<a href="http://www.techflash.com" target="_blank">TechFlash</a> is an online news site dedicated to <strong>covering the  technology industry in the Pacific Northwest</strong>. It is a product of the  <a title="Puget Sound Business Journal" href="http://www.journalismaccelerator.com/resources/puget-sound-business-journal/">Puget Sound Business Journal</a>, but it was the brainchild of two  Post-Intelligencer business reporters. Founders John Cook, executive  editor, and Todd Bishop, managing editor, made the leap to online-only  in October 2008, even before the P-I did in March 2009.

Cook, whose Twitter handle is <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@johncook" target="_blank">@johnhcook</a>, said in an email, “High  quality content built around an engaged community seems to be working  pretty well for us. We are in a unique situation where our audience is  desired by advertisers and they are early adopters of new media. Our  community of readers is strong, and we work hard to engage with them and  provide them high quality content on a daily basis.”

TechFlash holds <a href="http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/12/and-the-flashie-goes-to.html" target="_blank">The Flashies</a>, an annual Newsmakers Awards program  that recognizes achievements in 15 categories, including newcomer of the  year, “do-gooder” of the year and tech move/hire of the year.

(Update: Cook and Bishop left TechFlash in March 2011 to form their own site, <a title="Geekwire" href="http://www.geekwire.com/" target="_blank">Geekwire</a>.)