GeekWire

JULY 2, 2021

Also unique: record breaking investment and M&A activity across the country and in Seattle, as companies take advantage of pandemic-driven trends such as virtual experiences, at-home healthcare, remote education and more. Hootsuite , the widely used social media management platform and a star of the Vancouver, B.C. Snapbar (No.

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GeekWire

JUNE 11, 2021

Seattle startup BigBox VR , the company behind multiplayer virtual reality game POPULATION: ONE , has been acquired by Facebook. Super excited about creating the future of VR + social + games! It served as a test of sorts to see how online multiplayer would work in virtual reality. GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper).

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GeekWire

MARCH 23, 2021

We are one of many, and we’re excited to add a consumer social company to that mix.” When GeekWire visited the company’s office and tested Rec Room in 2017, the startup was focused on virtual reality. Year-over-year revenue growth of 566% was fueled in part by the pandemic and trends toward social gatherings online.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Rec Room , the eponymous Seattle-based development studio behind the virtual hangout/game creator Rec Room, has raised $20 million. It initially premiered in June 2016 on the Steam digital storefront, but has since grown to include several other platforms, including iOS, PlayStation 4, and the Oculus, in both 2D and virtual reality versions.

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Vox

AUGUST 12, 2020

But in a time of social unrest, these text-based slideshow graphics have found new resonance and an eager audience on the platform, which has been notorious for prioritizing still images over text. How to protest virtually. Defunding the police. Mail-in voting. Turkey’s concerning femicide rate. The crisis that’s afflicting Lebanon.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Rec Room is a free app described as a “universally accessible online community,” where users create a cartoony virtual avatar to participate in a variety of activities, many of which were designed by the application’s community. ” The metaverse’s been here since 2016, and it doesn’t have arms or legs. Rec Room Image).

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Vox

JUNE 9, 2021

Snap is, in its own words , a camera company sustained on intimacy and existing social networks. But beyond these core social features, Snap has bigger ambitions with augmented and virtual reality. The platform was reeling from Instagram’s successful replication of its 24-hour Stories and lens filters in 2016.

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GeekWire

JULY 24, 2020

We couldn’t get together in person, but we still found a way to celebrate the best in Pacific Northwest tech on Thursday as the GeekWire Awards went virtual. Students also receive “wraparound” support including career skill development and social services. Winners accepted via Zoom — only two forgot to un-mute! .”

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

A new Together Mode was designed specifically for pandemic-era meetings, allowing participants to sit virtually next to each other. LinkedIn has been gradually growing and adding to Microsoft’s revenues since the company acquired the social network for $26 billion back in 2016.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The coming name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about at the company’s annual Connect conference on October 28th, but could unveil sooner, is meant to signal the tech giant’s ambition to be known for more than social media and all the ills that entail. And Snapchat rebranded to Snap Inc.

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GeekWire

JUNE 3, 2020

The plaintiffs are seeking a recovery of all money lost playing DoubleDown games, arguing that the game play and virtual chips constitutes a form of gambling. We generate substantially all of our revenue from the sale of additional virtual chips, which players can choose to purchase at any time to enhance their playing experience.

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Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2014

3D Printing - Worldwide shipments of 3D printers are expected to grow 98 percent in 2015, followed by a doubling of unit shipments in 2016. These four basic models can be applied to any of the four "Internets."

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GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2022

Providence initially started DexCare in 2016 to help with digital patient acquisition for its same-day care business, Providence Express Care Virtual. The system integrates with social media and can book an immediate televisit.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 31, 2020

” In 2016, a U.S. Several other lawsuits were filed in the wake of the federal appeals court decision, challenging the legality of social games in Washington. Big Fish Casino is a series of games like slots, blackjack, and roulette that use virtual chips. District Court judge in Seattle threw out Kater’s complaint.

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GeekWire

MARCH 26, 2024

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader accepts the Next Tech Titan award at the GeekWire Awards in 2016. Rec Room , the virtual reality community and gaming platform, a mainstay of VR and mixed reality platforms including the Meta Quest and, more recently, the Apple Vision Pro. The company in 2023 announced a $52.5

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GeekWire

AUGUST 3, 2021

It will feature 102 outdoor bays for hitting golf balls, a full-service restaurant and bar, and an event space for corporate and social events. Topgolf also has its Toptracer technology installed at various driving ranges around Seattle, and its Swing Suite tech is used at Forum Social House in Bellevue, Wash.

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Trends in the Living Networks

OCTOBER 14, 2007

Permalink | View blog reactions | Comments (2) Categories : Social trends Share this: Digg this | Reddit | StumbleUpon | Del.icio.us | Share on Facebook 2 Comments Keith De La Rue said: Interesting read. And of course, please don’t take this too seriously :-). Glad to see that you recognise the global importance of Philip K.

