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Inside the American Hot Dog Business

Want a wiener? Americans will eat about 2.3 billion -- a disgusting eight per person -- during National Hot Dog Month. National Hot Dog Day is July 18th, but the 4th is the biggest dog day. Here's a look inside the business of America's favorite sausage.

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The Texas Rangers' Young GM

Jon Daniels is a geek who last played organized ball in Little League. Just 30, he's MLB's youngest GM, leading the Texas Rangers -- and a new breed of baseball execs.

Fast Talk

Question: Does the deal struck between Google and the creator of Family Guy have longterm implications for how we will consume our media?

Answer: Are you kidding me? Alfred Hitchcock himself could come back from the dead and product a thirteen part miniseries embedded in the sidebar of all my... | posted by Jon Gos

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Question: Could the new milk jug adopted by Wal-mart be the beginning of an era where environmental concerns take precedence over consumer preferences?

Answer: That this happens to be a bad design does not mean that business efficiency and the related energy savings are at odds with consumer needs. Wal-Mart... | posted by Dorn Lynch

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Member Blogs

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Don't Just Inform -- Persuade

The August/September issue of SUCCESS Magazine showed up in my mailbox yesterday.  As usual, I dropped what I was doing and paged through it. ...

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The New Rules of Getting The Job ("Rules, What Rules?") Part 1 - What's Your Web Sig Saying About You?

Beginning a job search when you don't have any idea of what your web signature looks like is analogous to applying for a mortgage loan...

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Expert Blogs

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The New Accountability: Felix Unger Will Stop Paying for Oscar Madison

There was a story in a recent Wall Street Journal about a new technology...

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The Why Revolution

Somthing my friend Andrew Crosthwaite at Global Innovation Network just sent me. It reminds me of something about the '7 levels of why' that I...

FC Now Staff Blogs

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Sustaining Independence Day

American Independence Day is all about celebrating the values our country holds most dear. And it's a holiday that we usually celebrate with...

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Fast Company Takes Home Second Straight Loeb Award!

Fast Company announced that it is the recipient of a 2008 Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. Editor-at-Large...

Member Comments

Article: The U.S. has fewer people employed in high-tech jobs today than in 2001, because it refuses to issue enough green cards.

Comment: Nonsense. The U.S. has fewer people employed in high-tech jobs today than in 2001, because it refuses to educate its youth. | posted by member David Saxton

Article: The Future of Green... Everything (Cross-Post)

Comment: Even though thinking about "green" issues has become somewhat mainstream, personally, I think the communication around sustainability still tends to... | posted by member April Joyner