Boston Toyota dealer, Acton Toyota, announces their #17 ranking on the 2010 Ward’s e-Dealer 100 list, placing them as the #1 Internet dealer in all of Massachusetts.READ»
Cisco signed a deal on Wednesday with Holyoke, Massachusetts to transform the onetime mill town into a "Smart+Connected Community" over the next six-to-twelve months. Cisco has moved aggressively into the smarter city business in ...READ»
Five years ago, we all gushed over how the Internet had shrunk the world, bringing Moscow as close as Massachusetts. Now, in reaction to growing globalism, we celebrate the local, buying carrots from nearby farms, and furnishings from local materials. Local currencies are emerging as well.READ»
On this day in 1913, the income tax amendment went into effect. Also, on this day in 1609, paper currency was introduced to the North American colonies, specifically Massachusetts.READ»
Boston Toyota dealer, Acton Toyota, announces their #17 ranking on the 2010 Ward’s e-Dealer 100 list, placing them as the #1 Internet dealer in all of Massachusetts.READ»
The sudden halt to health care reform's steady march forward came as a shock to many who saw an upset win by Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown in Massachusetts as all but impossible.READ»
Reports of "sexting"--or teens sending each other homemade pornographic images using their phones--have exploded in recent weeks. Schools and parents are outraged and terrified, and lawyers are confused, because most child ...READ»
Car and Driver magazine named the Honda Accord as one of the 10 Best Cars for 2010, which is the twenty fourth time the vehicle has made it to the list in the 28 years the magazine has held the competition.READ»
The following is a post I wrote for Innovate Masstech (http://innovate.masstech.org/), a blog/site/discussion about the future of technology in Massachusetts. The site was launched by a friend/former employer.
The post ...READ»
The red-versus-blue state narrative is a nice and tidy one that's fueled in part by the idiotic electoral college system. Too bad it's not that simple of a story. It was individual states that divided sharply among red and blue in ...READ»
Health care reform provisions are changing fast as the Senate considers numerous amendments on the floor, and there is no better example of how fast than the much-reported government plan option.READ»
Polaroid instant film went the way of the drive-in movie theater and the typewriter earlier this month when they announced they will close factories in Massachusetts, the Netherlands, and Mexico that make instant film. As part of a ...READ»
I am totally sure this so-called survey will be used to trumpet the citizens of Massachusetts’ supposed stance in favor of biofuels and against the proposed law. While the law’s definitions could be sharpened, I actually feel that eliminating nuclear power and large-scale wood-burning biomass plants from being counted in the progress toward a Green economy is a GOOD thing. And I’ll be directing my friends who are active in the anti-biofuel campaigns to this blog, so they can see exactly what their opponents are up to—sleazy and easily discredited “surveys” like this.READ»
Believe it or not, there is no law that forbids the use of alternative currencies. Printing money sounds like a preposterous proposition but the banking systems wobble has resulted in a flurry of new dollars going into circulation. ...READ»
The forest is speaking to us all of the time, says master tracker Paul Rezendes, and telling us about the wildlife within it. But the only way to get the message is to read the woods.READ»
The Omega Center for Sustainable Living is designed to make a LEED Gold structure look like a Superfund site. The $3.2 million Rhinebeck, New York, structure, which opens in July, will be the nation's first certified "living ...READ»
In September, Fast Company contributor Lucas Conley visited a Netflix hub in Worcester, Massachusetts. In USA Today, well, today, Jon Swartz reports on the company's successful strategy. To whit: "We have cool appeal for techies but ...READ»
Speaking of lean manufacturing, today's Boston Globe includes an article looking at several recent lean manufacturing projects in Massachusetts. While lean manufacturing aims to develop shorter, faster, and less expensive processes, ...READ»
Wedding is just a once in a lifetime experience for every individual in this world. There are people who do not experience having a wedding. If you are one of those lucky people who will experience their dream wedding day, you should ...READ»
