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Table of Contents | September 2009

Table of Contents | September 2009

Features

iPhone Envy? You Must Be Jöking
Nokia already owns the global cell-phone market. Now Tero Ojanperä is launching the world's biggest delivery system for services, apps, and entertainment. By Mark Borden
Infographic: Big -- But Not Bulletproof Popup-Icon
When it comes to sheer number of phones sold, Nokia dominates... By Fast Company Staff
Daddy Givebucks
Three years ago, Warren Buffett gave each of his kids $1 billion to give away -- suddenly thrusting them into the philanthropic elite. Here's what they learned. By Jeff Bailey
Crypt Keeper
Anthony Zuiker created CSI, generating more than $6 billion. But with his new cross-platform experiment, his killer instinct is really kicking in. By Tom Foster
Who Needs Harvard?
Free online courses, Wiki universities, Facebook-style tutoring networks -- American higher education is being transformed by a cadre of Web-savvy edupunks. By Anya Kamenetz
5 Startups to Watch
By Fast Company Staff
Exodus
Not long ago, Dubai emerged as a symbol of crazed civic ambition, a once-quiet desert burg suddenly superheated by cheap capital. That's over. Photo Essay by Lauren Greenfield

FastTalk: City Transit Authority

Congestion, pollution, and volatile fuel costs are inspiring cities and companies -- even automakers -- to entice urbanites out of using their cars.
Fast Talk: Walk This Way
By Kate Rockwood
Fast Talk: Get Smart About Car Use
By Kate Rockwood
Fast Talk: Create a Smooth Transition
By Kate Rockwood
Fast Talk: Take Health to the Streets
By Kate Rockwood
Fast Talk: Create a Cooler Alternative
By Kate Rockwood
Fast Talk: Motivate With Measurements
By Kate Rockwood

Now

Now September 2009
By Fast Company Staff
Numerology: National Honey Month
The bees of America have been working hard all summer: To make a pound of honey, they have to fly the equivalent of eight roundtrips between New York and Paris. Now it's time to enjoy the fructose of their labor. Have a taste of the facts and figures on honey. By Anne C. Lee
Infographic: National Honey Month Popup-Icon
Hobnob: Clinton Global Initiative
President Bill Clinton was never the retiring kind. Post -- White House, he has attended many elite meetups -- and started his own. The fifth annual CGI meeting will be September 22 -- 25 in New York. We ranked it, for prestige and publicity, with three other stops on his circuit. By Dan Macsai
Infographic: Rise: World Skyscraper Day Popup-Icon
Ever since Babel, humans have built tall. But the word "skyscraper" wasn't coined until the 19th century, when Louis Henri Sullivan started building high-rises in Chicago. (September 3, World Skyscraper Day, is his birthday.) But what should be a sign of triumph often turns out to be a harbinger of decline. Here's a look at five corporate landmarks and what happened to the firms' stock in the five years after their skyscrapers went up. By Zachary Wilson

Next

The Escape Artist
Andrea Wong brought us The Bachelor! Now she's trying to reinvigorate Lifetime with positivity and fun. Her first move? Stealing Project Runway. By Danielle Sacks
Rock Solid
With its culture-heavy strategy, teen retailer Hot Topic has sizzled during the downturn. Can it stay hot? By Kate Rockwood
Flying for Fun and Profit
Why Allegiant Air is the nation's most profitable airline, soaring amid the slump in travel. By Greg Lindsay
How Allegiant Plays from Peoria
We booked the cheapest Labor Day weekend packages from Peoria to Vegas from Allegiant's "Expedia with wings" and the actual Expedia. Here's how they stack up. By Fast Company Staff
Transformers
A new breed of eco-designers are reimagining the everyday detritus of our daily lives and crafting clever solutions that will divert tons of waste from landfills. By Anne C. Lee
Get Me Rewrite! Hyperlocal's Lost
Community-driven news services have been the next big thing online for years. Can The New York Times or AOL find the $100 billion local-advertising pot of gold? By Michael Gluckstadt
Local Yokels
AOL and The New York Times Co. are far from alone in trying to colonize community news into profit centers. By Fast Company Staff
The Futurist: Room to Breathe
A Mobile Office
If you ask Prooff, this is how tomorrow's chair rolls. By Tim McKeough
Pollution All Over the Map
Sensaris aggregates info about smoggy hot spots. By Tim McKeough

Columns

Made to Stick: The Gripping Statistic
We're awash in data. Here's how to make yours matter. By Dan Heath & Chip Heath
Funny Business
How comedians clarify brain-fuzzing stats By Dan Macsai
Do Something: Know When to Hold 'Em
How playing poker taught me almost everything I know about running a not-for-profit By Nancy Lublin
Tech Edge: My Life With a Hackintosh
Apple fanatics are converting cheap netbooks into Macs. How the movement suggests a new model for innovation. By Farhad Manjoo
Not So Fast: Down to Earth
With everything from Bing to Twitter trying to steal Google's thunder, people can't stop talking about the search giant's innovation slump. Here's an exclusive peek at Google's arsenal of breakthrough ideas to restore the glory. By RooftopComedy

More Great Stuff

Letter from the Editor: Lessons of the Edupunks
By Robert Safian
Feedback
By Fast Company Staff

Online Exclusives

FastCompany.com Exclusives
From print to Web: the latest features, blogs, and multimedia highlighted in our current issue. By Fast Company Staff