, and Microsoft reflect the character of the people at the top

The Cascadian Dream

Posted Thu, Apr 9, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Can a Pacific Northwest utopia be shaped on the shared belief that nature is sacred? This latest installment in a series on regional identity looks at the patron saint of the environmental movement, John Muir, and how his thinking informs the desire for a new, greener, and elusive entity some call Cascadia.

Muddy waters of the Salish Sea

Posted Fri, Mar 27, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A new name for the Northwest waters could be a setback for those charged with cleaning up Puget Sound. On the other hand, maybe a fresh start is what's needed.

Can Locke save the world's fair?

Posted Thu, Mar 26, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Eyes turn to new Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as U.S. expo boosters look for someone to prevent China's "humiliation" over America's possible no-show at Shanghai's Expo 2010.

A week of weakonomics

Posted Wed, Jun 25, 9 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

If you look away from the Sonics trial for a moment, you can see warning signs that the seemingly immune local economy is actually pretty precarious.

Fired up and ready to go — home

Posted Tue, Jun 17, 7 p.m.

By Knute Berger

The state Democratic convention in Spokane was both inspiring and stultifying. Among the delegates who bothered to show up, there was passion, tedium, booze, sunshine, and a desire for change.

Outsourcing is so yesterday, or last night, or whatever time it is in Bangalore

Posted Mon, May 26, 8 p.m.

By Steve Clifford

Nonsourcing is the way to go. And to ensure quality service, this article may be monitored for quality control or training purposes.

Educated abroad, they are France's new foreign legion

Posted Tue, May 6, 2 p.m.

By Cynthia Rose

Seattle's French Underground: Today's graduates are more likely to have studied abroad, and they're more open to leaving France for career opportunities – glamorous and humble. Many of them are settling in metro Puget Sound. Part 3

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Parlez-vous a software language?

Posted Mon, May 5, midnight

By Cynthia Rose

Seattle's French Underground: Thousands have invaded metro Puget Sound, many of them in search of opportunities and attitudes in technology that simply don't exist at home in France. Part 1

What made the Seattle style of business a success

Posted Thu, Apr 24, 2 p.m.

By David Brewster

As civic icons like Safeco drift away from their Puget Sound roots, here's a look at the components of a Seattle way of doing business that built up such brands. The key was motivated employees. The poison was rapid growth.

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Shanghai Surprise

Posted Tue, Apr 22, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A group with Northwest ties is aced out of a pavilion bid for Expo 2010 in China. Instead, the U.S. State Department has given the go-ahead to a team with connections to Warner Brothers and a major D.C. law firm. Now all they have to do is raise $80 million.

Conspicuous Seattle

Posted Wed, Apr 2, 5 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A town of modest pleasures has become a city of cringe-inducing excess, even in the little things like coffee, booze, and movie tickets.

Jean Godden on Seattle: My, how you've changed!

Posted Thu, Mar 27, 5 a.m.

By Jean Godden

The longtime columnist for Seattle's dailies casts an affectionate eye over the many sweeping transformations of the city, and wonders if all the newcomers will learn to cherish the uniqueness of the place.

We are not 'the next Silicon Valley'

Posted Mon, Feb 18, midnight

By Margaret Pugh O’Mara

Nor should we be. An expert on the original high-tech nexus explains why all these technology clusters are unique and not able to be imitated. Instead, Seattle should build on its local strengths while remaining a key part of the global network of technology industries.

Microsoft, Yahoo, and betrayal in China

Posted Tue, Feb 5, 5 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

The two companies have been walking a not-so-fine line as they tap into an enormous but ethically challenged mainland Internet market. Yahoo, especially, has been deferential. Maybe their merger should have conditions.

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Hey, Yahoo: Looking for a white knight? How about Exxon?

Posted Sat, Feb 2, 11 a.m.

By O. Casey Corr

As Microsoft gears up for a takeover battle with Yahoo, there could be an Exx factor.

Microsoft's $528 million Washington tax break

Posted Sat, Feb 2, 5 a.m.

By Jeff Reifman

The Redmond company makes products here but records software sales to PC makers and high-volume customers through an operation in Nevada, where there is no corporate tax. So Washington is missing out on revenue it could use for badly needed infrastructure needs – like replacement of the 520 bridge.