‘Tech’ Archive

Boston Startups: HubSpot – Redefining Marketing Tactics with SaaS November 11, 2009 3 Comments

As some of you many know already, I’ve taken on a new position at a great company here in Boston (Cambridge actually) – HubSpot. the company is an internet marketing software firm that produces a great product that helps other companies practice inbound marketing. For those who have no idea what inbound marketing [...]

Checking Out ‘Newsy’ – The New Multiple Source Video News Site October 2, 2009 No Comments

During the 2008 presidential elections, I found myself getting sick and tired of all of the biased partisan dribble that was being produced from the major news channels – you know the culprits. It seemed like my options were either totally liberal MSNBC, or totally conservative Fox News, with not a whole lot in [...]

The Power of the Meme and How it’s Affecting the News – A Look at Twingly Channels September 1, 2009 No Comments

Twingly, a blog search engine who is dedicated to delivering ’spam free results’ has announced that they’re coming out with a new meme-tracker web application that appears to be a cross between Digg, Techmeme and FriendFeed.  The service appears to function by defining channels for news articles to appear, and then display discussion on those [...]

Sharing Some Thoughts and Ideas on Internet Marketing and SEO – Part 1: Keyword Research August 18, 2009 No Comments

This is part 1 of a multi-part internet marketing post.  This part will focus on Keyword research – more to come very soon.
Internet marketing, and especially SEO and SEM has been something that I’ve been very interested in over the past year, as I’ve been doing a lot of learning over that time.  I wanted [...]

Today in Technology: Facebook Eats FriendFeed and Adds Real-Time Search – How will Twitter Respond? August 11, 2009 No Comments

We all know how Facebook responds to threats. A few months back, when Twitter’s traffic was spiking and there were constant stories around how Facebook was simply a neat social network with a robust photo album feature tacked on, they quickly moved to add in their real time news feature, which instantly made their [...]

Today in Technology: Delicious Gives in and Adds Twitter Sharing to Service August 5, 2009 No Comments

If you’re a delicious user, you probably think the site an invaluable way to save bookmarks in the cloud, which gives you somewhat of a nice peace of mind in case you want to look up that article you came across a few months back.  Another story you may want to consider though is how [...]

Boston Startups: WiTricity – Wireless Electricity Has Arrived and is Coming to Your House July 30, 2009 No Comments

I was taken aback when reading he first piece of language that hits you when visiting WiTricity’s website. It’s language that most corporate websites I visit don’t have in terms of buzz and idealism:
Imagine a future in which wireless electricity makes everyday products more convenient, reliable, and environmentally friendly.
The reality of wireless electricity is [...]