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Brands are judged by the company they keep. These partnerships are innovative because they are fresh, unexpected, and also increase awareness.

It outsourced its search business to Microsoft; it sold off popular properties like Delicious; and it made plays for original content, mobile, and social.

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. Pandora's Ads Worth More Than Real Radio's . Pandora released its latest finances, proving its growth: Its revenues of $67 million for the second quarter are more than double 2010's figures

It may seem like I've been harping on service lately, since my last post was about tipping inattentive waitstaff .

Get your delicious, piping hot robo-cookies here! A robot: Your plastic pal who's fun to be with! Okay, so the future that The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy predicted is still far off, but it's coming closer every week: HRP-4C gynoid sings on camera We've seen HPR-4C several times already, but she's always worth revisiting as her skills advance--if only because she's one of the few android (technically a gynoid) that's really venturing into Uncanny Valley, with movements and other attributes that seem human. HRP-4C is the best preview out there of the kind of realistic robots we're likely to encounter fairly soon. Here she is singing as part of this year's Japan Robot Association Jisso Protec 2011 show

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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease in which the ingestion of gluten induces enteropathy, or inflammation of the gut, in genetically susceptible individuals. This destruction of the gut means that nutrients cannot be absorbed, leading to a variety of clinical symptoms: anemia due to the lack of iron, atherosclerosis due to the lack of calcium, failure to thrive in children, and GI stress, among others.

You've just had a gorgeous restaurant meal: Delicious food, attentive service and an atmosphere that made you feel both indulged and privileged. You already know to tip your server nicely, but what else can you do