“I wonder what they are searching for? Why are they using our site instead of Google or Yahoo Images?” With these two questions, a new direction emerged.
As 2011 winds to a close and 2012 begins, we do a little bit of Fast Company drum-beating. We predict a lot of stuff around here. Sometimes we're wrong some. But we also nailed a few things this year. Back in January we pondered who might replace Steve Jobs at Apple...
From faster vaccines to automated traffic reporting, scientists are taking ideas developed in the lab and applying lessons from the startup world about how to turn innovation into business.
Post-financial meltdown, business schools are trying to make their graduates more responsible. But does taking one class on ethics work, or does a new ethical model need to permeate the curriculum?
In a month, the fastest solar cars will meet in Australia for a 14-hour race to determine the speediest sun-powered vehicle. After a disappointing finish in 2010, Stanford's team thinks they have what it takes.
Words of wisdom from Steve Jobs and Tim Cook in university commencement speeches reveal differences and surprising similarities between Apple's two chiefs.
After Google+, does the world need another online community? Storytree thinks it does and offers a site to help family members tell their favorite tales. "With Facebook and Google Circles, you get a lot of noise going on," a cofounder tells us. "We're focused on the meaningful content."