If you thought the gym or yoga studio was your safe-haven from the connected world, think twice. Devices and sites are keeping us connected and trying to keep us on plan and in shape more than ever. The great news is that new sites like FiVi.com are moving beyond simple planning and tracking, attempting to…
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Do you like to clip coupons? Even when handed to me on a silver platter, I always seem to forget coupons at home. You might not need to worry about that anymore as Peekaboo Mobile offers a free iPhone application that provides coupons, discounts and promotions directly to your phone based on your current location….
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Good, bad or ugly we all have an online reputation. Online reputations have become easier to sculpt with the prevalence of social media, which can be a double edged sword as negative information can also easily be associated with your rep. Reper, a Cambridge-based startup that has yet to officially launch, is looking to offer…
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It was only a matter of time and leave it to three women from Harvard University to fill in the media marketplace hole for providing content targeted directly to college women across the U.S. at Her Campus. Launched in September 2009, the trio’s mission also includes redefining the future of online magazines by individualizing content,…
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Looking to bring a cost effective wind technology to the marketplace, Altaeros Energies is developing an Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) that will redefine renewable energy and eliminate the need for compromise between cost and sustainability by producing clean power at a cost that is competitive with non-renewable resources. Using a helium-filled ring-wing to provide buoyancy,…
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You’re a parent with a young child growing like a string bean in the summertime. A box of clothing in your child’s size, that you selected online, arrives in the mail. Your payment? $13 for shipping and your own box of outgrown children’s clothes, picked up at your doorstep, that will go to another family….
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TECH cocktail is in Boston this week as we look to help amplify, educate and better connect the Boston area tech startup and entrepreneurial community. Join us Thursday evening as we showcase 11 local startups and rally together the innovative Boston tech community – RSVP here. Friday morning start the day off right, with some…
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Boston was considered by many as “Silicon Valley before Silicon Valley existed.” The startup community is anchored by some key venture funds and angel investors. So we are excited to be hosting our fourth TECH cocktail Boston mixer event on Thursday, July 29th. The event will take place in the Microsoft New England Research &…
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OneForty, the application directory for Twitter, which first sneak previewed its product at our third annual Tech Cocktail Boston mixer in early September secured about $1.2 Million more in funding this week. According to an SEC Filing earlier this week the total of just over $1.6 million raised so far is part of a round…
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Hey TECH cocktailers we’re excited to be back in Boston! We’ll be back at Tequila Rain for another night of demos and networking. If you haven’t RSVP’ed yet there’s still time. But we would not be able to make this happen with out the help of our great sponsors and we are excited to have…
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We are excited to be hosting our third annual TECH cocktail Boston event on Thursday, September 3rd. The last two events were a huge success so we are happy to be coming back again to help showcase the local Boston tech scene. We expect another great turnout to see a handful of local start-ups demoing…
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TECH cocktail Boston 2 at Tequila Rain was a bit of a wet one as a summer storm sprung itself on the Boston area making it problematic for us to even get to Boston. Luckily we made it out and so did a couple hundred dedicated Boston TECH cocktailers. Thank you to everyone that made…
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We are excited to announce we are coming back to Boston for our second TECH cocktail event this summer. You may recall, last fall we visited Boston for a super TECH cocktail Boston 1 which brought out a great crowd and showed off some local startups. You can check out the photos from TECH cocktail…
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I am personally very excited to finally be able to officially announce TECH cocktail Boston. Ever since Frank and I founded TECH cocktail in Chicago back in May 2006 I have always hoped it would eventually lead to one back in my home state and specifically my favorite city on Earth and now it is…
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