More fodder for FC Now readers' consideration of social software and its potential business benefits: BusinessWeek recently took a look at Friendster's success.READ MORE›
These two top business schools will no longer provide BusinessWeek the opportunity to survey their graduating classes. Why? The deans basically say that rankings are crass and misleading.
The real story, however, is quite ...READ MORE›
There is no question that the value in online friendships for both businesses and individuals alike is poised to grow and be used for purposes beyond what we can now imagine.READ MORE›
Employees are lining up in your departure lounge waiting for a sign indicating the economy is improving. So why are you still treating employees so poorly?READ MORE›
Our work on credibility actually began because of the way women answered the question above. More than 80% felt men were perceived as more credible in the workplace. If women lacked credibility, even perceivably so, this was a huge ...READ MORE›
Lots of good reporting lately on the $13.9B purchase of EDS by HP.
Many are saying its the clearest sign yet that cloud computing has
fully arrived. Others say the purchase is more about buying market
share and becoming the ...READ MORE›
While you were sleeping (fitfully as the storm raged outside), innovation was wondering if the word "sky" within another word (example: Skype) was subject to copyright, and if so, would anyone called Skylar find that they were, as a ...READ MORE›
Let's say you want to produce an exciting
design for a next-generation home electronics device. Which scenario will help you make
this breakthrough happen?
1. You plan to generate a lot of "blue sky" ideas so you
keep ...READ MORE›
Remember back in olden days when a story would break and the chief at the local daily would yell, "Stop the presses!" Well, they've finally stopped. And in the future, most of our newspaper content will be delivered via digital tech. ...READ MORE›
Astute FC Now reader Andrew Feldman commented on the eerie similarity between the cover story of the November issue of Fast Company and the main feature in the Oct. 27 edition of BusinessWeek.
It's true. Russell Simmons appears on ...READ MORE›
Last week I co-presented a session at the Working Mother Flexibility Leadership Conference entitled, “Flexibility is the Answer When Rightsizing is the Question.” We explained how to use strategic flexibility (e.g. flexible ...READ MORE›
I'm the host of 'The Connections Show', a weekly Podcast that puts you ahead of the curve with the latest developments in Internet, Web 2.0 and Social & Business Networking. http://connections.thepodcastnetwork.com
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Just yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published its third annual ranking of business schools. With great fanfare and a separate 12-page section of the newspaper, the Journal declared that the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton ...READ MORE›
For those in transition and considering a career move, I would like to provide you with some positive information on how you might address your career concerns. I do not have all the answers. But in thirty years and with several ...READ MORE›
You've got to ask yourself what the world is coming to when you've got to pony up $15 for your first checked bag.
I wouldn't call it "nickel and diming" by any stretch of the imagination because, let's face it, those ...READ MORE›
Over the last several days, I’ve reviewed an up-and-coming company, PetMD. To listen to my full interview with CEO Kim Schinnerer, please click here. Today I want to show yet another way to look at PetMD’s strategy of offering ...READ MORE›
In yesterday's edition of Women's Wear Daily, the following item appeared in the Memo Pad section:
John Byrne wrote 57 cover stories for BusinessWeek before bolting last April to edit Fast Company, but it seems he's still giving his ...READ MORE›
The worst institutional food short of Sloppy Joes at a junior high school cafeteria has long been found flying through the air. Inflight fare hasn't been the butt of jokes for no reason — food service has become a casualty of hard ...READ MORE›
The design world is no longer dominated by large design agencies of 100, 200, or even 500 employees. We are now witnessing studios with 10, 20, or 30 people consistently delivering top quality design and in a very different way. READ MORE›
The future is scary: hadron colliders, HD-video iPhones and nanotube lightbulbs are as bizarre as they are promising. Thankfully, this week on the Web shows us that not all that much has changed; we're still the same gawkers we were ...READ MORE›
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