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Cyberwar, Syrian Style
Syrian and Tibetan activists have recently been the targets of sophisticated cyberattacks in spoofed emails and Skype messages. Syrian rebels and Tibetan rights activists were the targets of two major...
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Supermodel Liya Kebede Connects Traditional Ethiopian Weavers To New York's...
Lemlem's high fashion line of handmade clothes is also preserving a way of life in Ethiopia. Liya Kebede isn’t out to build a fashion empire. "As much as I want it to be humongous," says the Ethiopian...
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8 Steps To Knock Out An Impossible Punch List
First, take a deep breath. Good? Now read on for advice on "constructive urgency.""Discontent is the first necessity of progress."--Thomas EdisonOur impact on the world depends on our ability manage...
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How Colorado Springs Became The Heart Of The U.S. Olympic Movement
In the 1970s, a fierce power struggle over the future of amateur sports landed the U.S. Olympic Committee in a Cold War-era tactical room in southern Colorado. With the London Olympics around the way,...
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When Web Addresses Are Discovery Engines
Soon you may find yourself turning off the URL bar of your browser for good--in order to make the web a more illuminating place.Web addresses are slowly becoming less relevant as tech progresses on a...
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Gabriella Coleman: Helping Hackers Infiltrate Academia
A chance encounter with a programmer in college sent anthropologist Gabriella Coleman’s career in an unexpected direction. As a grad student in anthropology, Gabriella Coleman was warned that studying...
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Google-backed Endangered Language Project Helps Preserve Dwindling Dialects
Google is backing a cultural initiative to help preserve more than 3,000 dwindling languages around the world. The Endangered Language project is backed by Google.org and maintained by the Alliance for...
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Kickstarter Launches A New Live Stats Page So Anyone Can Track Projects' Funding
News updates all day from Fast Company.Kickstarter launched a live statistics page today on which anyone can view all kind of data behind both successful and unsuccessful projects across the different...
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Smart Hiring Is Mission Number One When Building Your Brand
Job number one as an entrepreneur is landing the first 10 or so core employees. You need to have a clear idea of the kind of talent you want to attract, because this core group sets up your employee...
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Feeling Blah About Work? Don't Blame Your Boss--Get Engaged
As an employee, you have three choices: Accept what you've been given, change what you've been given, or leave what you've been given. We want to focus on the second option. If you feel underused and...
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Nintendo Super-Sizes The 3DS Game Console
News updates all day from Fast Company.Nintendo has been trying to expand the market for its 3DS handheld game system, and now they have done so quite literally--by increasing the size of the device....
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This Week In Bots: Home Is Where You Hang Out With Your Robot
Bot Vid: Lightsaber DanceWe wondered last week if robots could soon act in movies, and already here's a trio of lightsaber-weilding bots that could give General Grievous from Star Wars a run for his...
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How Top Brands Like Gatorade And The Super Bowl Use Social-Media Command Centers
Some of America's most compelling brands are harnessing the conversational aspect of social media by setting up "listening command centers" to capture, monitor and utilize social media conversations....
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Pinstagram And The Rise Of Mash-Up Apps
They're hot now but do mash-up apps have a future? We talk with Brandon Leonardo, cofounder of the Pinterest/ Instagram combo Pinstagram, to find out. We also pitch him a few of our ideas, including...
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@WalmartLabs Coheads Depart, But New Products Are On The Way
News updates all day from Fast Company.Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman have announced they will leave @WalmartLabs a year after Walmart acquired their company, Kosmix. Harinarayan and Rajaraman,...
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6 Ways To Make More Money By Making Your Employees Happy
From High Hopes To "Whatever" Typically, somewhere during the first four to six months the eagerness and desire of most employees wane. Employees will only self-sustain their enthusiasm for the work a...
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Patent Patrol: Is Microsoft Planning A Robust Mobile Device Future?
With last week's reveal of Surface, Microsoft's bid for relevance in the mobile computing future, has thrown a rare spotlight on Microsoft's R&D. Turns out, there are a few recent patents with MS's...
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The Startup Failure Boom, And What To Do When It Happens To You
People are pouring into startups at a rate we've never seen. Literally, never--not even during dotcom mania, at least if Stanford's MBA program is a good barometer. Per a Fortune report, the 2011 class...
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“You’re Nuts!” Why--And How--Impact Makers Gives Away All Its Profits
Impact Makers consults for the rich, and gives to the poor. Is this the future of philanthropy?Michael Pirron is the cofounder and CEO of Impact Makers. His company is a management consulting firm much...
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How Hoboken, New York’s Baby Brother, Built An Innovation Scene Of Its Own
New Jersey might not have the luster or the talent pool of the big city, but it's still home to a lively, tight-knit community of tech workers. Here, we drop in on the New Jersey Tech Meetup to...
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