A slew of new ventures is springing up in the Boston and NYC area aiming to fill the need for job based, tech training for working professionals. This includes Intelligent.ly, Boston Startup School, General Assembly, and well known companies such as Skillshare. Catching a new wave of courses - Page 2 - Boston.com. Related articles Startup Watch: … Continue reading Intelligent.ly: New startups aim to meet tech knowledge needs of working professionals
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The end of the office… and the future of work
http://www.boston.com So recently I've been taking a look at new forms of work including elance, odesk and of course well known micro-commerce sites like threadless, etsy, and those periodic sales on ebay... What is interesting is how this article shows these are all part of a larger shift in the way we work which encourages … Continue reading The end of the office… and the future of work
What a collector loses (and gains) in the age of music downloading – The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com An interesting take on the social science of digital music which uses Locke's perspective on ownership of property to argue that companies will need to consider ways to add context to technologies which become increasingly untouchable. via
Cambridge Innovation Center: Shared Space for Remote Workers and Startups
My friend Jay told me about this one. About $500/month per person for a shared office space desk in a premium area. Neighboring the MIT campus and steps away from the Red Line in the heart of Kendall Square, Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) is the largest flexible office facility for growing technology and life sciences … Continue reading Cambridge Innovation Center: Shared Space for Remote Workers and Startups
The End of Alone: moving from real interaction to online lives
The End of Alone - The Boston Globe. An article in Boston Glove magazine charts the curious trend away from real human interaction towards entirely digitally mediated ones and notes the importance of being un reachable at times which is becoming increasingly difficult Related articles TEDx Boston....enjoy a 'front row' VIP experience, without stepping away … Continue reading The End of Alone: moving from real interaction to online lives
Through website, patients creating own drug studies
Through website, patients creating own drug studies - The Boston Globe. Related articles Leading Health Website Offers New Approach to Comparative Medicine (prweb.com) Healthy Big Data: Putting Patients In Control (servicesangle.com) Crowd-sourcing a cure for cancer (bbc.co.uk) Would You Want to See Everything Your Doctor Writes About You? (theatlantic.com) The Mass. healthcare market is "ferocious." … Continue reading Through website, patients creating own drug studies
Online video based learning: a brief intro
Want a free education? A brief guide to the burgeoning world of online video lectures. - The Boston Globe. Academic you tube sites Related articles Asia eLearning Market to Reach $11.5 billion by 2016 (sacbee.com) [eLearning] (bluestockingsblog.wordpress.com) Asia eLearning Market to Reach $11.5 billion by 2016 (prnewswire.com) Twitter Used as an Educational Tool within the … Continue reading Online video based learning: a brief intro
From maverick to misguided renegade: Inside the McCain campaign
From maverick to misguided renegade - The Boston Globe. Interesting summary of the media tactics of the current McCain campaign. Related articles America and Democracy Are Not For Sale Boys (planetpov.com) Plouffe: Mitt 'throwing spaghetti' at wall (politico.com)
E-mails suggest Pfizer tried to suppress study on drug
E-mails suggest Pfizer tried to suppress study on drug - The Boston Globe. Here we go again. Not just Vioxx and the ghost writing scare but now also Neurontin. Emails can get your company in a lot of trouble Related articles Pfizer's Arthritis Treatment Wins Approval From US FDA - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com) Pfizer's Xeljanz story reveals why new drug development … Continue reading E-mails suggest Pfizer tried to suppress study on drug
Foreclosed houses in Central Mass hit 100k
Slump in Mass. home sales has wilted even the subsidized market - The Boston Globe. Price for condos/houses in Worcester have hit 100k. People I think we can now safely say that the market has been corrected. Please exit the aircraft. Related articles TurboTax - How to Report a Foreclosed … Continue reading Foreclosed houses in Central Mass hit 100k
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