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WordPress: A Brand to be Managed

Yesterday I flew from Phoenix to San Francisco and back in a day to attend WordcampSF 2010, my fourth pilgrimage to the shrine of a piece of software.This conference is a cross between a training session and a user community ...READ»

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WordPress As a Brand to be Managed

Yesterday I flew from Phoenix to San Francisco and back in a day to attend WordcampSF 2010, my fourth pilgrimage to the shrine of a piece of software.This conference is a cross between a training session and a user community ...READ»

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Steve Jobs's Diabolical Plan for Global Domination

The whole iPhone (and iPod and iPad) thing is starting to sound like a 1950's science fiction movie. If you've ever watched one of these now-totally-camp movies, the story line goes like this: A mad scientist bent on world domination invents a fanciful machine that turns humans into unthinking zombies over whom he has complete control. Now let's update that storyline. A mad scientist by the name of Steve Jobs invents a fanciful machine called the iPhone that, according to a recent Stanford University survey, turns users into "junkies" allowing him and his evil empire to take over the world (at least the media world, so far). Now do you see it?READ»

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2009 Hall of Shame Inductees

Three words have been weighing heavily on my mind lately: unconscionable, outrage, and cynicism. I haven't used unconscionable too often in my life; it's an extreme and unforgiving descriptor. But in the last year (okay, the last decade really, but you have to let go sometime), unconscionable has been a steady mantra cycling through my brain. When unconscionable crosses my mental landscape, its fellow travel companion, outrage, is always at its side. And their favorite destination these days is the state of cynicism.READ»

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WET in Vegas: CityCenter's Kool-Aid-Colored Fountain, Giant Popsicles, and More [VIDEO]

The biggest stars of the new Vegas megadevelopment are WET, a California company that's changed the formula for water features. We got a behind-the-scenes look with CEO Mark Fuller.READ»

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Ego & The High Cost of Cheating

Putting our shock and indignation aside, there's a vital business lesson for business people at all levels to learn in Tiger's GiNORMOUS public flame-out this past week. | Biz Money Matters |READ»

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Aquamedica Day Spa Hosts Soldier Holiday Gift Drive

With much gratitude and in the spirit of giving to others for the holiday season, Pier Village of Long Branch has created a Soldier Gift Drive Now through December 31st. This drive will be collected for the American Recreational Military Services (ARMS) is a 501 (c) (3) public charity.READ»

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Engaging Your Employees with Emotional Benefits

In a values-driven company, it's relatively easy to engage employees: they sign up and show up for our annual global service days, use their Path of Service benefit (paid time off to volunteer) and are actively involved in ...READ»

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Does America Really Have Contaminated Water?

Despite all the evidence, media reports, exposés, in-depth investigative reports, and government reports, some people still think our water is safe to drink right from the tap.READ»

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Polar Bears, Shmolar Bears

I belong to a few environmental groups and so I receive a steady stream of flyers from these groups in the mail, more often than not highlighting the plight of whales, polar bears, and wolves.  Even today as the world goes through ...READ»

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Patagonia Values

McDonald's will never make us thinner, but Wal-Mart just might make us cooler. The difference? Patagonia values. READ»

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Products of Brand Mash-Ups

Lashing your brand to another may be the easiest -- and oddest -- way to create new products. Can you pick which items are real and which are fake?READ»

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Speed Is Life

The former head of Lycos defends his portal strategy, diagnoses Yahoo!'s ailments, and encourages entrepreneurs to look over their shoulders -- to study history with a vengeance.READ»

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"Don't Drink the Grape-Flavored Sugar Water..."

The Consultant Debunkers find a certain saying hard to swallow.READ»

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Feedback

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ»

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The Time of Our Life

With our November 2005 issue, Fast Company will celebrate 10 years of publication. Each month until then, we'll review one of our favorite editions from the first decade.READ»

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In M<amp></amp> A Game, Mind Your Ps <amp></amp> Qs

My Smartest MistakeREAD»

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Wal-Mart's New Ads: Spots Even a Curmudgeon Could Love

The Martin Agency’s new ads for Wal-Mart have finally hit the air, and I’m shocked to report that -- urban cynic that I am -- even I was touched. OK, so the company exploits its workers, squeezes its suppliers, and does other ...READ»

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Technology: Twitter Has "Ruined" My Life

For those of you that don't know what twitter is... Basically, it's a DIY (do it yourself) chat room. You choose people that you want to "follow", and you can see when they type something to the twitter site. People can choose to ...READ»

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Watch It, Mac!

I recently obtained what may be the biggest threat to my work-life balance since my last visit home. My new Mac. And although I certainly am enjoying it, it’s making me feel much like I did as a boy: lonely, weird and ...READ»

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Blog War 2006

I read recently where another politician has engaged a blog as a campaign tool. As the 2006 elections get closer, we are going to see more and more of the politicians and their advisors jumping on the blog bandwagon or as I preach, ...READ»

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Lemonade Stands and Entrepreneurship

In response to Angie's question, yes I had several Kool-Aid stands as a kid. I also used to sell my old toys to other kids. Was it the seed for entrepreneurship? I don't know. Going into college I wanted to be an engineer, and ...READ»

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A New Brand You II

That reminds me of the 2002 PepsiCo proposal that Mountain View, California, change its name to Mountain Dew. Not too many years before that, Half.com persuaded residents of Halfway, Oregon, to change their town's name. Bizarre ...READ»