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Workers get hurt all the time, both on the job and off. In 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 1,238,490 injury or illness cases in the United States requiring days away from work to recuperate.

Once upon a time, people didn't camp outside the local Apple Store just to sneak a peek at a jumbo iPhone (we're talking about you, iPad).

"What our clients are struggling with is: How big a deal are social media and location-based services, and how much of it is just sound and fury?" says a senior VP of Applied Predictive Technologies, which runs data analytics for Starbucks and Subway. "You've got your Groupon and Living Social , and your Foursquare and Facebook Places," says Jonathan Marek. "What our clients are struggling with is: How big a deal are social media and location-based services, and how much of it is just sound and fury?" That's the question on the mind of most every marketer and retailer--and Marek might finally have an answer

J.Crew ad featuring executive and her son goes viral, sparks debate over kids and gender identity

SELF-PROCLAIMED "social-media guru" and "jargon techspert" Alex Blagg from BajillionHits.Biz keeps sending us lists of "hot new Bizwords," which he insists are creating tons of buzz in the biggest meetings and boardrooms. We'll let you decide. | Illustrations by Andrew Rae #table { clear:both; width:620px; height:800px; background-image:url('http://images.fastcompany.com/magazine/154/next/next-40-arrows-background.jpg') ; background-repeat:no-repeat; } #table p{ font-size:13px; } #top #left { float:left; width:200px; margin-top:29px; } #top #right { float:right; width:200px; } #middle { height:200px; width:200px; float:left; margin-top:197px; margin-left:3px; } #bottom #left { float:left; width:200px; clear:left; margin-top:20px; margin-left:20px; } #bottom #right { float:right; width:200px; margin-top:52px; } APPTERNOON DELIGHT (AKA ANGRY LUNCH) The practice of barricading oneself in a bathroom stall for 20 or 30 minutes every afternoon just to play Angry Birds on your smartphone FACEBLOCKING Losing an otherwise solid sale, job, or business relationship just by acting like a jackass on Facebook REHABUZZITATION A hibernation period during which a person or brand takes a break from creating Internet buzz in order to recharge their buzz-driving batteries REVENUDE The sensation of vulnerable nakedness one feels when all one's puffed-up BS and profit-jargoning has been stripped away to reveal actual numbers in the harsh light of day CONTENT SHARECROPPING A practice employed by large online "content farms," in which they festoon their harvested content with a bunch of pointless social-media sharing buttons in order to give their "crops" more substance A version of this article appears in the April 2011 issue of Fast Company

A social networking app just for videos--designed especially for tablets and mobile--gives you the feeling of having the world of web video in the palm of your hand.

Chris Wragge speaks with digital lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong about healthcare apps and mobile devices to keep your health in check.

Fish oil capsules can help alleviate symptoms of postpartum depression, new study showed

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It was barely a month ago that American Express launched its futuristic mobile payments system Serve , and it's already moving to reinforce it by investing in a small firm

A cruise ship carrying more than 100 tourists, most of them from Germany, collided Wednesday with a cargo ship in a Danube River channel near the capital of Slovakia, officials said. No injuries were reported.

Even after "light" removed from box, many smokers still think certain brands are healthier

Salem, Mass. mother Kristen LaBrie convicted of attempted murder of 9-year-old special needs son; She could face 38 years in prison

You won't believe how much magic is packed into such tiny cells

New research suggests that new parents' unhealthy lifestyles can be traced to their children