From MIT’s Media Lab to Time Warner’s: Innerscope’s Biometric Tech
Erin Kutz It doesn’t take a neuroscientist to know that the past two New England Patriots vs. New York Giants Super Bowl games have been emotionally charged for fans. But it might take one to measure...
View ArticleFrom MIT Entrepreneur to Tea Party Leader: The Thomas Massie Story
Gregory T. Huang Buried in the news of the past month, which was admittedly a busy one, was a press release headlined: “Geomagic Acquires Sensable 3D Design and Haptics Businesses.” As far as I can...
View ArticleCoupFlip, Led by Ex-Googler, Opens in Boston to Go After Unused Groupons
Gregory T. Huang A trio of Dartmouth MBAs are setting their sights on Boston as the starting point for their young Internet company. CoupFlip, whose Web service is open to the masses as of today, is...
View ArticleComparison Buying App ShopAdvisor Targets Blogs With Newest Update
Erin Kutz Maynard, MA-based Evoqu has been flying somewhat under the radar, but its mobile app ShopAdvisor hasn’t exactly been doing the same. It now boasts a combined 2.5 million users across its...
View ArticleJumptap, Mobile, & the Four Horsemen of the Consumer Apocalypse
Gregory T. Huang If you want to see the future of the tech world, come to the back entrance of the CambridgeSide Galleria mall. With your back to the water, go through the first door on your left and...
View ArticleYottaMark’s Investors Double Down on Food Tracing Technology
Wade Roush Fresh, local, organic, seasonal, sustainable—in the food world those adjectives go together so often that there’s an acronym for them, FLOSS. But if Redwood City, CA-based YottaMark has its...
View ArticleCan Microsoft Convince People to Subscribe to Software?
Curt Woodward On the verge of what Steve Ballmer says will be a momentous year for his company, Microsoft is about to conduct a massive social experiment to see whether people are willing to pay...
View ArticleText Any Business: 5 Questions with TalkTo CEO Stuart Levinson
Gregory T. Huang In case you’ve ever wondered why you can’t text stores and businesses the way you text your friends, well, you can. TalkTo, a Cambridge, MA-based startup, has been working on the...
View ArticleWelcome to Xperience, The New Consumer Section of Xconomy
Wade Roush It’s been a busy spring here at Xconomy. Last month we added a seventh city to our national network—Xconomy Boulder/Denver. And today we’re excited to announce Xperience, a new section...
View ArticleThe Daily Grommet Leads Wave of “Anti-Amazon” E-Commerce in Boston
Gregory T. Huang First of all, the company is no longer called the Daily Grommet. Now it’s just The Grommet. “We still execute daily,” says CEO Jules Pieri, “but we dropped the word because it seemed...
View ArticleThe Star Thrower, or How Healthcare Looks to Consumers
Lisa Suennen It is always interesting how events find ways of connecting themselves together even when they seem so unrelated. I was at my sister Alexis’ graduation from law school on Friday, where I...
View ArticleWith Big Bucks Chasing Big Data, Will Consumers Get a Cut?
Curt Woodward As consumers, we’re often told a stampede of “big data” will soon make our lives better. Safer and cheaper healthcare, more effective government, lower prices at the corner store—it’s...
View ArticleInnovation Hub: How Lego Built a Blockbuster Global Brand
Kara Miller What products count as innovative? Often, the things we take most for granted. Like Legos. A toy that was started by a failing carpenter in the 1940s, suffered a near-death experience...
View ArticleTo Manage a Successful Sports Team, Focus on Data
Ben Shields The mantra of youth sports where “everyone gets a trophy” is permeating professional leagues. These days every team can claim some semblance of winning. In the bygone era of the NFL, two...
View Article2016: The Year We Give Shoppers What They Want
This time of year, all eyes in e-commerce are heavily focused on 2016 strategies for growing sales, keeping customers happy, and expanding channels. Consumer shopping behaviors are shifting too,...
View Article3 Boston VCs Share Investment Themes for 2016
The early results are in: 2016 will be a year of conversational interfaces (think actually having a back and forth with Siri), on-demand services, new tools for sticking to your healthcare goals (and...
View ArticlePillPack Puts Pressure on Express Scripts in Pharmacy Dispute
[Updated, 10:30pm. See below] It’s a timeworn tale: a startup forms a key partnership with a big company, only to see said company change the terms or end the deal. Think Microsoft, Amazon, or any...
View ArticleSalsify Grabs $30M to Go Big in Product Content for Digital Retail
Salsify’s founders know what it takes to build a big, successful software company. They previously served in senior roles at Endeca, the enterprise search and e-commerce technology firm that became a...
View ArticleFamily & Kids’ Advocate Shum Preston on the Tech Backlash of 2017
Much attention was focused this past year on the impact of social media on the 2016 presidential election, as reports emerged about the use of these platforms by entities linked with Russia to spread...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Need Digital Support, Not More Bureaucracy
It is well-known that Massachusetts is home to some of the most innovative technology firms in the country. Our state’s pro-innovation, pro-entrepreneur environment has been carefully crafted and...
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