The Progress Bar

The Progress Bar read by people interested in emerging Internet marketing, technology, social media, reputation, virtual environments, blogs, the Boston Internet scene and much more. If you like what you see you should subscribe to my RSS feed or via email in the sidebar. Thanks for visiting!WebInno summer edition is tomorrow, July 15th, at the [...]

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WIRED mag on VCs Adjust to Facing More Competitors for Fewer Companies. Appropriate given tonight is the bi-monthly Webinnovators group meeting here in Boston. David Beisel at Venrock founded Webinno, he’s done a great job bringing startups in front of an audience that now is pushing 400 people per event. Hey, this blog is the [...]

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It’s that time again.
We a€™re a little over a week away from the first Web Innovators Group meeting of 2008 on Tuesday January 29thstarting at 6:30pm. We have another solid lineup of startups demo’ing at the event… the main presentations to the entire crowd will start at 7pm, thirty minutes after we open the Grand [...]

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Last night I attended the latest (14th) Web Innovators Group meeting. It was the best one I’ve been to yet. The presentations were solid except for some Facebook glitches, the crowd large enough to warrant expanding the room size to accommodate all the new folks. For the first time, I talked to so many people [...]

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Crashing into my apartment in Google Earth Flight Simulator
Google Working on Social Network Aggregator
WPP Buys LA Interactive Agency Schematic; Latest Digital Acquisition
Dyebag touchscreen
10 Future Web Trends
See you at Webinno tonight. The usual suspects will be downstairs at Dante afterwards.

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The next Webinno is Monday September 10th. Event begins at 6:30pm in the Grand Ballroom at the Royal Sonesta in Cambridge
There are three main dish presenters who will take the stage for a six minute demo of their service to the entire crowd:
Frame Media – Alan Phillips & Jon Finegold
GoLoco [...]

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Boston’s Web Innovators Group continues to mature although I keep running into smart connected people that don’t know what Webinno is, so here’s a recap from the blog.
The Web Innovators Group (WebInno) is comprised of people engaged in internet and mobile innovation in the Boston area. We aim to support entrepreneurs, visionaries, and creative thinkers [...]

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David Beisel, founder of Webinno is interviewed by Intruders.tv.
David has a post about Seven Upcoming Digital Uber-Trends Ripe for Startup Opportunities.  I was surprised at the topics on this list, most topics appear to be almost two years old. Then again, I spend most of my time ahead of the curve and forget that people [...]

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My man GPC does a scorecard about how he thinks the WebInno 13 presenters are going to do. I prefer to wait until afterwards, because I really have nothing to say about something like (Beacon Street Girls) until after I see the demo.
I did however have a great demo of Webkins over the weekend. I [...]

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I went to the Linden Labs SecondLife recruiting party in Boston a few weeks ago. Talk about a mind-blower. I ran into people that I worked on virtual environments with almost 15 years ago and made some new friends as well.
Speaking of SL, the new atmospheric rendering from WindLight is major coolness.
Even more SL: GregPC [...]

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