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Herman Cain's Poll Stats Aren't Pushing Pizza Sales

Call it a barometer of the Herman Cain brand: Calls to a slew of Godfather's franchises across the country suggest Cain's celebrity has failed to stimulate sales of Sicilian or pepperoni slices. Can Cain move voters if he can't move pizzas?READ»

Sarah Palin's Emails And The New York Times's Adventures In Crowdsourcing

What makes a crowdsourcing solicitation fall flat on its face?READ»

Inside Xtranormal's Budding Do-It-Yourself Movie Empire

Writers are flocking to Xtranormal, a company whose free text-to-movie technology lets users convert their words into animated video.READ»

"I'm Not Listening to You!" Why Political Conversations Are So Volatile

Have you ever had a political conversation where you felt like the person you're talking with was living on a different planet? Here's a simple way to create change.READ»

2010 Communication Hits and Misses

Every year, I compile a list of who's been naughty and who's been nice as a speaker or communicator. Following is the 2010 list of winners and losers.READ»

Politicians, Campaigns Have No Idea How to Go Viral

Candidates are still skeptical about the role of social media. Even though Facebook boasts more than 130 million active users in the U.S., many campaigns are spending less than 5% of their budgets online. Here's why that isn't good enough.READ»

Most Wanted Bosses: Mark Zuckerberg Ranks Low, Oprah High

A new poll suggests Mark Zuckerberg, Simon Cowell, and Tony Hayward are far from ideal bosses.READ»

Five Laws of Conflict – Burning Korans Breaks them All

This Saturday, Florida-based pastor Terry Jones had planned to lead his congregation in a Koran burning, celebrating what they call "International Burn a Koran Day." Although everyone from the Pope to Hillary Clinton has urged him to halt his plans, it seems that only a sign from God can keep him from following through. And I can't decide if Terry is short-sighted or brilliant.READ»

Candidates Turn to YouTube for Geo-Specific Ad Campaigns for Mid-term Elections

Google has seen adoption rates for online political ads increase by 800%. Will YouTube's campaign service impact the mid-term elections?READ»

Top 10 Politico Tech Blunders, From the Internets to the Google

When it comes to technology, politicians can't stop making gaffes.READ»

An Open Letter to Sarah Palin, Politician, Mom, Innovatrix

Readers. Readers. We at FastCompany like to think of ourselves as the Information Booth at the top of Mount Idea, trumpeting the innovation of others to the world at large. And perhaps it is time to salute, the innovation used in ...READ»

Are Your Texts Supporting Tea Partiers?

Angry about your cell phone service? About American politics? A promotional email from The Nation magazine and CREDOMobile advises that you channel your frustrations with both by making the switch to their baldly progressive mobile ...READ»

The Top 10 Global Warming Skeptics

What do Northern Ireland's environmental minister, the president of the Czech Republic, and Sarah Palin all have in common? They're climate crisis deniers, of course! In the spirit of the Heartland Institute's 2009 ...READ»

2008 Communication Successes

2008 Communication SuccessesWelcome to my 3rd Annual Fast Company Expert Blog on Communication Successes.  As with the faux pas blog that went up last week, successes were dominated by politics. In fact, I couldn’t come up with any ...READ»

Getting Political for Halloween

Let’s face it: the U.S. presidential election is dominating our lives and won’t stop until November 4. Might as well have some fun with it, right? Luckily, Halloween falls before Election Day, making it the opportune time to get ...READ»

Seth MacFarlane’s Stirs Up New Trouble -- and Racks Up Another Hit

Did Family Guy go too far in its recent episode that suggested Nazis would have supported the McCain-Palin ticket? Does Seth MacFarlane care? Not likely, if his continuing string of hits is any indication.READ»

• Seth MacFarlane’s $2 Billion Family Guy Empire
• Breaking Down Family Guy's Billions

Sometimes It's NOT the Little Things

As the last days of the election go by, the smallest details have become hyper-important: Sarah Palin's wardrobe, Joe Biden's line about Barack Obama being tested in office.READ»

Sarah Palin: Advertising Industry Metaphor

"An ability to babble nonsensically and make people believe it...Sarah Palin is perfect for the ad industry.," writes Dan Goldgeier, an Atlanta-based advertising copywriter and AdPulp blogger. If you're ...READ»