http://www.bostonknows.com Boston Knows en-us Oct 11, 2008 - 03:10 pm Oct 11, 2008 - 03:10 pm http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Boston Knows RSS Feed editor@example.com webmaster@example.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1542&group=25 Join us for the next event in the MITX Marketing Technology series! We’re inviting a panel of experts to discuss the vendor landscape and strategies organizations are using in approaching the technology behind social networking. This includes exploring: How organizations should approach evaluating community platforms? Does it make sense to buy or build your own community tools? How viable are open source & white label social networking frameworks? What are the key features and functionality these platforms provide? What are the trade offs between software and hosted options? What are some lessons learned from companies who have recently implemented community platforms? Oct 01, 2008 - 11:10 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1541&group=25 Do You Know Where Your Confidential Information Is? This program will focus on best practices to safeguard information in the digital age, provide strategies on how to identify when information has been lost, and include tips on how to effectively and efficiently recover information before incurring significant damage. Topics will include: Preventing loss of confidential information Preventing unauthorized access to information; Securing your IP from departing employees; and Best Practices in working with company inventors. How do you know when information has been taken? Use of software; and Conducting security assessments. How to retrieve lost or misappropriated confidential information: Using investigators and forensic specialists; and Enforcing restrictive covenants and nondisclosure agreements. Panelists Forensic specialists, as well as intellectual property and employment lawyers, will present real life examples and strategies to illustrate best practices, common pitfalls and tips on how to avoid falling victim to damaging losses of valuable assets. Who should attend: Anyone who is concerned about the protection of company confidential information including business founders and owners, developers of protectable information, operations managers, information technology specialists, human resource professionals and members of internal legal departments. Sep 30, 2008 - 03:09 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1540&group=25 In the ever-changing and increasingly fragmented media environment, marketers must develop multi-platform advertising strategies to effectively reach their target markets. The BIMA Cross Media Forum was created to bring together leading agencies, marketers and publishers to have an open dialogue on the challenges, successes and realities of executing across multi-media platforms. Now in its fourth year, this half day forum will include a keynote address and 4 case studies offering actionable, solution-oriented recommendations for planning, creating, implementing and measuring successful cross media programs. Each case study will include the viewpoint of the agency, the publisher and/or the client and will discuss why the campaign was not only considered successful in its results, but also why it was a winning integrated campaign. Sponsored by: Comcast Spotlight, Time Inc. Digital, The Wall Street Journal Sep 05, 2008 - 09:09 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1182&group=25 Google officially opened its new Cambridge office on Tuesday, complete with a visit from (and impromptu game of ping-pong with) Gov. Patrick. Check out the photos of the new pad and a video of the rousing ping-pong match. May 13, 2008 - 02:05 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1119&group=25 Interesting article in The Washington Post about whether or not Boston needs the Boston Herald. It's circulation is down to 203,000 and they have only 10 city reporters. Boston is one of the few cities left with two daily newspapers owned by separate companies. I don't read the print version of the Herald, but I do visit their website pretty frequently. Think it would be a shame if they went away . . who's going to keep tabs on The Globe? Sure there are bloggers, but few still have the recognition of the Herald. Maybe the Herald should focus more of its efforts online? Apr 28, 2008 - 12:04 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1084&group=25 According to two recent reports, New England venture capital investment has fallen sharply. Just how much is a matter of debate. The MoneyTree report from the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers says investment dropped by 24%, while the Dow Jones VentureSource reported a 36% drop. The discrepancy is attributed to differences in methodology. Information technology received the largest portion of investments, followed by biopharmaceuticals. Apr 22, 2008 - 07:04 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=997&group=25 We are all slowly starting to feel the effects of what life would be like without foreign guest workers. Since the Federal government is deadlocked on how to best overhaul our immigration system, it won't allow foreign guest workers into the U.S. The biggest impact has been on farmers across the country, but even places like Cape Cod are feeling the effects. You may see fewer services offered on the Cape this summer because of the labor shortage. The state is teaming up with the local Chamber of Commerce to hold a job fair to recruit local residents willing to do jobs that have been largely filled by foreign workers. Maybe the tight economy will make Americans more willing to do jobs they previously regarded as menial? Apr 09, 2008 - 08:04 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=958&group=25 Looking for money for your start up? BUZZ in theHUB has created a handy list of Boston's VC firms. Apr 02, 2008 - 11:04 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=957&group=25 Seems some of WBZ-TV's stars couldn't avoid the ax that cut 10% of the stations' workforce on Monday. Bob Lobel, Joyce Kulhawik and Scott Wahle will all be off the air. Apr 02, 2008 - 08:04 am http://www.bostonknows.com