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Here’s What Zuckerberg Said to Employees Before Ringing the Opening Bell (Video)

Tricia Duryee in Social on May 19 at 2:04 pm PT

Haven’t gotten enough coverage of Facebook’s initial public offering yet? Here’s a video of CEO Mark Zuckerberg giving a speech to employees before ringing the opening bell on Friday.

Facebook Not Sleepless in Seattle

Tricia Duryee in Social on April 12 at 6:00 pm PT

Now that the ribbon has been cut and the finger sandwiches have been devoured, Facebook’s new Seattle office is open for business.

Amazon’s Seattle Expansion Plans Reveal Three New Office Towers and Much More!

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 28 at 9:16 am PT

Amazon revealed plans for its Seattle headquarters last night, including the construction of 3.3 million square feet of office space over the next eight years.

eBay Is the Most Recent Bay Area Transplant to Seek Access to Seattle’s Talent Pool

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 12 at 6:00 am PT

The e-commerce giant has joined a growing list of companies willing to brave the rain in order to gain access to a deep pool of technology engineers in Seattle.

Meet Billy, the Bison Mark Zuckerberg Shot and Hung On Sheryl Sandberg’s Wall

Kara Swisher in Social on December 16, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT

What’s worse than getting an unsolicited a poke on Facebook? Getting shot, killed, eaten and having your head mounted on a wall by its famous founder, that’s what!

How Does Steve Jobs’ iSpaceship Match Up Against Hollywood’s Spaceships?

Peter Kafka in Media on August 13, 2011 at 12:08 pm PT

Giant — and a little bit eerie — new images of Apple’s proposed Cupertino campus. And, because we can: Spaceships from three of the best space movies of all time.

Amazon's Hiring Spree Will Fill 1.7 Million Square Feet of Office Space in Seattle

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 7, 2011 at 12:02 pm PT

Amazon is on a hiring spree, and what better way to illustrate it than to look at the company’s brand new headquarters, spanning more than 1.7 million square feet.

Stock Trades Near 52-week High on Message That It's an All "New eBay"

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 10, 2011 at 1:28 pm PT

Two years ago, eBay’s CEO John Donahoe promised Wall Street analysts massive changes to improve the company’s e-commerce experience. Today, he says it’s all “new eBay.”

Exclusive: Nokia’s Stephen Elop Talks About How He Made His Big OS Decision

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 10, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

In an interview, Nokia’s chief executive talks about the factors that went into choosing among three possibilities for its high-end smartphone business–sticking with plans to develop around MeeGo, shifting to Android or adopting Microsoft’s Windows Phone.

Happy 10th Birthday, Wikipedia! What's Next? (Video)

Liz Gannes in Social on January 14, 2011 at 10:04 am PT

Wikipedia now seems like an enduring institution on the Web, but the site was only founded 10 years ago, tomorrow. In this video interview, Wikipedia Executive Director Sue Gardner tells us how far the site has come, and what’s next.