Big Ideas

Big Idea - A hot product will sell just as well in a recession.

Saabira Chaudhuri — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:04:22 -0400

A hot product will sell just as well in a recession.

Big Idea - Google, not Microsoft or Yahoo, is the sole winner from the botched MicoHo union

Fast Company staff — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:16:08 -0400

Google, not Microsoft or Yahoo, is the sole winner from the botched MicroHoo union.

Big Idea - “The energ consumption implications of browsing and social networking on poorly designed Web pages are huge." Inspire

Fast Company staff — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:19:49 -0400

The energy consumption implications of browsing and social networking on poorly designed Web pages are huge, although relatively unnoticed.

Big Idea - Getting on a plane is the most environmentally damaging thing you as an individual can do, other than setting a fores

Fast Company staff — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:53:22 -0400

Getting on a plane is the most environmentally damaging thing you as an individual can do, other than setting a forest fire.

Big Idea - There is less racism, classism, sexism, or general prejudice in Silicon Valley than anywhere else I’ve been.

Fast Company staff — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:19:16 -0400

There is less racism, classism, sexism, or general prejudice in Silicon Valley than anywhere else I’ve been.

Big Idea - Anyone who says early adopters don’t matter needs to go back to business school. Facebook and Twitter are beginning

Fast Company staff — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:02:09 -0400

Anyone who says early adopters don't matter needs to go back to business school. Facebook and Twitter are beginning to impact brand recognition just as much as advertising.

Big Idea - The rise of social networks has cheapened what it means to be “friends” with someone.

Fast Company staff — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:01:55 -0400

The rise of social networks has cheapened what it means to be 'friends' with someone

Big Idea - All innovation is fueled by the theft of intellectual property.

Fast Company staff — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:23:37 -0400

All innovation is fueled by the theft of intellectual property

Big Idea - Businesses that fire obese employees who refuse to exercise or diet and then miss work for health problems are just a

Fast Company staff — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:35:39 -0400

Businesses that fire obese employees who refuse to exercise or diet and then miss work for health problems are just as justified as businesses that fire alcoholics who don’t show up at the office.