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Twitter Defines Itself By What Facebook Isn’t

Twitter insiders and media buyers share what distinguishes the two. “Facebook is private, not live,” says Twitter COO Ali Rowghani. “Instagram isn’t conversational.”

Fast Company

5 Things Twitter Needs To Do Before Its IPO

For our forthcoming November 2013 issue, Fast Company spoke with Twitter VP of Media Chloe Sladden, its COO Ali Rowghani, and Glenn Brown, head of Twitter’s Amplify product. Here’s a preview of what they had to say.

Fast Company

Newark Mayor Cory Booker On The Power Of Physical Face Time

The famously busy mayor–and founder of social video discovery site #Waywire–meets with Fast Company‘s Ellen McGirt to discuss why nothing beats a real-world hangout. Yes, even the perfect tweet.

Fast Company

Matt Damon Promotes Potty Humor For A Cause

Two years of work came to fruition this February for our July/August 2011 cover subject, Matt Damon, and the charity he cofounded, Water.org.

Fast Company

How To Make All Feedback Positive

Leaders often struggle to solicit input from coworkers. Here are four tips from DDI.

Fast Company

Facebook’s Dirk Stoop On Finding Allied Advisors

A new job or venture is as terrifying as it is exhilarating, especially if you’re a manager. What are the best ways to navigate a big transition? We asked five leaders to reveal what they learned during a recent power move. Then, we tapped the leadership experts at DDI* to assess how our fearless leaders have handled their staff (and themselves) amid the chaos.

Fast Company

Cylance Founder Stuart McClure Finds Success In Slowing Down

A new job or venture is as terrifying as it is exhilarating, especially if you’re a manager. What are the best ways to navigate a big transition? We asked five leaders to reveal what they learned during a recent power move. Then, we tapped the leadership experts at DDI* to assess how our fearless leaders have handled their staff (and themselves) amid the chaos.

Fast Company

How BuzzFeed, Xerox, And TaskRabbit Execs Found Their Ways As Leaders

Who advised you during a recent transition? “Scott Griffith, CEO of Zipcar. He has taken an early-stage startup all the way through IPO. He’s seen everything. Those are the types of mentors that I lean on when I’m making big, strategic decisions.”

Fast Company

Vnylst’s Osandi Robinson On Learning To Lead, Virtually

A new job or venture is as terrifying as it is exhilarating, especially if you’re a manager. What are the best ways to navigate a big transition? We asked five leaders to reveal what they learned during a recent power move. Then, we tapped the leadership experts at DDI* to assess how our fearless leaders have handled their staff (and themselves) amid the chaos.

Fast Company

For Western Union Business Solutions’s Global Head of Sales, Management Can Mean Juggling

A new job or venture is as terrifying as it is exhilarating, especially if you’re a manager. What are the best ways to navigate a big transition? We asked five leaders to reveal what they learned during a recent power move. Then, we tapped the leadership experts at DDI* to assess how our fearless leaders have handled their staff (and themselves) amid the chaos.

Ideas

Inside China’s Plan For A Massive Forest-Covered City

Ideas

Is Your Country Ready For A Catastrophe?

Ideas

The Philanthropy World Is Frightened That Trump’s Tax Plan Is Going To Slow Donations

Entertainment

Here Are The Trailers You’ve Missed From San Diego Comic-Con So Far

Entertainment

Open Letter To SNL: Please Let Melissa McCarthy Do Spicey On TV Right Now

Entertainment

“Fairy Lives Don’t Matter”: Will Smith’s Fantasy Cop Movie On Netflix Is a Racial Allegory

Co.Design

Product

This Artist Uses Subatomic Particles To Paint The Cosmos

Product

Use This Cardboard and Bamboo Grill, Then Throw It Away

Graphics

Disney’s Next Movie Could Be Watching You, Too

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Leadership

This App Wants To Relieve Americans’ Medical Debt

How Smart Technology is Changing Food, Family, and Fun in the Kitchen

Leadership

Ellen McGirt

Stories by Ellen McGirtRSS

Twitter Defines Itself By What Facebook Isn’t

Twitter insiders and media buyers share what distinguishes the two. “Facebook is private, not live,” says Twitter COO Ali Rowghani. “Instagram isn’t conversational.”

5 Things Twitter Needs To Do Before Its IPO

For our forthcoming November 2013 issue, Fast Company spoke with Twitter VP of Media Chloe Sladden, its COO Ali Rowghani, and Glenn Brown, head of Twitter’s Amplify product. Here’s a preview of what they had to say.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker On The Power Of Physical Face Time

The famously busy mayor–and founder of social video discovery site #Waywire–meets with Fast Company‘s Ellen McGirt to discuss why nothing beats a real-world hangout. Yes, even the perfect tweet.

Matt Damon Promotes Potty Humor For A Cause

Two years of work came to fruition this February for our July/August 2011 cover subject, Matt Damon, and the charity he cofounded, Water.org.

How To Make All Feedback Positive

Leaders often struggle to solicit input from coworkers. Here are four tips from DDI.

Facebook’s Dirk Stoop On Finding Allied Advisors

Cylance Founder Stuart McClure Finds Success In Slowing Down

How BuzzFeed, Xerox, And TaskRabbit Execs Found Their Ways As Leaders

Who advised you during a recent transition? “Scott Griffith, CEO of Zipcar. He has taken an early-stage startup all the way through IPO. He’s seen everything. Those are the types of mentors that I lean on when I’m making big, strategic decisions.”

Vnylst’s Osandi Robinson On Learning To Lead, Virtually

For Western Union Business Solutions’s Global Head of Sales, Management Can Mean Juggling

Ideas

Inside China’s Plan For A Massive Forest-Covered City

Is Your Country Ready For A Catastrophe?

The Philanthropy World Is Frightened That Trump’s Tax Plan Is Going To Slow Donations

Entertainment

Here Are The Trailers You’ve Missed From San Diego Comic-Con So Far

Open Letter To SNL: Please Let Melissa McCarthy Do Spicey On TV Right Now

“Fairy Lives Don’t Matter”: Will Smith’s Fantasy Cop Movie On Netflix Is a Racial Allegory

Co.Design

This Artist Uses Subatomic Particles To Paint The Cosmos

Use This Cardboard and Bamboo Grill, Then Throw It Away

Disney’s Next Movie Could Be Watching You, Too

Fast Company

This App Wants To Relieve Americans’ Medical Debt

How Smart Technology is Changing Food, Family, and Fun in the Kitchen

Everything You Believe Is Wrong: There Is No Such Thing As A Male Or Female Brain