online business

Up The Creek

BY Alan CohenWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

The big problem with booking travel online is the gnawing sense that you've left a great deal on the table. If you'd just gone to one more site....READ»

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Flipped to Last

BY David LidskyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

With our November issue, Fast Company will celebrate 10 years of publication. Each month until then, we'll review one of our favorite editions from the first decade.READ»

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Business Blogging for Beginners

BY Jory Des JardinsWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

Creating a business blog is a lot like hosting a cocktail party: You're networking with customers in a low-pressure setting and, at best, nurturing great relationships. How to make your company's blog the talk of the town? We asked experts Elizabeth Albrycht of Blogging Planet and Andy Lark of the Lark Group for the lowdown on blogging style and etiquette.READ»

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60 Seconds with Evan Williams

BY Scott KirsnerWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:55 AM

Evan Williams's Pyra Labs helped kick-start the personal publishing revolution with Blogger, the first user-friendly software for running a Web log. In 2003, Pyra was snapped up by Google, and Williams became the search giant's blogger-in-chief. Now Williams has founded Odeo, aiming to do for podcasting -- think of downloadable radio programming for your iPod -- what Pyra did for blogs. His bet: Your neighbor might be the next Howard Stern.READ»

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Engaging the Enemy

BY Rich SiegelWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:55 AM

From Tuesdays With Mantu: My Adventures With a Nigerian Con Artist (2005), Rich Siegel's tale of stringing along, by email and phone, a dogged but dimwitted spammer.READ»

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Intelligent Design

BY Jena McGregorWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:55 AM

You don't have to wear black and read pricey journals to get the latest insider thinking from the design world.READ»

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More Intelligent Design

BY Jena McGregorWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:55 AM

You don't have to wear black and have an MFA, or spring for pricey journals, to get the latest insider thinking from the design world. Here, expanding on the feature in the magazine, are seven smart blogs worth following.READ»

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Chic Lit

Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:54 AM

Women create more than half of all blogs, says research firm Perseus. But in the business world, blogs penned by women are less common. Here, three smart women sound off.READ»

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Blogging Up

BY Danielle SacksWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:53 AM

Self-proclaimed "blogologist" Alex Halavais on how to career-blog without it coming back to haunt you.READ»

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Best Business Blogs: Women at Work

Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:53 AM

An expanded list of our favorites.READ»

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My Life As A Yahoo

BY Paul B. BrownWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:53 AM

Dan Rosensweig, the COO of Yahoo, on seeing people realize their dreams, the luxury of time, and foosball.READ»

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The Time of Our Life

BY Lucas ConleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:52 AM

With our November 2005 issue, Fast Company will celebrate 10 years of publication. Each month until then, we'll review one of our favorite editions from the first decade.READ»

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Fast Talk: Being Interactive

BY David LidskyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:51 AM

Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp aims to acquire top businesses in a bunch of markets, then get them to work together to build a winning suite of online brands. So many companies crash on the rocks trying to create synergies. How do IAC's leaders do it?READ»

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The Urge To Unbundle

BY George MannesWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:51 AM

From music to PR, consumers are increasingly demanding products and services a la carte.READ»

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Search us

BY Fast CompanyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:51 AM

Questions from the Google Labs Aptitude Test, recently circulated by the search-engine company as a sort of geek-recruiting device.READ»

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Chatter

BY Fast CompanyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:50 AM

Awards Day!READ»

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Fast Talk: Search Them

BY Lucas ConleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:50 AM

You've got a great new search technology. Now how do you go up against Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft? And why would you even try? These upstarts have answers for every David thinking of taking on an industry Goliath.READ»

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The Ad Agency on Your Hard Drive

BY Alan DeutschmanWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:47 AM

How Web software called "adware" is taking advertising to a new, effective, and extremely annoying level.READ»

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Feedback

BY Fast CompanyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:47 AM

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ»

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Inside the Mind of Jeff Bezos

BY Alan DeutschmanWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:46 AM

Amazon.com's founder is a study in contradictions -- analytical and intuitive, careful and audacious, playful and determined. What really makes this remarkable entrepreneur tick?READ»

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Inside the Mind of Jeff Bezos

BY Alan DeutschmanWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:45 AM

Amazon.com's founder is a study in contradictions -- analytical and intuitive, careful and audacious, playful and determined. What really makes this remarkable entrepreneur tick?READ»

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Inside the Mind of Jeff Bezos

BY Alan DeutschmanWed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:45 AM

Amazon.com's founder is a study in contradictions -- analytical and intuitive, careful and audacious, playful and determined. What really makes this remarkable entrepreneur tick?READ»

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