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If you aren’t already signed up for the 14th Annual MITX Interactive Awards I recommend you consider doing so.As a member of the Web industry here in Boston, you will join the best and brightest of your peers by attending.This event has a long history showcasing the achievments and recongizing excellence in the creation of (Read More)
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By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe StaffThree Massachusetts organizations were awarded $230 million in tax credits aimed at creating jobs and development in low-income communities, the US Treasury Department said today. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner detailed the local allotment as part of $5 billion worth of awards made thr (Read More)
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RT @DavidRFlanagan: RT @Boston24com New England Baptist Hospital Bans Social Media http://bit.ly/3JaKog Privacy,ind (cont) http://tl.gd/m45p. (Read More)
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By Robert Weisman, Globe StaffLife sciences companies face a funding squeeze as pharmaceutical giants consolidate and financial markets cool toward biotechnology start-ups, industry leaders said this afternoon."The biotechnology industry is a huge consumer of capital," Peter Wirth, executive vice president at Genzyme Corp., (Read More)
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By Chris Reidy, Globe StaffUnlike strong drink, it won't turn a mild mannered chap into a one-man hubbub, but ice cream has its fans, and those fans might want to take note of an event scheduled for today at Northeastern University.At around lunch time today, the folks at MooBella Inc. say they are set to unveil what they c (Read More)
93South - Thoughts on New England Web 2.0:
Special congratulations are in order for Jay Meattle and his social sharing micro-startup Shareaholic. The 2 year old service announced both a round of funding and passing the 1 million download mark! The amount of the funding was not disclosed.It’s a great story on the surface but I like the lesson being delivered by th (Read More)
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Over the last year I have sat across many-a-Starbucks table from social media and marketing consultants of all types. I have given advice on job hunting, standing out from the competition and more, and I’ve asked a lot of questions, such as, “What makes you an expert above and beyond the next guy/gal?” A lot of times, the a (Read More)
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innovation, Entrepreneurship, startups Robert Buderi wrote: Today was a good day for Boston area entrepreneurs, as Polaris Venture Partners announced the opening of a new startup incubation and geek hangout space, Dog Patch Labs Cambridge, which will open next week on Third Street not far from Kendall Square.Dog Patch (Read More)
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Daktari Diagnostics, a company developing diagnostics that can be performed in doctors’ offices, announced the closing of a $2.8 million series A round. The round was led by the Partners Innovation Fund, and included several angel investor groups, including Launchpad Venture Group, Hub Angels Investment Group and Boston Har (Read More)
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Half of Social Media Users Connect With Brands: Shared by BostonDave Just because you're a fan of a Brand....doe.. http://bit.ly/Hw7Lq. (Read More)
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Twenty-One Top Twitter Tips… from ForbesStill not convinced of the business value of Twitter? Forbes understands your concern and did some research for you – canvassing scads of businesses and pricey social-networking gurus looking for honest answers on how to make money – if you can make money – with the microblogging serv (Read More)
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Boston-based venture capital firm Oxford Bioscience Partners was one of the lead investors in a $16.5 million funding round for Coherex Medical Inc. Joining Oxford Bioscience in the Series B financing was Tullis Health Investors, a Stamford, Conn.-based venture capital firm focused on the health-care industry.
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By Hiawatha Bray, Globe StaffBoston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is asking the federal government for $15 million in stimulus funds to provide training in Internet technology and to jump-start the effort to build out a wireless broadband network to cover the whole city.Menino is asking for $8 million for the wireless network, whi (Read More)
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I've been working this week to find out more about Founders Collective, the newest VC firm in Boston. They don't yet have a Web site, though there is a bit about them on LinkedIn, and they've been covered lightly by Mass High Tech, PEHub, and Xconomy in June, when they filed SEC documents stating that they'd raised $24.4 mi (Read More)
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Checked in this morning with Mike Troiano, a former ad agency and tech company exec who linked up with Crimson Hexagon back in April as an advisor -- mainly to help the company secure new funding. Crimson Hexagon, based on technology developed at Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Science, is a Cambridge start-up (Read More)