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EBay Wants To Build NYC's Second-Largest Developer Space
Via GigaOM: eBay just snapped up a massive 35,000 square foot NYC space that will house more than 200 developers when it opens this fall. Hunch founder Chris Dixon, who sold the company to eBay in...
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LinkedIn Is Buying SlideShare
LinkedIn has just announced it plans to acquire San Francisco-based startup SlideShare for about $119 million. Founded in 2006, SlideShare is a web-based hub for people to store and share...
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Samsung's Galaxy SIII Arrives, Aimed Squarely At The iPhone
News updates all day from your Fast Company editors.Late yesterday Samsung held a media event to reveal the Galaxy SIII phone, its premiere smartphone aimed directly at competing with Apple's iPhone...
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Design, Teamwork, And Leadership Lessons From Gen. Stanley McChrystal: Must...
McChrystal shared the lessons he learned as leader of the Joint Special Operations Command and talked about how they translate to business at Fast Company's recent Innovation Uncensored conference. For...
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The Yelpification Of Foursquare
On Foursquare, I rarely check in anymore. I'm nearly in last place on my leaderboard--a feature designed to create competition among friends who earn points for check-ins--and I can't remember the...
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Perfecting The Art Of The Ask
Every day is a negotiation for an entrepreneur. Whether advancing a cause, making a request, or persuading others of the merits of our view, negotiating for what we want--often and effectively--is a...
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How Microsoft's Kinect Could Replace Your Tailor (No Pins Required)
Raj Sareen's startup, Styku, was selected as a member of Microsoft's Kinect Accelerator. He wants your game console to help make your clothes fit better--even if "no two boobs are alike." Raj Sareen is...
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The Power Of Coordination
The ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu once wrote that “power comes from formation.” Fundamentally the way one creates power is by coordinating the pieces in a strategic formation. This is like a great...
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Microsoft's New NYC Lab To Boost Data-Driven Social Science
Microsoft Research is opening a new lab in New York City, headed by ex-Yahoo senior scientists. The star crop of researchers includes sociologist and network theorist Duncan Watts, computational...
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Do Good, Don't Just Do Well With Your Business
Salmon Cove founder Owen Schnaper talks about the business case for generosity, which he believes is more than a tool for building market share. [twistage 3dd93bed09a1f]For more bite-sized bits of...
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Facebook Joins GNI, Declines Human Rights Auditing
News updates all day from your Fast Company editors.Under pressure from lawmakers, Facebook has joined the Global Network Initiative (GNI) as an observer. The GNI is a mixed consortium of public,...
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Hey Microsoft, Google, Apple: Where Are Our Smarthomes?
This week's release of an operating system for your home by Microsoft has thrown a spotlight on a near-future where our homes are more like live-in computers. Microsoft has definite ideas, but Google...
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This Week In Bots: Will Your Kids Give Robots Civil Liberties?
Bot Vid: Hug-A-BotRoboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, already famous for trying to broaden our emotional interactions with robots through innovations like the life-like Geminoid series, has another innovation...
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Top 10 Most Popular Stories Of The Week
Here are the stories you read, shared, tweeted, and pinned this week. This week’s top 10 list is wonderfully diverse. We have some sound leadership and motivational advice from our expert bloggers, and...
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How One Company Inspires Staff With $100,000 For The Best New Idea
Naveen Jain, founder of Intelius and Microsoft veteran, says he inspires staff with what he calls "iPrizes" awarded for designing and implementing the best new ideas.[twistage 9af263cc589ce]For more...
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VeriFone Makes Most Decisive Move Yet To Change How You Pay For Stuff
VeriFone is going to announce tomorrow a whole new aspect to its business: A device to let iPhone and iPad users take credit card payments for a low fee. The idea may sound familiar. But unlike...
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5 Ways To Make Firing Someone Less Painful
Time to cut someone loose? Even if it's long past time for them to go, firing an employee can be difficult. Follow these five tips and you'll be on the road to happiness again.Parting is such sweet...
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The Truth About Facebook Advertising
My daughter Vivi was born on May 24, 2007, the same day Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched the ability for companies to build applications inside Facebook’s site. Within days, I had conceived of my...
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Why You Should Start A Company In... Grand Rapids
UX designer Joe Johnston and VC fund founder Rick DeVos share the top five reasons for coming up to Grand Rapids and getting down to business. UNITED STATES OF INNOVATION New Ideas, New Markets, New...
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MasterCard Opens Up: "No Single Wallet Will Rule Them All"
Your wallet is likely filled with plastic of all stripes: debit and credit cards from Citi or Chase or Capital One. "But in the lower right-hand corner, hopefully you have a little mark for...
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