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Here's a list of the companies that may participate in an anti-SOPA blackout protest. The Stop Online Piracy Act is so polarizing in the tech world that huge web companies like Amazon , eBay , Facebook , and Google are considering going dark in order to spread awareness, reports ExtremeTech .

Here's a list of the companies that may participate in an anti-SOPA blackout protest. The Stop Online Piracy Act is so polarizing in the tech world that huge web companies like Amazon , eBay , Facebook , and Google are considering going dark in order to spread awareness, reports ExtremeTech

Here's a list of the companies that may participate in an anti-SOPA blackout protest. The Stop Online Piracy Act is so polarizing in the tech world that huge web companies like Amazon , eBay , Facebook , and Google are considering going dark in order to spread awareness, reports ExtremeTech .

The man who wrote the book on LinkedIn shares his secrets to becoming an expert social networker. David Gowel has made many career transitions: from civilian to military, from military to academic, and finally from academic to entrepreneurship. Along the way, Gowel used LinkedIn to achieve each step; an experience, he says, that has made him into an expert on how to use LinkedIn to become a master networker.

The man who wrote the book on LinkedIn shares his secrets to becoming an expert social networker. David Gowel has made many career transitions: from civilian to military, from military to academic, and finally from academic to entrepreneurship

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Your resolution for 2012 is to finally get into social media.

Want to know which buyers are getting a great deal--and, who's getting stiffed?

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Letter That Ousted HP CEO Now Public . The eight-page letter that accused Mark Hurd, then CEO of Hewlett-Packard, of sexually harassing an employee, is now public.

Think all the banter on Twitter and in blog comments is for naught? Here's how social envy and the competition of ideas it generates will lead to faster innovation

Practical advice to turn an average workday into an incredibly productive day. Occasionally you need to go the extra mile .

Understanding the business ecosystem of search platforms such as Google will give brands greater understanding of the role they play in this business network. The foundation of any good business strategy lies in understanding the key players and how they interact.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Christmas Is For Online Shopping Too

Entrepreneurs come from all over the world, but most share an innate passion for questioning the constraints of ideology and discipline, and identifying practical solutions to problems by combining ingenuity, resourcefulness, and dogged determination. You Never Know Where a Good Idea Is Going to Come From. I'm fascinated by the different types of people I meet in the world and the way their personalities show in what they do.

With a start-up budget, there's only room for one item on my marketing plan. Here's why I chose a public relations strategy.