Alexa von Tobel: To Maintain Culture, Focus On Your People's Talents
LearnVest CEO Alexa von Tobel has a photographer and a florist on her team. Watch to see how she connects extracurricular passions to company culture.
View ArticleThe Power Of "Thank You For Being Awesome"
If someone on your team is getting burned out, fashion designer/entrepreneur Amy Matto has five suggestions to reinvigorate them. And it starts as a simple thank-you.
View ArticleWelcome To Your Nightmare: "American Horror Story" Opens On A New Look And An...
Kyle Cooper talks about the brand-new opening, and the unusual music choice, setting the stage for a horrific new season on FX.
View ArticleGlobal Smartphone Use Set To Double In Three Years
There are now over a billion smartphones in use worldwide, according to new data--and that figure is expected to double in just three years. And, given that it's taken 16 years to get to the magic...
View ArticleAn Infographic Breakdown Of The World's Greenest Cities
London, New York, Vancouver, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Stockholm: Which city gets the title?
View ArticleWhy Employees' Big Dreams Should Be Your Company's Top Priority
As a manager, you can create a tremendous amount of loyalty just by listening to your employees. And loyalty matters--a lot. When Kelley Lindberg became a manager at a software company several years...
View ArticleOnline Advertising Spend Converging With Print Levels In U.S.
They've been on the rise for a couple of years now, but projected figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau claim that online ad spend will, by the end of this year, be greater than that of its...
View ArticleOn The Internet, Everyone Knows You're Not A Dog
Ed Cabellon is the Director of the Campus Center at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts, and an expert on the intersection of higher education and social media. As clueless freshmen settle...
View ArticleTurning 65,000 Used CDs Into Giant Shimmering Lily Pads
As we all digitize our collections, CDs are becoming obsolete. What to do with the discs? The artist Bruce Munro turns them into a beautiful, nature-inspired floating installation.
View ArticleSodaStream's Yves Behar-Designed Machine Makes Conservation Sexy
The at-home beverage carbonator can save hundreds of plastic bottles from going into landfills. And now it doesn’t ugly up your kitchen in the process.
View ArticleCan Livestrong Survive Without Lance Armstrong? CEO Doug Ulman Speaks
Lance Armstrong has resigned as chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and Nike has terminated its longtime contract with him. The news comes days after the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s...
View ArticleRomney Has "Binders Full Of Women," Internet Gives Him Binders Full Of Memes
Mere moments after presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s "binders full of women" gaffe, there were already parody accounts and a Tumblr.
View ArticleFoodspotting's Redesigned Website Will Make You Hungry For Foodie Discoveries
Foodspotting, the app that lets you discover and share photos of the best dishes around the world, just redesigned its website to make it easier to search for places to eat, turning the site into a...
View ArticleThe Getaway Career: Deep Inside Brazil's Robust Startup Scene
Sitting in his depressing office in Canada, the sign that Ilya Brotzky had been waiting for arrived in his inbox. It came in the form of an email from Melanie Edwards, the founder of MobileMetrix, a...
View ArticleBehind The Bloody Social Media Coup Of A Sanitary Protection Brand
U.K. sanpro brand Bodyform turned a funny Facebook fan post into a frank and funny social media sensation.
View ArticleNike Cuts Lance Armstrong, Sticks With Livestrong--Which Is Sticking By...
On Monday, Lance Armstrong called Doug Ulman, the CEO of Livestrong. His usual greeting was, “What’s going on?” Not this day. Armstrong said he was reconsidering his role at the foundation. “If there’s...
View ArticleWhat Is The Pivot? We Asked Intel, Zappos, Instagram, Pandora, Box...
Pivot. Pivot. Pivot. Ask about strategic change, and it’s a safe bet that any group of technology executives will turn into a chorus of entrepreneurial frogs. But just because the word “pivot” is at...
View ArticleAn App That Rebuilds The News Just For The iPhone
Circa breaks down stories into bite-sized chunks designed specifically for a mobile screen.
View ArticleA Printer Hack Reveals Your Inkjet’s Hidden Handwriting
The Penjet swaps the ink cartridge for a felt-tip pen, uncovering the mechanical artistry behind every print job.
View ArticleHow Do You Rebrand Sustainable Food?
Amore’s identity work for a green summit in New York takes a fresh approach to a big idea.
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