Twitter just redesigned their homepage to put more of a focus on dynamic content, with the aim of showing new users that it's not as frivolous as they might think.READ»
Last week, we reported on why you should start a company in Boston, citing the city's large supply of smart, creative people. Now Boston.com has created an innovation tour modeled after the Freedom Trail. As you might expect, most ...READ»
“The recession has been a painful ‘rite of passage‘ that has caused people to re-evaluate themselves and what they want out of life,” said Robbie Blinkoff, founder of the Baltimore-based Context-Based Research Group...READ»
Acton Toyota of Littleton one of few Boston dealers to rightfully return Cash for Clunkers monies owed to customers. A Boston Globe report found that many Massachusetts dealers did not.READ»
When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens.READ»
Chris Ferguson (#100 on our list of the
100 Most Creative People in Business) and other poker pros are in Washington D.C. this week to sweet talk members of Congress into lifting a three-year-old ban against online gambling in the ...READ»
Though not necessarily heralded as a hotbed of technological innovation, the City of Boston is plunging headlong into what may be the future of civic engagement by debuting an iPhone app connecting residents to city hall. The app, ...READ»
Want to make a REAL impact on carbon footprint, as well as put money back in the pockets of those suffering in this troubled economy (or perhaps those who never participated in the economic boom in the first place)?
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Maybe we've been looking in wrong place as a way of dealing with the constant negative news about the economy. Our focus has been on business strategy, economic stimulus plans, and government policies. All things. And who is personally responsible? Perhaps the real answer lies in the human heart.READ»
People have a lot of expectations for the new, larger-sized Kindle DX. Interesting how a shift in size / form factor can hold the fate of an entire industry (newspapers in this case) in its hand. Wow, the power of industrial design! I ...READ»
At an event in New York City today, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos introduced Kindle DX, a large-screen version of the popular e-reader device priced at $489. It will ship this summer, and is available for pre-order today. ...READ»
Amazon introduced thhe Kindle DX this morning (not the Kindle 3 after all). The upgraded e-reader will set e-book lovers back a whopping $489. Amazon leaked the news during its own press event.The Kindle DX is a-third-of-an-inch deep, ...READ»
A long-predicted update to the Amazon Kindle, with the key feature being a significantly larger screen, is due as soon as this Wednesday. The hottest discussions center on how Amazon's Kindle 3 could help boost sales of ...READ»
It seems intuitive to think that in any group aiming to make the best decisions, equally balanced viewpoints are ideal. But maybe that's too simplistic—a recent study just found that odd-numbered groups made better decisions ...READ»
Over the past two years, the way in which American's receive their news has changed. No longer does the father come home, kick off his shoes, and read the day’s events in the local newspaper such as THE NEWARK ADVOCATE, A Gannett Publication, based in Newark, Ohio. America, The way media in America is being distriputed arounnd the world is no longer in the hands of "The Editorial Board" but YOU, The American Citizen Journalist, From RobertPaisola.com READ»
I spend most Sunday mornings, if I am lucky, reading. I consume numerous newspapers, magazines and blogs, some online, some in print. I clip articles and write blog posts. I tweet questions and send emails to friends about what I ...READ»
I think most advertising sucks. And that goes double for most television advertising. That was a big motivation for me getting a TiVo (I actually now have two, one for each of the televisions in my house). And its provides a ...READ»
Since I wrote about Mint in Fast Company I've been a user of their product, which has grown to become the most popular free online personal finance software. Yesterday I got an email that has made me an even more loyal ...READ»
It's official: Living in a city is bad for your brain--or so says some new research by University of Michigan scientists. Specifically, the team of psychologists found that being in an urban environment depresses memory performance ...READ»
So far in the Undead Tech series, I've traced back the roots of some pretty rich items: a $75,000 car Audi, a $200,000 spaceflight, and thousands of dollars in laptops, phones, mountain bikes, and e-readers. This installment will poke ...READ»
