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Infographic of the Day: How Do You Dig a Subway Tunnel, Anyway?

"The Washington Post" illustrates a massively complex, 2,400-foot subway tunnel being dug in Northern Virginia. Here's how they do it, dudes.READ»

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DESIGN   |  Comment

Visualizing the Economic Stimulus

The Washington Post recently created an essential visualization of the stimulus bill before Congress. Granted, it was created before the trimming that just occurred in the House, but it's illuminating nonetheless (see a portion ...READ»

ALLIANCE   |  Comment

Keep Clients From Leaving in a Dire Economy

Your customers are tempted to include your business in their cost-cutting efforts. Act now to offer extra value, adopting a method that won’t cost you more.  In fact, it often reduces overhead. Two rival businesses are using ...READ»

Kenan Samms
BRANDING   |  Comment

Is This the Future of Video Storytelling for Organizations?

I don’t know how I missed this, but I did. In February of 2007, The Washington Post launched “onBeing.” The concept? We need to get to know each other better and what better way to do that than by capturing ...READ»

Not Keeping Banker's Hours

There's a great story in today's Washington Post about a hair salon that opens at 5 a.m. in order to meet the appointment needs of its type-A clientele. While I might not wake before dawn to get a haircut, I've always found it ...READ»

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Sustainability in Corporate Advertising

I am wondering if the focus on sustainability in corporate advertising, relative to the lower weighting in product advertising indicates a perception on behalf of companies that consumers really don’t care much. READ»

Kenan Samms
MEDIA   |  Comment

The Launch of Mediaite.com Further Blurs the Line Between Editorial and Advertising

The Washington Post's Salon Fallout and the Launch of Mediaite.com have brought attention to the blurring lines between "Church and State"READ»

Kenan Samms
INNOVATION   |  Comment

The Day After Yesterday, Now What

The environment is hot right now (no pun intended). In the days and weeks leading up to Earth Day, businesses of all shapes and sizes jumped on the environmental bandwagon. Home Depot announced a line of environmentally friendly ...READ»

CAREERS   |  Comment

Diversity In Government Agencies - Beyond Obama's Cabinet

  President-elect Barack Obama made history when he was elected to the White House, and he continues to make significant strides with regard to diversity as he assembles a tremendously experienced and diverse ...READ»

CULTURE   |  1 comment

Fwd: Hello Muddah...

The Washington Post took a look at summer camps that help children keep in touch with their parents online. If your children go to camp, how do you keep in touch? Take the Fast Company poll.READ»

CREATIVITY   |  Comment

How Do We Boost Those Much Needed R&D Dollars?

I just read a blog on WashingtonPost.com that essentially says that a business is doomed to failure if it cannot be on the cutting edge of innovation. And there is no bigger source of innovation than the ideas, products, and designs ...READ»

Do Media Directorships Influence Content?

Unafraid to be controversial (as usual),  media watchdog <a href="http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3845">Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) examined the boards of directors of nine major media ...READ»

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Mint.com Helps Stop Fraud

Since I wrote about Mint in Fast Company I've been a user of their product, which has grown to become the most popular free online personal finance software. Yesterday I got an email that has made me an even more loyal ...READ»

Proposal: Cult of Personality

The Washington Post's Leslie Walker contends that society would be better served if people were better versed in what people developed specific technological inventions and innovations. It's a point worth making. If it's true, per ...READ»

Towers of Power

We want cell phone reception practically everywhere we might find outselves. Yet we don't want to blight our landscape with cell phone towers. The Washington Post's Arshad Mohammed takes a look at some of the approaches to solving ...READ»

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The Web's Untouchable Ghost Towns

Spammers can only operate for so long before they're found out and shut down. Once eradicated, they leave a virtual ghost town behind them. Scores of Internet addresses have been abandoned this way, says The Washington Post, creating ...READ»

Green v. Green

Get ready: The green-web-portal wars are set to begin! In this corner, from Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, it's Sprig! It's an "online publication for the smart, sophisticated, and eco-conscious woman. As green moves into the ...READ»

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Forget Global Warming; Could Wind Farms Affect the Weather?

Everyone (well, mostly everyone) is worried about the effects of climate change on global weather patterns. But what if wind power--one of the most prominent clean energy solutions--affects the weather too? According to scientists at ...READ»

Firms Big and Small, Growing Together

In honor of National Small Business Week, here’s a link to Shiv Krishnan’s story in today’s Washington Post about coming to this country with $500 in his pocket and a desire for higher education and better ...READ»

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Sand Storm

Even as the latest satellite images and high-powered computers track and forecast Isabel, the day really belongs to centuries-old technology: the sandbag. As Margaret Martin, public works director in Annapolis, one of the cities ...READ»

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Are Futuristic Green Houses Just a Distraction?

We regularly post news about futuristic green housing designs. Now, architect Roger K. Lewis is calling bullshit on the enterprise. Here's his volley, from The Washington Post: But how much can cool-looking, zero-carbon ...READ»

The Gender-Related Wage Gap You Haven't Heard About

We all know that women earn, on average, less than men in equivalent positions. But it turns out that there’s another wage gap related to gender: Men who have egalitarian attitudes toward gender roles earn less than men with ...READ»

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Whose Economy Is It Anyway?

"Everyone has a general notion of what The Economy is," writes Joel Achenbach in today's Washington Post. "It's American business. It's the gross national product. Wages. The unemployment rate. Housing starts. Durable goods. ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Own Up and Clean Up

"Were they there?” was how Annette McLeod replied when Congress Henry Waxman asked her what she had to say to the Army leaders now that the facts of the deplorable conditions at Walter Reed’s out patient facilities were out in ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Market Rewards Layoffs, Discourages Flexible Downsizing as an Alternative

“Stocks Surge on Layoff Announcements” was the headline on the front page of the Washingtonpost.com this week as major U.S. companies announced 55,000 job cuts.  At the same time, The Conference Board projects that ...READ»