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A Word Of Encouragement For The Rebels Who Dare To Create

When it comes to branding, there is one important and critical point that is sometimes overlooked: That every brand goes back to a courageous individual who dared to say “no” to the status quo, to the ordinary, and to complacency.READ»

Nielsen Gets More Accurate, Hackers Leak Bay Police Data, App Store For Windows 8, Apple's Online Store Gets Social

Bing Launches Location Sharing App. Bing's new "We're In" app has a timed location sharing feature, status message updates, and messaging options to keep Windows Phone users connected. Entering a phone number will get you signed ...READ»

Whole Foods' Ramadan Marketing Headaches

Whole Foods is encountering a not entirely unforeseen headache during their first Ramadan marketing campaign: Pressure from anti-Muslim bloggers and internal dissent at their company.READ»

The Perils Of Technology Prediction

If you gave an infinite number of futurists an infinite amount of time, would one of them eventually be correct about something?READ»

Pleased To Meet You: An Uncommon Sense Guide To The Real You

Some of us live our lives without knowing who we really are, bumping through days without understanding what makes us tick, or why we react to situations and people the way we do. READ»

Want To Be Our Design Intern?

Fast Company is in search of the right design intern.READ»

Five Facts That Will Turn Your World Upside Down

What's Next? Here are 5 facts that might just change everything. READ»

Why Doing Nothing Is Often Better Than Doing Something

Is our obsession with busyness making us less productive? Is constant connectivity not only making us stupid but making us sick too?READ»

Bitchin' Kitchen's Hilarious Recipe for Web Success

Amateur chef and comedian Nadia Giosia broke into the competitive world of celebrity cooking with the power of her online community.READ»

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Do You Know What Makes People Click? Come Work for Fast Company

Fast Company is looking for a software developer with an eye for UI/UX.READ»

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Use Foursquare to Check In and Get Inspired Like CEOs of Our Most Innovative Companies

We rounded up 100 places around the globe that rouse the people behind our 2011 list of Most Innovative Companies--no blasé corporate headquarters allowed. Here's how you can visit.READ»

Fast Company From Cover to Cover

Fast Company magazine was founded in November 1995 by Alan M. Webber and William C. Taylor. Under the direction of Editor Robert Safian, Fast Company currently produces 10 issues a year. With signature cover art and an enduring, ...READ»

Innovation Uncensored 2011: The CEOs of Hulu and OWN Are Coming, Will You Be There?

At last year's Innovation Uncensored event, former Facebook president Sean Parker explained why MySpace should have beaten Facebook, ad man Alex Bogusky explained why you should stop learning from failures, Expert Labs' Anil Dash ...READ»

Why Good Ideas Go Bad

Why do some smart people make stupid mistakes? Furthermore, why is it that some new ideas go absolutely nowhere, while others make it to the innovators hall of fame?READ»

Timeline of Failed Predictions (Part 2)

Here are a few things that people might live to regret saying in the future. All are offered in a spirit of festive fun but all also have a serious side.READ»

Timeline of Failed Predictions (Part 1)

Think you're good at predicting the future? History says that you're not. What have people said in the past about the future and why do so many predictions get things so hopelessly wrong?READ»

How to Have an Idea

Why the best way to have an idea is to stop thinking.READ»

Innovation Timeline

What will be invented between now and the year 2050?READ»

How to Profit From the Future

Where will the money be made over the coming decades? Here are a few thoughts.READ»