Meet Charlie, the App That Lets You Buy More Happiness
Buyers remorse: We’ve all experienced it at a point in our lives. For some, you may look back on the years past and wished you’d skipped the Starbucks every day so you could have splurged on a trip to...
View ArticleWhy This Boston Enterprise Software Co. Is Going Freemium
When it comes to spreading the word about your company's app, sometimes getting it in as many peoples' hands as possible for free can be an effective way to expand your customer base. That's how Uber...
View ArticleHere's What People Are Saying About 'Bazillion Dollar Club'
SyFy's "Bazillion Dollar Club" premiered Tuesday night to some solid anticipation, as viewers were eager to see what 500 Startups' outspoken Dave McClure and Highway1's eccentric Brady Forrest were...
View ArticleOn-Demand, In-Home Massages are Coming to Boston, Courtesy of NYC Startup Zeel
Apparently I'm some kind of fortune-teller, because nearly two weeks after I suggested to someone on Twitter that she should look into Zeel, the New York-based on-demand massage startup came knocking...
View ArticleVerndale Expands to West Coast, Gains Mobile App Team & Game of Thrones Cred...
Verndale has done it again: the Boston marketing tech agency has made its third acquisition, this time scooping up Los Angeles digital brand agency Dustland. By absorbing the agency's entire staff,...
View ArticleCAKE Is an App for Your Final Wishes
As a healthy 26-year-old, I don't think about death often. But earlier this week, it was staring at me right back in my face, in the form of an app. The app was asking me questions about my final...
View ArticleTinder for Groups App Signs a Deal with Fireball
Here's the situation: you're with a friend or two, and you want to hit up a bar, but you wish you could find a larger group to join because, well, more the merrier, right? However, you're not always...
View ArticleMIT-Born Waylens' 1st Kickstarter Is a Data-Feeding GoPro for Fast Drivers
Waylens, a startup born out of the MIT Media Lab, has launched its Kickstarter campaign for what is basically a "GoPro for cars," except it does more than just capture high-quality video, as...
View ArticleNortheastern's Knightly is a Safety Device College Students May Actually Use
It’s almost universally accepted that people don’t always make the wisest of choices during their college years. Whether it’s trying out questionable substances or pulling all-nighters to finish a...
View ArticleFind Your Political Match With the New App CandiDating
Earlier this week, we kicked off debate season with the first official throw down amongst the Democratic presidential candidates. You know what that means: It’s time to start unfollowing some of your...
View ArticleVetX Is 24/7 Medical Advice for Your Pet
It all started with Boop, a gawky cat at an animal shelter. Tan Kabra - a 21-year-old Babson student who’s an entrepreneur thrice over - and his girlfriend came across little Boop and couldn’t help...
View ArticleDraftKings Paved the Way for This Startup That Lets Gamers Compete for Cash
With the state of Nevada moving to ban DraftKings and FanDuel on Thursday, there's no sign of the controversy ending for the two fantasy sports companies that are standing by the argument that they're...
View ArticleRoom for More Lets You Easily Free up Phone Space for Photos
In late 2009, Boston-based Litl sought to “reinvent the computer for the Internet age,” with a simple and relatively inexpensive notebook dubbed the Webbook, says Litl president Johan Bilien. But a...
View ArticleThis Startup Says It Can Turn Your iPhone into a GoPro
You know what you can't do with a GoPro? Text your girlfriend. Or call in a takeout order. Or Google Tom Brady's stat line from last game. But the iPhone 6/6s already has an advanced camera. In fact,...
View ArticleWhy Pro & College Teams Are Using DRIVN's Sports Management App
The days of disorganized sports teams, lost in a sea of paper schedules and bulletin board announcements, could soon be over thanks to an ambitious new app called DRIVN. Promising to be an all-in-one...
View ArticleTop 5 Things to do This Weekend!!
Nickerson's back with its Top 5 Things to do This Weekend!!We've got some great upcoming events for you this Saturday and Sunday...Thanks for reading!!
View Article5 Tips When Designing Mobile Apps for Kids
A recent article on pcadvisor.co.uk revealed that kids are probably spending too much time looking at a screen, with over 60% of parents reporting that their children spend 1 to 3 hours a day with...
View ArticleFlyp Wants to Be a WhatsApp for Voice With Free International Calling
WhatsApp’s massive growth—and astounding acquisition price—had a lot to do with how the app made texting free from one country to another. Now Boston startup Flyp is aiming to follow a similar growth...
View ArticleA Beginner's Guide to App Store Optimization
This is a guest blog post from Co-Founder and CEO of Gummicube, Dave Bell.You’ve developed an amazing mobile app with Rocket Farm and now you need users. You could plan to promote to your email lists...
View ArticleSomerville Is a Pick-Up and Delivery App Wasteland
I moved to Somerville a month and a half ago, and one could say that I’m still acclimating to my new surroundings. Having come from Downtown Boston - with a brief pitstop in Central Square - there are...
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