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Social Gaming Summit
Monday, November 14Build a game, and they will play--and pay. Of the 62 million Americans who will log game time on a social network this year, some 10% will open their real-world wallets to buy...
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The Greatest Infomercial Parodies Of All Time
The infomercial follows a simple formula: Hyperbolically overinflate a frustration of daily life, earnestly present a corny product as the easy solution, wonder aloud how expensive such a product would...
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Work Smart: 4 Tips For Startups
Most startups are not well led--that's the nature of most new business ventures, everyone is learning as they go along. But there are some common best practices to keep in mind, which I describe in...
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Meet Gale Anne Hurd, "The Walking Dead" Executive Producer Up To Her Neck In...
Thanks to a hands-on style and “The Walking Dead“'s success, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd has a full slate of films, TV series and comics, including a project with Frank Darabont. The zombie...
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8 Strategies To Fight Ordinary
I’m writing from the air, descending into the heart of The Great Tech War of 2012: San Francisco. During my last trip here, a few weeks ago, I got a taste of what this battle is all about. My client...
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New Unmanned Drone Fits In The Palm Of A Hand
One of the smallest unmanned drones in the world has the diameter of a Frisbee, fits in the palm of a hand, and looks like a miniature Star Wars X-wing. The SQ-4 UAV isn't just a tiny surveillance...
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Polyvore's Jess Lee Turns Fashion Lovers Into Style Trendsetters
Next time you stand in front of your closet with no idea what to wear, remember there’s an army of wannabe Anna Wintours and Rachel Zoes on Polyvore.com, ready to crank out trendy head-to-toe looks by...
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The Earl of Sandwich's Sandwich Man
Selling food is a lot like anything else: You need a good story. Robert Earl, left, and the Earl of Sandwich enjoying a sandwich at Earl of Sandwich. | Photo by Bill Davila/Startraksphoto.com There...
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New Study Offers A Roadmap For E-Commerce In China
The biggest areas of opportunity for companies hoping to set up a digital shop for Chinese consumers? Price comparison, trust, and a solid returns policy. For foreign companies looking to dip a toe in...
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The Booming Business Of Biomimicry
Economists are trying to quantify both the spread of the 15-year-old biomimicry industry and its economic effects, and the results are eye-opening.Introduced in 2010, the Da Vinci Index is an attempt...
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Why Sony Must Reinvent The TV
Sony's CEO, Howard Stringer, has said his company is going to reinvent the television. It's a dangerous game--and one being played by tech's top firms. Can Sony win?Sony CEO Howard Stringer recently...
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Making Cement The Way Coral Does It: Out Of Thin Air
The creation of cement is an incredibly polluting process, but Stanford scientist Bret Constanz has found a way to mimic the way coral works, by creating cement from CO2 and water. Biomineralization...
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Readmill's Henrik Berggren Is Making Your Social Graph An E-Bookstore
One major drawback to e-books is that there is no easy way to share text among friends. And there's little incentive for Amazon or Apple to solve this problem. That makes it a great opportunity for a...
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Starred: How Foursquare's Biz-Dev Guru Convinced Dennis Crowley To Give Him A...
Welcome to another edition of Starred, where we take you deep inside the inboxes of our favorite CEOs, entrepreneurs, and VCs. Think that first message Jack Dorsey ever sent to Biz Stone describing...
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"Being Elmo" Is The Ultimate Muppet Fan Film
The other must-see Muppet movie this month is a documentary exploring how Jim Henson's puppetry inspired one man to go way beyond Kermit and create a giggling global icon named Elmo. This Thanksgiving...
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Brand Early, Not Often
As a branding and design consultancy, there are few things more exhilarating than being involved with a startup. But I have also seen some recurring challenges. Namely, when a client is starting a...
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Superfocus Glasses Bring Clarity To NASA Astronauts And 65 Million Farsighted...
Innovative Superfocus glasses were originally designed to deliver sharp vision to some 65 million Americans with aging eyes. Now they're even helping astronauts see better on long space flights. Next...
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Amazon Kindle Fire Reviews, China's Second Space Docking, Intel And...
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.Apple Launches iTunes Match. Apple has just released a new version of iTunes, 10.5.1, that includes iTunes Match. This is Apple's...
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Seventh Generation Introduces Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent Containers
When one product becomes more eco-friendly, benefits abound throughout the supply chain.Must a bottle be made of plastic? This fall, Seventh Generation began a new path: Its Natural 4X Laundry...
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Edith A. Miller's Cosmopolitan Origins
How a round-trip, 12,000-mile journey revived a clothing line. img.thiswrapper {margin-bottom:10px;} This fall, Barneys New York and J.Crew began selling a new women's fashion line called Edith A....
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