How To Track Hurricane Earl in Boston
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:00:07 GMT

Awfully quiet this morning in Boston as we batten down the hatches and get ready for the first hurricane of the season. Hurricane Earl is expected to wreak some havoc along the East Coast today slamming North Carolina’s Outer Banks on it’s way to Boston. Gov. Deval Patrick and even President Obama have both declared [...] Read More

Sprint’s 4G Network Lands in Boston, Introduces Wicked Fast Speeds…on Two Smartphones
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:27:53 GMT

Sprint and Clearwire have just unleashed 4G network speeds in Boston. There have been recent reports of people receiving 4G coverage in the area, but Tuesday marks Sprint’s official announcement and full rollout. Along with Daytona Beach, Fl. and Providence, RI., Beantown joins the 48 other cities covered by Sprint’s WiMax network. WiMax is the [...] Read More

Mobile Heavy Hitter Imbach Leaves Skyhook, Heads West
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:56:33 GMT

Well Boston, it appears the secret is out on the incredible talent Boston has to offer. Silicon Valley companies just can’t keep away from poaching Boston best talent. According to Mass High Tech this morning, Kate Imbach, Vice President of Marketing at Skyhook Wireless is leaving her post and taking a similar role at San [...] Read More

David Meerman Scott Speaks on New Rules of Marketing and Branding
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:33:51 GMT

An interview with David Meerman Scott, famous author, keynote speaker and current Boston resident helping create a worldwide rave of near marketing. Read More

On Twitter (or anywhere else) it Pays to Keep it Real
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:45:26 GMT

Last week, Kristina Kennedy wrote a great piece about how to gain 1,000+ followers on Twitter with tips from local pros. Reading her piece reminded me of a piece I’ve been meaning to write about the question of being one’s full, authentic self online—specifically on Twitter. When I say being one’s full self, I’m not [...] Read More

Boston Ranked #1 (again) as Top City of the Global Innovation Economy
Posted: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:13:47 GMT

Congratulations Boston, you were ranked as the top city of the global innovation economy according to Australian innovation consulting firm 2thinknow. This is the second year that Boston has topped the global list beating out fierce international competitors like Paris and Amsterdam and local rivalries like New York and even San Francisco. Keep up to [...] Read More

Peekaboo Partners with CardStar: Brings Mobile Coupons to 750k+ Users
Posted: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:58:28 GMT

Breaking news coming from the mobile cave downstairs here at the The Hangout Hub. Two fast growing mobile companies are partnering to bring location based discounts to the mass market. According to a press release and exclusive interviews yesterday, Peekaboo Mobile, one of the fastest growing mobile coupon providers in Boston, is joining forces with [...] Read More

How to Ace This Semester: 7 Key Points That Could Also Get You Promoted
Posted: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:28:45 GMT

It’s that time of year again, kids!  Back to school… Or as I like to call it: when I woke up from my nap and Zach Morris had a Blackberry. If you’re anything like me, you spend the impending days before classes thinking about past semesters: how to come out with a 4.0 while only [...] Read More

Pod Digital Design: The Future of Advertising
Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:46:20 GMT

Eight years ago, viral marketing was in its absolute infancy. The words social and media had yet to be combined in a sentence, let alone as an industry. Traditional ad agencies were only beginning to explore the potential in launching highly inventive word-of-mouth campaigns, and casual games were still largely separate from any such endeavor. [...] Read More

Start Saving Today: SCVNGR Announces Rewards Programs for 50+ Local Businesses in Boston
Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:50 GMT

After launching a long stream of impressive partnerships with national brands, SCVNGR is starting to put the “local” back in location based. Today, it announced Boston would be the first city to reap the benefit of its new reward functionality (announced last month).  50 local businesses are included in the launch including Middle East, Kings [...] Read More

THE QUEST for Innovation is Coming! Registration Now Open
Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:30:47 GMT

