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Musical Chairman of the Board

BY Heath RowWed Sep 20, 2006 at 4:25 PM

Kudos to Chicago Company of Friends member Robb Murray and the rest of the collaborators involved in the mini-musical "Macho Motors" -- which focuses on a "perplexing job situation." The project is available in two parts on ...READ»

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What's for Dinner?

Fri Sep 8, 2006 at 6:53 PM

Did you know 90,000 horses were slaughtered in this country last year and exported for human consumption? Neither did I. I learned about it today after reading this article about a House vote that passed the American Horse ...READ»

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Madden for President

Wed Sep 6, 2006 at 3:05 PM

Last week the videogame company EA came even closer to world domination. It released first week sales data for Madden NFL 07, which dominated like a 300 lb. lineman. The game was EA’s biggest launch ever, selling more than 2 ...READ»

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It's Labor Day. Let's Celebrate?

Fri Sep 1, 2006 at 3:02 PM

Just in time for the Labor Day holiday, the nation’s August employment numbers have been released showing that the number of jobs in the U.S. increased by 128,000 for the month. Despite this positive showing, PBS aired a ...READ»

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Business Minded Teens

BY Lynne d JohnsonMon Aug 28, 2006 at 2:11 PM

According to a recent poll released from JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement), more than 70 percent of teens are interested in starting their own businesses. The most popular type of business, selected by 32.4 percent of respondents, ...READ»

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If Time is the New Currency...

BY Danielle SacksWed Aug 16, 2006 at 12:56 PM

Talk to anyone in the ad industry these days and the mantra de jour is: time is the new currency. Brands, entertainment, technology...you name it, we're all competing for the public's attention. And if someone is willing to spend ...READ»

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Innovation: Frozen Spam, Nothing Is Worthless

Tue Aug 15, 2006 at 1:12 PM

Want to see what frozen spam looks like? Visit Alex Dragulescu's Spam Architecture project. He's built a program that uses junk email as input and generates three-dimensional architectural models based on keywords and patterns in the ...READ»

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Thoughts on Women and Collaboration

BY Lynne d JohnsonTue Aug 1, 2006 at 2:25 AM

There's something I observed at BlogHer '06 about women and collaboration that I didn't see mentioned in author and tech geek blogger Robert Scoble's post "What I Learned from BlogHer," where he sums up his experience there and ...READ»

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Mood Ringer

BY Heath RowThu Jul 27, 2006 at 6:11 PM

Having a bad day? How come? Were you in a bad mood when you got to work in the morning? Or did something happen in the office that threw you for a loop -- and now you're trying to find an even keel? Knowledge@Wharton features an ...READ»

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One for the Weekend

BY Heath RowFri Jul 14, 2006 at 6:46 PM

My previous Netflix rental was explicitly about business. My most recent watch, which I saw last night, was explicitly about post-war Poland... but implicitly about business. Go figure! Krzysztof Kieslowski's 1976 film The Scar ...READ»

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Going to Work... Green

BY Heath RowFri Jul 14, 2006 at 6:39 PM

Hear, Hear -- a new online publication more oriented toward small business -- features an article today that offers advice that might still be of interest to Fast Company readers. The environmental impact of your business activity ...READ»

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Feeding America

Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 6:30 PM

Grocery chains across the nation have started to mimic Whole Foods choice of products -- all natural, organic, and specialty food items. Because these items are specialty items, they carry a specialty price tag. Is the American ...READ»

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On the Movie

BY Heath RowMon Jul 10, 2006 at 8:53 PM

While many people are walking the movie-theater plank to see the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, I'm staying in this warm evening to watch a Netflix rental of The Corporation. It's not a cheery film -- in fact, it paints a ...READ»

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Fwd: Hello Muddah...

BY Heath RowSat Jul 8, 2006 at 9:29 PM

The Washington Post took a look at summer camps that help children keep in touch with their parents online. If your children go to camp, how do you keep in touch? Take the Fast Company poll.READ»

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A Monument to Work?

Wed Jun 28, 2006 at 12:02 PM

There's an interesting debate brewing in New York City over the design of the World Trade Center memorial. The original plan calls for the names of the 2,979 victims of the trade center terrorist acts in 1993 and 2001 to be listed ...READ»

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Go, Go, Globalism!

BY Heath RowTue May 23, 2006 at 6:19 PM

The real sign of how tightly integrated the global economy is isn't offshoring -- or any political organization or multinational structure -- it's the Eurovision Song Contest. And, in a fine parallel to Fast Company's recent feature ...READ»

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Work Space

BY Heath RowThu Apr 27, 2006 at 3:41 PM

I adore alternative work spaces. And while they don't always succeed, they're always worth trying. Eventually, someone will crack the code. The newest entrant to hit my radar is the Work Factory in Richmond, Virginia. Equal parts ...READ»

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Unnecessary Innovation?

BY Heath RowWed Apr 19, 2006 at 10:18 PM

The judges on American Inventor shot this fellow down -- watch how quickly their expressions shifted from amusement to near-disdain -- but I wonder: Perhaps the Therapy Buddy is a good idea? (Sign in may be required.) Naming aside ...READ»

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Security (or Wet?) Blanket Policy

BY Heath RowFri Mar 31, 2006 at 5:23 PM

Yesterday's Wall Street Journal featured a front-page piece on how some large organizations are limiting access to Web services (subscription required) because of security concerns. That means that employees aren't able to use online ...READ»

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Games People Play

BY Heath RowThu Mar 30, 2006 at 12:13 PM

The fine folks at Blockdot have developed a new game that might be up the alley of Fast Company readers. The game: Office Invaders. The goal: Fire rubber bands at your enemies in order to reach the executive suite on the 20th ...READ»

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Is There a (Bleep) in Team?

BY Heath RowTue Mar 21, 2006 at 4:49 PM

Today's Journal includes an interesting item about profanity in the workplace (subscription required) and whether its use is a sign of status within an organization. Is swearing OK where you work? What do you think of cussing on the ...READ»

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Office Mateys

BY Heath RowWed Feb 22, 2006 at 1:34 PM

Who would you rather share a workspace with: an office minstrel (registration required) or an office pirate (not entirely work safe)?READ»

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Bathroom Leading

BY Heath RowFri Feb 3, 2006 at 5:54 PM

It used to be that the restroom was a place for absorbing books like Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. According to today's Wall Street Journal, however, it's become the new refuge for workaholics. (Online subscription required.) Now, ...READ»

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Lunch, Working

BY Heath RowMon Jan 2, 2006 at 9:30 AM

A new government initiative in Spain has cut short the traditional Spanish lunch break, which can last up to three hours -- at least for government employees. Because of urban growth and parallel increases in traffic and commute ...READ»

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Happy Study Triggers Laughs, Puns!

Mon Dec 19, 2005 at 2:18 PM

Happy Monday! According to a recent study by the American Psychological Association, success is linked to happiness. Meanwhile, happiness may not be linked to success. While you absorb that, here's a report on the study from the ...READ»

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