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Design -- more than quality, technology or top-down strategy –- is the one factor that can make long-term profits for a company.
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Fast Company staff
| August 15, 2008 8:59 am
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I agree that it's a major factor..though I don't know if it's the ONE factor. I think you can see a lot of...
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National security should preclude First Amendment rights when it comes to journalists handing over their records to the govern
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Fast Company staff
| August 12, 2008 4:40 pm
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I think John and Douglas bring up important points. 'National security' can be broadly interpreted just...
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Within five years, technology will obliterate the need for business travel.
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| July 23, 2008 11:13 am
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I agree with Rip, particularly on the point of handshakes and hugs, and think that "obliterate" is too...
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Unless gas hits $10 a gallon, Americans will continue to buy SUVs in droves.
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Fast Company staff
| July 21, 2008 3:08 pm
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Exactly what Dorn Lynch said. This isn't news, it's an ad for a Toyota dealership. "Toyota will...
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Starbucks’ move to become a music retailer has done nothing for the music industry and has diluted the Starbucks brand.
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Fast Company staff
| June 27, 2008 12:28 pm
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The Times article quotes an anonymous music exec who mentions that by adding so many titles to their...
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Being wealthy is a powerful predictor that people spend less time doing pleasurable things and more time doing compulsory things
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| June 26, 2008 11:03 am
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As far as the Big Idea goes...it's really just more money, more problems. I certainly agree. But...
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"If you’re looking for a tech job in the United States, the best place to go is not Silicon Valley...it’s New York."
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Fast Company staff
| June 25, 2008 10:06 am
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There's also a big high-tech industry in southern California, especially San Diego, because of all the...
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Big Idea:
Google is making us all stupid.
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Fast Company staff
| June 19, 2008 11:43 am
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Google hasn't made us stupid, Google has changed the value of information and changed what it means to be...
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MySpace’s new redesign is geared toward raking in ad dollars rather than enhancing its aesthetic appeal.
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Fast Company staff
| June 18, 2008 11:09 am
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The intent is clearly to drive revenue, and if your reaction is to go see Dark Knight, that means the...
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If airlines really want to cut costs and be fair, they should start charging people based on body weight -- not just on how much
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Fast Company staff
| June 13, 2008 9:34 am
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There are so many other factors other than body weight involved, though. A 200 lb. man on a 747 all by...
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