Brainpower is more important than ever, but education seems more backward than ever. John Taylor Gatto, an award-winning teacher, now aims to overthrow the public-school establishment for which he worked for 30 years.READ»
Mary McCormick is finding ingenious ways to apply Internet connections to urban problems -- from combating domestic violence to filling potholes. But the most important job of a social entrepreneur, she believes, is connecting people.READ»
Who's Fast 2003 marks our fifth-annual celebration of the unsung heroes and rising stars of business. As a group, they represent a new generation of leaders who blend integrity and imagination, brains and guts. What follows is a roster of Who's Fast profiles from prior years (titles and company affiliations reflect each person's status at the time of their selection).READ»
Fresh Direct
In New York City, where "butt brush" with fellow customers is the grocery store norm and most recipes require a three-store tour to prepare, Fresh Direct takes the pressure off by virtually creating the kind of ...READ»
I recently heard one of those “What is this world coming to?” stories. A friend’s husband commutes to work in NYC by train and has trouble finding a place to stand, and forget about sitting. Turns out that commuters on his rush ...READ»
How backwards is this?
France bans citizen journalists from reporting violence
Law could lead to imprisonment of amateur videographers and Web site operators who publish their images
By Peter Sayer, IDG News Service
March 06, ...READ»
PodCamp NYC starts today, Friday April 6th. There are lots of sessions to attend on Saturday at The New Yorker Hotel (481 8th Avenue at 34th St).
Hi everyone, Eric Skiff here. We’re having a bit of trouble with our email service, ...READ»
Now that the federal government is taking action to deal with the chronic delays that characterize the New York City area's air traffic — which accounts for one-third of America's commercial flights — the big question is, will it ...READ»
First, let’s establish that the horses have been let out of the “flexibility barn.” Whether we like it or not, flexibility is fundamentally reshaping how and where we live and work. Yet, while some communities are choosing ...READ»
New York City CoF member Tracy Sheridan recently pointed out a survey from the Mobium Creative Group that analyzed how organizations measure the success of their marketing communications. Among the findings:
51% have directly linked ...READ»
While the OutsourceWorld Conference takes place in New York City, the Brainstorm Group's more verbose Nearshore & Offshore Outsourcing Conference just wrapped up in San Francisco.
In that city, unemployed engineers and software ...READ»
Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist working with Flatiron Partners recently started a blog about his work in New York City. Recent entries touch on conferences he's participated in, telecommunications, politics, and social software. ...READ»
Last month, Kevin mentioned the LimoLiner, a high-tech luxury commuter bus that runs between Boston and New York City. This month, the folks behind TrendWatching hold up the LimoLiner as an example of a new trend: massclusivity.
The ...READ»
Last month, I mentioned Song's experiment with a short-lived retail store in New York City. Its shelf life? Six weeks. An alert FC Now reader emailed me about a similar retail experiment -- one that may very well have been the ...READ»
Starting in mid-February, New York City will implement a new online bidding system to help settle personal injury cases filed against the city. Similar to EBay, the tool, called Cybersettle, allows plaintiffs and defendants to enter ...READ»
Earlier this week, GothamGazette published a solid story about some of the industries and areas for economic development that elude New York City. Given the Gazette's focus, the piece is totally NYC-centric, but the article could ...READ»
Following a recent blackout in New York City, Brooklyn Brewery president Steve H
indy decided that being on the grid wasn't a smart business choice. So the company now gets its juice from windfarms in upstate New York. While not ...READ»
I'm moblogging from my Blackberry, so I'll keep this short. I'm off to Minneapolis for the annual meeting of the American Society of Association Executives and I'm already pretty tired. So, naturally, I started to think about the ...READ»
To help celebrate Advertising Week in New York City next month, the organizers have developed a digital trading card collection featuring icons such as Ronald McDonald, Mr. Clean, and McGruff the Crime Dog.
Not only can you play an ...READ»
It rained early this morning in New York City. Hard. So hard that train tunnels flooded, traffic backed up, trains were rerouted, and practically everyone in the Fast Company office got in late. Some commutes that normally take 45 ...READ»
There's been a bit of an uproar here in New York City over an ad appearing on city buses by the urban clothing company Akademiks. The ads feature the slogan "Read Books, Get Brain." The problem, it turns out, is that "brain" is slang ...READ»
New York City submitted its bid yesterday for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the finals with Paris, Moscow, London, and Madrid. My question to you today, dear readers, is a two-parter:
For those of you from Los Angeles, ...READ»
I don't know about you, but I don't think the holiday season would be complete without at least one story that confirms your faith in folks. I spotted a terrific one in the New York Times:
A real estate developer from California ...READ»