Last year, THE QUEST for Innovation — an open event bringing startupers and creatives into Kendall Square for a massive geolocation game — made its debut to much social media fanfare. This year, BostInnovation is joining the fun as a Supporting Partner. Event organizers, including Michael Gaiss, Senior VP at Highland Capital Partners — a [...] Read More

Back to School with eBay’s Newest App
Posted: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:13:11 GMT

Editor’s note: Shannon Suetos is an expert writer on payroll processing based in San Diego, California.  She writes extensively for an online resource that provides expert advice on purchasing and outsourcing decisions for small business owners and entrepreneurs such as small business payroll services at Resource Nation. As September becomes undeniably closer, it means students [...] Read More

Q&A: Swap.com CEO Jeff Bennett Raps on User Growth, Swapping as an Ancient Practice, and Re-branding with a Generic Name
Posted: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:51:06 GMT

Last week, Boston-based startup SwapTree.com officially re-branded under the generic name Swap.com. The site still allows users to exchange books, video games, CDs and movies with one another for free, but now they’ll be a whole lot easier for interested swappers to find. We touched base with Swap.com CEO Jeff Bennett to find out more [...] Read More

No Need for Structure When You Can Unconference at GameLoop
Posted: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:36:07 GMT

The initial Rules of an Unconference are remarkably simple. Turn up, introduce yourself to anyone that you don’t know, pour yourself a coffee, sit down and then (according to MacGuffin’s Scott MacMillan, organizer/master of ceremonies) “make this shit up as we go along.” Which is exactly how GameLoop 2010 kicked off on a day when [...] Read More

GameLoop 2010 in Photos
Posted: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:26:48 GMT

Another weekend, another gathering of gaming. On Saturday 195 Game Developers, enthusiasts and journalists attended GameLoop 2010, an ‘unconference’ being held at Microsoft NERD. Organized by Scott MacMillan (McGuffin) and Darius Kazemi, the event brought together gaming companies from across the East Coast and, with a healthy Boston turnout, the day proceeded in a plethora [...] Read More

Do Your Company’s Servers Suck? Viridity is Banking on it.
Posted: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:00:30 GMT

Are your company’s expensive, cutting edge servers costing you more than they should be? Mike Rowan, the CTO and Co-Founder of Viridity Software is betting they are, and so are the company’s Boston-area backers. Battery Ventures and Northbridge Venture Partners, both of which have East Coast outposts in Waltham, Mass., contributed a total of $8M [...] Read More

Boston-Based Fig Card Aims to Make Mobile Payments a Reality: Video Demo
Posted: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:46:51 GMT

Leave your wallet at home. Local entrepreneurs Max Metral and Hasty Granbery have just emerged with Fig Card, a promising new mobile payments system that might just make paying with your iPhone a reality. Though still in its early stages, the Fig solution is one of the simplest, cheapest, and most implementable we’ve seen. Mobile [...] Read More

Gov 2.0, Meet Technology 101
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:39:36 GMT

On Tuesday evening, gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker hosted a public conference call asking his supporters to engage in the campaign’s new “Connect to Win” program. The program was developed by the Baker team to encourage volunteers to participate in an aggressive phone bank to Massachusetts voters. The invitation was intriguing, “this new tool has never [...] Read More

Customer Service Takes Gemvara to the Next Level
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:49:52 GMT

An overview of Gemvara and how they are making significant traction in the online jewelry buying process. From social media to blogging to customer support, they are determined to bring jewelry buying to the next level. Read More

SCVNGR Launches Facebook Places & Comes Out Swinging
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:46:21 GMT

Well we sure haven’t had to scavenge around for breaking news stories this week. Cambridge based SCVNGR is keeping the momentum rolling with their latest announcement of full Facebook Places integration this morning. You may recall their Zipcar announcement yesterday and AT&T the day before that. SCVNGR is taking it’s mobile geo-location based games to [...] Read More