LAS VEGAS — We know Alexis Ohanian is a geek. The entrepreneur co-founded Reddit and helped start companies like Hipmunk and Breadpig before co-founding a VC firm. But what about his soon-to-be wife, Serena Williams? GeekWire caught up with Ohanian at CES in Las Vegas on Wednesday as he checked out Toyota’s new concept car. Ohanian is at the big tech show to geek out, of course, but the 33-year-old was also at CES in part because Reddit teamed up with Toyota to host a live stream of Wednesday’s announcement and related AMAs with R&D experts from Toyota. Ohanian said he’s looking forward to… Read More
Tennis legend Serena Williams shared the news of her engagement to Alexis Ohanian on (where else?) the platform he co-created. Using her verified Reddit account, Williams shared a post entitled “I said yes” with a cartoon of her and Ohanian and the following poem about how the proposal went down. I came home A little late Someone had a bag packed for me And a carriage awaited Destination: Rome To escort me to my very own “charming” Back to where our stars first collided And now it was full circle At the same table we first met by chance This time… Read More
Games have made their way into Snapchat. Gatorade today unveiled Serena Williams Match Point, a simple 8-bit game that can be played directly within the Snapchat app via ESPN’s Discover channel. The game, also available at SerenaMatchPoint.com, features 22 levels, each representing a Grand Slam final match that Williams won. The controls are basic: tap on the left side of the screen to return the ball left, and tap on the right side to return the ball right. Timing does matter, and the game will notify you if you’ve tapped “too early.” If you earn a “great” or “perfect” shot,… Read More