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Mom 2.0 Summit

Mommy bloggers are traditionally seen as the Web's most honest citizens. But their collective rep has been tarnished by a few of them who have gotten -- and not disclosed -- payments and freebies from companies seeking favorable ...READ»

Fast Company Recommended Events February 2010

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• The Brief But Impactful History of YouTube
• Scorsese and DiCarpio's Movie Gold

Hotel Chains Built Them, So We Will Come

A few years ago, before the Great Fall of 2008 but long enough after September 11 that folks were back to traveling with enthusiasm, the economy was humming along and the hotels were packed. So many of the largest hotel chains ...READ»

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Patrice Green Houston - Saving our economy

Patrice Green In Houston - Patrice Green In Houston With the high prices of energy these days, especially at the pumps, is the next generation of technology in battery power? Electro Energy, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of ...READ»

Five Designers Get $50k in Mini-MacArthur Grants for Artists

A look at what makes them special.READ»

First Look: Coke Juices Up Its MinuteMaid Packaging

In round two of the juice packaging cage match that started late last year with the Tropicana fiasco, Minute Maid unveils a new look that hews to its heritage.READ»

Getting the Most From a Conference

You've suffered through the cramped airplane ride, left friends & family behind and endured another chicken and rice lunch. At least have something to show for it!READ»

Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. READ»

Is Innovation Just Another Business Model? 3 Systemic Innovation Processes

Innovation has gone from being an "A-Ha" Moment to a field that is studied and can be predicted. READ»

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Theplanet.com Host serves more than 20,000 businesses worldwide and more than 15.7 million Web sites with 40 percent of customers located outside of North America. It has more than 48,500 servers under management with six wholly owned ...READ»

Local Yokels

AOL and The New York Times Co. are far from alone in trying to colonize community news into profit centers.READ»

• Get Me Rewrite! Hyperlocal's Lost

Reliable Generators Are a Necessity for South Florida Hurricane Season

Hurricane season is probably the only season no one looks forward too; especially when you live in southern cities like Boca Raton or Houston. Safety is the number one priority in people’s minds once they are aware of a dangerous ...READ»

Fraud and a Cell Phone Card

These days creativity in perpetrating a fraud seems to be on the rise.READ»

White Collar Counterfeiters

White-collar crime is interesting, as it covers such a wide variety of crimes, for instance counterfeiting products.READ»

Why America Is Addicted to Olive Garden

Technology, savvy brand management, and a little bit of soul have made $6.7 billion Darden Restaurants the world's biggest casual-dining operation -- and it's still growing, even in tough times.READ»

• The Darden Menu

Biofuels Take Flight

Continental Airlines' biofuel-powered test flight sets the industry's course toward brighter skies.READ»

Fast Cities: New Orleans

The recovery of post-Katrina New Orleans has unleashed a new generation of social entrepreneurs. A sterling example: the Broadmoor Improvement Association and its dynamic president, LaToya Cantrell. Broadmoor is a racially mixed, middle-class historic district dating to the 1920s.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009

Fast Cities: Vancouver, British Columbia

The host of the 2010 Winter Games is going for green, using its big moment as a chance to catalyze change. All 18 buildings in Vancouver's Olympic Village are being built to LEED Gold and LEED Platinum standards.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009

Fast Cities: San Francisco

Many people joke about stashing their cash under the mattress, but what if that were really the only option? Bank on San Francisco, a public-private partnership formed by the city and several financial organizations, gives citizens access to bank accounts and financial education.READ»

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Fast Cities: Denver

The arts may often be associated with money and power, but the Mile-High City's Five by Five program opens the doors of Denver's cultural institutions to some of its youngest and poorest residents.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009

Seattle: City of the Year

The capital of the Pacific Northwest is blessed with divine geography, frontier spirit, and an abundance of both artists and geeks. Plus, it's not even that rainy.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009

Fast Cities: New York

In the aftermath of September 11, New York police commissioner Ray Kelly built the most successful local counterterrorism unit in the U.S. and perhaps the world. The team, which has 600 experts that know some four dozen languages, routinely dispatches officers overseas for work in cities believed to be terror targets.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009

Fast Cities: Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei has strived to achieve "zero landfill, total recycling" by 2010. It will probably fall short, but its policies are still exemplary. The city has encouraged the private sector to build composting facilities and recycling plants, and requires residents to pay for trash collection by the bag.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009

Fast Cities: Houston

When the property in downtown Houston came up for sale, city leaders knew they could find a better use for it than yet another condo or office building. They proposed Discovery Green, a 12-acre, $122 million park in the heart of downtown that has reminded urban planners of the power and potential of green space.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009