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Fast Company's 2011 China Project: An Introduction
At the beginning of 2011, Fast Company set out to spend a year in China, documenting the transition, transformation, and innovation in that country. Our reporters spent time with people from many...
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The Envy Effect, Part Two: How Friendly Competition Spurs Innovation
Think all the banter on Twitter and in blog comments is for naught? Here's how social envy and the competition of ideas it generates will lead to faster innovation.Jason Fidler has posted a very...
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The Spinning Computer Disk Grinds To A Halt
As 2011 winds to a close and 2012 begins, we do a little bit of Fast Company drumbeating. We predict a lot of stuff around here. Sometimes we're wrong some. But we also nailed a few things this year....
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Anonymous Grabbed Credit Card Info In Stratfor Hack, China Steps Into Web...
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.Letter That Ousted HP CEO Now Public. The eight-page letter that accused Mark Hurd, then CEO of Hewlett-Packard, of sexually...
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What LeBron James Can Teach Us About Personal Branding
The NBA season tipped off on Christmas day, which meant a return to the spotlight for LeBron James and the Miami Heat. As you probably know, LeBron James generated controversy--not to mention numerous...
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The 7 Greatest Communication Successes Of 2011
Media darlings and mavens of masterful storytelling who took center stage with aplomb in 2011.Welcome to Part 2 of my annual list of who’s been naughty and who's been nice as a speaker or communicator....
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This Year In Bots
We wrote about a lot of machines in 2011. Here are the best of our future (dancing!) robot overlords. Robo ProfsOne of the most impressive, and perhaps most challenging developments in robotics...
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RIM's Nonsensical Year
As 2011 winds to a close and 2012 begins, we do a little bit of Fast Company drumbeating. We predict a lot of stuff around here. Sometimes we're wrong. But we also nailed a few things this year. Let's...
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Kleiner Perkins Invests In SoundCloud
Breaking news on the innovation from, updated all day by Fast Company editors. SoundCloud Cranks The Volume With KPCB Cash. SoundCloud, the social sound recording platform with that nifty looking wave...
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Work Smart: Overcoming Consensus
How do you make everyone happy in a creative project with multiple constituencies? You can't. And trying to please everyone will result in a mediocre outcome. Here's my advice for how to avoid becoming...
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Which Startups Will Rule 2012?
Venture capitalists, corporations, private-equity firms, and more poured billions into private companies this year--a huge boon for titans like Facebook and Groupon. Here, the best of the rest starting...
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Yahoo Autos Partners With TrueCar, Brings Transparency To Car Buying
Want to know which buyers are getting a great deal--and, who's getting stiffed? More than ever, now you can.Move over Kelly Blue Book: On January 1st, Yahoo Autos will show consumers and retailers...
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5 Steps To Measure The ROI Of Digital Media Channels
Are you measuring the interplay and overall performance of your combined paid, earned, and owned digital media channels? Here's a 5-step process to discover which elements are driving the most value....
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5 LinkedIn Apps For Power Networking
Most people think about apps running on their smartphones, but we're seeing more and more web services launching app "stores" that allow you to beef up your account. LinkedIn's list of apps is...
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I Will Follow You: Making A Marriage Last In 140 Characters Or Less
As Rubert Murdoch and (a fake) Wendi Deng became Twitter's newest celebrity couple, veteran tweeters Katy Perry and Russell Brand called it quits. What's the secret to a happy marriage--on...
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Tumblr In 2012: More Original Content, Less F*** Yeah Memes
Tumblr, the microblogging service which allows users to share images at the click of a button, has big plans to begin creating original content. This follows a year in which they gained more than 20...
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Did Retailers Risk Damage To Their Brands Despite Hit Holiday Online Sales?
Amid e-commerce glitches and technology's growing pains, retailers can still win the loyalty of customers. Here's how. Cyber Monday 2011 set a record for the most online retail spending in a single...
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10 Brand-Building Steps For Beginners
Your resolution for 2012 is to finally get into social media. Here are 10 tips for reluctant beginners to blaze a branding trail.So you’ve made the resolution that in 2012 you are finally going to "get...
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What The Auto Industry Can Teach Us About The EU's Airline Emissions Trading...
In January, the European Union's Emissions Trading System--the largest carbon market for greenhouse gases--plans to forcefully enroll any airline that stops in Europe. Airlines are livid and warning of...
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Rebecca MacKinnon On Internet Censorship And How To Resist It
Illustration by David Cowles There's the law of the land, but what about cyberspace? Online censorship expert Rebecca MacKinnon talks shop about her new book, Consent of the Networked, which hits...
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