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“SEO SOS” Moz, Part Deux

When Seattle24x7 entitled a recent ShopTalk interview with Moz CEO Sarah Bird and founder Rand Fishkin "SEO SOS,” the headline was not intended to prognosticate...

City of Seattle Awards $320,000 for Digital Equity

In 2016, the city of Seattle's  IT Community Technology program released a Digital Equity Action Plan, which was developed in partnership with more than 100 community leaders, non-profit...

Welcoming DOTA 2: The International 2016 Main Event

The doors to Key Arena were flung open at 9:00 a.m. Monday morning to welcome a crush of cyber gaming fans to the crowning tournament of...

The Impure End to the Pure Play of Drugstore.com and Beauty.com

When Walgreens, the nation’s largest drug store chain, announced its $429 million cash buyout of Drugstore.com in 2011, many analysts speculated it was mostly for the value of the domain...

Seattle Is Starbase to Star Trek Past and Future

When the newest, interstellar voyage from Star Trek’s Starfleet blasts through the galaxy this Friday with the premiere of Star Trek Beyond (playing in IMAX...

‘Pokémon Go’ Pushes Redmond-Based Nintendo Stock to Augmented Reality Breakthrough

The game is immersive, based on augmented reality. But the stock surge of Kyoto, Japan-based Nintendo is all too real. Nintendo North America, which is headquartered in...

Microsoft Makes Its Own Fireworks With Free Browser Version of Skype...

Microsoft has released a free browser version of Skype called Skype Meetings aimed at small businesses. The first web-based product after the beta release of Skype for Web last year, Skype Meetings will...

The Dream Team on Live Stream:  Facebook Live’s New Playbook Calls...

Facebook has rolled out an ambitious game plan for the promotion of its Facebook LIVE streaming service.  The program, which gives new meaning to the...

The State of Search — Unregulated Results and Privacy Questions Loom...

The annual SMX Advanced Search Marketing Expo has once again taken up advanced SEO and PPC discussion on the Seattle waterfront this week. The multi-track symposium tackles the leading organic...

Buying LinkedIn, Microsoft Is Undisputed Leader in Professional Data

Microsoft will acquire the professional social network LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $26.2 billion (including LinkedIn’s net cash). LinkedIn...