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I Want My Ford TV!

Good news or bad, it pays to tell your people the truth. After all, if you don't someone else is bound to. And you can quote us.READ»

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Casting a Sitcom Is No Joke

Assembling a cast for a TV sitcom is like staffing a fast-growing company.READ»

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What is Great Service?

Great service is an art. But it's an art that lends itself to a certain kind of science.READ»

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Nick Tunes in to Kids

Nickelodeon, the first TV network aimed primarily at children, has a headquarters designed to tap into the kid in every staffer and programs to appeal to every kid in the audience.READ»

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Broadcast.com Boosts Its Signal

Less than three years after its creation, broadcast.com is the leading source of streaming-media programming.READ»

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Play Things

More ways the Web can amuse you and your friends.READ»

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Live from Your Office! It's ...

... the company talk show!" If you're looking for lessons to help your company compete or to put your career in gear, just sit down on the couch next to our genial host and learn how to talk your way to the top! And now, heeeeeere's the talk show!READ»

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Listen Up! The Web Makes Noise

The Web has become a feast for the ears as well as the eyes. You can listen in on conference calls with Wall Street analysts, get breaking news from the Balkans, or download the latest tune from Fatboy Slim. Here's Fast Company's listener's guide.READ»

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Will Online Ads Ever Click?

Internet marketers made lots of big (and, in hindsight, dubious) promises about the power of the Web to give companies a uniquely powerful way to chart the performance of their ads. The folks at Avenue A aren't ready to give up on those promises.READ»

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Seattle Reboots Its Future

The leaders of the city that Bill Boeing and Bill Gates built are asking what it will take to thrive in the 21st century.READ»

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All the News That's Fit to Blog

Say good-bye to the old-school pundits on the op-ed page of the "New York Times." It's time to blog.READ»

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MSNBC Turns Into a Freak Show

Roughly eight years ago, there was a nasty fight at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York. On one side was Roger Ailes, then - president and CEO of CNBC and its sister cable network, America's Talking. On the other side were NBC strategist ...READ»

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It's a Blog World After All

Blogs were once the domain of angst-ridden teens and doomed presidential candidates. But the likes of Verizon, IBM, Microsoft, and Dr. Pepper are all climbing on the blogwagon. Turns out, Web logs are a nifty knowledge-management tool. And companies also see them as a promising medium for advertising (naturally).READ»

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Professionals, Publishing for the Public

If it's true that markets are conversations, business blogs might help corporate conversations scale globally.READ»

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Best Blog Ever

When Fred Graver, executive producer of VH-1's entertainment news show "Best Week Ever" started planning the program, he didn't turn on the TV for inspiration, he turned to the Web.READ»

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Mariachi in the Morning

Problem: How to connect isolated Mexican farmworkers; Solution: A public radio station in SpanishREAD»

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Search for Tomorrow

The next generation of online ads promises the most targeted and trackable messages ever. Meet the future of advertising.READ»

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Swimming Against The Tide

These are some screwy squirrels: Cartoon Network's Adult Swim operation stays edgy and creative -- despite its lumbering corporate parent.READ»

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"Buy the Thighmast..." -- ZAP!

Innovation: Ad zapper. Avaliable: Unknown.READ»

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Commercial Success

Traditional advertising is in deep trouble. Now Yahoo is reinventing the game thanks to ad boss Wenda Millard. And her cooperative approach is winning over Madison Avenue.READ»

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Competing to Win

This month's letter from the editor.READ»

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Blogging Up

Self-proclaimed "blogologist" Alex Halavais on how to career-blog without it coming back to haunt you.READ»

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Business Blogging for Beginners

Creating a business blog is a lot like hosting a cocktail party: You're networking with customers in a low-pressure setting and, at best, nurturing great relationships. How to make your company's blog the talk of the town? We asked experts Elizabeth Albrycht of Blogging Planet and Andy Lark of the Lark Group for the lowdown on blogging style and etiquette.READ»

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Be Heard Above the Electronic Din

Even as technology expands the way leaders can communicate, it's gotten tougher than ever to be heard. Here's how to get your message across.READ»

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Blog-N-Sell

A marketing plan on the Web, by the Web, and for the Web.READ»