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Who Moved My Space Shuttle?

In order to move forward and succeed, the world and YOU have to change.READ»

LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman: Data Wrangler of The Modern Age

Reid Hoffman, angel investor, co-founder of LinkedIn and Fast Company Most Creative Person, took the stage at SXSW interactive as part of the distinguished speaker series, and immediately brought the ballroom back to the future. ...READ»

Re-Booting Valentine’s Day for Good

Three social entrepreneurs decide to make the world a more generous place in real time. Will you help?READ»

The Facebook Drama "The Social Network" Won't Show You

The Social Network is not the feel-good movie of the year--certainly not for Mark Zuckerberg, or for the dozens of exceptionally talented men and women who created Facebook. They were, and are, brilliant, hardworking and imaginative people who managed to survive the uniquely fraught early moments of an online start-up. It was a swirl alright, but not the way the film would have you think.READ»

Rocket Science, Brain Surgery, and...Creativity?

"You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to do that!" the common phrase goes. "C'mon man, this isn't brain surgery after all."I started wondering why these two disciplines--rocket science and brain surgery--are so highly regarded. ...READ»

Optical Illusion: Make Your Computer's Download Progress Bar Dilate Time

I just added a software upgrade to my Mac, and for the Nth time was suckered into one of my reluctant pastimes: staring at that progress bar. Yet it turns out that with a trick or two, that icon can make time seem like its ...READ»

Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Is Back in the Startup Business With Jumo.com

Chris Hughes, the Facebook co-founder, and the engine behind the MyBarackObama community organization site, is back in the start-up business.READ»

Facebook Chris Hughes Jumo.com

Chris Hughes, the Facebook co-founder, and the engine behind the MyBarackObama community organization site, is back in the start-up business.READ»

Intel's Long-Term Plan: Spend Money to Make Money

When it comes to economic crisis, grizzled veterans like Intel have stared into the abyss before and lived to tell the tale. We look at how several giants are approaching today's meltdown with distinctive strategies for not only surviving but also thriving.READ»

Negotiate the Big Social Issues

We argue, they die. We party, they are abused. We remain spectators, they remain uneducated and alone. Share the cause. READ»

Nonsense At Work

Progress with those left behind:I worry about the people left behind by this recession.  No, I don’t mean those who have already lost their jobs.  I mean those who are still holding on, desperately.Many of those who have lost ...READ»

Memes From My Father—Silly Internet Fun with Barack Obama's Life Story

If you thought a pot-smoking Olympic athlete was bad, wait until you hear a trash-talking President. Call it Memes from My Father–the latest Internet sensation involves silly fun with Barack Obama’s life story.READ»

The Brand Called President

Will President Obama Change Government the Way Candidate Obama Changed Campaigning?READ»

A Bailout We Can Build On

With a grim jobs report, a hinky stock market and a deal for auto executives still on the table, America's mayors may be offering the best bailout plan around.READ»

Brand Obama Thrills Broadcasters with Record Ad Spend, But Cheap Video and Democracy Are the Big Winners

It may be silly season for the Presidential campaigns on television until Election Day, but the Brand Called Obama has been brought to you by the internet.READ»

• The Brand Called Obama
• How to Build a Brand Like Obama

Reader Generated Economic Indicators - How *You* Know We're Hosed

Also known as the "'I'd Gladly Pay You Tuesday for A Gewurztraminer Today' Index", an eagle eyed trend watcher spots an alarming spike in cash-strapped oenophiles.READ»

I'm Rich As Hell And I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore!

In a rant that would make Howard Beale proud, a hedge fund manager cashes in, drops out, and takes a swipe at AIG, Lehman, Bear Sterns, Harvard MBAs and Congress on his way out the door.READ»

Reader Generated Economic Indicators - How *You* Know We're Hosed

The Used Car Index: When car dealers start trying to make up their losses in volume, be afraid. Be very afraid.READ»

Manic Monday: The Financial Markets Are Unpredictable. Human Nature, Less So.

Bernanke speaks, AIG parties, McCain cries socialism, while the ranks of the wicked, greedy and shameless continues to grow. Given all the credit market drama, I can’t help but shake the feeling that a little penance might go a long way.READ»

Inspiration by Design: A Journey Through Cancer with Paper and Glue

Artist Victoria Behm has chronicled her breast cancer ordeal in two achingly funny illuminated manuscripts, and shared them online. "I feel better now than I have since everything began," she says.READ»

• A Breast Cancer Notebook