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StumbleUpon's Mobile Growth Rockets 800%; Company Unveils Major Redesign With...

StumbleUpon, the discovery engine that enables its users to "Stumble" onto personalized web content, unveiled a major redesign Monday, introducing a slew of upgrades that include a streamlined...

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Verizon Wants Google Wallet Off The Galaxy Nexus, Ralph Lauren Puts Catalog...

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.Indian Government And Facebook Comment On Censorship Move. India's IT minister Kapil Sibal met representatives from Microsoft,...

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As Email Wheezes Toward The Grave, We Contemplate A DNR

It sounds kind of crazy (or crazy awesome)--a company banning email for all its employees. But this is no item from News of the Weird. Far from it. The company that banned email is Europe's largest IT...

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Going Boldly Where No Startup Has Gone Before, Babelverse Aims To Make The...

Josef Dunne and Mayel de Borniol envision a world where everyone can communicate effortlessly--while speaking their own native language. (Yep, like in Star Trek.) Their project, Babelverse, is...

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To Reach Fans Through Social Music Sites, Labels Need To Learn To Let Go

I want to start by saying I love music. Sharing music with my friends and colleagues is even more fun. I can’t count how many times I’ve shared the hottest new song I’ve heard with friends, always...

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Online Stores Turn Savvy Shoppers Into Gamblers With Vegas-Style Tactics

The tactics casinos use to keep players making bets until they leave at a loss are coming to your online shopping experience.Have you ever made a decision not to buy a product, and then found yourself...

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United Continental's Jimmy Samartzis Seeks A Future With Biofuel

In this extended version of the talk from our latest issue, we speak with Jimmy Samartzis, managing director of environmental affairs and sustainability at United Continental about testing biofuels and...

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Room77 Helps Travelers Avoid Playing Room Roulette With Hotels

A site started by travel and search industry veterans--including Calvin Yang, who designed Google's image search--gives users a peek at what's inside and outside of a hotel room, before they arrive....

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How The "Internet Of Things" Is Turning Cities Into Living Organisms

When city services can autonomously go online and digest information from the cloud, they can reach a level of performance never before seen. First up, water systems that automatically know when it...

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5 Disastrous Moves That Will Botch Your Pitch

Most of us have something to pitch. You may be pitching your startup to a VC to secure funding. Or perhaps you’re pitching your product or service to potential customers. Whether you are pitching your...

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UPDATE: Netflix-Facebook Bill Passes Congress

UPDATE:H.R. 2471, the bill that would enable Netflix subscribers to share their viewing habits on Facebook, passed the House in a bipartisan vote. "It was a close vote," says Matt Lira, digital...

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Nissan's Leaf-Charging Wireless Pad Could Signal An Industry Surge

Wireless charging is still not common, particularly with the disappearance of the Palm Pre, which was one of the main gadgets to utilize the trick for ultra-convenient connection to a battery-boosting...

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On Connectors, Mavens, And Salesmen: How New Ideas Spread Like Seeds

How do innovators and early adopters succeed in spreading new ideas, new tech, and even new seed corn? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and...

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Microsoft Woos Developers To The (Upcoming) Windows Store

To succeed, Microsoft's new app store will need developers to build apps. Microsoft execs tossed out their best pitch yesterday.When Microsoft launches Windows 8, its completely revamped operating...

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If You're Not Sitting Where Your Customer's Sitting, You're Not Really Seeing...

The challenging economy has forced everyone to look at cutting unnecessary costs. From airlines charging for every checked bag, to restaurants not serving bread or table water unless asked, small cuts...

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Google+ And Kabam Bring Families Together For New "Godfather" Game

How can Google strike back at the Facebook mob? With games. Google and Kabam hope to do just that with the exclusively-for-Google+ The Godfather: Five Families. Kabam announced today that its latest...

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Disrupting Democracy: Keya Dannenbaum On Her "OkCupid Of Politics" And The...

How will technology change our electoral process? Fast Company gets Crystal Ballin' with Keya Danenbaum, the founder of ElectNext, which applies the techniques of dating websites to representative...

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Siri, Why Can't You Understand Me?

Siri still struggles with accents. When, and how, will it get better?There are many indignities involved with having an accent. To begin with, many strangers will say they can never understand you....

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Box CEO Aaron Levie: To Create Something Exceptional, Do Sweat The Small Stuff

Business schools and most jobs don’t teach you how important it is to sweat the small stuff.  In fact, we’re mostly told the opposite--don’t be a micromanager, don’t be penny wise and pound foolish,...

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Nintendo 3DS Gets 3-D Video, Verizon Planning Netflix Competitor, Android App...

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.Iran Blocks U.S. "Virtual" Embassy. The United States government reached out to Iran this week, creating an online embassy designed...

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