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Trademarkia Adds Reviews To 140 Years Of Brands, Kicking Off Conversations And Controversy

How a new ratings system and lightning-fast database is kicking off conversations about brands that launched as far back as 1872, all the way up through ... tomorrow. READ»

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Facebook Conversations Don't Achieve The Marketing Boost You Desire

In the constant pursuit of better marketing, companies and brands are trying every social trick in the book to try to entice, engage, and attract an audience. But it turns out Facebook conversations may not be the best one to try.READ»

Foursquare Squares-Up to Facebook, Adds Check-In Photos and Comments

Foursquare has added the ability to upload photos and comment on friends' check-ins. It's a subtle change, but could have big impact on the battle with peers like Facebook.READ»

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"You Will Be Discovered": How Companies Can Be One Comment Away From a PR Disaster

In this excerpt from his book, "The Communicators: Leadership in the Age of Crisis," author Richard S. Levick contrasts how Burger King and Technorati responded to critical comments on websites--and how you "do not play around on the Internet."READ»

Got Something to Say? Make the Most of Fast Company's Comments and Profiles

Have you noticed the new comments appearing on Fast Company postings this week? If not, shame on you! An entirely new system has successfully swung into action, so to help you work it out, along with our new user profiles, read this: ...READ»

We're Fixing Comments - Be Right Back [Updated]

Update: And FastCompany.com is live again. As you may have seen, we have a new comment system as well as cleaner member profiles. If you have any questions, you can consult our FAQs page. If you are having any problems, please send ...READ»

The Android Army: Is Google vs. Mac the New Mac vs. PC?

Those slightly amusing Mac vs. PC Apple ads are getting a bit tired now, but when the PR guys dream up the successors, they might need a rethink on the strategy. Because the new "Mac vs. PC" battle might be "Apple vs. Google." READ»

Cheddar for Tweets: @HuffingtonPost's Twitter-Based Revenue Scheme

Twitter still isn't showing interest in hunting down hard cash profits, but the ever-sneaky Huffington Post has worked out how it can profit from Twitter instead: By charging to embed Tweets into its blog comments. Genius? Or ...READ»

Google Finally Taps Real-Time Search, Via YouTube--Why?

We know Google's desperate to get its paws on real-time social networking data, but it's apparently just pulled off a surprising move in exactly that direction: It's enabled real-time comment searching in YouTube. Now if their ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: Visualizing Digg.com's Commenters

Manuel Tan has created an intriguing way to browse the avalanche of comments on DiggREAD»

The Most Influential Women in Technology

Women who have succeeded in technology deserve recognition: They are an inspiration for everyone, demonstrating what can be achieved through creativity and hard work.READ»

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Digg Bans 20-30 Users for Hate Speech In Response to Fast Company's Women in Web 2.0

After Fast Company's Women in Web 2.0 article elicited a controversial reaction from Digg, we interviewed Beth Murhpy, the site's Marketing Director, about Digg's culture, problems, and policies.READ»

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Sexist, Sexist and More Sexist: Digg Responds to Fast Company's Women in Web 2.0

"Insert female porn star name here," "You can probably fit a bus in her vag," "There are no women on the Internet." The responses elicited by Fast Company's Women in Web 2.0 article on Digg prove that sexism in Silicon Valley is alive and kicking.READ»

Visible.net Wiki Profiles

Visible.net Wiki Profiles - Get Visible, Be Visible! Here's a list of Visible.net wiki profiles across the Web... Wikipedia ICANN Google PBwiki Wikispaces CCpact If you have any questions about our company ...READ»

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Hold The Politics

Organizations everywhere are being held back by the very people they have put into place to further the growth of the company. Wether they are individuals that are entrenched in their current position and are warding of the threat ...READ»

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The New Ad Spec — Post A Comment

User generated content will one day be dominated by people who write personal and highly believable recommendations that are fake.This undetectable form of free advertising spoofs the system. Clog the tubes if you will. It's already ...READ»