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Feed SubscriptionDoes This Ultrabook Make Me Look Fat? CES 2012 And The Tyranny Of Thin
If 2012's CES gadget fest has a theme already it's "thin, thinner, thinnest." But in the endless quest for skinny devices, what gets left out?
Read More »To Boost Business, Let Employees Unleash Their Inner Napoleons
A new study says powerful people feel taller than they are. What does it mean for your company?
Read More »Why the Movie Industry Can’t Innovate
The movie industry has been consistently wrong in its claims that new platforms and channels would be the end of its business. Now it can't innovate, leading to SOPA. This year the movie industry made $30 billion (1/3 in the U.S
Read More »Two Years After Netflix, Blockbuster Arrives @Home On The iPad
Blockbuster is finally coming to the iPad. The video-rental company, which Dish Network acquired in April, has been trying to remake itself in the eyes of consumers after last year's bankruptcy sale
Read More »Busy Customer? 3 Tips For Getting in the Door
As a business owner, you don't have time to waste on unsuccessful prospecting to busy decision-makers. Here's how to get your message across more quickly. Trying to sell to crazy-busy decision makers?
Read More »YouNow: Like A Digital "Gong Show"
A new social reality entertainment site puts performers up front and gives critics a chance to judge wisely. Andrew Garner dances shirtless to “Friday” by Rebecca Black during his turn to broadcast live on YouNow.com.
Read More »Use Improv To Brainstorm Effectively
At Kohort, we take a cue from theater and comedy to generate new ideas--and enhance morale. Once a company starts operating, brainstorming often falls by the wayside.
Read More »Nuance’s Voice Control TV, OLPC’s Tablet For Schoolkids, Netflix Debuts In U.K., PayPal Testing Mobile Payments At Home Depot
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Nuance Brings Voice Control To TV
Read More »What’s an Entrepreneur? Best Answer Ever
This classic 25-word definition pares entrepreneurship to its essence and explains why it's so hard. And so addictive
Read More »Post Office Delays: How to Avoid a Cash Flow Crunch
Changes coming soon to the U.S.
Read More »U R What U Tweet: 5 Steps To A Better Personal Brand
If you take a look at the top 10 Twitter users you'll see a list of famous men and women, from Justin Bieber to Selena Gomez, who have used the popular platform to further expand their personal brands. Perhaps more interesting, however, is how everyday people are investing more time and energy into social networking for professional purposes. Just over a year ago, a local 16-year-old high school student emailed me out of the blue, proposing that he join me as a guest on a TV show I host.
Read More »How to Pitch: 6 Things You Must Know
Rule No. 1? Your story is never unique.
Read More »Why One Movie Chain Doesn’t Fear Netflix
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain is bucking a national trend of declining moviegoer attendance. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema , the Austin-based movie theater chain founded by film fanatic Tim League, saw an increase in audience in 2011, the year national attendance at the movies hit a 16-year low.
Read More »Dysfunctional Family? You’d Make a Great Entrepreneur
Most successful founders are no strangers to chaos and stress. In fact, they learned how to deal with it gracefully at a very young age. If you’ve never founded a company , rest assured it never happens as elegantly and smoothly as articles in Inc
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