Topic: Business

Want To Be Our Photo Intern?

Fast Company is in search of a photo intern.READ»

Turning Vitamins Into Aspirin: Consumers and the "Felt Need"

Dan Heath and Chip Heath explain why it's not enough to give people something they need.READ»

Suppliers Set Out to Grade Products with Sustainability Scorecards

Procter & Gamble and Kaiser Permanente set out to grade their suppliers' environmental practices with sustainability scorecards.READ»

Letter From the Editor: The Influence Virus: Our Unlikely Experiment in Social Media

The first time I participated in a viral marketing effort, it was on a whim. And it failed miserably -- in part because we didn't actually have a purpose. I was a freshman in college, and late one night, a few of us came up with a ...READ»

Portrait of the Rapper as a Young Marketer: How K'naan Delivered on Coca-Cola's $300 Million Bet

Coca-Cola bet that an unknown Somali rapper could support its biggest marketing campaign ever. The company was right, and it may have launched a new star. Or not.READ»

• Two Versions of "Wavin' Flag"

Phineas and Ferb Take the Boys' Market by Storm

"Phineas and Ferb" is the hippest, nerdiest, unlikeliest hit on TV -- and now Disney hopes it can be a SpongeBob-like cash cow.READ»

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»

Here Come the Diarrhea-Fighting Transgenic Goats!

Medical inspiration often comes from strange places. A plan from researchers to fight diarrhea with milk from transgenic goats is no exception.READ»

India, South Africa Team Up to Fight HIV

India is rapidly becoming a global supplier of life-saving HIV vaccine. Now it's joining forces with South Africa to research the HIV sub-type most commonly found in their countries. READ»

Tokyo Eco-Startup Fullcircle Innovations Is Announced as a Finalist in Red Herring 100 Asia Prize

Solving climate change is a big challenge that will require cooperation and innovation on a global scale. Tokyo startup Fullcircle Innovations is taking on this challenge with its offerings at GreenITers.com and EcoAppsFree.com.READ»

Kiva and Visa Partner Up, Extend Into Gulf Coast Region

Kiva, fresh off its expansion into higher education loans and one year after its entrance into the U.S. market, is moving full speed ahead to help Gulf Coast entrepreneurs recover from devastating setbacks.READ»

Corporate Leadership for the 21st Century: Sustainability Experience Required

You will soon find that no corporate board will hire a CEO or elect a new board member who doesn't have experience in environmental sustainability and social issues. Why would I say this? And where would a corporate person gain ...READ»

Twitter Promoted to Ad Network

In just four short years, Twitter would emerge as something more personal than a social network, it would serve as a human seismograph for facilitating, tracking, and measuring human movement and experiences. Twitter is now starting to introduce new programs that officially position the company as both an integrated information and ad network.READ»

Evidence Employees Are MORE SATISFIED With Their Bosses: Why It May Be So

A new survey by Adecco finds that more than three-quarters of bosses say their relationships with workers has improved in the past three years because of the recession.READ»

Honestly.com, a "Yelp for People," Opens Up, Gets Funding, and Rebrands

The reputation website, originally called "Unvarnished," walks a fine line between anonymity and accountability, as it aims to make a professional reference online more like it is in real life.READ»

How Maia Josebachvili Turned Her Skydiving Hobby Into a Business

One broke college student e-mailed all her contacts and turned her wanderlust into Urban Escapes, a company that has just been acquired by LivingSocial.READ»

• Poll: Like Maia, what hobby would you like as a 9-to-5?

Renegades: Lathan Hodge on 5 Takeaways about "Mass-Personalization"

Okay, so you've created awareness of your brand. How do you maintain continuity and momentum with the relationship you've just established? Here are 5 takeaways about "Mass-Personalization" in a digital world.READ»

Global Heritage Fund Invests in Archaeologists to Save the World's Most Endangered Sites

Jeff Morgan took an unlikely route from Silicon Valley to Haiti and Cambodia--but he brought his startup expertise and venture capitalist training with him. READ»

Apple Crushes iPhone Sales, iPad Disappoints

Steve Jobs and company have reason for a Cupertino celebratory cha-cha: Apple crushed quarterly revenues on the tails of huge iPhone sales. Today, Apple posted record earnings of $20.34 billion--way up from last year's quarterly ...READ»

Will Dave McClure Save the VC Industry?

One man in Silicon Valley is trying to turn the venture capital industry on its head--by going outside Silicon Valley. Dave McClure, founder of the new SuperAngel/VC fund 500 Startups, travels all over the world looking for ideas and deals.READ»

Mark Cuban Funds Startup That Will Track Your Devices

Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks and Landmark Theaters, is helping to fund a startup called BlueCava--a firm that hopes to boost your control over online marketing by tracking you online. Privacy advocates, start your engines.READ»

Candidates Look to iPad, Old Spice Guy, Steven Slater for Viral Votes

In the era of YouTube, political campaigns are creating Internet memes and takeoffs of popular brands to earn votes by going viral.READ»

Tech Companies Still Top the Green Charts

Newsweek magazine may be in trouble, but its annual green rankings are one of the most comprehensive attempts to rank major companies based on sustainability. How does your company measure up?READ»

Have Your Chocolate and Fund It Too: A New Vision for Microloans

The Hoop Fund, a new kind of online marketplace founded by a former Coke executive, lets consumers make loans to fair trade businesses worldwide, in $25 increments -- and also buy the products from the companies they're supporting.READ»

Exclusive Video: New Stoli Ads Feature Twitter Co-Founder in Hot Biz-on-Biz Action

Biz Stone is the star of the latest Stolichnaya vodka campaign. Here's a first-look.READ»