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The Cyriak Method: How To Turn Madness Into Millions Of YouTube Views

The British animator Cyriak Harris has translated his surreal creature creations into YouTube stardom.READ»

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The Disrupters: Working Outside The Business Norm

Can their creativity win big in the business world?READ»

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Why Kristin Chenoweth Is Going Hillbilly Handfishin'

Flickr: lge If I say I love a show, I get gifts from the network. I should know that happens. But when you're up there on a talk show, you're just talking. You forget that the things you say can actually result in action. My mother ...READ»

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Patton Oswalt Rips On KFC In New Comedy Album

In the realm of popular culture, Fast Company shares its name with a forgettable 2007 Eagles song and a 1953 horse-racing movie. But to the best of our knowledge, our first actual appearance came this fall on Patton Oswalt's comedy ...READ»

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Al Jazeera Director General Khanfar Resigns

Wadah Khanfar, formerly of Al Jazeera, has said he will soon announce his next project. | Franco Pagetti/Vii After claiming the No. 1 spot on our June list of the "100 Most Creative People in Business," Al Jazeera's director general ...READ»

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10th Anniversary: George Harrison's Death

From the great beyond come the greatest hits. At least, that's true for pop musicians, who often see posthumous boosts in record sales.READ»

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Greenhorn Connect Helps Startups Get On Their Feet, If They're Good Enough

How one young Bostonian became a networking king.READ»

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First Street Gives Washington Insiders Their Own Social Network

What happens when a Washington phone book goes digital?READ»

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WorldSkills London

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Baseball By The Billions (Of Dollars)

How do you assemble a great American pastime? With bats, balls, beer--and a pro league that nets $6.1 billion in revenue. As the World Series looms, we break down what's driving Baseball Inc.READ»

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Playing Games With Networking

Sports may be the ultimate networking tool, but golf is so Business 1.0.READ»

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Novel Ideas For Indie Bookstores

Bookstores won't die, but business models are changing.READ»

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Why College Is Not A Bubble (Except For The University Of Phoenix)

The "college is a bubble" meme continues to flourish. But in reality, demand for an American-style college education, and the long-term value of said degree, is unlikely to decline. Here's why you should still feel justified in shelling out for a four-year degree. READ»

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Unsolicited Advice for Jack Dorsey on His Rumored Re-Tweet, Courtesy of Himself

Mining clues from Jack Dorsey's inner life, just as he seems poised to return in a larger capacity to the company he founded, Twitter.READ»

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Charities Offering More Jobs, Better Pay in 2010

Apart from good karma--especially given the recent tragedies in Haiti and Chile--working for a charity will also offer good career prospects in 2010, According recent findings from Professionals for Nonprofits.READ»

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TweetMyJobs Moves in on Job Boards' Territory

Watch out, Monster.com, Twitter is becoming a job board. Last year TweetMyJobs, an online job service, started connecting job seekers and employers by tweeting job openings. On Tuesday, the company announced that its services ...READ»

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Welcome to Unretirement

Forward-thinking companies are still looking at incentives to keep older talent in place, even in this topsy-turvy downturn world.READ»

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Jobs of 2030: Memory Augmentation Surgeon, Waste Data Handler, Narrowcaster

We've given you a preview of some of the best green jobs of the next decade, but what will the job market look like a bit further into the future? That's the question that research company Fast Future and the U.K. Department of ...READ»

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Top Jobs 2010: How to Search Smarter

The fast-food industry is hiring, but don't go all American Beauty on us yet. The next decade is all about HOW you search, not where you search.READ»