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Social Media: Giving Voice to Social Causes

| by Karma Martell

Social Media: Giving Voice to Social Causes Tuesday, September 23, 2008, Noon – 1:00pm RSVP: dkulzer@adcouncil.org The...

Member Blog | February 8, 2008 8:15 am | 0 recommendations

Microsoft and Yahoo: The Bid Heard 'Round the Web

| posted by April Joyner

Early today, Microsoft announced its bid to acquire Yahoo! for $44.6 billion. The offer amounts to $31 per share, a 62 percent increase over...

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FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 8:06 am | 0 recommendations

The Inflatable Rat: The Striking Writers' Lightweight Heavy

| posted by Chuck Salter

It's a nearly ubiquitous balloon animal, but it won’t be joining friendly floaters such as Big Bird in the upcoming Macy's Thanksgiving Day...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:49 am | 0 recommendations

EMI's New Business Models: YouTube Viewing and DRM-free Music

| posted by Lynne d Johnson

EMI is testing out new business models and attempting to improve its relationship with consumers at the same time. Recent partnerships with...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:47 am | 0 recommendations

Motorola's New Cell Phone Two-Step

| posted by Fast Company staff

Yesterday morning, before a packed house on the west side of New York, Motorola unveiled its cellphones of...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:47 am | 0 recommendations

David Neeleman out as JetBlue CEO

| posted by Fast Company staff

Now departing John F. Kennedy International Airport: JetBlue Founder and CEO David...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:46 am | 0 recommendations

Dow Jones; Protect the Journal

| posted by Fast Company staff

Dow Jones Co. Inc., owners of The Wall Street Journal, received an unusual and surprising offer this morning. According to ...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:43 am | 0 recommendations

ATV Training Wheels

| posted by Fast Company staff

Over 40,000 children injure themselves every year from riding all-terrain vehicles. Manufacturers want to appease parents concerns about this...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:43 am | 0 recommendations

Virginia Tech--and America--Mourn on Facebook

| posted by Fast Company staff

As we all mourn ...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:42 am | 0 recommendations

Outting Imus

| posted by Fast Company staff

If I were Don Imus I would stay home for a while. Not just in the house, but in bed, with the shades drawn. With all the invectives being...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:42 am | 0 recommendations

The Cars of Tomorrow

| posted by Fast Company staff

What will replace the fossil-fuel burning car as we know it? Will it be ethanol? Hydrogen? Electricity? Despite the gas-guzzling Hummers, pickup...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:41 am | 0 recommendations

Soldiers' Education Never Ends, Even When Watching Television

| posted by Fast Company staff

As if whizzing bullets and mortar bombs were not enough of a headache for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, now the ...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:37 am | 0 recommendations

A Tired Excuse

| posted by Fast Company staff

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales learned a lot from the corporate scandals of the past few years. Unfortunately, he learned the wrong stuff. "As...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:36 am | 0 recommendations

Mel Karmazin's Greatest Hits

| posted by Fast Company staff

As XM and Sirius await to see if their $13 billion merger proposal passes muster with the FCC (which specifically prohibited such a thing when it...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:20 am | 0 recommendations

Go Ahead Stick Your Head in the Sand, Just Don't Do it in Haiti

| posted by Fast Company staff

As globalization bridges the gap between the developed and the developing world, countries and cultures that were once off-limits are now as...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:19 am | 0 recommendations

Buying American Citizenship…on Credit

| posted by Fast Company staff

While comprehensive immigration reform simmers on the political backburner in Washington D.C., banks are embracing the nation's 12 million-plus...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:19 am | 0 recommendations

No iPod Street Crossings

| posted by Fast Company staff

Put those Blackberries away, and take those headphones out of your ears if you work or live in New York. Well not yet, but the possibility has...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:17 am | 0 recommendations

Global Warming: Lucrative and Sexy

| posted by Fast Company staff

Economists believe that market forces, not government policies, will provide the most efficient solutions to the looming global warming crises....

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:14 am | 0 recommendations

Lives Defined by Work, Even in Death

| posted by Fast Company staff

There's no more telling example of how people identify themselves--or are identified-- by what they do, than in the current argument over the...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:10 am | 0 recommendations

User Generated Content Gets Kudos

| posted by Lynne d Johnson

On Sunday, after first hearing about Time magazine's person...

FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:09 am | 0 recommendations

What's the Deal With Jetrosexuals?

| posted by Fast Company staff

A few years ago, a new sexual classification emerged on the scene. As funny as I thought it was when I first heard the term "metrosexual," I...

FC Design Expert | February 8, 2008 7:09 am | 0 recommendations

Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records Founder, Dies

| posted by Adam Hanft

It's impossible ...

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In Today's Papers

| posted by Heath Row

From the reading pile: ...

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FC Now Staff Blog | February 8, 2008 7:09 am | 0 recommendations

Set for Life

| posted by Fast Company staff

This Wednesday became Day One in ex-Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling's 24-year sentence for securities fraud, insider trading, and making false claims...

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In Today's Papers

| posted by Heath Row

Reading and ripping: ...

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