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Don't think it's possible? Try these 10 tools to give yourself a productivity boost. I don't know about you, but I can't function without having a lot on my plate.

These trends could make for huge opportunities--or huge disruptions to your business. Either way, they are ones to watch

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Don't ever become so reliant on one form of marketing that, if it ceased, your business could go the way of the dodo. What would happen if your principal manner of marketing your product were to vanish overnight

Don't ever become so reliant on one form of marketing that, if it ceased, your business could go the way of the dodo. What would happen if your principal manner of marketing your product were to vanish overnight? Could your business adapt?

There are 3 good reasons not to get this wrong--and an easy way to make it better. If you’re just using Twitter to lurk, you can stop reading now: This advice does not pertain to you. But if you intend to use Twitter for any sort of marketing, whether for yourself or your company, then I beg you: Please take a few minutes now to fully complete your Twitter profile

The more scientists discover about desert ants, the more impressive they seem. Decades of research have established that ants use path integration – an innate form of mental trigonometry – in order to navigate the visually featureless environments that are the salt pans of Tunisia.

I've been collecting data about startups and compensation since 2001. Here's what entrepreneurs think they know about startup pay -- and what actually happens

Technology disasters happen.

You just closed a small financing round, hired some new team members and are looking to move into a new office space.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Yahoo Board Shakeup. Four long-standing Yahoo board members have decided not to stand for re-election, including chairman Roy Bostock

With offices and virtual employees scattered across the U.S., here's how SCVNGR and LevelUp keep connected, and stay cool. Fun and games course through the heart of the SCVNGR company culture

Sure, it would be neat if an app could help me find a local pickup game in my neighborhood, but is that something residents of New York City actually need?

The Chasmagnathus granulatus crab leads a simple life. It spends its days burrowing for food and trying to avoid its nemesis, the seagull. But recent research has shown that despite its rudimentary brain, this crab has a highly sophisticated memory