Seattle rocker Dave Matthews plans to headline the first ever live concert broadcast on Hulu, with the actual concert taking place June 1 at New York City's Beacon Theater.
Comedian Stephen Colbert took a shot at Microsoft in his opening monologue Thursday night, noting that he believed Green Day's new album -- "21st Century Breakdown" -- was really about Windows Vista. Ouch.
Hasbro plans to close the offices of Seattle board game maker Cranium next week, with at least 11 people to be laid off, reports the P-I. Hasbro bought the venture-backed company for $77.5 million last year.
A cheesy T-shirt featuring three wolves howling at the moon has spawned hundreds of fawning and over-the-top reviews on Amazon.com and become a clothing bestseller. The Washington Post has details on the online deluge, which began with a "snarky link" from website CollegeHumor.com.
Cnet has the latest update on the legal battle between RealNetworks and the Hollywood movie studios over the RealDVD copying software.
Digital music distribution startup TuneCore is teaming up with Amazon.com to sell artist CDs via Amazon's CreateSpace on-demand publishing service. TuneCore, which gives artists a way to sell music directly to fans without going through the major labels, has attracted some big acts including Keith Richards and Nine Inch Nails, as well as smaller bands.
Mobile Semiconductor Corp., a Seattle maker of memory systems for MP3 players, smartphones and gaming devices, has raised $700,000 in startup financing led by Datalight Corp. As part of the deal, Datalight founder and CEO Roy Sherrill is joining the board.
Headline of the day comes via BusinessWeek: "'Super Angels' Shake Up Venture Capital."
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