| This is a selection of recent popular blog | | | | real estate market, has commented on a |
| articles from SeattleIAM where you will find | | | | recent article in the Seattle Times titled |
| the best blogs from Seattle, Washington as | | | | “As Microsoft Goes, so Does |
| well as video uploads, social networking, | | | | Seattle.” The article asserts that |
| rumors, and blog authoring. | | | | “the buoyancy of the Seattle housing |
| | | | market rests in the hands of a single |
| Crime Down in Western Seattle Despite Recent | | | | company, Microsoft.” Apparently, the |
| Shooting | | | | house that Gates built was |
| | | | “single-handedly responsible for half |
| The latest post from the West Seattle Blog | | | | of King County’s employment increases |
| is focused on two recent police reports | | | | from 1990 to 2004.” Many people were |
| announced at meetings of the West Side | | | | incensed at the behavior of |
| Seattle Community Safety Partnership and the | | | | “Microsofties” during the late |
| Delridge District Council. A recent shooting | | | | 90s tech bubble when overnight, on-paper |
| at 59th and Admiral had many residents of | | | | millionaires were bidding up Seattle |
| Western Seattle concerned about a possible | | | | real-estate to unprecedented levels. |
| increase in gang activity spreading into | | | | However, the Seattle Times witer pointed out |
| their neighborhood. However, police reassured | | | | that, “now the tables have |
| citizens that “the 59th/Admiral | | | | turned.” |
| shooting is believed to have been | | | | |
| drug-related and that neither suspect nor | | | | While noting that “Microsoft may not |
| victim lived in West Seattle.” The post | | | | be minting millionaires anymore,” it |
| also reports that the medical examiner is | | | | is becoming more and more obvious that |
| still yet to reveal the name of the victim | | | | Microsoft is helping to insulate Seattle's |
| who was killed in a black Nissan on October | | | | real estate market from many of the problems |
| 13 near the Schmitz Park area. | | | | being seen across the country. Recent data |
| | | | states that 233,220 in the state of |
| The second police report, decidedly more | | | | Washington directly depend on Microsoft for |
| positive, asserts that “crime stats in | | | | income. The post expressed concern at the |
| WS (western Seattle) are at a two-year | | | | increasing dependence on one company to |
| low.” West Seattle Blog stated that | | | | maintain retail stability, especially since |
| many people in attendance at the meeting had | | | | Microsoft was chosen to open their latest |
| expressed concern at the recent rise in | | | | R&D center north of the border. “to |
| thefts in the WestCrest Park Area. Recently, | | | | a certain extent, it concerns me to think |
| KOMO 4 News documented the increasing public | | | | that so much of what we have depends upon |
| concern surrounding a rise in “public | | | | this one company. Particularly one who seems |
| sex” happening in the woods at | | | | to think that snot green and Hello Kitty |
| WestCrest Park, which happens to be Western | | | | pink are cool colors for the Zune.” |
| Seattle's only off-leash area for dog | | | | |
| walkers. According to the post, | | | | Bill Sherman Boasts Narrow Lead |
| “police said at the meetings there is | | | | |
| no current plan to change the level of | | | | The Daily Weekly, a blog from Seattle |
| patrol at Westcrest.” | | | | Weekly, has reported that Democract Bill |
| | | | Sherman has edged just ahead of his |
| Sonics Lawyers Receive Threats | | | | Republican counterpart Dan Satterberg in the |
| | | | race to become King County's new prosecutor. |
| According to the latest post from | | | | The post declared that this narrow margin |
| Supersonicsoul, the American Arbitration | | | | served as proof, once again, that “the |
| Association has handed down a decision | | | | fate of democracy lies in the hands of people |
| stating that “any arbitration hearings | | | | who can't make up their minds.” |
| would be held in Seattle instead of Denver, | | | | According to data from a new King-5 poll, |
| as the Sonics had requested.” | | | | “the deputy prosecutor leads his boss |
| Additionally, recent filings to the AAA from | | | | the interim prosecutor 49 percent to 43 |
| the Sonics lawyers declared that they had | | | | percent, with eight percent undecided.” |
| received several death threats since getting | | | | It was also noted that the poll contains a |
| involved in the dispute between the city of | | | | 4.4 margin of error. Leaving Sherman with |
| Seattle and the Sonics' management over the | | | | “the slimmest of leads.” |
| leasing of the KeyArena. The Sonics Lawyers | | | | |
| claim to have received numerous | | | | There is a clear separation of support |
| “threats and other highly charged | | | | between men and women according to the King-5 |
| communications.” The total recorded | | | | poll. This led the author of the post to |
| threats amount to “two anonymous | | | | declare that “Satterberg's biggest hope |
| e-mails from the same address.” | | | | may be to woo the female vote: the poll also |
| | | | found that women favor Sherman by 34 |
| The author of the Supersonicsoul post was | | | | percent.” The King-5 data also stated |
| initially intrigued when finding out about | | | | that Satterberg had clear support from 91% |
| the threats directed at the Sonics lawyers. | | | | of registered Republicans, but due to the |
| Supersonicsoul was prepared for something | | | | fact that King County tends to lean |
| heavy like “threatening calls in the | | | | democratic, it may not be enough to get |
| middle of the night (or) a flaming effigy of | | | | Satterberg elected prosecutor. |
| Slick Watts?” However, when finding | | | | |
| out the true nature of the threats, the post | | | | About SeattleIAM |
| observed that “I don't mean to make | | | | |
| light of threatening emails, but C'MON! | | | | SeattleIAM is part of a groundbreaking |
| Nussbaum received more than that after making | | | | network of city-focused blog aggregation, |
| fun of Steve Nash! These scumbags are trying | | | | user generated media and social networking |
| to steal our freaking team, and they only | | | | websites currently rolling out across North |
| get TWO NASTY EMAILS... Where's your passion, | | | | America. Each IAM website filters and |
| Seattle? ” | | | | organizes blog content as well as offering |
| | | | video upload capabilities, social |
| Microsoft Propping up King County Real | | | | networking, blog authoring, favourites lists |
| Estate | | | | and rumours. The IAM Network is a division |
| | | | of SoMedia Networks Inc which also operates |
| Redfin Seattle, a blog focused on the local | | | | Inveslogic.com, Greenedia. |