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Adam Penenberg

Contributing Writer, Fast Company
New York, NY
Journalism Professor at NYU and contributing writer to Fast Company.

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Relationship Guru Charles Orlando Helps E-Book Self-Publishers Help Themselves Too many do-it-yourselfers don't actually do anything--then expect to become the next Amanda Hocking. The author of "The Problem With Women ... Is Men" breaks down the economics of self-publishing and his own winning strategies. Updated Wed Feb 8, 2012
The Facebook IPO: A Mega, Meta Mashup Of Media We sifted through media coverage of Facebook's imminent IPO to bring you the mother of all news roundups. Get ready to ride the linked-up lightning. Updated Fri Feb 3, 2012
Unmasking A Digital Pirate On Amazon A Kuwaiti national using fake names and selling others' copyrighted stories in the Kindle Store sheds light on black hat hacker forums--and the theft, taboo sex, and swindles festering in the recesses of Amazon. Updated Wed Jan 25, 2012
SOPA: A Mega, Meta Mashup Of News We sifted through the news covering the SOPA protests to bring you the mother of all news roundups, with virtually every line gleaned from somewhere else. Updated Thu Jan 19, 2012
Amazon's Plagiarism Problem Amazon's erotica section isn't just rife with tales of lust, incest, violence, and straight-up kink. It's also a hotbed of masked merchants profiting from copyright infringement. And even with anti-piracy legislation looming, Amazon doesn't appear too eager to stop the forbidden author-on-author action. Updated Thu Jan 12, 2012
2012 And Beyond: A Mega, Meta Mashup Of Predictions We rifled through a bevy of 2012 predictions to bring you the mother of all roundups, every line gleaned from somewhere else. Updated Tue Jan 3, 2012
Lessons From Serial Fabulist Stephen Glass On How Not To Reboot A Career The writer who made up stories for The New Republic, Rolling Stone, Harper's and others (then tried to lie his way out) is fighting to become a lawyer in California. To the journalist who busted his original lies, Glass's tactics sound eerily familiar. Updated Thu Dec 29, 2011
The Best And Worst Of Everything In 2011: A Mega, Meta Mashup We hacked through dozens of year-end lists--and, yes, checked them twice--to bring you our curated best and worst of 2011. Here's the mother of all roundups that you will find online, offline, and everywhere else. Each line is taken from those other year-end lists. Updated Fri Dec 23, 2011
The Art Of The Live Blog An interview with Reuters Social Media Editor, Anthony DeRosa. Updated Sat Dec 10, 2011
The Next Great Media Form Not only is the business of journalism changing, so is the journalism. Updated Fri Dec 9, 2011
10 More Of The Best Amazon Reviews. Ever. Due to popular demand, we present, with an eye on Christmas, "10 More of the Best Amazon Reviews. Ever." These reviews are not just a staple of consumer criticism, they've become an elevated form of crowdsourced art. Updated Mon Nov 28, 2011
Amazon's Kindle Fire: A Mega, Meta Mash-Up Of Reviews You could wade through dozens of reviews of the new Amazon Kindle Fire--or let us extract the best bits for you. Here's the most meta version of the story you will read online, offline, and everywhere else, each line taken from professional reviewers, tech bloggers, Tweeters, and Amazon customers. Updated Thu Nov 17, 2011
How Video Games Are Infiltrating--and Improving--Every Part of Our Lives Games are sneaking into every part of our lives -- at home, school, and work. Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, and even the Army depend on games. and Pretty soon, you'll be a part of one. We guarantee it. Updated Wed Nov 16, 2011
The Library Treasure Hunt More adventures in gamifying higher education. Updated Tue Nov 15, 2011
Unlocking Narratives With Tech, Cults, And A Little Paranoia Best-selling author Michael Grant has envisioned a world involving "transmedia" that goes far beyond mere text on a page or screen. Updated Tue Nov 8, 2011
The Anti-Sub Game Who do you think would come up with better tactics for tracking enemy submarines: A Navy commander or a bunch of online gamers? Updated Wed Oct 19, 2011
The Wisdom of Cars No project reflects DARPA's new direction better than the first crowdsourced marine assault vehicle. Updated Wed Oct 19, 2011
Regina Dugan's Innovative Strategy For DARPA DARPA director Regina Dugan is bringing speed and creative thinking to the Pentagon. Updated Wed Oct 19, 2011
The Meaning Of Steve Jobs Why do millions mourn the death of Steve Jobs, a man they never met? Updated Tue Oct 11, 2011
The Bitcoin Crypto-Currency Mystery Reopened A New Yorker writer implies he found Bitcoin's mysterious creator. We think he got the wrong man--and offer far more compelling evidence that points to someone else entirely. Updated Tue Oct 11, 2011

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