Today's Fresh Blogs...

• Invention Fund

  Published: July 29, 2007, 9:41 pm

  Tags: Innovation

  Q A lot of folks who don’t know your model have classified you as a patent troll. Not just anybody, but even Shane Robison, the chief technology officer of Hewlett-Packard.A That’s a strange thing. HP has a large group headed by a good guy named Joe Byers. They actively go out and demand royalties from companies for their patents.

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• In The Wild @Channel 4: Coming to Glasgow

  Published: August 9, 2007, 7:08 am

  Tags: Channel4, Ltsfutures, Newcon, Scotlearnfest07, In The Wild, Learning Teaching Scotland, Channel 4, Channel Four, Innovation, Ltscotland, Scotlearnfest07, Sett, Youth

  also explore the riptide of innovation which is transforming how kids engage with the media and the future of education in a world of flux. The event will also provide a first opportunity to hear about the radical new ideas being developed by Channel 4 Education.    Featuring a mix of presentations, panel discussions and

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• spigit Simulates To Help Innovation

  Published: August 8, 2007, 12:49 am

  Tags: Beta, Blogging, Blogosphere, Blogs, Business, Community, Content, Data, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Games, Innovation, Media 2 0, Small Business, Social Media, Social Networking, Somewhat Frank, Somewhatfrank, Somewhatfrank Com, Startup, Technologies, Technology, Web 2 0

  showcase new ideas and innovations and in the process connect with a network of professionals. Spigit seems to have blended a multiply player online simulation game with a social network while aimed at creating a new company. Spigit can act as a testing ground for new ideas by helping to predict if they will succeed or fail with less

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• Open the Spigit

  Published: August 15, 2007, 12:43 am

  Tags: Interesting Stuff, Web 2 0, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

  to showcase new ideas and innovations and in the process build their professional network. Companies and Entrepreneurs can obtain feedback-contributions-ratings from employees, partners and customers. Through our proprietary simulation they can build and refine an idea, find the right resources to contribute, create buzz, and calculate a

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• Animoto: Movie Trailer Videos From Photos

  Published: August 20, 2007, 10:46 pm

  Tags: Ajax, Animoto, Beta, Fun, Innovation, Media 2 0, New York, Personalization, Personalized, Photography, Picture, Social Media, Somewhat Frank, Somewhatfrank, Somewhatfrank Com, Startup, Technologies, Technology, Video, Web 2 0, Web Tech, Photos

  Animoto, a New York-based startup, offers an application that generates movie trailer-like videos from your photos. Simply upload or pull in some of your favorite photos, add music and Animoto does the rest. Animoto leverages innovate Cinematic Artificial Intelligence technology and motion design to add life to your customized photo

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• Spiceworks - Sponsored Software

  Published: August 22, 2007, 1:01 pm

  Tags: Marketing, Companies, Innovation

  Spiceworks, in Austin is a provider of IT management software, their twist is that the software is free, paid for by advertisers and sponsors. First a little background, network management is a key basket of processes in the modern enterprise, including tracking of assets, help desk, troubleshooting, and monitoring. This is the meat-and-potatoes

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• Tafiti

  Published: August 22, 2007, 9:59 pm

  Tags: Innovation

  I’ve been using the newly launched Tafiti search service from Microsoft. Here’s a couple of observations: It’s beautiful, no question about that. Fast too. The underlying search engine feels less than Google, which in this day and age is the benchmark by which search is measured. I’d give it a Google .8 rating (a

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• USS Grunion Found: Boston Scientific Founder and Brother Locate Father's Lost WWII Sub in Aleutians

  Published: August 24, 2007, 11:02 am

  Tags: Kendall Square Blog, Grunion, Innovation, People, World War Ii

  innovation, people Robert Buderi wrote:The blogosphere and newswires are alive this morning with news that a team led by brothers John and Frank Abele have located their father’s submarine, the USS Grunion, which had been lost in the Aleutians during World War II. The following notice appears on the Grunion blog: “Just

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• Entrepreneur Segways Toward Medical Revolution Directing Genomics X Prize

