Topic: Ashton Kutcher

Using Your Celebrity to Become Famous

Please tell me I am not the only person to wonder why Ashton Kutcher is using all of his celebrity to become famous. READ»

Ashton Kutcher's Live Webvids: Genius New Format or Celeb Desperation?

Ashton Kutcher was our surprising business story/eyecandy magazine cover subject for December, and here he is in the news again. This time it's for a new type of live Web-cast "TV" show, premiering today. It might be genius. Just ...READ»

'Katalyst HQ' Is Facebook's First Hit Series-Can It Be Copied?

No, you're not being punk'd: Ashton Kutcher has officially delivered Facebook's first hit Web series. Since its February premiere, more than 9 million people have watched Katalyst HQ, an Office-like mocumentary that's sponsored by Hot ...READ»

Letter from the Editor: Attitude Is Everything

My father-in-law uses an expression, "Attitude is everything." It's his nonconfrontational way of saying, "Stop complaining." This expression has been on my mind lately when I talk to media and advertising executives about the ...READ»

Three More Reasons to Register for the Innovation Uncensored Conference: Noreena Hertz, Alex Bogusky, and Ashton Kutcher

We've just added four new speakers to the lineup for Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored conference on April 21: Ashton Kutcher, Actor and Co-Founder, Katalyst Matt Kistler, SVP of Sustainability, Walmart Anne Globe, Head of ...READ»

Mr. Social: Ashton Kutcher Plans to Be the Next New-Media Mogul

How Ashton Kutcher is pioneering a new kind of media business, bridging Hollywood, technology, and Madison Avenue. Really.READ»

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Ashton Kutcher Launches www.BlahGirls.com (Video Interview)

I caught up with Ashton Kutcher at the TechCrunch 50 and got the scoop on his new www.BlahGirls.com web property. Check out the interview and see how I got punk’d. Submit or Vote on story ideas for Fast Company Buzz at ...READ»

If Privacy Is the New Celebrity, Then Ashton Kutcher Needs a New Career

The Internet is turning lots of nobodies into celebrities. The trouble is, they get all the downside of being famous--people harass them online--and none of the upside, like getting a better table at a fancy restaurant. Founders ...READ»

Fast Education: A 100-year-old lesson in new media.

The challenges and opportunities of teaching the new technology language.READ»

Letter From the Editor: Counting Down to 100

My grandfather used to paint. He wasn't particularly good at it, but he found it calming. He would also make collages with found objects. I look at his work sometimes and try to figure out the stories he was trying to tell (he's been ...READ»

Reader Feedback: Dec 2009 / Jan 2010

The Future of All Media? The language and energy of Ashton Kutcher's Katalyst are right, but the goals seem fuzzy ("Want a Piece of This?"). Perhaps the best news is that Pepsi's top guns see that less control of the brand means ...READ»

• Update: The Resurgence of Rwanda

The Twitter About Twitter

Twitter is one application of a broader category called microblogging. You've seen it on The View, you've watched it creep into night time dramas, you've heard it in the news, you've seen Larry King take on Ashton Kutcher with their ...READ»

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Sean Parker: Facebook Should Not Have Won, MySpace Blew It

[video_twistage 1]Why did Friendster and MySpace fail where Facebook found phenomenal success? It's not that the site was better marketed, designed or had fancier code, according to Sean Parker, the former president of Facebook and ...READ»

A fun social media music video - Crazy Little Thing The Web

Lyrics to a new social media song and music video by Pete Codella, Accredited in Public Relations, of Codella Marketing and NewsCactus.READ»

Are Connections or Followers more Important: LinkedIn or Twitter?

In early April 2009, we witnessed a social media milestone: Ashton Kutcher collected 1,000,000 followers on Twitter. Since then, Oprah has begun tweeting and the microblogging site has been the social network darling of the mainstream media. What does it mean to have a network on Twitter? Could Ashton Kutcher ever collect 1,000,000 connections on LinkedIn? Probably not. But why?READ»

Convergence

Editors around the country have had the perplexing problem of choosing which page of their newspapers to run the Tiger Woods story. Sports? Business? Main news? Lifestyle? The gossip column? All of the above? Tiger—and the sad ...READ»

Twitter? Tweets? Does Anyone Actually Care? Apparently Not Nearly as Many as We’re Led to Believe

According to Harvard Business School, “the median number of lifetime tweets per user is one.” Bill Heil, study co-author, says “it looks like a few people are creating content for a few people.” All the undue twitter ...READ»

Facebook and Twitter Offer Businesses Opportunities and Challenges

Facebook and Twitter offer businesses both opportunities and challenges around the world: About 60% of users are outside the United States.READ»

• Mr. Social: Ashton Kutcher Plans to be the Next New-Media Mogul

The New Faces of Social Media

From YouTube celebrities to chief social-media officers, these unexpected players exert outsize impact and power online -- offering new channels of communication that businesses can't afford to ignore.READ»

Nissan's Social Media Strategy: Hire "Nobodies"

To launch its new line of Juke cars, Nissan is entrusting its brand to "two relatively unknown men with zero celebrity status." Here's why.READ»

IZEA Calls for Transparency, but Can Twitter Remain Pure? Ted Murphy Thinks So

A new pay-per-Tweet advertising platform determines how much your network is worth.READ»

How Facebook and Twitter Are Changing the Business World. And How They Aren't

Connecting with the village in your pocket.READ»

SOLD OUT! Only 10 Tickets Left to Innovation Uncensored!

No joke: this is your last chance to get a ticket to attend Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored conference on April 21.Who will be there? Along with the editors and writers from this magazine (which is being honored as a finalist ...READ»

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