Topic: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc.

My Favorite Bookmarks - Harold Kester

Picks from Encyclopedia Britannica VP Harold Kester.READ»

The Coming Age Wave

Are marketers finally getting wise to the purchasing power of the over-40 consumer? If the crowd gathered for the "Mature Market Summit" at the Roosevelt Hotel this week was any indication, it seems something has subtly shifted in ...READ»

Thomas Malone: Perspective

Thomas Malone is a management professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is also the founder and director of the MIT Center for Coordination Science and was one of the two founding co-directors of the MIT Initiative on ...READ»

Wikipedia, Vol. 2: Encyclopedia Smackdown

Much like a Wikipedia entry, our discussion of the online encyclopedia is nothing if not dynamic. In fact, it's already time for an update. As FC Now reader Shel Holtz points out, the science journal Nature posted an article ...READ»

Say What? The E.U. Wants You To Turn Down MP3s?

Always a caring bunch, E.U. lawmakers have just mandated that MP3 player makers remind their users of the risks of hearing damage from prolonged, loud headphone use. Their ruling is based on some sensible science, and it's aimed at ...READ»

Microsoft Shutters Encarta as Douglas Adam's Encyclopedia Model Wins

Microsoft has announced that it's terminating its encyclopedia effort Encarta after 16 years in the business of collecting and publishing knowledge and historic information. The reasons for Encarta's doom are obvious: it's become ...READ»

• The Fast Company 50 - #34 Microsoft

Wikipedia Grows Up--Limits Edits to Biographies

Wikipedia's governing Wikimedia Foundation just made an interesting announcement: For the first time some editorial control will be exerted over articles on living people. Compared to its carefree youthful days, is Wikipedia growing ...READ»

Living in Dell Time

For most businesses, warehouses full of stuff are a kind of security blanket. But Dell has replaced inventory with information, and that has helped turn it into one of the fastest, most hyperefficient organizations on the planet. Here's how Dell uses speed as the ultimate competitive weapon, and why rivals may never be able to catch up.READ»