The Boston Globe announced today the launch of GlobeReader, a new digital version of the newspaper that can be read offline or online.
With GlobeReader the content of the Globe is downloaded daily to a subscriber’s desktop, laptop or netbook, in a format aimed at resembling the look and feel of the print version of the Boston Globe. A preview edition is currently available to Globe subscribers. Plans for further expansion are in the works.
Boston Cops Hunting ‘Craigslist Killer’
Twenty-six-year-old Julissa Brisman was tied up and shot several times in a Boston area hotel room by someone who solicited her massage services on Craigslist. This was the second killing in the area in a week originating with a Craigslist ad.
The other victim was identified as a Las Vegas prostitute but was thought to be an isolated incident until Brisman’s murder.
Google May Get More Land In Boston
Boston is sometimes referred to as “the Hub of the Universe,” and as much as I like the city, that status seems improbable. But Boston may at least become more of a hub within Google, as a local writer has indicated that the search giant could lease land in the area.
eBay Developers Conference: Boston 2007
eBay Developers Conference
The eBay Developers Conference in Boston offers up some juicy tidbits for online retailers, from forthcoming third-party applications and research tools to ways to hire certified developers to create widgets for your website.
Murdok will be in Boston for the rest of the week covering the event to follow the Developers Conference, which is called eBay Live.
Google To Grow In Boston, Chicago
Most Google-related products, services, and announcements come out of Mountain View, but Googlers in Boston and Chicago are now grabbing some headlines of their own; the company’s locations in both cities are primed for some serious growth.
Boing Boing Goes Bye-Bye In Boston
Government censorship rarely makes people happy, and in Boston, residents got the chance to prove this when Boing Boing, the “directory of wonderful things,” appeared to be banned from the New England city’s free WiFi network. Yet new evidence indicates that the city of Boston had little, if anything, to do with the ban.
Tasty Chowdah: Google Moving Into Boston
Job listings for the Boston area and a reputed search for suitable facilities in the city add up to a forthcoming Beantown presence for the search advertising company.
SNCR Advisory Board Meets in Boston
What a spectacular day it was yesterday in Boston. I did the trolley ride around town for two and a half hours and had a quick whistle stop tour of all the historic sites.
University 2.0 and Boston Colleges John Gallaugher
As a Computer Science undergrad at Boston College, I regretfully admit that I only took one business class. But the one class I took was more than worth it.
Boston Scientific Stent System Gets Big Response
Boston Scientific has completed the initial launch of its TAXUSLiberte paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.