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Want To Be Our Photo Intern?

Fast Company is in search of a photo intern.READ»

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Consumer Web Software Seeps Into the Workplace

Office tech is getting a casual Friday makeover, says Farhad Manjoo, who explains why we should celebrate the Facebookization of the enterprise.READ»

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Innovation Agents - Bowen Dwelle, Founder and CEO, AdMonsters

Bowen Dwelle wants everyone to know that monsters are sexy. Not the fearsome-jawed, finger-licking, taunting monsters. Rather, those behind the scenes in the online advertising world. READ»

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The Siberian Energy Rush

Global warming is opening up the Arctic Circle, and Russia would like to control its bounty of natural resources. An exclusive dispatch from the Yamal Peninsula, where reindeer give way to railroads and gas rigs every day.READ»

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Measuring Influence One Click at a Time

From No. 1 finisher Jeremy Schoemaker to Shaquille O'Neal (no. 1,709) and beyond, here are the 29,795 photographs we received from participants in our social-media experiment. Go to fastcompany.com/influence for details about the top finishers and to search for specific participants.READ»

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Cinemek's Storyboard Composer Innovates Filmmaking on the iPad

Jonathan Houser helps filmmakers plan their projects -- down to the second -- with the Storyboard Composer app.READ»

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Suppliers Set Out to Grade Products with Sustainability Scorecards

Procter & Gamble and Kaiser Permanente set out to grade their suppliers' environmental practices with sustainability scorecards.READ»

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NBA Effectively Utilizes Social Media to Connect With Fans

How the NBA has shot past its rivals in connecting with fans via social media.READ»

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User Feedback Optimizes Molly Reed's Productivity App OmniGraffle

Molly Reed uses customer feedback to create user-friendly productivity apps that make film sets more efficient.READ»

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Bravo's Bravo Now iPad App Drives Dual-Platform Usage

Lisa Hsia directs the team behind Bravo Now, an app that enhances viewers' interactive experiences.READ»

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The Myelin Repair Foundation Encourages Collaboration for a Cure

Scientists in their labs. Big Pharma in pursuit of the next blockbuster. An innovative foundation brings them together to speed up the discovery of multiple-sclerosis drugs.READ»

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Rana Sobhany DJs on iPads

Rana Sobhany uses a two-iPad DJ setup to explore the next generation of music production. "My biggest curiosity and fascination is with touch-screen computing as it relates to music. I come from a traditional instrument background -- I played viola for years -- and there's a strong emotional engagement when you see someone play.READ»

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The Challenges of Eco-Friendliness

Starbucks isn't the only company discovering that setting sustainability targets is easy, but achieving them is not.READ»

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Gazelle Boosts Its Bottom Line by Keeping Your Gadgets Out of Landfills

Gazelle, a hot web service benefits its bottom line by keeping your old consumer electronics out of landfills.READ»

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Dustin Callif's Touching Stories Adds Interactivity to Films

Dustin Callif produced Touching Stories, a four-film app that gives viewers new power.READ»

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Change Generation: Nora Abousteit on Her Close-Knit Virtual Sewing Circle BurdaStyle.com

In the latest installment of our video series on risk-taking, do-gooding young entrepreneurs, learn about an online community for lovers of sewing that offers downloadable, copyright-free patterns, advice, and more.READ»

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The New Faces of Social Media

From YouTube celebrities to chief social-media officers, these unexpected players exert outsize impact and power online -- offering new channels of communication that businesses can't afford to ignore.READ»

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App Store for the Mac: Will It Be a Home Run?

The iPhone and iPad app store has been a huge success for Apple. Can Steve Jobs make lightning strike a third time -- on the Mac? Here's why it may be a little more difficult.READ»

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Steven Vogt Stands by Claim of Planet in Habitable Zone of Gliese 581

After Steven Vogt and his team announced the discovery of a planet in the habitable zone of Gliese 581 in late September 2010, other astronomers failed to confirm the discovery. Yet, as Dr. Vogt told EarthSky, the failure to confirm does not mean the planet is not there.READ»

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Apple's New MacBook Air: The End of the Conventional Hard Drive?

Apple introduced the latest version of the MacBook Air today, and it's a feat of miniaturization. Steve Jobs described it as "what would happen if a MacBook and an iPad hooked up." Perhaps most intriguingly, the new MacBook Air ...READ»

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PepsiCo: Agricultural Hero?

The fast-food giant unveils its i-crop soil-monitoring system to help farmers around the world manage water and CO2 emissions. What about the rest of us?READ»

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Apple Launches New MacBook Air, Lion OS X, Mac App Store, iLife 11

Steve Jobs shows off Apple's latest MacBook Air, its latest operating system Lion, and the Mac app store.READ»

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The Dead Sea Scrolls Hit Google

Google has already placed millions of books and historic documents online. Now, thanks to some generous external funding and intra-institutional wrangling, it's the Dead Sea Scrolls' turn.READ»

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Here Come the Diarrhea-Fighting Transgenic Goats!

Medical inspiration often comes from strange places. A plan from researchers to fight diarrhea with milk from transgenic goats is no exception.READ»

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Team Coco Head Talks Conan O'Brien, Social Media, Crowdsourcing His First Guest

To find out more about Conan O'Brien's innovative use of social media, we spoke with John Wooden, GM and executive producer of Team Coco Digital. READ»