Projects from GlobeLab

BizViz

An aggregation of social media data and local demographics into a compelling visual graphic about places around Boston.

PaperEye

A mobile phone prototype concept that lets readers share articles directly from the physical newspaper

TweeVee.net

The Boston Globe's newsroom information radiator, available free for your newsroom!

SNAP

A database of boston-area social images, supporting the Globe's digital storytelling.

BigPicture

View recent entries from The Big Picture blog with topic introductions on your Windows 8 device.

BeatTheWeather

For the prediction geek in all of us, we use games to make the weather more interactive.

SHIM

An open-source node.js app that enables simultaneous, synced web surfing across a variety of devices and browsers.

From the GlobeLab Blog

61FRESH: A new twitter-based news aggregator for Boston

Today GlobeLab is releasing 61Fresh.com into early beta.Check it out here!We�re trying to find a way to bring all the news generated through the day in and around Boston into one place. And that means ALL the news, no matter where it�s reported: daily papers, monthlies,

Rocking the Raspberry Pi

Boston.com's streaming radio station  - RadioBDC was a year old last month, and the Globe Lab has been host to a dozen live performances during that time.The Lab is now also hosting RadioBDC's music on a slightly smaller stage - a RaspberryPi.We have had a

The Future We Will Create in Civic Media

Check out this video of Chris and I talking about GlobeLab!We at GlobeLab had a great time participating in the MIT Civic Media Conference in June. It was an exciting opportunity to present our work and vision to a community that our team holds in

An Interview with Dan Kennedy

Ahead of Dan Kennedy's visit to GlobeLab this Thursday, we sat down to talk about journalism, "The Wired City" and the role of non-profits in news. Come hear him this Thursday at GlobeLab and ask your own questions! His book is also available for purchase