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Can Livestrong Survive Lance Armstrong and a Doping Scandal?

The world's most famous cancer survivor has been his foundation's biggest asset, even as it grew into an innovative force in health care. Now his legal troubles may make him a risk.READ»

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Have a Cigar

A parallel has been drawn between travel distribution and music distribution. Specifically, as to how the music distribution business has undergone changes that have decimated many of the industry leaders. This change seemed bad at first--that is, until Apple stamped it with a brand new spin and gee-whizzed some not terribly creative ways to make a buck at it.READ»

Follow the Buffalo

In the global economic downturn that everyone seems to be saying is "over" (who am I to judge?) the travel sector was hit pretty hard.READ»

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

The fashions at British clothier AllSaints may be distressed, but its aggressive U.S. expansion suggests plenty of optimism.READ»

Coffee Break Survey: Executive Toys 2010

VIDEO: Gal at ComicCon, the place where toy lovers collideThank Buddha it's Friday. A playful day, when meetings should be light 'n' easy, decisions fully reversible Monday and it's okay to occasionally flip back and forth between ...READ»

Back in the Saddle Again

 It is with no small amount of glee with which I report, dear readers, that I did not say it first. In fact, Wired magazine's "World's Most Cramped Airline Seat to Launch Next Week" article said what we were all thinking: ...READ»

Work/Life: Is It a Gold Rush or a Roller-Coaster Ride?

 Whether the recession has just ended or we are sliding back into a double dip, no one seems to really know. but that hasn't stopped the recent surge in stories about how the airline industry is recovering, or that ...READ»

Nation of Israel Buys @Israel Twitter Account From Miami Porn Site Owner

Israel continues its expansion into social media with this bizarre transaction.READ»

New York Fashion Week to Include Designer Sex Toys

Get them while they last.READ»

Bagging It

Business travelers travel light. Long ago we learned that the formula for disaster on a business trip was to depend on the airlines to deliver luggage on time and undamaged. Woe betide the road warrior who makes the mistake of checking baggage that contains something vital to a business meeting or is otherwise irreplaceable.READ»

Alex Bogusky Tells All: He Left the World's Hottest Agency to Find His Soul

Alex Bogusky, the Elvis of advertising, has left the business. Is this a New Age midlife crisis or his greatest rebranding campaign?READ»

African Baobab Deposes Acai Berry as Reigning Superfood

Health buffs beware: There may be more vitamin C over in Africa than in Central and South America. READ»

Can Nicholas Tung's Modern Tea Bars Make Hong Kong Hipsters Traditional Again?

Here's what we found out at the Hong Kong International Tea Fair, Asia's premiere tea source expo.READ»

Work/Life: Please, Call It "Vintage"

Applying new technology is innovative, but the successful employ of old technology is ingenious. Recently I devoured an online article that I loved, totally, at Wired.com. I work in the technology business, and I'm supposed to have a ...READ»

Groupon Cooks Up Some Entertainment Partnerships

The ever-expanding social ecommerce site partnered with Bravo’s Top Chef and helped distribute a documentary film executive produced by Pixar’s CTO. What’s next? $10 movie tickets?!READ»

While Kenya Votes, Ushahidi Does Its Part

Fast Company catches up with Erik Hersman, the man behind the groundbreaking crowdsourcing tool, Ushahidi, as Kenya holds its constitutional referendum.READ»

City of Bangkok: Social Unrest, Poverty, Dazzling Nightlife

Can we ignore violence and forgive urban vice in the name of the cool factor?READ»

Alex Bogusky Tells Fast Company He's Never Going Back to Advertising: Meet the New Gang at Crispin Porter

Alex Bogusky tells us he's done with advertising for good. The big question for Crispin now is how well its 1,000 employees will do now that their old leader--a solo pop superstar--has been replaced by a big band. Let's meet the members of that band.READ»

"Monsieur Valkevich: Bienvenue!": Why I Opt for the Hidden Hotel

Hotels occupy a central but historic place in the travel world. Paying for a room is one of the oldest business models in the history of civilization. And even in today's world, you can still actually run a successful hotel business ...READ»

Work/Life: The Nervous Flyer

Fly long enough and you see just about everything. You might even experience an episode of the nervous flyer. Sure, people who are afraid of flying are far from ridiculous paranoiacs. But if you've ever been a casualty of a truly ...READ»

Insiders Dish on What's Ahead for Crispin, Porter + Bogusky Without Alex Bogusky

The so-called Ad Jesus announced yesterday that he'd quit the biz he so heavily influenced. What's that mean for the powerhouse "ad agency of the decade" that traded on his name?READ»

Extreme Corporate Narrative Makeover: Why Your Company Needs a New Bedtime Story

You hear the word "narrative" a lot these days. That's because we're looking for personal relationships--dialogue, shared experience, a bedtime story. READ»

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Work/Life: Business Trips: No Fun Allowed?

Many business travelers have experienced guilt because they are not, shall we say, "carpe"-ing the "diem"? Fortunately, my business travels frequently take me to the south of France — actually, to Provence, where Amadeus ...READ»

Social Network Interview with Loic Le Meur

Interviewed here is noted social media entrepreneur Loic Le Meur, Founder and CEO of social application Seesmic and the number one Internet conference, LeWeb. Loic spoke this May to the Social Media Club Miami, discussing his career ...READ»

Work/Life: The Summer of Ugh

Forty-odd years ago people were writing about something called The Summer of Love. I predict this is the year anyone who has to travel aloft on business will be writing instead about The Summer of Ugh. Meaning be prepared for ...READ»