Topic: Times Square

Art and Commerce Meet on Buildings' Interactive Media Facades

The main strips of Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and Times Square are on the cutting-edge of illuminated media façades--emblazoned with hyper-animated, neon advertising. But there's a parallel movement to harness the technology for ...READ»

Earth Day 2009: Today's 5 Most Innovative Green Initiatives

You've probably heard the refrain "Make Earth Day every day" a thousand times, but the 40 year-old holiday has at least one important use: innovative brand initiatives. After sorting through the muck of press ...READ»

• A Tongue-in-Cheek Guide for Green Gadget Buyers

Twitter per the McLuhans' Laws of Media

Marshall and Eric McLuhan argued that an emerging medium is best understood by considering four questions or probes. They called these four questions the Laws of Media. Every new medium extends some capability, turns into its ...READ»

Design at the Crossroads of the World

New TKTS booth in Times Square is a big, red stairway to cheap seats.READ»

Janette Sadik-Khan Wants New Yorkers to Walk This Way

Janette Sadik-Khan cut through the congested knots of Manhattan traffic with a novel concept: Close some roads to cars. Green Light for Midtown, a project launched last May, has turned lanes of Broadway in Times Square and Herald Square into pedestrian zones--and sped up traffic.READ»

• Get Smart About Car Use
• Create a Smooth Transition
• Take Health to the Streets

Coming to a City Near You

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»

The City Parks Renaissance

With the success of New York City's High Line, planners and developers ask: Are parks the design destination of the moment?READ»

In the Bag

It seems simple and mundane, but I'm always fascinated by the things business people carry. What's in the briefcases. What they take home in their tote. What rests in their laptop bag when they travel. The most recent fascination ...READ»

The Naked Cowboy and Personal Branding

Positive personal impact is one of the keys to success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success.  If you want to create positive personal impact you need to do three things: 1) build and nurture your personal brand; 2) dress for ...READ»

A Tale of Two Squares

This week, in New York City, there's a tale of two squares -- one is Times Square, and the other -- seven blocks south -- Penn Plaza. The GOP national convention has turned Penn Plaza, which encompasses Penn Station and Madison ...READ»

Design Ignites Change Says What's Good for Your Company Can Be Good for the World

As principal of Worldstudio, designer Mark Randall has done branding and design for everyone from JP Morgan to Estée Lauder. But on the side he's also managed a design scholarship program that has awarded $700,000 in college ...READ»

To Sleep, to Dream, to Wake up on Time...

Our intrepid reporter puts Crowne Plaza's aggressive snooze strategy to the test -- and a good night's rest.READ»

Blowing Out Advertising's Walls

What's an ad? Brian Collins runs a studio within a giant agency. By using design to rethink brands, he and his band of creative misfits are changing the answer to that question.READ»

Meet America’s Top Guerilla Marketer

He's sent cavemen into the subway, posted lifeguards on Manhattan's sidewalks, and strung laundry across Times Square. Now Sam Ewen says the next big thing in advertising is honesty. Honestly.READ»

Your Ad Here

Interactive advertising lights up the Great White Way. READ»

Faultless Towers

Real-estate moguls know there's good money in green buildings. But the little guy can play too.READ»

Green Toilet Paper Buying Guide: Be Kind to Your Behind vs. Hug a Tree?

Greenpeace recently released a tissue-buying guide for consumers to highlight the use of post-consumer recycled content and environmentally friendly bleach. Green Forest came in first, with Whole Foods' store brand, 365, ...READ»

Set Phasers to Stun!

Are you ready for a high-tech, high-noon game of laser tag? Here's your chance to battle it out with your coworkers, to come to the rescue of your teammates, and best of all, to ice your boss!READ»

All I Need to Know About Business I Learned On a Greyhound Bus

Ever get the feeling your boss is lost? That no matter how many management and leadership guides he reads he's still leading the entire staff down the wrong road? I got a taste of this recently when I woke up to discover the ...READ»

New Technology Helps Police Take a Byte Out of Crime

Last week, a pedestrian walking through Times Square in New York stumbled upon the monthly Critical Mass demonstration, where legions of cyclists take to the streets en masse to raise awareness about transportation alternatives. ...READ»

Audio Visual Design Firm Announces Completion of Polycom Tech Training

Audio visual design firm adds Polycom Technical training to their list of certifications. Two McCann Systems staff technicians earned Polycom technical certifications.READ»

Fast Talk: Clean Sheets

Boutiques such as the W made hotels sexy. Now the concept's getting stale. Five next-generation innkeepers take the experience way beyond a mint on your pillow.READ»

Terminal Golf

Golf pro David Lee sets up shop at the Atlanta airport. Want a lesson?READ»

The (Ice) Cream Rises...

It's summer time, and the living is easy. So our minds turn to all things summer: kite flying, picnics in the park, baseball, and ice cream. Today's New York Times offers two glimpses behind the business of ice cream -- which make ...READ»

Experiential Marketing: A Rose By Many Other Names

I'd like to introduce my presence at Fast Company with a few thoughts about my blogging focus, Experiential Marketing, a fairly new term with an incredible range of definitions. Rather than attempting to pin down the correct ...READ»