Topic: USA TODAY

Family Unfriendly

According to USA Today, fewer companies are pursuing family-friendly policies and practices such as flextime and telecommuting. A survey done by the Society for Human Resource Management indicates that a third of companies cut ...READ»

Work/Life: German Travel Agency Offers Nudist Flight

If you had the impression that airlines were going the extra mile in "tailoring" services to the needs of their customers, the news that German travel agency OssiUrlaub.de has dreamed up a nude flight shouldn't come as ...READ»

Switching Cell Service

This morning's USA Today offers a short list of services cell phone users can employ to make changing their service provider easier. Here's a quick roundup of their -- and other -- options: CellUpdate provides news and information ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: How the International Space Station Was Put Together

An animation showing how dozens of components were pieced to together, over time.READ»

Smart-Chip Technology Hits Passports

I remember in college, an almost daily prank was slipping a library book into a friend's backpack without them knowing it. When they left the library and walked through the sensors, the unsuspecting student would be met with blaring ...READ»

Driving You Crazy

USA Today reports that anger built up on your commute to work spills over into the work environment, causing people to be verbally abusive to their coworkers. Well, that's just stupid. Only a complete moron would say something ...READ»

Web Traffic

USA Today reports that in the thick of the economic downturn -- which has hit Silicon Valley as hard as anywhere -- remaining dotcom employees in Northern California face an unexpected upside: less-intense traffic for ...READ»

Judge the Nudge

1. Paper Route USA Today became the nation's largest daily newspaper by getting inertia on its side. Twenty-two percent of its average daily circulation of 2.3 million readers comes from getting its paper distributed in ...READ»

• Get Laziness on your Side

Court Case Studies

In an interesting bit of juxtaposition, today's USA Today features two articles about high-profile court cases involving CEOs. In one, Thor Valdmanis reports on the closing arguments in Credit Suisse First Boston financier Frank ...READ»

AB Positives

In today's cover story, USA Today explores the ideas brought forth in Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan's June article in Harvard Business Review titled Let's Hear It for B Players. The article, in a nutshell, ...READ»

Internship, Ahoy!

Now that school has started up again in the U.S., internship season is largely over, but in today's USA Today, Joe Eaton shares some success -- and struggle -- stories about the intern experience. While I can't find the main feature ...READ»

Can a Cash Practice Work?

The simple answer is yes. The first prerequisite for a cash practice is to determine if there is a need for the service. There are over 47 million uninsured in the US and many of them are in need of physical therapy but do not have ...READ»

RealTime Redux

2002 Fast 50 winner and RealTime Miami alumnus Mark Vadon is profiled in this morning's USA Today. Good to see his story continues to spread!READ»

Design Lite

A boomlet of new books mostly dispense with words.READ»

Nothin' but Netflix

In September, Fast Company contributor Lucas Conley visited a Netflix hub in Worcester, Massachusetts. In USA Today, well, today, Jon Swartz reports on the company's successful strategy. To whit: "We have cool appeal for techies but ...READ»

A Bailout for Journalists? Just Say No!

TypePad is making news by offering laid-off journalists a free "pro" blogging account. Don't fall for it!READ»

"Lost" and Found

As most of our friends can tell you, Wednesday night is "Lost" night at our house. They know not to call. Unless it's a rerun, we probably won't pick up. Even though Tivo is recording the episode and we could watch it any time, we ...READ»

Business Classless

Perhaps inspired by the recent publication of Coffee, Tea, or Me: The Uninhibited Memoirs of Two Airline Stewardesses, USA Today interviews two stewardesses who recently retired after almost 40 years working for United ...READ»

Innovation: When the REAL Customer is not the One in Front of You

It’s months until the first primary, and they’re everywhere. Campaign ads. You’ve probably already seen them: On TV, in newspapers, and plastered across your favorite websites. Thanks to the rise of social media, you’ll even ...READ»

Innovation: When the REAL Customer is not the One in Front of You

It’s months until the first primary, and they’re everywhere. Campaign ads. You’ve probably already seen them: On TV, in newspapers, and plastered across your favorite websites. Thanks to the rise of social media, you’ll even ...READ»

Innovation: When the REAL Customer is not the One in Front of You

It’s months until the first primary, and they’re everywhere. Campaign ads. You’ve probably already seen them: On TV, in newspapers, and plastered across your favorite websites. Thanks to the rise of social media, you’ll ...READ»

Hurry Sickness

I'm sitting here on a Sunday working. I've been working most of the weekend except for a walk on the beach with my beloved dog Roxanne (she doesn't think it's anywhere near enough walking -- she's bored!). I'm feeling guilty ...READ»

Newspaper Circulation Falling Faster and Faster

Gone are the days of the smoking-jacketed man with his armchair, pipe and evening paper. The Audit Bureau of Circulations reported a 2.8 percent decline for weekday circulation and 3.4 percent decline in Sunday circulation for the ...READ»

In Today's Papers

I know it's late in the day, but I just got around to going through all the news I usually peruse. Here are the relevant headlines and stories for your weekend -- or commute -- reading: Every Time We Say Goodbye, We Lose Our ...READ»

Luxury's Long Tail

Thanks largely to the deluxe-uccinos at Starbucks and the Michael Graves teapot at Target, it's now an article of faith that luxury is within reach of nearly every man, woman and child. But it also raises an enduring question: When a ...READ»