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Fast Talk: How A Brooklyn Clothing Label Fights "Fast Fashion"

Meet David Gensler, whose Brooklyn clothing company Serum Versus Venom advocates a return to craft. Read on to learn about the value of a well-made belt, what would've happened if Picasso had tweeted, and how Jay-Z could be the next Oprah.READ»

OCCUPY WALL STREET

Arrested At Occupy Wall Street: Faces Of Protest

BY Michael ConiarisToday

New York photographer Michael Coniaris photographed and interviewed members of Occupy Wall Street for Fast Company. All were arrested during the groundbreaking demonstrations, which are shifting into a new phase. READ»

FAST TALK | Comment

Fast Talk: How This Bartender Is Rebooting The Condom

BY David ZaxThu Feb 9, 2012

Meet Richard Pessall, a 20-year-old British entrepreneur who wants to take the condom where no man has gone before (no, not space).READ»

FAST TALK | Comment

Fast Talk: How GrubWithUs Scales Intimacy

BY David ZaxTue Feb 7, 2012

Meet Sen Sugano, Director of Business Development at the dinner-with-strangers startup.READ»

GROUPTHINK | Comment

The Fortunes Of Solitude: Susan Cain On Introverts, The "New Groupthink," And The Problems With Brainstorming

BY Arnie CooperTue Feb 7, 2012

A self-avowed introvert herself, Susan Cain is the author of the recently published book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. Cain says this quality is vastly misunderstood and undervalued. Bill Gates, Craig Newmark, and Mark Zuckerberg would agree: They’re introverts, too. READ»

FAST TALK | Comment

Fast Talk: How FoundersCard Brings Exclusivity To The Startup Set

BY David ZaxMon Feb 6, 2012

Meet Eric Kuhn, who has one of the few startups in America that isn't rushing to gain millions of users.READ»

CO.CREATE

Report From Super Bowl XLVI: Inside The Gatorade Sports Science Institute

BY Jason FeiferSun Feb 5, 2012

Fast Company's Jason Feifer, in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI, gets an inside look at sports beverage brand Gatorade's on-site athletic testing facility. On the Friday before the game, Feifer spoke with the company's president and ... READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

How Lego's Great Adventure In Geek-Sourcing Snapped Into Place And Boosted The Brand

BY Matthew KronsbergThu Feb 2, 2012

A second product from Lego's crowdsourced Cuusoo project--the Japanese asteroid reconnaissance spacecraft Hayabusa--is scheduled for release on March 2. The venerable toy company may never be the same.READ»

FACEBOOK | Comment

What Is Facebook's Business?

BY E.B. BoydThu Feb 2, 2012

Facebook makes money by placing ads next to your status updates and photos. How hard could their business be? As its S-1 filing reflects, that answer is more challenging than you think.READ»

MARK ZUCKERBERG | Comment

Mark Zuckerberg Hacks S-1 Filing With Letter To Shareholders On Eve Of Facebook IPO

BY E.B. BoydWed Feb 1, 2012

In the S-1 document that Facebook filed today in advance of its planned public offering, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his personal philosophy--the one he says will guide the company after it goes public."We don't build ...READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

3 Things That Will Change After Facebook's IPO, And 2 Things That Won't

BY E.B. BoydWed Feb 1, 2012

Once Facebook goes public, the party's over, right? Less innovation and more kowtowing to Wall Street, no? Maybe. Then again, maybe not.READ»

FAST TALK | Comment

Zite CEO Mark Johnson On Creating An iPad Magazine Just For You (Yes, You)

BY Christina ChaeyWed Feb 1, 2012

In this extended version of the conversation from our latest issue, we chat with Mark Johnson, the CEO of Zite. "Part of the problem with the news today and news discovery," he tells us, "is we've been so satisfied with good enough for so long that we haven't opened our eyes to the possibility of what news discovery can be."READ»

RECORDSETTER | Comment

Record For Most Records Reported In A Single Story Goes To This Story, On RecordSetter

BY Shane SnowTue Jan 31, 2012

How does a tiny upstart in the feats industry disrupt Big Record? With face rakes, a hot pink monkey suit, unicycles, hula hoops, and a Rola Bola, of course! Go inside RecordSetter.com's latest smash. READ»

APPLICATIONS

Team Obama's Custom-Built Square App: First Look

BY Austin CarrMon Jan 30, 2012

Team Obama is gearing up for a big reelection battle this year, and to bolster its chances against its future Republican rival, the campaign is streamlining its fundraising efforts by adopting Square, the mobile credit card reader for ... READ»

WALMART | Comment

WalmartLabs Brings "Two Pizza Teams," Startup Culture To Walmart Empire

BY Nidhi SubbaramanMon Jan 30, 2012

Nine months after being gobbled up by Walmart, the company formerly known as Kosmix is leading the retail behemoth's innovative efforts in mobile and online retail. "We've been given a lot of flexibility… and been empowered," cofounder Anand Rajaraman tells us. READ»

SHOEBOX | Comment

Photo Archive App Shoebox Fills In Your Facebook Timeline, Starting At Birth

BY Shane SnowThu Jan 26, 2012

Starting today, the app from 1000memories lets users conveniently start digitizing the world's 4 trillion paper snapshots and slapping them on Facebook. Genealogy freaks, swoon. READ»

AMAZON | Comment

Unmasking A Digital Pirate On Amazon

BY Adam PenenbergWed Jan 25, 2012

A Kuwaiti national using fake names and selling others' copyrighted stories in the Kindle Store sheds light on black hat hacker forums--and the theft, taboo sex, and swindles festering in the recesses of Amazon.READ»

MEGAUPLOAD | Comment

RapidShare Responds To Megaupload Comparisons: Only 5% Of Our Files Are Pirated

BY Austin CarrWed Jan 25, 2012

RapidShare attorney Daniel Raimer explains why the amount of pirated content a service hosts is not the proper metric for deciding whether it deserves the same fate as Megaupload.READ»

MEGAUPLOAD | Comment

RapidShare Attorney: If We're Shut Down Like Megaupload, Then YouTube, Dropbox, Apple's iCloud Are Next

BY Austin CarrTue Jan 24, 2012

RapidShare is one of the world's most popular file-hosting sites, and many have wondered whether the site could be next on the feds' list of targets after Megaupload.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Thou Shalt Covet What Thy Neighbor Covets

BY Martin LindstromMon Jan 23, 2012

When it comes to the things we buy, what other people think matters. A lot. Here's how the desires of strangers--inflamed by branders and marketers--mysteriously become our desires, too.READ»