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This Column Was Crowdsourced By Servio

Find out what happens when a journalist crowdsources a piece about a crowdsource company to the people who work there.READ»

How To Solve The Online News Riddle? Turn "Casual Users" Into "Power Users"

Why do people treat NYTimes.com like Amazon.com? Why do women love AOL News? And what's ESPN.com's secret? A new report analyzes online news consumption data. READ»

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Facebook Wall Secrets Revealed, Romney Announces Prez Run on YouTube, Familiar Name in Webby Noms, and More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

Why Is the New York Times Partnering With Shell Oil? [Updated]

The New York Times often covers Shell Oil's misdeeds and questionable choices, but how can the paper remain objective when it is partnering with the company?READ»

Comeback Kid: Facebook Co-founder Eduardo Saverin Drops Cash for Qwiki

Eduardo Saverin is back in the game as the lead investor in hot new startup Qwiki, which just raised $8 million in financing. READ»

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Politco Charges Thousands for Subscriptions: A Sign of Hope for Newspapers?

Beltway bible and Most Innovative Company Politico is taking a novel approach in an era where consumers are unwilling to drop a dime on news coverage: charging thousands of dollars for subscriptions. READ»

Tech Terrors and Triumphs Are Stuff of 2010 Pulitzers

The 2010 Pulitzers will go down as the year of the Washington Post--the venerable paper won four awards. The New York Times took home three. But the real winner was technology--both as a subject and as a way to deliver news. The ...READ»

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Will Magazine Design Flourish or Fizzle on the iPad?

Last week a parody of Dwell magazine made the viral rounds. Unhappy Hipsters consists of photos drawn from the magazine, each showing cool young homeowners looking forlorn in their expensive interiors. Tagline: “It’s lonely in the ...READ»

Death to Dead Ends: Will the New Suburbia Omit Cul-de-Sacs?

What could be more American than the suburban cul-de-sac, that leafy and lonely fixture of post-war development? They're under attack. Is the criticism justified?READ»

Can Anyone Tap the $100 Billion Potential of Hyperlocal News?

Community-driven news services have been the next big thing online for years. Can The New York Times or AOL find the $100 billion local-advertising pot of gold?READ»

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Saving The New York Times with Twitter?

Coming up with innovative ideas is a lot like constructing a good joke. At least that's what Luke Williams, creative director with product-design firm Frog Design, said at Columbia Business School’s BRITE Conference on ...READ»

Should The New York Times Ditch Paper, Distribute Kindle E-readers?

All the news that's fit to Kindle? Silicon Alley Insider's Nicholas Carlson has done some inspired mathematical guesswork and come to the conclusion that The New York Times could save itself by ditching paper altogether. Giving every ...READ»