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GeekWire

JUNE 10, 2023

The device, which looks like a pair of high-tech ski goggles, lets users navigate with gestures in a manner very similar to Microsoft’s mixed reality headset, the first version of which was unveiled in 2015 and shipped in 2016. … You can see hear and interact with digital content just like it’s in your physical space.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg predicted in 2016 that televisions and phones would be replaced by holographic glasses. In 2016, for instance, millions of people fell in love with the phone-based AR game Pokémon Go. Public memorials like the US Holocaust Museum asked players to respect the space by not chasing virtual monsters in it.

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GeekWire

APRIL 22, 2021

That includes kids who are Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC); children who struggle socially due to autism, ADHD or other conditions; and women eager to break into technology or entrepreneurial roles. On May 20 we will announce the winners live at the virtual GeekWire Awards , presented by Wave Business. iUrban Teen.

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Cloud Musings

MAY 16, 2016

This new reality is driven by the rise of software defined networking , the virtualization of everything and a business imperative to create and deploy even newer information delivery models. Virtual equivalences to physical and infrastructure-centric protection norms are mostly non-existent. Jackson 2016 ) Follow me at [link].

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Vox

MAY 18, 2021

The mistake could be a major setback in Citizen’s years-long quest to market itself as a public safety app and overcome the reputation established by its 2016 debut as Vigilante. It’s essentially a social network based around virtual voyeurism of everything from fiery car wrecks to gunshots to the foibles of animal neighbors.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Fireside’s job posting claims “social media has failed us” by creating “antagonistic echo chambers with mediums for communication that only further an outrage culture and business models that incentivize spreading disinformation.” Fireside will feature curated conversations.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Facebook’s Connect conference is one of the biggest days of the year for virtual reality. Godin is the developer of Virtual Desktop, a top-selling VR app that enables desktop computer access inside headsets. By Godin’s reckoning, it would be the second time Facebook had pulled the rug from under Virtual Desktop.

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Kitaboo

MAY 7, 2019

The growing use of social networks can affect the productivity and efficiency of employees at work. First and foremost, there is a variety of virtual communication tools that exist, allowing employees to communicate in a number of ways. Also read: 8 Best Employee Engagement Strategies. Role of Technology in Today’s Lives: More than3.7

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Odegard joined the company in 2016 as chief scientific officer. Former Rover and Cheezburger CTO Scott Porad is now vice president of engineering at Seattle virtual healthcare startup 98point6. Emerson Collective is a social change organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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Vox

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It’s the metaverse — defined most simply as a virtual world where people can socialize, work, and play — and Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes it is the future of the internet and of his trillion-dollar company. It’s the next big breakthrough in technology. It’s a joke. It’s a marketing strategy. So what is the metaverse, really?

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Social deception game Among Us is getting a virtual reality adaptation. Among Us was inspired by social deduction games like Mafia or Werewolf , where a large group of players have to guess the identity of a dangerous hidden threat. Innersloth. There’s no release date for the game, but a trailer debuted at the 2021 Game Awards.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Viva Insights uses data from LinkedIn’s Glint, and Viva Learning incorporates content from LinkedIn Learning, representing the latest effort by Microsoft to integrate its core technologies with the business social network that it acquired for more than $26 billion in 2016. Pricing for Microsoft Viva wasn’t announced.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 1, 2020

One of the areas where Amazon could help the combined Salesforce-Slack is in creating a more competitive video calling and virtual meeting solution. Salesforce lost out to Microsoft in a bitterly fought battle for LinkedIn in 2016. It’s subject to regulatory review and a Slack shareholder vote.

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GeekWire

JUNE 6, 2023

Apple Photos) Entrepreneurs developing augmented and virtual reality apps and games are optimistic that Apple’s new headset will turbocharge adoption of the technology, much like the iPhone did for mobile computing in 2007. ” Forest Gibson , co-founder of Pluto VR “It’s all about virtual screens.

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GeekWire

JULY 14, 2020

Whether it’s healthcare companies doing more virtual appointments or schools moving education online, there’s a need for identity security as organizations go digital. Auth0 employees show their spirit, before social distancing. “That’s exactly what we do.” ” (Auth0 Photo). . Auth0 Photo).

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Galido

MARCH 22, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 14, 2021

The online retail and cloud giant’s support of the UW includes a $10 million gift in 2016 for the construction of a second computer science building. ” Roshandel was named chair of the Computer Science department in the spring of 2016. The social media giant has tried unsuccessfully in the past to nab UW faculty, he said.

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Galido

MAY 1, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs.

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GeekWire

JULY 3, 2020

Alan Boyle speaks with Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos at the Museum of Flight’s Annual Pathfinder Awards in 2016. Tillinghast joined us for the virtual send-off this week, congratulating Alan on behalf of his hundreds of former MSNBC.com and nbcnews.com colleagues. Who knows what’ll come next?

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

While he once said it was hard to see the appeal of Google Glass , the AR wearable that proved unpopular with consumers, he’s held a consistently positive opinion on AR since at least 2016. July 2016: Cook says in a quarterly earnings call that “AR can be really great.”. “We This would become a running theme: AR good, VR not so good.

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