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Identified Takes Analytics, Social Media Into The Employment Market
Measuring a person's social impact is a hot topic at the moment, courtesy of the explosion of social media and our collective desire to analyze and measure the world. Now comes Identified, the "first...
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IPG Builds Advertising's Own Media Lab For Marketers
Mediabrands, part of ad holding company IPG, launches a 5,000-square-foot lab to put new tech in the hands of big marketers and expand the role of the media companies in its stable.When it comes to...
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Rick Perry's Debate Gaffe And What It Teaches Us About Presentation Skills...
I’m a huge advocate of the "Rule of Three." This presentation technique holds that a speaker can more powerfully express three items or messages than any other number of items. Examples can be found as...
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The Big Ideas Inside A New Version Of India's $35 Aakash Tablet
Students and professors designed the specs for Aakash, the world's cheapest tablet. Then they handed over their work to a manufacturer. Now they're working on new versions and hope one day soon to have...
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Ticketmaster CEO On Brand Hatred: "People Want To Eat My Kids They're So Angry"
Haters gonna hate.But in recent history, no brand's been on the receiving end of consumer vitriol like Ticketmaster. Its CEO Nathan Hubbard has witnessed firsthand just how intense the loathing can...
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Protecting iPhones From Snoopers
Hotspot Shield has just released an iOS version that gives iPhone and iPad users easy, secure VPN access. However, there's a difference: Unlike the PC product, mobile isn't free.iPhone and iPad users...
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How Blinkx Is Creating Internet TV For Couch Potatoes
Internet TV has mostly been a lean-forward experience. A new set of channels from the video search giant is making it more like the boob tube.Internet television has historically been a mostly...
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Court Demands Twitter Data On WikiLeaks Case, Facebook And FTC Near Privacy...
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Elevation Partners Looking To Raise Second Fund? Elevation Partners, co-founded by Bono, is looking to raise $1.9 billion for a...
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Lance Armstrong, Doug Ulman Thought The Livestrong Wristband Would Fail
If you haven't worn one yourself, it's highly likely you've at least seen a yellow Livestrong wristband. The ubiquitous bracelets are as much a fashion statement as they are a call for solidarity. But...
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Virgin's "Project" Magazine Editor Anthony Noguera Takes Content Users On A...
Media companies aren't the only ones in the content-providing business these days. Meet Anthony Noguera, editorial director of Virgin's tablet magazine, Project.Photo by Matt Holyoak Anthony Noguera...
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Arzu Studio Hope Weaves New Paths For Peace And Prosperity In Afghanistan
"The military has learned that when you seed an economy, people will put down their guns," says Connie Duckworth. "That’s why the Marines asked me to don 30 pounds of body armor to meet with them in...
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Ramping Up The Emotional Side Of Marketing When It Can't Be Measured
There's a big misconception that to know the true value of something, you must track it, that success lays solely in the outcome of very specific numbers. But what happens when metrics no longer match...
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How To Create A World: Skyrim's Director On Building A Never-Ending Fantasy
The fantasy world of Skyrim is notable for its scale and level of realism. Game director Todd Howard explains how his team at Bethesda Game Studios approaches the creation of a world. [click to enlarge...
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Werner Herzog Dives "Into The Abyss" With A Triple Murderer
The award-winning, death-cheating director of "Grizzly Man" and "Fitzcarraldo" gets up close and personal for his latest documentary. He talks to Fast Company about the lessons in creativity he learned...
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Power Users: Why Google+ Loves Kim Kardashian, And Path Doesn't Friend Justin...
Now that Kim Kardashian is on Google+, can we say the service has arrived? Nothing signals the success of a social network or propels its growth more than power users, the influentials who boast both...
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Season's Greetings! Sincerely Makes Mobile Photos Into Holiday Cards (No...
The makers of Postagram and other photo printing apps want to build their business into a dominant, gift-focused e-commerce venture. But how? Sincerely CEO Matt Brezina shares his vision and tells us:...
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This Week In Bots: When Buck Rogers Became Real
Asimo Gets An UpgradeFor robot fans, Honda's Asimo has perhaps always been the biggest treasure: He's been in development for decades, and Honda just this week revealed a refresh that makes Asimo the...
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What The Bin Laden Raid Teaches About (Project) Execution
The Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's compound was the ultimate lesson in project management. Here are four relevant lessons in planning, executing, and shifting on a dime. Chances are, your day’s...
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5 No-Fail Ways To Elevate A Brand's Cultural Capital
Our media landscape is evolving fast, and 2012 will certainly be the year of big changes in how we view media. Internet-based TV viewing will come of age, reaching the masses through the growing number...
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American Cancer Society Marks 36th Great American Smokeout
Thursday, November 17 ul li {color:#000 !important;margin-bottom:5px;} The battle to kick America's smoking habit rages on. Though just 19% of U.S. adults are regular smokers--down from 42% in 1965,...
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