  Published: August 23, 2007, 7:33 am

  Tags: Kendall Square Blog, Genomics, People, Innovation, X Prize

  people, innovation Robert Buderi wrote:The Segway Personal Transporter was perched just inside the Starbucks door at the Kendall Square Marriott. Truth be told, I didn’t notice it going in, but I pretty much had to going out, because the person I’d just spent the last hour with unlocked the transporter, wheeled it

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• Moo Stickers Arrive (Literally)

  Published: August 27, 2007, 12:29 am

  Tags: Business, Design, Fun, Innovation, Media 2 0, Moo Com, Other Aspects Of Life, Personalization, Personalized, Print 2 0, Shopping, Small Business, Somewhat Frank, Somewhatfrank, Somewhatfrank Com, Startup, Stickers, Technologies, Technology, Video, Video Blog, Web 2 0, Web 2 0

  Moo, a UK-based printing startup, puts an unique and personalized spin on traditional items like business cards and notecards. Moo loves to print as they continue to roll out additional offerings. In mid-July, Moo announced the launch of Moo StickerBooks. Here are some Moo StickerBook details: Stickers are printed on high-quality,

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• Do You Need A Hug (Shirt)?

  Published: August 28, 2007, 12:05 am

  Tags: Business, Cellular, Fashion, Gadgets, Innovation, Personalized, Sms, Science, Shopping, Social Media, Somewhat Frank, Somewhatfrank, Somewhatfrank Com, Startup, Technologies, Technology, Virtual Gaming, Virtual World, Web 2 0, Web 3 0, Web Tech, Clothing, Cutecircuit, Design

  CuteCircuit thinks you need a hug as the company has created an innovate shirt called the Hug Shirt. Leveraging Bluetooth technology and SMS text messaging, the Hug Shirt, that lets you send a hug to your fellow hug shirt wearing friends via your mobile phone. Each hug you send is played back like a message. So if you tap on your left shoulder

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• What Do Crisis Negotiation, Endoscopy, and Ice Cream Have in Common? MooBella's Steve Moysey

  Published: August 29, 2007, 7:04 am

  Tags: Kendall Square Blog, People, Innovation, Ice Cream, Moobella

  innovation, Ice Cream Rebecca Zacks wrote:Lordy, do I love MooBella. First off, the Taunton, MA-based company is developing serve-yourself ice-cream vending machines* that mix and freeze each scoop to order. Then there’s the fact that the whole shebang runs on Linux—don’t know why, but that really cracks me up. And

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• Happy Labor Day! We're De-laboring. As Xconomy Completes Its Second Month, Here are Some Things You Might Have Missed

  Published: August 31, 2007, 12:50 pm

  Tags: Kendall Square Blog, Innovation, People, Startups, Xconomy

  innovation, people, startups, Xconomy Robert Buderi wrote:Xconomy has just wrapped up its second month of covering the New England business, technology, and innovation scene. The paparazzi have thinned out. The VCs still aren’t throwing money at us (repeat after me, “It’s not a venture deal.”). But we have secured our

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• CANADA: McGuinty Government Invests In Green Industry

  Published: August 14, 2007, 2:03 pm

  Tags: Canada, Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, Biotechnology, Biofuel, Bio Chemical Plants, Biodiesel

  a new Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, Minister of Culture Caroline Di Cocco announced today on behalf of the Premier and Minister of Research and Innovation Dalton McGuinty."We are on the side of Ontarians who want a prosperous economy and a clean environment," said Premier McGuinty. "This project is helping Ontario become a leader in

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• New is a requirement

  Published: June 20, 2007, 8:26 am

  Tags: Work Life Balance, Idea Generation, Leader, New Ideas, Personal Growth, Creative Thinking, Lee Iwan, Workplace Issues, How To Be Creative, Seeking Innovation, Strategic Thinking, Lee Iwan Accumulated Experience, Sharing Ideas, Leaders, Attitude, Ideas, Creativity, Learnin

  We are creatures of habit. We enjoy and feel comfortable with a routine. We create routines in our personal and professional lives constantly. We wake up around the same time, go to work at an appointed hour, drink coffee at a scheduled time. We tend to focus and concentrate on our specific career area, and in doing so are excluding influences and

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