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How Google Instant's New Rules Turn a Sneeze Into Ad Impressions

Analytics guru Dr. Sid Shah discusses how the search giant has quietly and massively changed the online ad game again--in favor of big brands. READ»

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Priceline Co-Founder Scott Case's Unexpected High School Commencement Address

What was Priceline.com co-founder Scott Case doing speaking at Greenwich (CT) High School's commencement? It so happens, Case is a Greenwich High School alum and obvious success story. On June 29,, 2010, he returned to where it all ...READ»

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I Don't Want Cindy Crawford Touching My Face, and Other Celebrity Endorsements

Did you know that Cindy Crawford has her own line of face creams? Did you know that the anti-aging properties are due to the key ingredient, Charentais cantaloupe, a "rare French melon"? Did you know that Cindy Crawford allegedly ...READ»

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Mr. Social: Ashton Kutcher Plans to Be the Next New-Media Mogul

How Ashton Kutcher is pioneering a new kind of media business, bridging Hollywood, technology, and Madison Avenue. Really.READ»

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Building Your Brand Through Consistency

Let’s face it; every organization wants a great brand.  One that exemplifies your corporation’s best qualities and one that makes every customer want to purchase your products or services.  Some of the most successful ...READ»

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Tickets scheduledand Special fares

Tickets scheduledand Special fares Tickets scheduled(机票预定)and Special fares(特价机票) sells tickets over the web using a peculiar system sort of like an auction. You tell them where and when you want to go and how ...READ»

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Getting Paid for a Job Interview

Employers know the problem with great job candidates is that they usually have jobs and aren't actively seeking another one. And why should they? It's a hassle to send out resumes, shake the trees on a social network or chat-up ...READ»

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Get Smart Part Three: Curriculum Report

As the Internet changes the rules of the game, MBA curricula are evolving to keep up.READ»

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First Annual E-Commerce Awards

MIT honors Web commerce luminaries with a speed-of-light ceremony.READ»

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Prevent a Talent Crash

Priceline's vice president of talent, John Patterson, offers a time-tested program for recruiting, retaining, motivating, and growing talent -- a radical redefinition of the traditional HR role.READ»

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Help Yourself!

Silknet Software trumpets a seamless solution for self-service and mass personalization.READ»

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Get Smart

There are Pokemon accessories, Furby creatures, and Harry Potter volumes to be had. Airplane tickets and cross-country road trips to be financed. Frosted ornaments, earthen wreaths, and holiday greeting cards to be collected.READ»

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Clan of the Caveman

When the Martin Agency won the $580 million Wal-Mart account, it proved that smart advertising is about more than geckos--it's about the numbers.READ»

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Survey Says ...

More questions and answers from this month's Fast Company-Roper Starch survey.READ»

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Credit Where Credit Is Due

There's no I in team, the saying goes. But then again, there's no team without you. How to get props without looking like a prima donna.READ»

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Fast Talk: Being Interactive

Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp aims to acquire top businesses in a bunch of markets, then get them to work together to build a winning suite of online brands. So many companies crash on the rocks trying to create synergies. How do IAC's leaders do it?READ»

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Digital Matters - Issue 52

Most everyone has written off the dotcoms. Smart investors are finding the real value.READ»

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How to Stay on the Move ... When the World Is Slowing Down

It's hard to remember a less-inviting time to have a great idea for a new company or to champion new ideas to change a big company. But leaders who think big aren't willing to downsize their ambitions -- they just have to work a little harder (and smarter). Here's some battle-tested advice on how to stay fast in slow times.READ»

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Change Agent - Issue 46

"The new culture of criticism is hurting you and your company."READ»

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Digital Matters -- Issue 45

"Customers expect more than a coupon from P G."READ»

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Less Burn, More Lift

Internet companies have all made the same strategic shift: From "Get big fast" to "Cash is king." But how do you conserve cash without throttling back on growth? How do you spend less without missing huge opportunities?READ»

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Marc Andreessen, Act II

What's still true -- and what was never true -- about the Internet.READ»

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Fast Forward

If you think the past five years were something to behold, well, you ain't seen nothing yet!READ»

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Scient's Near-Death Experience

The leaders of Scient Corp. built a thriving, fast-growing consulting firm that owed its very life to the Internet economy. Then the dotcoms imploded -- and many of Scient's customers folded. Here's how the firm is preparing for the next economy.READ»

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Those Were the .Com Days

Your stock price is down 80%. All of a sudden, that ".com" at the end of your company's name feels like a four-letter word. Life in the Internet economy can't get much worse, can it? Be afraid. Be very afraid.READ»