September 2009

Nokia's Plan To Rule The World

Nokia already owns the global cell-phone market. Now Tero Ojanperä is launching the world's biggest delivery system for services, apps, and entertainment.
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Daddy Givebucks: Lessons Learned When Warren Buffett Hands You $1 Billion

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.
Beyond CSI: Inside Anthony Zuiker's New Cross-Platform Experiment

Anthony Zuiker created CSI, generating more than $6 billion. But with his new cross-platform experiment, his killer instinct is really kicking in.
How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education

Free online courses, Wiki universities, Facebook-style tutoring networks -- American higher education is changing.
5 Startups to Watch
Bye-Bye, Dubai

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.

Now September 2009

September
Ranking the Stops on Bill Clinton's Conference Circuit

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.

Andrea Wong Wants to Reinvigorate Lifetime. (Step One: Steal Project Runway)

Andrea Wong brought us The Bachelor! Now she's trying to reinvigorate Lifetime with positivity and fun.
How Hot Topic's Culture-Heavy Strategy Helped It Sizzle During the Downturn

With its culture-heavy strategy, teen retailer Hot Topic has sizzled during the downturn. Can it stay hot?
Heard of Allegiant Air? Why It's the Nation's Most Profitable Airline

Why Allegiant Air is the nation's most profitable airline, soaring amid the slump in travel.
How Allegiant Plays from Peoria
A New Breed of Eco-Designers Reimagines the Detritus of Our Daily Lives

Eco-designers are crafting clever solutions that will divert tons of waste from landfills.
Can Anyone Tap the $100 Billion Potential of Hyperlocal News?

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?
Local Yokels

Create Quick, Affordable 3D Renderings Of Rooms

There's a big market for making 3-D models of interior spaces--for architects, party planners, realtors, and others. But laser scanners require lots of technical know-how and can cost $150,000. Why not use a far cheaper, friendlier device: Microsoft's Kinect?

Made to Stick: The Gripping Statistic

We're awash in data. Here's how to make yours matter.
The Gripping Statistic: How to Make Your Data Matter
Funny Business
What Poker Taught Me About Running a Not-for-profit

I used to play a lot of poker. Every Friday night for nearly three years, I was at the Mayfair, a poker club in a Manhattan basement. There were big games in the other room -- with Joey Bagels (he became Joey Knish in the semi-fictional film Rounders) and dotcom kids. I played in a small 5-10 stud game with Big Phil, Arnie the Garmento (he always wore the same sweater with holes in it), Gracie (she brought class to the place), Trichter, Scott (our fish), and a bald Aussie math major.
My Life With a Hackintosh--and How the Movement Suggests a New Model for Innovation

Apple fanatics are converting cheap netbooks into Macs.
An Exclusive Peek at Google's Breakthrough Ideas to Restore Its Waning Glory

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.

Letter from the Editor: Lessons of the Edupunks

Like many teenagers, my son spends a ton of time on his computer. His passion is designing icons to personalize a desktop or iPhone interface. He posts sets of these icons online for people to download. He doesn't get paid for any of this. But he loves doing i