Topic: RadioShack Corporation

Mobile Office Surprise

What should you do when you need office supplies, technical assistance, and other business services while on the road? Use this handy guide to tools you can use while traveling.READ»

We Can DIY It for You Wholesale

Originally, this post was going to be on Higher Ed (considering that's the subject of my blog, but as I was cleaning my house this weekend, I came across a couple of my father's Popular Electronics (he'd written a couple of project ...READ»

Branding Yourself as a One-Trick Pony

Gone are the days of companies branding themselves as specialty retailers. Dunkin' Donuts now offers pizza, Radio Shack seems to sell pretty much everything but radios, and Linens 'n Things is closing its doors. To survive, they must overcome the very brand that's made them famous.READ»

Contest Results: This Brand Can Be Better

Fast Company asked readers to help reinvent several successful -- and struggling -- brands.READ»

Radio Shack's $99 Netbook Beats OLPC To The Bottom

Nick Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child XO PC scheme never made it below the magic $100 barrier that it was originally touted at and now it looks like the march of technology, and the netbook phenomenon has caught up to it in the US. ...READ»

After the 'Radio-Sacking' is Over

Anyone not living under a log this past week knows the situation with Radio Shack and their (hopefully now regrettable) decsion to inform their employees that they are no longer employeed via email. In this account in USA Today, it ...READ»

The Startup Cowboy

Picture it- Wide open spaces, high rising mountains, and a social media startup smack dab in the middle of Cowboy Country. It sounds like a skit on the Daily Show, but it's actually what I'm attempting to do in the next few ...READ»

Urban Outfitters

The nonprofit Sweat Equity Enterprises equips firms from Radio Shack to Skechers with product designs and marketing ideas from inner-city youth.READ»

See Me, Hear Me

We have all the latest hardware you'll need to create, share, store, and consume digital pictures, music, and videos.READ»

Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. READ»

Talk Is Cheap

When first impressions lead to second thoughtsREAD»

• Made to Stick: Hold the Interview

Personal Fabrication

Personal Fabrication is what Neil Gershenfield sees as the next evoution for Digital Technology. By merging the desktop pc or notebook with automation tools such as laser printers that can etch circuits onto paper, the lone inventor ...READ»

Contest: How Can This Brand Be Better?

Help Fast Company reinvent these successful -- and struggling -- brands.READ»

Contest: How Can This Brand Be Better?

Help Fast Company reinvent these successful -- and struggling -- brands.READ»

Funny Business

In her book Compassionate Laughter, Patty Wooten defines humor as a perspective on life -- a way of seeing the world -- and behavior that expresses that view. Sounds like a strong parallel to the backbone of many a great brand. The ...READ»

Maslow-Minded Merchandising

OK, it's that time of year when we all become transactional. We overstuff our bellies on Thanksgiving Thursday and then overextend our credit on Black Friday when America's malls remind us that capitalism is alive and kickin' in the ...READ»

Woe Am I, Without Mobile Broadband

As I write this, my computer's Wi-Fi antenna mopes among the pay-per-hour networks inside La Guardia Airport, wondering why it costs $8 to access the Internet for the short period before my flight. While it wanders, I fume. It ...READ»

Piggyback on Saddleback | part one

The best book on building and growing a business wasn’t written by an acclaimed consultant or esteemed academic. It was written by Rick Warren, the founding pastor of Saddleback Community Church. If you are one of the ...READ»

Mobile Meltdown

How the "can't miss" wireless startup Amp'd Mobile burned through $360 million and found itself in bankruptcy.READ»

Where They Are Now

Fast Company readers asked us to help track down once-prominent business leaders and innovators who have largely fallen off the business radar. Here's what the Fast Company team discovered about the now-old New Economy luminaries.READ»

Face Time With Michael Dell

The still youthful founder and CEO of the technology powerhouse gets personal (sort of) about taking apart a computer, dropping out of college , and making breakfast for his kids.READ»

The Next Small Thing

What does it take to change the world? Obsession. Tenacity. And lots of mistakes. That's the untold story behind the PalmPilot - a 15-year saga that produced the kind of breakthrough that every startup dreams of.READ»

Feedback

Gold Stars Several of our Most Creative People have made news since our list came out in June: Jon Rubinstein (No. 9) was named CEO of Palm; W!ldbrain CEO Charles Rivkin (No. 56) was nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to France; ...READ»

Palm Pre Challenges iPhone to a Duel On June 6--Who Will Win?

Official details about Palm's Pre smartphone are out. As rumored, it's price is set at $200, with a June 6 launch, placing it head-to-head with the expected release of Apple's next iPhone. And it looks like a battle that the Pre ...READ»

The Agenda - Social Justice

The Freeplay Group, based in Cape Town, South Africa, builds products that capture the imagination of the world -- and that change the world.READ»