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Business Media Missteps

Jungle Media Group, the publishers of MBA Jungle and JD Jungle announced today that they are changing the magazines' names to Jungle and Jungle Law, respectively. "The change recognizes the growing interest in the titles beyond the ...READ»

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Are Teen Magazines Really Just Tween Magazines?

With the demise of the print version of Teen People hot on the heels of Elle Girl (YM folded last year and there has been a similar trend with UK teen titles), many of us in the teen media space have been thinking about the future of ...READ»

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Fast Company

Fast Company is a full-color monthly magazine that reports on the technology industry. It was launched in November 1995by Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, two former Harvard Business Review editors.  It serves as a handbook for the ...READ»

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<em>Fast Company</em>'s Linda Tischler Wins the Deadline Club Award for Best Magazine Feature

New York, May 25, 2006 - Fast Company announced today that Senior Writer, Linda Tischler, has been award the 2006 Deadline Club Award for best magazine feature. The article, "Join the Circus," was in the July 2005 issue and gave an ...READ»

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Bringing Home the Gold, and Silver

I've been a little remiss in sharing that a week ago Fast Company brought home two Folio Awards. We won the Gold Eddie for best consumer business magazine (beating Fortune and Black Enterprise), and the Silver Ozzie for best overall ...READ»

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Scoreboard for Sports Sites

Fast Company scores five sports sites.READ»

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The End of Print?

The Internet continues to transform the way we think and interact with content. Unless you’re a magazine. To say that magazines have struggled in this Electronic Age is falling well short of the complete story. Yes there have been ...READ»

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Changing the Game - Again

Back in 1995, when we launched Fast Company, our most valuable asset was our originality. What was different about the magazine? Its message. Its language. Its design. Most important, its promise to readers. Nobody talked about ...READ»

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Fast Company... "Is Probably Gone for Good."

So says David Carr in a New York Times column yesterday. My first reaction to Carr's opinion piece was to think of the John Lennon line: "I read the news today, oh boy!" But then Carr is stating his opinion, not fact, and also ...READ»

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New Frontiers to Explore, Part Two

Like the National Geographic Society explorers before him, John Fahey is venturing into uncharted territory. The CEO of the society talks about reinvigorating the venerable brand.READ»

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Cover Storied

Congratulations to the Fast Company team for ranking among the American Society of Magazine Editors' recently announced list of the top 40 magazine covers of the last four decades. Clocking in at No. 37, our August 1997 cover for the ...READ»

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Offline Optimization That Creates Online Visibility

How Men's Health Magazine Wins In Losing Your GutREAD»

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Ad Ubiquity in Wired

I enjoy Wired magazine when I'm done reading Fast Company, but this current month's issue left me wondering: where do the articles end, and the ads begin? It's really a seamless merging of the two, at least to my uneducated ...READ»

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Fast Company Wins 2006 IIDA Star Award

May 16, 2006, Chicago, IL – Fast Company announced today that The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) will award the magazine its 2006 IIDA Star Award at the IIDA 12th Annual Meeting to be held on Sunday, June 11, ...READ»

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Fast Company in the News

Here are some recent media mentions of Fast Company: Love For Sale: Rebecca Mead, my favorite New Yorker writer, addresses the marketing of mating -- and refers to Fast Company in the process Biz Bits: Wire editors at the St. ...READ»

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Why Shelter Books Are Getting Shuttered

Or Are They merely the New Bridal Magazine -- & Implications for Print vs. Online OnlyREAD»

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Print is Not Dead, Part LVI

Remember those things that are like bigger, bendier books and they arrive in your mailbox and you read them? Yes--magazines!READ»

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Dan Hammond - Fast 50 2003

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B Style for Sale

David Carr writes in the New York Times today that American Express is publishing a no-name magazine that's sent out exclusively to Centurion cardholders. With a sleek, black-on-black cover designed by the creative director of ...READ»

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America's Photographer

Rick Smolan, the former National Geographic and Time magazine photographer who makes great coffee table books like "Day in the Life of America, " invites us into his home to discuss photography and his latest projects.READ»

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Oxo Good Grips Designers Take on Tablet Magazines

Smart looks at how traditional print media such as newspapers and magazines might be repurposed to play out in the iPad domain. READ»

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Easy iPad Magazine Publishing Could Upset Big-Name Mag's Business

We've heard a lot on the iPad's potentially transformational powers for publishing, and we've seen some custom-built magazines and newspapers already. Now WoodWing has a tool that makes turning a mag into a PadMag almost ...READ»

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Her Space: A Guide to Ashley's World

"It's all about giving girls what they want," is the way the 17-year-old explains her success.READ»

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Reading Leaders

There was a good interview with Fast Company's editor in chief, John A. Byrne, published in Knowledge@Wharton recently. Taking a look at the impact of John joining the team a year ago, the interview considers the challenges facing ...READ»

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I.D. Magazine, a Design Icon, Folds After 55 Years in Print

Devastating news for the design world: After 55 years in publication, I.D. Magazine, America's foremost design publication, has folded. I.D. was the oldest product design** magazine in the country, and was the one-time employer of ...READ»