Rebranding Mexico, Beyond Beaches And Bullets
A quick thought experiment: first, think about vacationing in Mexico. If you're like most people, what comes to mind is chilling on the beach. Now, think of the last article or TV news spot you saw on...
View ArticleKickstarter Expanding To Fund U.K. Projects
News updates all day from Fast Company.In a tweet late yesterday, crowdfunding enterprise Kickstarter revealed that it's taking its first proper steps overseas and will, beginning in the fall, offer...
View ArticleShopify's Build-A-Business Competition Starts Now
If you're looking for an incentive to finally start that business you've been thinking about, here's your chance to give it a try--and potentially win a $50,000 investment in the process.There is a...
View ArticleThe Procrastination-Killing Tactic To Try Now (Or In 10 Minutes)
How a task-avoidance strategy called "structured procrastination" can help you tackle your to-do list. Procrastination is closely related to impatience. Their kinship is based on our bias toward the...
View ArticleEnableTalk Turns Sign Language Into Speech, Wins Imagine Cup Prize
A trio of Ukrainian students built a $50 device that could help hundreds of millions of hearing-impaired people. More than 275 million hearing-impaired people are unable to use speech to communicate....
View ArticleFast Company Is Looking For A Digital Operations Assistant
Department: Digital Media & Operations Reports To: Group Director of Digital Media & Operations Title: Digital Operations Assistant Office: New York Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The...
View ArticleThe Next Attempt To Satisfy Your Cravings For On-Demand Books And Magazines
We already pay subscriptions to watch the movies and listen to the music we want. Now, publishers are experimenting with all-you-can-read services too.All the world's entertainment is becoming a...
View ArticleYahoo's "Genome" Uses Big Data To Decode Which Commercials You're Bred To...
Yahoo's newly launched Genome platform lets advertisers crunch amazingly specific web information on millions of Americans. Is big data the future of web advertising?Marketers now posses enough...
View ArticleBig Changes Are Ahead For The Health Care Industry, Courtesy Of Big Data
The importance of Big Data transcends its big hype.Illustration By Alex Eben MeyerJust about every week, another startup announces plans to mine the world's mountains of information for meaningful...
View ArticleNokia Adds Three More Patent Suits To Lineup Against RIM
News updates all day from Fast Company.Nokia has filed three more patent suits against RIM in Munich, Germany. Foss Patents spotted the additional three filings, which adds to Nokia’s existing cases...
View ArticleApple Rumor Patrol: Here Come The iPad Minis And New iPhones--But There Goes...
Apple rumors are often so much digital smoke blowing in the breeze, but a new crop have some real weight behind them and may be giving us clues about Apple's upcoming new hardware.The iPad Mini: It's...
View ArticleQ: What's Info-Finding Site Mancx's Big Idea? A: Charging Money For Facts
Does the name Manford Mancx mean anything to you? It will soon if Q&A site Mancx has its way. Oh, and get this: It actually charges users for its services. Apparently that's how they do it in...
View ArticleAndroid Game Console OUYA Raises $2.5 Million On Kickstarter
News updates all day from Fast Company.Unusual new gaming console OUYA, a tiny peripheral based on Android and targeted at a $99 launch price, has now raised over $2.5 million on Kickstarter at the...
View ArticleMmm, Mmm Good Innovation Goes Beyond The Can At Campbell's Soup
Say goodbye to chicken and stars and hello to coconut-curry chicken. How 143-year-old Campbell's Soup is revamping its offerings to cater to modern families and Millennials. Darren Serrao has fond...
View ArticleWhere You Spend The Most Creative Minutes Of Your Day
Not too long ago, as I was putting the final touches on a client presentation, I stumbled across a surprising observation. The best insights in my report didn’t emerge in my office, during conference...
View ArticleAmazon Announces GameCircle With Handy Features For Kindle Fire Gamers
News updates all day from Fast Company.Amazon has just announced GameCircle, a new set of APIs for Kindle Fire game developers. GameCircle's offerings include an achievements feature, so you can keep...
View ArticleStarbucks Comes To Android With PayPal Integration, Travels To U.K.
News updates all day from Fast Company.Starbucks has spruced up its Android app for U.S. users with a tie-up with PayPal. The new feature lets you top off your electronic Starbucks card with funds from...
View ArticleTwitter Finds A Feature Phone Partner In MediaTek
News updates all day from Fast Company.Twitter and MediaTek have announced a new partnership that will integrate Twitter with feature phones worldwide. Facebook already has a deal with the Taiwanese...
View ArticleSatellite Of Love: Why Virgin Galactic's New Private Launcher Is So Swoon-Worthy
Virgin Galactic is already busily spearheading a whole new industry in space tourism with SpaceShipTwo. But today at the Farnborough air show the British company revealed it's also ready to disrupt a...
View ArticleHow Jeff Slobotski Turned The Midwest Into The Silicon Prairie
Cities like Omaha, Des Moines, and Kansas City have long been great places for American business and agricultural and commodities fortunes to be built, but today's entrepreneurs are working with...
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