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Nike's All-Star Designer

How Mark Parker helped create Nike's success.
By Fast Company Staff

Kobe Talks Shoes

By Fast Company Staff

Biomechanists at Play

Nike's research lab has sensors under the running track, a gym in a freezer, and elite lab rats.
By Fast Company Staff

A Star in the East

TV host Yang Lan is one of China's biggest celebs. Will the propriety and pragmatism that got her there keep her from becoming the mogul she wants to be? A story of fame, ambition, and reality in modern China.
By April Rabkin | Photo: Tony Law

How TED Became the New Harvard

Greatest Hits of TED Videos

Robotics, pianos, brains -- these are the lectures TEDsters love most.
By Fast Company Staff

The Adman Wants a Soul

Alex Bogusky, the Elvis of advertising, has left the business. Is this a New Age midlife crisis or his greatest rebranding campaign?
By Danielle Sacks

Eggs for Sale

Modern fertility technology has made parenthood a possibility for thousands more people, but it has also created a lucrative -- and ethically questionable -- global trade in human genetic material.
By Scott Carney

The Global Bazaar

IVF has given hope to millions of aspiring parents, but the wild inconsistency of rules on egg donation has created big disparities -- and for entrepreneurs, huge opportunities.
By Fast Company Staff

The New Fall Season

The boldest move in network TV this fall? The Big Bang Theory is moving to Thursday nights. Yawn. But on the Web, new-media networks like Funny or Die and performers such as Felicia Day are producing imaginative shows that redefine must-see viewing -- whether you watch on an iPad or a Web-enabled TV. Sit back, relax, and reprogram your prime time.
By Fast Company Staff

Funny or Die

Succeeds in the moment with a blazing wit -- and a matching business model.
By Vanessa Juarez

Next New Networks

Catches rising YouTube stars -- and makes them legit.
By Patrick J. Sauer

Atom.com

Explosive late-night comedy -- and a shot at T.V.
By Vanessa Juarez

Babelgum

Ambitious long-form programming -- with a Sundance vibe.
By Patrick J. Sauer

One Fine Day

With her groundbreaking series The Guild, actress Felicia Day took control of her own career -- and shook up the world of Web video in the process.
By Ari Karpel

Independent Spirits

Felicia Day blazed the trail. Here are six more creators using Web video to forge their way in Hollywood.
By Stephanie Schomer

In Good Company

The Web's best branded entertainment entertains -- even when the sell isn't subtle.
By Dan Macsai and Rachel Arndt

Now: September 2010
By Fast Company Staff | Illustration: Damien Vignaux

Power Up: World Energy Congress

As 3,500 global leaders in the energy field gather in Montreal to discuss trends and growth, we calculate which countries have earned the biggest bragging rights. Here, we compare the seven that have made the largest investments in alternative energy.
By Emilia Benton

Engage: 01SJ Biennial

Under the theme "Build Your Own World," more than 100 artists are creating fanciful universes in the hopes of prompting civic engagement at this arts-and-tech biennial in San Jose. We peeked at six intriguing projects.
By Michael Silverberg

Who's Next: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

Director of Fashion, Lincoln Center
By Linda Tischler | Photo: Peter Hapak

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Water-Conserving Drone!

An Israeli firm saves H20 by taking to the skies.
By Irin Carmon

Do Something: You've Got the Power!

Well, sort of. As crowdsourced corporate giving becomes ubiquitous, Nancy Lublin offers tips to win those contests -- and the increasingly big bucks.
By Nancy Lublin

Tech Edge: The End of Winner-Take-All

The iPad won't kill the Kindle. In fact, says Farhad Manjoo, the tech industry is maturing out of its "[insert product here] killer" days.
By Farhad Manjoo

There's an App Maker for That

A new class of developer ushers major brands into an app-centric world.
By Christianna McCausland

Pocket Change

The race is on to transform your smartphone into your wallet.
By Dan Macsai

Welcome to the Copy Shop

The Net is rife with the sincerest form of flattery. Facebook for movie fans? (Really?) Here are 2010's most-imitated Web businesses. Which copycats look like winners?
By Tina Dupuy

Made to Stick: Tase the Haze

To succeed on the path to change, say Dan Heath and Chip Heath, you have to eliminate ambiguity.
By Dan Heath and Chip Heath

Om

September is National Yoga Month, when twisting, toe-touching yogis will roll out their mats at more than 1,500 free classes and events across America. Here's a look at the vital stats of this 5,000-year-old practice from the East turned booming business in the West.
By Suzy Evans

Infographic: Om