TechFlash: Seattle challenges New York as a digital-publishing powerhouse

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Seattle challenges New York as a digital-publishing powerhouse Over the past five years, the traditional publishing industry has seen its century-old roots begin to pull up from New York City. Newspaper and book publishers that have for decades controlled what we read and how we read it have watched as tech companies have swooped in and carried away huge branches of the industry. The 'early' days of digital media in Seattle Jeff Bezos' purchase of The Washington Post isn't the first foray into digital media by a Puget Sound-area innovator. This region has been a hotbed of digital publishing advances for nearly 20 years. Here's a recap. Why would a competitor want Microsoft's fancy QR code system? Microsoft has decided that its customizable QR code service isn't worth maintaining anymore, and has licensed the system to a competitor – New York-based Scanbuy – for two years. After the two years are up, on Aug. 15, 2015, Microsoft Tag will become a Scanbuy service. Amazon's $5M website outage Amazon.com's website went down midday Monday for about 40 minutes. The reason for the outage was unclear, although it appeared to have been widespread. How will Jeff Bezos 'fix' the Washington Post? Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos now owns the Washington Post, but the big question is what changes are in store for the paper? Zillow buying N.Y. real estate site for $50M Zillow Inc. said it's buying StreetEasy, a real estate website in New York City, for $50 million. Expedia, online travel sites in state tax crosshairs Expedia Inc. and other online travel agencies are in the crosshairs of states seeking additional tax revenue. National Tech News Daegis adds easy-to-use eDiscovery templates Grandstream moves to 10,000 sf Boston office Monetate seeking to employ 200 by year end Apple brings on ex-Nike FuelBand consultant Cvent launches mobile event check-ins Groupon launches partner network KCK gets Google Fiber, but Lenexa's a digital biz capital SPS Commerce names Thingelstad chief technology officer Duly Noted: How many of Chicago's 62 best beers have you had? Texas ranks as a top state for tech job growth

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