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Joe Trippi, Pied Piper of Dean's Internet Campaign, Storms off Stage

Will he lead his faithful followers with him? They're rending their clothes on the Dean blog today, as the Internet master packs his tents and heads back to his Maryland farm. We profiled the Wizard of the Web back in October, when ...READ»

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The Leading Edge: Check Your Dissonance at the Door

Dissonance = What are you going to do for me?/What are you going to do to me? When what you're going to do to people speaks much louder than what you are going to do for them, not only will you not get through to them, they will ...READ»

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Joe Trippi's Killer App

Howard Dean's campaign manager has used the Internet to turn an obscure ex-governor into a real presidential contender. It's anything but politics as usual. Will it work?READ»

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Putting People Back into the Process

Joe Trippi is former campaign manager for Howard Dean. He is generally credited with conceptualizing the decentralized Internet-based structure that helped the governor of Vermont build early momentum in the bid for the Democratic ...READ»

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Dean's "I Had a Scream" Speech

After Howard Dean's "I Had a Scream" Iowa concession speech, many people considered his Presidential race a lost cause. But on the eve of what could be considered the biggest test of the campaign yet, has the former front runner ...READ»

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Howard Dean's Start-up Syndrome

Presidential candidate Howard Dean is hot right now. He's just got one problem: How can he transform a sudden burst of success into long-term momentum (Hmmm, that sounds familiar)? Anyhow, that's the question posed in a great New ...READ»

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Joe Trippi Stays in the Picture

The last time we saw Joe Trippi, Howard Dean's former Internet guru and campaign manager, he was disheveled and sleep-deprived, hunched over a laptop behind a messy desk at the Dean for America headquarters in Burlington, Vermont. ...READ»

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I Feel Your Campaign

FC Now reader Mitch Ratcliffe contends that the recent Fast Company feature on Howard Dean's campaign manager Joe Trippi misses the point about the Dean campaign phenomenon. Ratcliffe characterizes the feature as "emphasizing the ...READ»

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Back to the Future

This fall's New England technology summit focused on risks and opportunities facing the region's tech sector in 2002. Festivities included some good-natured political sparring and a grimly optimistic forecast from a group of gloomy VCs.READ»

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Is Democracy Broken?

Should it really cost $200 million to run for President? At what point does the fundraising mean more than the ideas? There's been a huge shift in the way the Internet has affected marketing of all types, and now, for the first ...READ»

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Virality Bites: The Web's Most Unintentionally Hilarious Campaign Ads

In the age of YouTube, there's a huge potential downside for novice online politicos. Here's why going viral isn't necessarily a good move.READ»

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The Brand Called President

Will President Obama Change Government the Way Candidate Obama Changed Campaigning?READ»

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All Politics Is Loco

Now that the absurd political spectacle in Cal-ee-fornia is over (at least until the actual attempt to govern begins), the rest of the nation can turn its attention back to the Democratic presidential candidate sweepstakes. And no ...READ»

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Between The Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

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After Coakley's Loss: Dems Must Wake Up, Move Left, Be Powerful

Following Martha Coakley’s loss in Massachusetts, Obama will no doubt get a lot of advice to move to the center, to compromise more, to give up any hope for the progressive agenda he was elected to deliver. But that advice is ...READ»

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The Man Behind the Curtain

Michael Sheehan is the go-to guy for ambitious politicians and nervous CEOs who want to become great communicators. So what are his secrets?READ»

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Jack Welch on the Democratic Candidates

Joe Lieberman lacks energy and may have little edge. Howard Dean seems to have trouble handling stress. Wesley Clark may lack breadth of knowledge and passion. John Kerry has plenty of integrity and intelligence, but could likely ...READ»

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Life in the Googleplex

USA Today has an interesting, if light, article on the ubiquitous Google. Sure, the top-dog search engine gets almost as much press as Howard Dean, but the article talks a little about the perks of working in the sprawling and ...READ»

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The Man Behind the Curtain

Michael Sheehan is the go-to guy for ambitious politicians and nervous CEOs who want to become great communicators. So what are his secrets?READ»

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Send in the Clowns

When it comes to the health of your company, it's time to stop clowning around.READ»

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Building a Better Blog with Denise Wakeman

Expert blogger Denise Wakeman talks about the benefits of blogging, how to make time for blogging, how to promote your blog, and how blogging has changed over the years.READ»

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Fast Company in the News

Here are some recent media mentions of Fast Company: Trio of Local Companies Competing for Fast 50 Awards: Buffalo Business First recognizes local participants in the readers' challenge Super Web Site Helps Dean Surge Ahead: ...READ»

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Netroots Nation

Have you heard of Netroots Nation?   Netroots Nation is America's largest gathering of progressive bloggers. This year's convention, which will take place July 17-20 in Austin, TX, features more than 100 sessions focusing on ...READ»

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Africa Technology and Investment Digest Week 2

Subscribe to Appfrica by Email   Nicco Mele Launches NewsJunk.com Nicco’s career began as a member of the technical staff for various political campaigns, in particular the presidential campaigns of Howard Dean, ...READ»

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Technology: How Far and How Fast We've Come

Just watched the video of Steve Jobs introducing the first Macintosh, in January 1984.Maybe those of you were under ten years old at the time will be wondering, what's with all the cheering, it doesn't do much. But it was ...READ»