Dec. 16, 2011 5 Comments
By Caitlin Buckley at Emmanuel College The literary world has entered the social network stream. Marketers have 140 characters to catch your interest. Lexie Winslow has social media down pat. Every day, she is the queen of clever hash-tags and witty status updates. She needs to get the most comments and “likes.” “Learning to write [...]
Dec. 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
MARLBOROUGH — The Better Business Bureau issued an urgent SCAM alert cautioning businesses and consumers about an email that looks like it is from BBB, with the subject line “Complaint from your customers.” This e-mail is fraudulent. BBB warns you to ignore its contents and delete it immediately. If you have already clicked on a [...]
Dec. 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
“Slow Money” is the name for a movement started by socially conscious investing pioneer and author, Woody Tasch, who essentially borrowed the conceptual framework of “Slow Food”—whereby participants eschew convenience-oriented “fast” foods, instead filling up their plates with traditional, unprocessed and, ideally, locally produced foods—and applied it to personal finance and investing. As such, Slow [...]
Nov. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Power Balance, the embattled sports performance jewelry company retorted a TMZ report today that claimed the company was paying out a $57 million settlement and ceasing operations, calling it “way off the mark.” The company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but will stay in business, said Chris Thonis, a publicist speaking for Power [...]
Oct. 16, 2011 2 Comments
Manage the crisis, boldly
Oct. 1, 2011 1 Comment
A diverse crowd of protestors gathered Friday afternoon on Boston Common and marched to the Bank of America building at 100 Federal Street, across from South Station. Right to the City (RTTC), a group organized in 2007 as a response to the gentrification of low-income urban neighborhoods, seems to have been the primary organizer of [...]
July 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
Borders, a 40-year-old book seller, is seeking approval to liquidate after it could not get any bids to keep it in business. The chain, with 399 stores in total, including 15 in Massachusetts, could start liquidation as soon as Friday if the judge approves their bid in court on Thursday. Borders will ask the Bankruptcy [...]
May 16, 2011 1 Comment
As part of an ongoing investigation of private transportation companies, The United States Justice Department and the Inter-city Bus Company, Megabus, announced a settlement in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which will make all Megabus vehicles more handicap accessible, and make it easier for disabled people to book a handicapped spot on [...]
March 30, 2011 1 Comment
BBB also saw increase in consumer searches for Business Reviews
Jan. 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
Great news for football fans, even better news for NFL and advertisers
Nov. 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Publisher of The National Enquirer said Monday it plans to file for bankruptcy protection in about two weeks The Boca Raton, Fla.-based company also publishes Men’s Fitness and Star magazines and said its publishing operations will continue. The company has a prepackaged plan for Chapter 11 and hopes to emerge within 60 days. American [...]
Oct. 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Rhode Island Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced Tuesday that Rhode Island would receive a $150,000 federal grant to establish a phone number to help residents get “clear and accurate information” about health care. The grant comes from the health insurance reform law recently passed by congress. The grant also helps the state establish [...]
Oct. 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
Verizon released a list of cities it says will have a new, ultra-fast 4G mobile phone and data network by the end of the year. The list is fantastic news for Blast readers. If you’re in one of our bureau cities, you’re probably getting 4G service. In fact, Boston, New York, Miami-Dade, Los Angeles, San [...]
Sept. 21, 2010 1 Comment
Blast reports from Rome
June 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
On a recent Friday at the Back Bay Events Center, the First Annual Boston SuperMeet showcased the future of film post-production. Hosted by the Final Cut Pro Users Group (FCPUG), the event was sponsored by some high profile brands in the filmmaking industry and showed off a wide array of impressive new technology. This was [...]
April 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
Dunkin’ Donuts, the Canton-based doughnut and coffee empire, will return to Russia after an 11-year absence, Boston.com reports. Owning company Dunkin’ Brands told Boston.com it sees potential in a fast-developing Russian consumer economy and a populace that loves tea. The company plans to open the first of 20 stores soon. The chain closed its two [...]
April 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Great Recession has had many repercussions, but the biggest may have been unemployment. Luckily, Waltham-based ZoomInfo’s FreshContacts is the next big tool to help those looking for a job the best chance to not only find a job, but stick there. The deficiency of many employment tools like Monster is that only about 20 [...]