Topic: James Bond

James Bond: An Everlasting Brand

Will the blond Bond -- Daniel Craig -- live up to the brand?READ»

Free Money for Your Start-Up

Business 101: There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Your Parents 101: Money doesn’t grow on trees. Reality Check 101: Due to the current sub-prime crisis, banks are losing massive amounts of money, bankers are getting laid ...READ»

Smoking Guns

In Ian Fleming’s 1953 novel, British secret agent James Bond was a chain-smoking 70-a-day man. But in the new version of Casino Royale I hope to watch this weekend, the only smoke we'll see will come from 007's Walther PPK ...READ»

Baggage Claim Will Never Be the Same

Four devices that will prevent your luggage from falling into the wrong hands.READ»

Work/Life: If They Keep This Up, We'll Never Get Better!

CEO Dad’s Tuesday Tirade…. Several of my contributions to the blogosphere have featured my own humorous takes on seemingly outrageous products and services designed to point up just how difficult it is to keep balanced on the ...READ»

Designing the Ambulance of the Future

After two years of work, the results of a project to imagine the ambulance of the future have been unveiled, and the results are exactly as gee-whiz, what-will-they-think-of-next as you hoped. Dubbed "Healthcare on the Move: ...READ»

The Best Advertising Slogans of All Time According to Digg Users

People take their favorite ads seriously--witness the huge response to Inc.com’s list last week of the “The 10 Best Slogans of All Time,” which popped up Wednesday on Digg.com and promptly touched off a groundswell of impassioned debate. From Tony the Tiger to milk moustaches, many PR campaigns have left a lasting impression on people. Here are some of the best nominations from Digg.com users.READ»

• 8 Buzz-worthy Advertising Campaigns
• How to Build a Brand Like Obama
• What Makes a Brand Authentic?

Most Downloaded Dude in the World

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

Report from NY Web 2.0: Web Industry +1, Wi-Fi (FAIL)

If the recent NextWeb NY Web 2.0 Meetup is any indication, then Silicon Alley is not only ripe with promising ideas, it's actually thriving. Too bad we can't say much about the technology we employed in our attempt to bring you a live ...READ»

Playing to Win

Computer and video games are a bigger business than the movies, and the biggest force in games is Electronic Arts -- a company whose blockbuster titles dazzle millions of customers and generate billions of dollars in sales. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at a creative powerhouse (and a model of disciplined management) where rappers beg to be hoopsters, war-game designers learn combat tactics from a Marine hero -- and a series of complex projects come in on time and on budget.READ»

The Future of Design

From the $300,000 table to the $30 teakettle, design is dressing up the American way of life. READ»

Contributors

Kevin Van Aelst For this issue's Now section, artist Kevin Van Aelst created a fictitious holiday world to spell out the words "December & January." He arranged bits of a broken champagne flute in the spot where he once dropped ...READ»

My High-Tech Road Test

Collect the top-rated gear for road warriors, take it all on a 36-hour business trip-and what do you get? The final word on whether this stuff really works.READ»

Competitive Intelligence - Get Smart!

Thanks to the Web, you can learn more about the competition faster than ever. Fast Company's panel of experts provides a six-point program for keeping an eye on your rivals. Now, where's Agent 99?READ»

GE's New Ecomagineer Spills It

GE mirrors the American economy much better than most companies -- for good and ill. Last year, the credit squeeze assailed GE Capital, its financial-services arm; the company missed an earnings prediction, driving the stock price ...READ»

• Water Desalination: The Answer to the World's Thirst?

iPhone You Can Drive My Car, If It's a New Mercedes Anyway

An iPhone app that lets you control your Mercedes Benz. An iPhone app that lets you control your Mercedes Benz. An iPhone app ... I mean, what more do you need to know? It's damn cool enough by itself isn't it? Mercedes Benz has ...READ»

Now: April 2008

What's happening this month, from the world's biggest lighting show to, inevitably, Tax Day.READ»

• Put Style In Your Lifestyle
• 7 Fabulous Things You Probably Shouldn't Buy
• MEET: World Retail Congress

Obscura Digital's High Def Projections

A multi-media design lab out of San Francisco lights up companies such as GM, Google, and Oracle with mind-blowing projections. READ»

• The State of Mobile Advertising

Unleash Your Ideavirus - Part Two

Here's a big idea: Ideas are driving the economy. Here's a bigger idea: Ideas that spread fastest win.READ»

Facebook's Privacy Settings Fail MI6: Head of British Intelligence Cover Blown

According to the TimesOnline, the chief of British intelligence agency MI6 was outed from his cover-name by his wife, who posted to him affectionately on Facebook wall using the moniker, "C". Sir John Sawers, the agent in question, ...READ»

Creative Drive

BMW's Designworks/USA studio has a formula for profitable creativity that involves working on everything from tractors to goggles. Which may be why it designs such cool cars.READ»

Creative Drive

BMW's Designworks/USA studio has a formula for profitable creativity that involves working on everything from tractors to goggles. Which may be why it designs such cool cars.READ»

Now: May 2009

May MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN         01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 ...READ»

• Numerology: The Business of Barbecue
• Create: The "Design for a Living World" Exhibition
• Gather: Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting

The Personality Behind Online Gaming Site Bodog

Mountains of cash, beautiful women, and a nonstop round-the-world party. Life was good for Calvin Ayre, founder of the online gambling powerhouse Bodog. Then he was gone.READ»

• Infographic: Global Online-Gaming Revenue
• 7 Fabulous Things You Probably Shouldn't Buy

Nokia Rocks the World: The Phone King's Plan to Redefine Its Business

Nokia already owns the global cell-phone market. Now Tero Ojanperä is launching the world's biggest delivery system for services, apps, and entertainment.READ»

• Infographic: Big -- But Not Bulletproof