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Google Privacy Changes To Unite User Tracking Info, Yahoo Posts Tepid Q4 Earnings, Obama Announces Trade Practice Monitor

BY Nidhi SubbaramanWed Jan 25, 2012

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. READ»

SHAZAM | Comment

Shazam Button To Appear On Traditional TV Remotes, As If By Magic

BY Austin CarrThu Jan 12, 2012

Shazam's future involves applying its discovery engine to television and all of the brands that flow through it, says CEO Andrew Fisher. And it could be as simple as a button on your channel flipper. READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

Google Goes After Your Local Small Business

BY E.B. BoydMon Jan 9, 2012

Three years ago, only 54% of small businesses had websites. Now 82% do. But lots of them have no idea how to use Google's most valuable ad tool. So the search giant is launching a slew of services and products to make AdWords easier.READ»

MANAGEMENT | Comment

Data Darlings: Why New Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Has A Fighting Chance

BY E.B. BoydThu Jan 5, 2012

Yahoo announces a new CEO, and Wall Street promptly tanks its stock. Here are three reasons to take a second look.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

The 5 Things Yahoo's New CEO Scott Thompson Should Do Right Away

BY Kit EatonWed Jan 4, 2012

Yahoo has hired itself a hot new CEO, the former PayPal president Scott Thompson. At a critical point in the company's history, some fast, decisive and powerful things must be done immediately as he takes up the post.READ»

FAST FEED | Comment

iPhone 4S Launching In China On Jan 13, Yahoo Hires New CEO: Scott Thompson

BY Nidhi SubbaramanWed Jan 4, 2012

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E-COMMERCE | Comment

Yahoo Autos Partners With TrueCar, Brings Transparency To Car Buying

BY Gregory FerensteinFri Dec 30, 2011

Want to know which buyers are getting a great deal--and, who's getting stiffed? More than ever, now you can.READ»

FAST FEED | Comment

Facebook Testing "Listen" Buttons?, LinkedIn's India Membership Rises To 13 Million, Yahoo May Cut Its Alibaba Stock

BY Nidhi SubbaramanThu Dec 22, 2011

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INNOVATION | Comment

Outbrain's Content Recommending Ways Seduce Readers To Stick Around

BY E.B. BoydWed Dec 14, 2011

The New York-based startup demolishes conventional wisdom about the best ways to draw in readers--and snaps up $64 million in financing.READ»

FAST FEED | Comment

Facebook Settles FTC Privacy Complaints, Battlefield 3 Banned In Iran, Buyers Circle Yahoo

BY Kit EatonTue Nov 29, 2011

Breaking bits of innovation from the vigilant Fast Company staff. Check back for updates all day.READ»

AOL | Comment

Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo Band Together For Ads, Facebook's Biggest User Will Soon Be India, Adobe Dumps Flash On Mobile

BY Nidhi SubbaramanWed Nov 9, 2011

Amazon Fans Its Kindle Fire Flames With Apps. Ahead of its arrival next week, Amazon is making an effort to promote its Kindle Fire by mentioning it'll have "several thousand" apps available, including "Facebook, Pandora, Netflix, ...READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Yahoo's IntoNow Provides Signs Of Life For The "Premier Digital Media Company"

BY E.B. BoydThu Nov 3, 2011

Yahoo is known for acquiring startups and letting them languish. But IntoNow cranked out a whole new product--and a possible game-changer for the TV industry--in six months. Is this the beginning of something new?READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

How Yahoo’s IntoNow "Listens" And Revolutionizes The Way We Watch TV

BY E.B. BoydWed Nov 2, 2011

Yahoo's IntoNow App hears what you're watching on TV, then serves up related content on a second screen. READ»

FAST FEED | Comment

YouTube Launches Politics Channel, Disney To Acquire Indiagames, Brian Lam On Jobs, Gizmodo, And The iPhone 4

BY Nidhi SubbaramanThu Oct 6, 2011

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YAHOO | Comment

Yahoo Launches Video Destination Site

BY E.B. BoydTue Oct 4, 2011

More and more people are logging on to the Internet for the kind of relaxation and entertainment they used to look for on the boob tube. Yahoo Screen positions the company to capture some of those audiences.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Why Yahoo Isn’t Embedding Content On Facebook

BY E.B. BoydThu Sep 22, 2011

Unlike other media companies, Yahoo has decided to use Facebook's new social tools on its own site, not on the social network.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Occupy Wall Street: Tahrir Over Here?

BY Neal UngerleiderWed Sep 21, 2011

Yahoo blocked emails related to the ongoing protests on Wall Street. Meanwhile, attendees have been dealing with another problem: American protest rallies rely on mass media, not social media.READ»

DESIGN | Comment

What Do Studebaker And Geocities Have In Common? No One Remembers Them

BY Fast Company StaffWed Sep 14, 2011

Experts imagine future prospects for two once-prosperous brandsREAD»

FAST FEED | Comment

Gamestop's Android Tablet, Report: Apple After Dropbox, Pixel Qi Backed By 3M, IBM's Watson Becomes Dr. Watson, Groupon Grows

BY Kit EatonMon Sep 12, 2011

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Passive-Aggressive/Ways To Fire Your Employees?/Try A Text Haiku!

BY Mike HobanSun Sep 11, 2011

Carol Bartz was unceremoniously fired by the chairman of Yahoo's board via a phone call. In 2006, a well-known national electronics retailer created some less than favorable PR when the company fired hundreds of employees through e-mail. What's next? Text! A humorous look at how to can employees in 17 chilly syllables. READ»