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Disney Milks the Muppets

Anybody catch "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on ABC last night? Did you spot the puppets? No, I'm not talking about the Muppets, which were given 10 minutes or more of shameless promotional positioning during the latter half of ...READ»

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Secrets of Successful Blog Ads

I spent part of today at the Promax/BDA conference, a flashy confab for marketing and promotions folks in the TV and electronic media business. There were, of course, the celebrity guests (Chris Matthews chairing a panel, Max ...READ»

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Lost Legacy - What TV Execs Should Learn From Life on the Island

“There will never be another show like it.” That’s the prevailing sentiment as the obsession, addiction, disorder known as Lost ended last night after six seasons on ABC. At a time when the networks are struggling to ...READ»

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ABC: Another Bevy of Crap

Remember when people you knew watched ABC? Yeah, me neither. If there's any doubt as to why the network is in trouble, has dragged down Disney for much of the last seven years and emperiled Michael Eisner's job, just take a look at ...READ»

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Apple/ABC Deal: The First Ripple

To the surprise of no one, the new deal between Apple and Disney -- which enables iPod users to download popular ABC TV shows such as "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" as soon as the day after airing -- is causing a commotion. A ...READ»

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Chinese Journalism Students Get their Very Own ABC News Bureau

More on the migration of media. This time, it's not only migrating from traditional to niche, it's moving countries and embedding itself in foreign lands. How's this for a foreign exchange program? Coming to a Chinese university ...READ»

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Watching What You Eat -- With Cameras

We're all familiar with market research strategies – companies are desperate to know what makes consumers tick; they'll data mine to any sanctioned lengths (and sometimes further) to find out. Mindful that the promise of ...READ»

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Apple Winning the HTML5 Video War: ABC to Stream TV Shows to iPad

What seemed like a tiptoeing start to a revolution seems to be turning into a steady march: First we had rumors CBS was toying with iPad-friendly HTML5 videos, and now we learn this is a fact, and that ABC is joining the party, ...READ»

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Brave New Mouse

When Disney-ABC agreed to sell its prime-time hits on Apple's iTunes, the deal set off a revolution inside the media giant. Now a digital team with the spirit of a startup is reinventing TV--And the industry is following.READ»

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Digital Kingdom

How the numbers for Disney's Digital Kingdom add up.READ»

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Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?

Corporate giants are struggling in a competitive world they don't understand.READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

Linda Tischler will be interviewed on ABC World News This Morning, at 4:40 a.m. ET tomorrow, Jan. 12. She will discuss the feature story Bridging the (Gender Wage) Gap. Tune in if you're able!READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

Fast Company team member Michael Prospero will appear on ABC World News This Morning at 4:40 a.m. ET tomorrow, Sept. 7, to discuss "The Courageous Few" from the September issue of the magazine. Tune in if you're able! Update: ...READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

Fast Company's managing editor Lynn Moloney will appear on ABC World News This Morning to discuss "Finding Your 'Best-Stress Zone'" tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 4:40 a.m. ET. If you're up and at 'em, I hope you'll check out the ...READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

Fast Company senior editor David Lidsky will appear on ABC World News This Morning at 4:30 a.m. ET tomorrow, Thursday, May 6, to discuss JetBlue's attempt to go from niche airline to major industry player. I know it's early, but tune ...READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

Tomorrow morning at 4:40 a.m., Fast Company contributor Michael Prospero will appear on ABC World News This Morning to discuss why design is so important to the success of certain products and companies featured in the June issue.READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

Fast Company deputy editor Keith Hammonds will appear on ABC World News This Morning at 4:40 a.m. ET on Wednesday, August 18, to discuss the magazine's September issue dedicated entirely to the topic of courage.READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

Fast Company deputy editor Keith Hammonds will appear on ABC World News This Morning, Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 4:40 a.m. He will expand on our December feature "Offshoring Creativity." (Access code required.) Tune in if you can!READ»

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Will the Open-Ended Innovation of "Lost" Ultimately Deliver for Its Audience?

There's no better day than April Fools to discuss the practical joke that one show plays on its viewers week after week. If only product designers had such luxuries.READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

Fast Company magazine contributor Michael A. Prospero will appear on ABC World News This Morning, at 4:40 a.m. ET, tomorrow, April 6, to discuss Exit Strategies for Corporate Dropouts. We hope you're able to tune in!READ»

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Careers: Branding and The Future of Media From NBC's Digital Top Gun

    I had the privilege this week to enter the media future – or at least a very smart person’s view of it – and learn that the future is all about personalization. “The future of local TV (and seemingly ...READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

Fast Company's David Lidsky will appear on ABC World News This Morning at 4:40 a.m., tomorrow, Wednesday, March 2. During his segment, he will discuss the 2005 Fast 50. Tune in if you're able!READ»

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Fast Company... on the Air!

Michael Prospero will appear on ABC World News Now at 4:40 a.m. tomorrow to discuss Fast Company's November article "Fast Cities." Tune in if you're awake!READ»

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Most Innovated Companies - Web

Sponsored by by Dan ...READ»

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Spreadsheets and Bedsheets

This season: TV embraces the workplace, with a vengeance.READ»