Long relegated to the fringe, Internet-enabled TV sets are finally
ready for prime time: Nearly 28 million will ship this year, up 125%
from 2009, and electronics research firm iSuppli Corp. estimates that
by 2014, 54% of ...READ»
From No. 1 finisher Jeremy Schoemaker to Shaquille O'Neal (no. 1,709) and beyond, here are the 29,795 photographs we received from participants in our social-media experiment. Go to fastcompany.com/influence for details about the top finishers and to search for specific participants.READ»
In the latest installment of our video series on risk-taking, do-gooding young entrepreneurs, learn about an online community for lovers of sewing that offers downloadable, copyright-free patterns, advice, and more.READ»
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»
To find out more about Conan O'Brien's innovative use of social media, we spoke with John Wooden, GM and executive producer of Team Coco Digital. READ»
Anyone in the venture business will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere and find its way into every aspiring entrepreneur's pitch. I call this "the puck at your feet" because it's not where the industry is heading but rather where the industry is today. By the time you launch your buzz word feature everybody will be offering that buzz product. You need to think about where the puck is going.READ»
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»
Today, thanks to Facebook and other social media, many folks are more likely to get their news from friends in the social networking sense of that word, than from traditional sources.READ»
Now that Facebook has made it easy to download the data you've entered on the site, what about the other social networks into which you pump photos, status updates, and messages to your friends? How can you download your stuff on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Flickr?READ»
According to a new study, mobile operators should quit pushing their own music download stores on users and instead partner with music streaming services to increase revenues. READ»
It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. In this series, we talk to leading figures in ...READ»
Borders is trying a new experiment to combat Amazon and Barnes & Noble in the e-book wars: It's partnered with BookBrewer, which will bring self-publishing powers to its platform. And the intriguing chance to turn blogs into e-books.READ»
At last night's Masters of Design event, Fiona Morrisson, who helped transform JFK's T5 terminal into JetBlue's hip, people-friendly gateway, teased the audience about the airline's forthcoming brand campaign.
Behind it, she ...READ»
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