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Residential Real Estate by the Numbers

It may be a buyer's market out there, but it isn't a broker's. Which makes this year's theme at the 2009 Realtors' Conference in San Diego (November 13 -- 16) -- "Chart a Winning Course" (keynoter: Condi Rice) -- seem both hopeful and sad. Here's a look at the business of homes.READ»

• Now: November 2009
• Toast: Tequila's Sunrise

American Airlines' Gay-Friendly Skies

George Carrancho, 43, manages American Airlines' Rainbow Team, the first dedicated LGBT sales staff and Web site to target the $65 billion American gay and lesbian travel industry.READ»

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Battle of the Books: Scroogenomics vs. Shoptimism

The holiday shopping season is already upon us, and just in time for the rush are two books centered on consumerism. With our purse strings at stake, we pit the reads against each other.READ»

How High-Profile CEOs Could Revitalize the Libertarian Party

The time is right for Silicon Valley -- style progressivism to woo independents into a political force under the Libertarian Party banner. Here's how.READ»

Tequila Timeline: From Agave to the Worm

Nothing can make a night--or a year--disappear quite like the agave-fueled Mexican liquor. Jose Cuervo is still No. 1 on the market, though Patron has soared to No. 2 since its 1989 launch. On the occasion of spirit maker Diageo celebrating the 250th anniversary of Cuervo, one year late, we drink up its economic history.READ»

• Now: November 2009
• Read: Shop or Stop

Three Business Models the $38 Billion Newspaper Industry Could Copy

Three ideas the $38 billion newspaper industry could copy to buoy its business.READ»

• Made to Stick: Stop Solving Your Problems

Fast Company Recommended Events November 2009

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• Toast: Tequila's Sunrise
• Read: Shop or Stop

A Problem-Solver's Guide to Copycatting

Instead, look for the folks who have already solved them.READ»

• Match Game

Cellphonometry: Can Kids Really Learn Math From Smartphones?

Schools are partnering with mobile-phone companies to help kids conquer math. Are smartphone-learning initiatives more than a corporate gimmick?READ»

How to Write a Mission Statement That Isn't Dumb

Why most mission statements are dumb -- and how to write one that isn't.READ»

The Six "Wow" Features of Windows 7

How Sam Moreau and his eclectic team of architects, industrial designers, and writers created the "Wow!" features of Microsoft's new operating system.READ»

Not So Fast: Theftsgiving

Mall rats and frugalistas have Black Friday and its hair-pulling chaos. Online shoppers? Cyber Monday -- boring! What's missing is the holiday spirit ... of mayhem! Now Web stores can get in the game, if they'll just add these customer-unfriendly features.READ»

Five AR Apps to Watch For

Five augmented-reality apps that reflect where this hot technology is going.READ»

• Augmented Reality Swoops In

Can Chicago's PrivateBancorp Hire Its Way Into the Top Tier?

You can build a business step by step, from the ground up. You can build one through acquisitions. Or you can just poach your competitors' best talent.READ»

Raising the Woof: 13 Eye-Popping Pet Projects

The $45 billion pet-care biz is changing -- and extending -- lives.READ»

Augmented Reality Is Both a Fad and the Future -- Here's Why

Why layering data on top of smartphones and computer screens is both a fad and the future. READ»

• Reality Show

Coda's All-Electric Sedan Revs Up U.S. Auto Market

Coda gears up for its all-electric sedan's big test.READ»

Novomer's Plastic Reduces Greenhouse Gas-But Will it Biodegrade?

Novomer's innovation cuts most of the oil and guilt.READ»

• The Multimedia Bed

RFD-TV: How an Ex-Farmer Built a $25 Million Media Empire for Rural America

How a scrappy ex-farmer from Nebraska built a TV channel for rural America. Hee Haw? Yeehaw!READ»

Prime Access's LGBT Media Strategy

Howard Buford, 50, has created LGBT-targeted advertising for companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Hyatt, and Showtime. Each year, Prime Access reports on which brands are perceived to be the most and least gay-friendly.READ»

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Macy's Pro-Gay Message

Corliss Fong, 59, helps the nation's largest department-store chain reach gay and lesbian customers across its 850 stores, managing everything from its shift to a more inclusive gift registry to the controversy that erupted after one of its Boston stores removed a gay-themed window display.READ»

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Solar Power With Style

After decades of design neglect, the next wave of solar gear finally gets a blast of style.READ»

• Bright Ideas: 8 Great Solar Gadgets

GLAAD's Helping Hand

Rashad Robinson, 30, organized GLAAD's inaugural Media Awards in Advertising in October to applaud gay-positive creative in both the LGBT and mainstream press.READ»

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Can Hulu Save Traditional TV?

Can Jason Kilar and his hit site Hulu save traditional TV from itself while remaking it for the future?READ»

• The Fast Company 50 - 2009: Hulu
• The Wild World of Web TV
• Cut the Cable: All-Time Top 10 TV Shows on Hulu
• Seven Shows That Found a Second Life on Hulu

Logo's Loyal (and Lucrative) LGBT Following

Lisa Sherman, 51, launched Logo, MTV Networks' television channel for a gay and lesbian audience, in 2005, with just three advertisers and 13 million homes. It has since grown to 150 advertisers in every product category and more than 40 million homes.READ»

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