Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Keurig Coffee Gets Social

Keurig coffee machines are great.  I was first introduced to the Keurig single cup coffee system five years ago at an office.  I was taken back how great it was to have a single cup brewed just for me.  I got one for home.  We got two for NameMedia when we opened up shop.  Everyone [...]

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Craftster.Org Best of 2008

Craftster has announced it’s Best of 2008 do it yourself crafts.  DIY crafting is on the rise and it is apparent based on the incredible crafts in this portfolio.

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Polaroid Was The iPod..Blackberry…Kindle

Elsa Dorfman is a well known photographer in Boston and New York.  Ms. Dorfman is a long time contributor to the Photo.Net online community.  Ms. Dorfman posted a very interesting article in The Boston Globe regarding Polaroid Cameras.  As Elsa says these are the iPod’s of her generation.  You can see Ms. Dorfman’s fine work at [...]

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

RatePoint Secures $10m For Series B Funding

RatePoint, Inc., a leading provider of customer feedback and online reputation management services announced it has closed a $10 million Series B round of funding led by Castile Ventures of Waltham, Mass., with participation by existing investors .406 Ventures and Prism VentureWorks.
RatePoint also announced that Nina Saberi, Managing General Partner of Castile Ventures, has [...]

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Geek.Com Added To JeffBennett.Org Cool Sites

Geek.com is added to JeffBennett.Org “Cool Sites”. Geek.com features the latest news and reviews of the hottest hardware and software, along with Computer Buying Guides, Features, and more. Geeks can feel at home in any of our topic areas including Apple, Gadgets, Games, Mobile, and Chips. Geek.Com has just added robust social [...]

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Entrepreneurs Blogs Featured In Boston Globe

Boston entrepreneurs talk about the market and opportunities in New England.   Scott Kirsner features blurbs from blogs written by several entrepreneurs, including JeffBennett.Org, Bijansabet.Com and TheOnda.Org.
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Scott Kirsner’s Article in Boston Globe On New England Innovation

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Highland Capital Partners Celebrate Entrepreneurship and Twenty Year Anniversary

Highland Capital Partners celebrated it’s twentieth anniversary last night with a party for over 1,200 at the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts. The guest list included 250 CEOs, long time limited partners of the firm, employees from Highland-backed companies, and business, technology and thought leaders from around the world.

Highland was founded in 1988 [...]

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Is The East Coast Suffering From An Innovation Glut?

I had the honor last evening to participate on a panel at the Charles River Ventures Entrepreneur Exchange, held in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hats off to the Charles River team for bringing out over 200 entrepreneurs and technologists to attend the event. Jon Auerbach kicked off the evening in an [...]

Monday, September 29th, 2008

How Businesses Can Benefit From Social Networking

Most of the news about Web 2.0 has been in the consumer realm of the Internet. There is enormous potential for businesses to benefit from Social Networking as well.