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Airbnb By The Numbers: 85% Of Users Inactive?

Airbnb has rocketed to more than 5 million bookings and a reported $500 million in transactions. But a report out this week suggests that roughly 85% of listings are inactive. What does this mean for Airbnb?READ MORE

Reader's Feedback: March 2012

Illustration by Peter Oumanski The Apple Option Should Apple be No. 1 ("The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies")? Maybe. Maybe not. But it's important to keep in mind that Apple makes items that are highly optional. No one ...READ MORE

Paul Graham: Why Y Combinator Replaces The Traditional Corporation

If Y Combinator is the next PayPal Mafia, then Paul Graham is Silicon Valley's godfather. Graham is the cofounder of Y Combinator, the investment firm that plugs seed money ($18,000 on average) into early stage startups in exchange for mentorship and access to its ever-growing network of alumni.READ MORE

The 10 Most Popular Stories Of The Week

Catch up on the stories people were clicking, reading, sharing, tweeting, Facebooking, pinning, and more--from the Fast Company network.READ MORE

Letter From The Editor: The Lessons Of Innovation

What do you get when you cross Walmart with Mother Teresa? And how in the world do you compare--and rank--such dynamic, eclectic businesses as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google? READ MORE

Most Innovative Alumni

It was a year of IPOs, product launches, breakthroughs, and, yes, notable missteps for the class of 2011's Most Innovative Companies.READ MORE

Kiva Powers Up Web Commerce With New Bot-On-Bot Action

These amazing bro-bots work in pairs and in three dimensions to vastly improve efficiency and organization--without incessant high-fiving! Watch a time-lapse video of them moving Diapers.com's entire stock to a new location in 36 hours flat!READ MORE

Facebook Deals Out-Groups Groupon

... And Living Social and anyone in the deals business, which has, until now been focused on scoring the deepest discounts for individuals. Here's why Facebook Deals inaugurates a new era.READ MORE

Syyn Labs Hacks Saturday Night Fun With Tuxedos, Charity, And "Chess Boxing"

The League of Extraordinary Nerds takes over Saturday night with cultural exploration and charity fundraising.READ MORE

Use Foursquare to Check In and Get Inspired Like CEOs of Our Most Innovative Companies

We rounded up 100 places around the globe that rouse the people behind our 2011 list of Most Innovative Companies--no blasé corporate headquarters allowed. Here's how you can visit.READ MORE

SolarCity Now Offering Leased Solar Panels to East Coast Rooftops

The West Coast's largest solar installer has acquired a division of groSolar, moving it that much closer to its goal of bringing the cost of solar to parity with grid power through economies of scale by 2016.READ MORE

IBM's CityOne Is Like Sim City, Except the Solutions Are Real

A "serious game" that lays out the problems facing modern cities--and the solutions required to solve them.READ MORE

Today in Most Innovative Companies

News of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including HP, Hulu, Toyota, and Facebook.READ MORE

Today in Most Innovative Companies

News of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Turner Sports, Ford, and Spotify.READ MORE

Today in Most Innovative Companies

News of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Apple, Google, Facebook, and Disney.READ MORE

Today in Most Innovative Companies

News of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Hulu, PG&E, and Huawei.READ MORE

Today in Most Innovative Companies

News of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Twitter, GE, Netflix, and HTC.READ MORE

Infographic of the Day: Walmart's Stunning Growth, from 1962 to Now

To compare Walmart to a wildfire actually gives too much credit to wildfires.READ MORE