{"id":505554,"date":"2010-04-02T14:28:06","date_gmt":"2010-04-02T18:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/?p=71504"},"modified":"2010-04-02T14:28:06","modified_gmt":"2010-04-02T18:28:06","slug":"our-top-20-stories-of-the-first-quarter-amazon-cell-therapeutics-dendreon-microsoft-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/505554","title":{"rendered":"Our Top 20 Stories of the First Quarter: Amazon, Cell Therapeutics, Dendreon, Microsoft, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/tag\/Technology\/\">Technology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/tag\/Biotech\/\">Biotech<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/tag\/lists\/\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<strong>Gregory T. Huang wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the pace of today&#8217;s news, it can be hard to maintain perspective on what all the important stories are. Sure, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/national\/2010\/04\/02\/revolutionary-or-evolutionary-what-xconomy-readers-are-saying-about-the-ipad\/\">the iPad is dominating headlines today<\/a>, but remember when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/03\/01\/picnik-ceo-on-getting-bought-by-google-and-how-it-will-affect-startups-and-consumers\/\">Google bought Picnik<\/a> just a month ago? That deal is still resonating in the startup community.  What&#8217;s more, headlines fly off the page so fast that not everyone can catch them the first time. Luke and I wanted to find a way to help readers discover more of the stuff we&#8217;ve been busily producing for the past few months.<\/p>\n<p>The first quarter of 2010 is in the books. So we thought it would be fun and useful to recap our favorite stories of the year so far&#8212;everything from Alder to Z2Live, with Amazon, Apple, Cell Therapeutics, Dendreon, and Microsoft in between. These were sometimes our most popular pieces, but not always. In every case, they highlight the kind of in-depth analysis and exclusive reporting that we are bringing to bear on the Seattle-area innovation community. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Greg&#8217;s Top 10 technology stories:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/03\/29\/cowboys-like-us-investor-nick-hanauer-on-how-to-think-about-breakthroughs-in-business-and-society-part-1\/\">Cowboys Like Us: Investor Nick Hanauer on How to Think About Breakthroughs in Business and Society (Part 1)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/03\/30\/nick-hanauer-a-%E2%80%9Chigh-functioning-contrarian%E2%80%9D-on-how-to-think-about-breakthroughs-in-business-and-society-part-2\/\">Nick Hanauer, a &#8220;High-Functioning Contrarian,&#8221; on How to Think About Breakthroughs in Business and Society (Part 2)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/03\/23\/bill-gates%E2%80%99s-nuclear-miracle-john-gilleland-says-terrapower-needs-discipline-not-divine-intervention\/\">Bill Gates&#8217;s Nuclear Miracle? John Gilleland Says TerraPower Needs Discipline, Not Divine Intervention<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/03\/01\/picnik-ceo-on-getting-bought-by-google-and-how-it-will-affect-startups-and-consumers\/\">Picnik CEO on Getting Bought by Google, and How It Affects Startups and Consumers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/02\/25\/how-amazon-innovates-lessons-in-strategy-for-microsoft-and-others\/\">How Amazon Innovates: Lessons in Strategy for Microsoft and Others<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/02\/17\/how-to-win-the-future-of-social-mobile-gaming-the-z2live-story\/\">How to Win the Future of Social Mobile Gaming: The Z2Live Story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/national\/2010\/01\/27\/the-apple-ipads-impact-on-mobile-gaming-and-e-books-local-techies-and-startups-react\/\">The Apple iPad&#8217;s Impact on Mobile, Gaming, and E-Books: Local Techies and Startups React<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/01\/21\/friend-or-foe-how-apple-is-forcing-microsoft-amazon-google-and-att-to-raise-their-game\/\">Friend or Foe: How Apple Is Forcing Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and AT&amp;T to Raise Their Game<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/01\/08\/mit-mba-students-amazon-google-and-t-mobile-are-hiring-expedia-isn%E2%80%99t-microsoft-%E2%80%9Csuper-interesting%E2%80%9D-apple-is-%E2%80%9Csterile%E2%80%9D\/\">MIT MBA Students: Amazon, Google, and T-Mobile Are Hiring, Expedia Isn&#8217;t; Microsoft \u201cSuper Interesting,\u201d Apple Is \u201cSterile\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/01\/05\/stephen-wolfram-talks-bing-partnership-software-strategy-and-the-future-of-knowledge-computing\/\">Stephen Wolfram Talks Bing Partnership, Software Strategy, and the Future of Knowledge Computing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Luke&#8217;s Top 10 biotech and life sciences stories:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/03\/31\/the-dendreon-alumni-where-are-they-now\/\">The Dendreon Alumni: Where Are They Now?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/03\/09\/joe-eichinger-top-medical-device-entrepreneur-and-uw-volunteer-dies-from-cancer\/\">Joe Eichinger, Top Medical Device Entrepreneur and UW Volunteer, Dies From Cancer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/03\/05\/cell-therapeutics-offers-bigger-cash-bonuses-for-2009-while-stock-languishes\/\">Cell Therapeutics Offers Bigger Cash Bonuses for 2009 While Stock Languishes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/03\/05\/ekos-swedish-aim-to-shake-up-stroke-treatment-with-ultrasound-brain-clot-buster\/\">Ekos, Swedish Aim to Shake Up Stroke Treatment with Ultrasound Brain Clot Buster<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/03\/03\/geospiza-runs-in-the-black-as-scientists-turn-to-software-to-help-crunch-genomes\/\">Geospiza Runs in the Black as Scientists Turn to Software to Help Crunch Genomes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/02\/26\/microsoft-fleshes-out-health-it-portfolio-waits-and-waits-for-market-to-materialize\/\">Microsoft Fleshes Out Health-IT Portfolio, Waits (and Waits) for Market to Materialize<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/seattle\/2010\/02\/16\/medical-device-entrepreneurs-converge-on-wings-a-new-angel-investing-network\/\">Medical Device Entrepreneurs Converge on Wings, a New Angel Investing 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