Springpad, the service that offers online notebooks to manage tasks, (covered here in November) has just launched a Date planner springpad to help you plan Valentine’s Day. While that alone isn’t all that newsworthy, what was really interesting to me is how far the springpad application has come in terms of integrating with other sites. [...]
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I was just pointed to YouIntern.com this morning, a site that acts as an intermediary between employers and students looking for internships. Students can find, apply for, and review internships. The site is currently focused on advertising and marketing internships, but the company plans on extending its reach into other industries. I had an email [...]
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Haven’t done this in a while, so I decided to compile a list of startup and tech events in the greater Boston area. So here goes: Tuesday, January 27 Google AdWords Best Practices from Search Engine Marketing New England (SEMNE) When: 6:30pm – 9:00pm Where: Newton Marriott, Newton, MA Cost: Free to SEMNE members, $49 [...]
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Over the last few weeks, I’ve been kicking around the thought of having some kind of event series focused on startup marketing. The idea is to get a bunch of Boston-area tech entrepreneurs together to talk about the challenges they face in getting past all the noise and getting their products/services noticed. I’ve been reaching [...]
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My article, In A Down Economy Startups Rise From Coworking, is now available on MediaBullseye.
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My article, entitled “Content and Communications Companies Dominate WebInno 20“, is now available on Media Bulliseye.
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WebNotes, the web annotation service covered here in November, has launched their invite-only public beta. Since I last covered their closed beta, the service has made several upgrades and feature changes, though most have taken place under the hood: UI changes have been made to the highligter functionality Security enhancements have been made Changes have [...]
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Tonight is the 20th Web Innovators Group meeting here in the Boston area. The Web Innovators Group: Is comprised of people engaged in internet and mobile innovation in the Boston area. We aim to support entrepreneurs, visionaries, and creative thinkers in the field by holding events which foster community interaction. Our regular meetings provide a [...]
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For the last few weeks, I’ve been playing around with a super-secret ultra stealth, invite-only beta called sponty. The quick pitch: Sponty’s mission is to make you and your friends hangoutable. It’s a Tuesday evening. You want to go to the movies. Of course, you’d rather go to the movies with your friends. You can [...]
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WebNotes has launched its private beta web annotation service and I have a few invitations if you’re interested (just add a comment). I had huge reservations about the service before checking it out and speaking with co-founder and CEO Ryan Damico. My thoughts before checking out the service were: Why another web annotation service? How [...]
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