A new study says the daily deals field is glutted with copycats, and it’s up to Groupon and LivingSocial to prove the model works. Success breeds nothing if not copycats, and few industries have seen more imitators in the last 12 months than the daily deals space
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Feed SubscriptionJoyus: Fashion + Video + Commerce = Fabulous
Think those cat videos are addictive? Just wait ‘til your girlfriends start sending you videos of the latest collections from your favorite designers
Read More »The Top Five Transit Technologies For The Low-Carbon Economy
People need to move around, but we can do it in a less impactful way with these five innovations. Some are new and some are old, but together they could remake transportation.
Read More »Google Wallet Launches, NASA Budgets $1.6 Billion For Space Taxis
This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. [youtube DsaJMhcLm_A] Google Launches Google Wallet . Google is letting out the first public version of its smartphone-based payment system, five months after its
Read More »10 Cool Tech Tools for Marketing
Facial recognition, eavesdropping apps, augmented reality...these aren't security protocols but new ways for you to be able to market your business. Marketing isn’t what it used to be.
Read More »MAD Decks the Walls with Jewels in October
Art and jewelry collectors will have the rare opportunity to buy pieces from some of the most innovative jewelry artists in the world at LOOT 2011: MAD about Jewelry, the 11th annual contemporary art and jewelry exhibition at Manhattan’s Museum of Arts and Design (MAD). From October 11 through October ...
Read More »Sharp’s Newest TV Models are Bigger and Better
For its fall lineup, Japanese electronics giant Sharp is rolling out a pair of 70-inch TV models: the Aquos LC-70LE735U and the Elite PRO-70X5FD.
Read More »Foursquare Hackathon’s 3 Gems: A Profile Pic Automator, Divorce Counter, And Toilet GPS Inspired By Seinfeld
From Paris to New York, Tokyo to San Francisco, developers from around the world turned out for Foursquare's global hackathon this past weekend. The aim? Like any good hackathon, to seed innovations in a round-the-clock binge of hacking and 5-Hour Energy
Read More »Video: Rogue pharmacies contributing to prescription drug abuse
In 2009, prescription drug abuse killed more people than automobile accidents. As Armen Keteyian reports, a big part of the problem is found in the pharmacies that distribute the powerful medications no questions asked.
Read More »A Web-Fomented Protest On Wall Street Is Louder Online Than Off
A modest, recession-inspired demonstration grabs plenty of online attention. Is the future of activism more digital than physical? Fast Company goes inside the Sept
Read More »A Web-Fomented Protest On Wall Street Is Louder Online Than Off
A modest, recession-inspired demonstration grabs plenty of online attention. Is the future of activism more digital than physical
Read More »A Web-Fomented Protest On Wall Street Is Louder Online Than Off
A modest, recession-inspired demonstration grabs plenty of online attention. Is the future of activism more digital than physical
Read More »A Web-Fomented Protest On Wall Street Is Louder Online Than Off
A modest, recession-inspired demonstration grabs plenty of online attention. Is the future of activism more digital than physical?
Read More »Video: Higher risk of dementia for diabetes patients, says study
A new study claims people with diabetes are twice as likely to develop dementia. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
Read More »Making People Passionate For Toilet-Bowl Cleaners And Other "Low-Interest" Products
Method has proved there is no such thing as a low-interest product category, just low-interest brands. Attracting attention in a traditionally low-interest category like soap or underwear just takes a bit more thought than, say, beer or cellphones. We admit it: We were never passionate about cleaning before we launched Method
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