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Forget Everything You've Heard About Book Publishing

Most people have a vision of publishing that ceased to exist years ago: writers of yore traipsing bookstore to bookstore across America to offer readings and scrawl inscriptions to the handful of strangers who bothered to show up. It sounds so quaint. Alas, today's publishers have little patience for such low-yield marketing efforts. [Viral Loop Chronicles Part 1]READ»

Flickr Co-Founder Caterina Fake on the Value of Viral Loops [Exclusive Q&A]

This interview was conducted during research for my book, Viral Loop. You can read an excerpt here at Fast Company, or find out what your friends are really worth by installing the Viral Loop widget. In 2002, Caterina Fake (her ...READ»

Hard Work's Overrated, Maybe Detrimental.

A co-founder of Flickr argues that hard work often doesn't amount to much--and neuroscience offers some backing for the claim.READ»

6 Things Sports Teams Can Do with Social Media to Engage Fans

While there are rabid fans for all sports (sports radio can attest to that), there is a lot teams could do to deepen fan loyalty and build their fan base using social media. Here are six ideas to get you started.READ»

Shutterstock Buys BigStockPhoto, PowerPoint Presentations Rejoice

Ok, stock photography isn't exactly the most thrilling topic, but the truth is, this industry is making some serious money. Which is why today's news of Shutterstock purchasing BigStockPhoto is worth noticing. READ»

Flickr Removes Obama-as-Joker Photo

It's rarely a good PR move when a social Web site decides to remove a politically-charged image--the InterWebs get angry. One such case came to light today: A Photoshop mockup of President Obama as the Joker from The Dark Knight, ...READ»

Too Many Social Network Updates? Two Tools for Filtering the Nobodies

There are plenty of tools out there for adding "friends" to your social network: Glue lets you connect with others who like the same media and entertainment sites as you, Twinkle lets you discover people tweeting near you, ...READ»

Why Are the Most Creative People in Business Skipping Out on Web 2.0?

These days, we're all public figures. We're sharing our friends on Facebook, our photos on Flickr, our music on Last.fm, and our goofy links insightful observations on Twitter. So when Fast Company set out to capture ...READ»

Flickr Lays Off Engineering Talent

After posting some ugly first-quarter results last week, Yahoo was due for change. CEO Caol Bartz announced that the company would be cutting around 700 jobs, and the layoffs have begun already. First on the docket: a number ...READ»

Getty Images Partners with Flickr

Few business models have come under as profound an assault as the stock-photo industry. Just a couple of years ago, things were peachy: Getty Images was busy rolling up the industry's smaller players, creating a massive ...READ»

Should We Be Surprised That Twitter Beats Mainstream Media?

What can we learn from the recent spate of articles touting Twitter "scoops" of mainstream media?READ»

Under the Radar Conference Preview: Pixelpipe

Once you start to use even three social media services--and who among us isn't on Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr, to name three -- managing them can become a huge pain. Enter Pixelpipe.READ»

• Under the Radar Conference Preview: GoodRec
• Under the Radar Conference Preview: Smule

The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0

In the ever-evolving world of Web 2.0, women have often been pioneers, redefining the way we interact online. We tracked down the most influential of these.READ»

Most Influential Women in Web 2.0

We've heard the stats before -- only a quarter of those involved in computer and mathematical occupations are women. And yet, in the ever-evolving world of Web 2.0, women have often been pioneers, redefining the way we interact online. We tracked down the most influential of these. Our list wasn't chosen by star power, nor by career altitude. Rather, we feature the biggest innovators.READ»

• The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0
• Marissa Mayer: The 2008 Fast 50
• Gina Bianchini: Ning's Infinite Ambition
• Arianna Huffington: The Big Tease
• Sexist, Sexist and More Sexist: Digg Responds to Fast Company's Women in Web 2.0
• Why Sexist/Offensive Comments Online Should Not Be Tolerated
• Digg Bans Users for Hate Speech In Response to Fast Company's Women in Web 2.0
• The Most Influential Women in Technology

How to Get Started with Social Media

The gym I belong to has an inspirational message posted that changes weekly. Today there was a quote from Barbara Hall from her book A Summons to New Orleans that ended: Look. Listen. Choose. Act. And I thought, ...READ»