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Robert Scoble On Twitter

Twitter has evolved from status updates into public conversation with colleagues, companies, and your target audience. Here are the highlights of one memorable week in Scoble’s tweetstream.

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You Can Take That to the Bank...Not!

A Kick In the Career: In this week's column, humorist and career expert Tom Stern takes a stab at the banking industry, but promises there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Fast Talk

Question: Will the federal government be able to stave off the mortgage crisis?

Answer: So I don’t get it. Would someone please explain this to me in words we can all understand? No equations, no acronyms, no stats or predictions... | posted by Chheang Yang

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Question: Will blockbuster escapist flicks like the Dark Knight see a resurgence as the economy tanks?

Answer: I think there is generally a kind of inverted relationship between the economy and the need for some form of escapism. Clearly the Dark Knight is... | posted by Jay Tatum

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Member Blogs

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Leadership Coaching: Why Tiger Woods Has a Coach

Why in the world do you think Tiger has Coach Hank Haney by his side? Surely you know that Tiger can most probably kick the pants...

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Avoiding "Vision Overload"

Found|Read on GigaOM published a great post on Sunday titled How to Avoid the Curse of Vision Overload. The core of ...

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Expert Blogs

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How Will You Spend Your 3 Percent Raise?

The dog days of summer are upon us - west coast skies are smoky and the east coast is humid and stormy. The economy is tanking, but if you...

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A Model for Your Career - George Washington

This is a guest post by Mark McNeilly....

FC Now Staff Blogs

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Workipedia: Office Wikis and the Collaboration Revolution

Gone are the days of paper here at the offices of FastCompany.com. Virtually all in-house office communication is done electronically. E-mail is a...

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The Barbie Bubble

When I finally cleared through the crowd of technology reporters at the press preview for Digital Life ­-- the largest consumer electronics...

Member Comments

Blog Post: Paying Attention To Your Level of Impact

Comment: T-belle, one of the recommendations I make for all clients is to communicate concisely, in a timely way so there is no 'empty space' for others to... | posted by member Donna Karlin

Big Idea: Unless gas hits $10 a gallon, Americans will continue to buy SUVs in droves.

Comment: Price of the vehicles, incentives (0 percent interest for 5 years) and other factors are still making some SUVs attractive to buyers. When the price... | posted by member Todd Wilkinson