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A newspaper publisher in Philadelphia is giving a $99 tablet to customers who sign up for two-year subscriptions to its papers, and GameStop is planning a dedicated gaming tablet based on older hardware running Android--meanwhile it's confidently and cheekily offering cash back for traded-in iPads, iPhones, and iPods. Tablets as marketing gimmicks: This, ladies and gents, is the side effect of the iPad's continuing success in dominating the new portable computing genre.

We're excited to announce the final Breakfast Briefings session in partnership with Bryant Park. Join us on Tuesday, September 27 for an engaging conversation with MLB.com CEO Bob Bowman. What surprises and challenges are in store for MLB.com as they gear up for the Playoffs and World Series?

Ten pieces of management conventional wisdom you should ignore, especially in a weak economy With uncertainty in the market, many business leaders are focused on “playing it safe.” By following conventional practices, they may be taking a far more dangerous route. While it is important to rely on best practices, some may be short-sighted and hold your business back from achieving its true potential.

You might not think of toting your kids and their gear around in a $100,000 hybrid sports car, but perhaps you should. You'll be the envy of the block

One of the world's oldest publishing companies brought in a ringer to revolutionize the way the company does business.

Can you build a long-term business on other people's platforms? Illustration by Brian Staufferr The oxpecker is an African bird that ekes out a living from the ticks that live on the backs of rhinoceroses. I imagine even it would be embarrassed by Zynga 's dependency on Facebook.

Freshlist--one of the most exciting projects to come out of the 24-hour Cleanweb Hackathon--connects sellers and buyers of local produce so nothing goes to waste.

You don't need to look far to see that a growing community of makers--people who like to work on art- and science-based DIY projects--is blossoming in the U.S.

"You've got people saying, 'I'm here,' whatever 'here' means. 'Here' may mean I'm at a restaurant or a ball game," says James D.

Whether you need to log sales calls or keep track of business cards, there's an app to make it easier to get out of the office and into the field.

Instead of focusing on how much investment they get, startups should make something that solves problems. If they do, they'll get loyal customers, and that's more important than investors

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. Microsoft Wooing Devs For Win 8

Entrepreneur (and former Facebook employee) Dave Morin did. Here's why.

Here's the short answer: buy one! There are lots of entrepreneurs out there (maybe you!) who have a great business plan that happens to have either an e-business part to it or all of it would be an e-business. Having the business acumen to come up with a rock-solid plan, dazzle investors, and maintain the determination to launch it are one thing. Having the tech chops to launch the online presence necessary (a website, a mobile website, an auction storefront on eBAy, etc.) is another set of, well, chops.

We will help you make sense of your broadband options and which technology will be a good fit for your business. Deciding whether to fire an unproductive employee?