http://www.fastcompany.com/member_recent_content/95531 Member recent activity block for member profile page en http://www.fastcompany.com/comment/comment-node-ant-34515 <p>I'm back to riding a desk now, but wanted to say that as a former at-home freelancer, I'm really looking forward to the column. For me the many, many, many perks of managing my own schedule/environment far outweighed the one negative that continued to nip at me: that feeling, come 6 pm, of still being in your pajamas and desperate to use your voicebox. (Because electronic chat is great and all, but only actually talking to my cats kind of freaked me out.)</p> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:02:54 -0500 Kate Rockwood 1484110 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kate-rockwood/bizzy-body/amazon-trumps-target-walmart-bug-battle <!--paging_filter--><p><img class="float-left" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/4166236305_2c85d4c4a1_m.jpg" alt="bugs-target" width="240" height="238" />E-tailers Amazon, Target, and Wal-Mart will rake in millions in online shopping this holiday season, thanks in part to easy, bug-free interfaces and a growing trust for online retailing.<p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kate-rockwood/bizzy-body/amazon-trumps-target-walmart-bug-battle">read more</a></p> Amazon Target walmart shopping etailers Technology Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:54:52 -0500 Kate Rockwood 1480328 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kate-rockwood/bizzy-body/eve-launch-music-saving-vevo-scores-another-partner <!--paging_filter--><p><img class="center" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4166897494_2b69d0c2d1_o.jpg" alt="vevo emi" width="620" height="360" /></p> <p> Vevo's gathering more strength, even before its official launch. The music video site, described by Vevo execs as "like MTV on steroids" and by others as the Hulu of music videos--announced this morning a partnership with music label EMI. That means three of the four largest record companies are now supporting Vevo, a site scheduled to launch tomorrow and already billed as the music industry's hope for the future.</p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kate-rockwood/bizzy-body/eve-launch-music-saving-vevo-scores-another-partner">read more</a></p> Vevo EMI music video Music Industry youtube Innovation Technology Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:50:10 -0500 Kate Rockwood 1480264 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kate-rockwood/bizzy-body/creepy-product-day-protective-baby-pod <!--paging_filter--><p><img class="center" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4165702339_41be11dde3.jpg" alt="Smart Baby Case" width="468" height="331" /></p> <p>Like so many design competitions, it's not the winners but the weirdoes that emerged from Samsonite's second-annual open call that have us fascinated. Samsonite's Baby Travel Design Competition yielded 1,700 entries from 78 countries and the company recently <a href="http://www.baby-travel.com/designcomp/" target="_blank">crowned eight winners</a>, including (yawn) a baby air seat and bassinette. </p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kate-rockwood/bizzy-body/creepy-product-day-protective-baby-pod">read more</a></p> Samsonite baby design Innovation Design Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:30:20 -0500 Kate Rockwood 1480201 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kate-rockwood/bizzy-body/thought-powered-fingers-amputees-and-11-other-feverish-stories-week-fa <!--paging_filter--><p><img class="float-left" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/4156048564_b59b8a3527_m.jpg" alt="product features" width="240" height="163" />Aside from those <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/erica-westly/science-inc/spam-attack-exploits-publics-concerns-over-h1n1-vaccine-shortage" target="_blank">spammers taking advantage of the swine-flu frenzy</a> by sending virus-laced e-mails about, well, the virus, it's been a big week for health innovations: British company Zilico is in the trial stages of a promising <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/ca<p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kate-rockwood/bizzy-body/thought-powered-fingers-amputees-and-11-other-feverish-stories-week-fa">read more</a></p> Innovation Technology Design Ethonomics Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:47:57 -0500 Kate Rockwood 1477663 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/windows-into-the-soul.html <!--paging_filter--><p><strong>"We set out to ask:</strong> What's the Windows way to do something?" says Sam Moreau, Microsoft's head of user-experience design for Windows 7. "We had to make sure that we took care of Windows as having an authentic soul." He knows you may be snickering, especially if you use Vista. "Vista tried to do a lot of things, and the places where we didn't finish the job are the places people feel," he says.</p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/windows-into-the-soul.html">read more</a></p> windows 7 microsoft operating system Sam Moreau pc Vista Innovation Technology Magazine Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500 Kate Rockwood 1400890 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/read-shop-or-stop.html <!--paging_filter--><table id="calendar" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" bordercolor="#0f0f0f"> <col></col> <col width="33%"></col> <col></col> <tbody><tr style="border-top: 1px solid;" valign="top"> <td><em>Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays</em> by Joel Waldfogel </td> <td><strong>BOOK</strong></td> <td><em>Shoptimism: Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying No Matter What</em> by Lee Eisenberg </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td>Buying presents sucks (duh).<p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/read-shop-or-stop.html">read more</a></p> Scroogenomics Joel Waldfogel Shoptimism Lee Eisenberg holiday season shopping consumer Magazine Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500 Kate Rockwood 1400886 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/fast-talk-make-the-right-statement.html <!--paging_filter--><blockquote class="pull"><strong>Corliss Fong</strong><br /> Vice President of Diversity Strategies<br /> Macy's<br /> Cincinnati, Ohio</blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>Corliss Fong, 59,</strong> helps the nation's largest department-store chain reach gay and lesbian customers across its 850 stores, managing everything from its shift to a more inclusive gift registry to the controversy that erupted after one of its Boston stores removed a gay-themed window display.</em></p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/fast-talk-make-the-right-statement.html">read more</a></p> Macy&#039;s LGBT retail boston Corliss Fong diversity strategies gay-marketing Leadership Management Magazine Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500 Kate Rockwood 1400906 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/fast-talk-join-the-community.html <!--paging_filter--><blockquote class="pull"><strong>George Carrancho</strong><br /> National Sales and Marketing Manager, LGBT Community<br /> American Airlines<br /> Fort Worth, Texas</blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>George Carrancho, 43,</strong> manages American Airlines' Rainbow Team, the first dedicated LGBT sales staff and Web site to target the $65 billion American gay and lesbian travel industry.</em></p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/fast-talk-join-the-community.html">read more</a></p> American Airlines LGBT Rainbow Team Human Rights Campaign gay-marketing Leadership Management Magazine Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500 Kate Rockwood 1400915 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/fast-talk-creating-context.html <!--paging_filter--><blockquote class="pull"><strong>Lisa Sherman</strong><br /> Executive Vice President and General Manager, Logo<br /> Viacom<br /> New York, New York</blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>Lisa Sherman, 51,</strong> launched Logo, MTV Networks' television channel for a gay and lesbian audience, in 2005, with just three advertisers and 13 million homes. It has since grown to 150 advertisers in every product category and more than 40 million homes.</em></p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/140/fast-talk-creating-context.html">read more</a></p> Viacom Lisa Sherman logo MTV Networks Orbitz Paramount Pictures Subaru Levis netflix gay-marketing Leadership Management Magazine Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500 Kate Rockwood 1400912 at http://www.fastcompany.com