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Wednesday, June 15 Though they may be loath to admit it, most attendees at this New York conference are sure to be pondering the same question: How do I get more followers on Twitter? We turned to social-media scientist Dan Zarrella, who has analyzed millions of tweets (and earned 33,000 followers of his own), to get some answers.

New positive numbers about the world's rainforests provide lessons on how to prevent deforestation: protect, plant, and pay. Ethonomic Indicator of the Day: 25%--amount of decrease in rainforest deforestation The climate is becoming increasingly unpredictable and global greenhouse gas emissions are increasing, but take heart: the destruction of the world's largest rainforests (the Amazon, Congo, and Borneo Mekong) is actually down 25%, according to a new report from ForestCarbon Asia .

The gourmet-cupcake craze may never die -- damn its adorable deliciousness! -- but that hasn't stopped whoopie pies, macaroons, and doughnuts from vying for the sweets spotlight recently.

For the third year in a row we have put together a list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business.

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. MI6 Punks Al Qaeda With Cupcakes There's going to be a lot of frowns in the delicious smelling kitchens of

In what's becoming a predictable move, Syria has shut down Internet access in an attempt to quash the organization of a national uprising, dubbed Children's Friday and inspired in part by a now viral YouTube video of the body of a tortured and murdered 13-year-old boy . As reported by Renesys , a business communications intelligence firm that also chronicled the Net shut-down in Egypt , Syria began to shut its Net access at 6:35 a.m

Farming in India is a brutal business. mKrishi makes it a little easier, by giving farmers predictive data about how to save their farms--and their lives. A farmer commits suicide every 30 minutes in India

As the clean energy industry emerges from a challenging period caused by the global economic downturn, it is entering a stage of rapid change in which business models are being transformed against a backdrop of regulatory uncertainty. In several key sectors, the market is shifting back toward business structures and technologies that were once abandoned, but are now being revived

A new wave of DIY engineers is transforming innovation into something that can be done at the kitchen table. Thank the maker movement for the technology that's changing the way we think about prototyping.

There was a lot of snickering Thursday after Groupon announced an IPO valuing it at $30 billion. But the company might actually be worth a lot more than people think. It didn’t take long after Groupon filed for an IPO Thursday that valued the company at $20 billion for the snark to start flying around the web.

Not a bad for 2.5 years' work for the CEO involved with the latest hottest IPO. On Thursday, we wrote about how Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is only making a salary of $575 this year

How to get people to care about ocean conservation: a realtor's perspective. You have to talk to people where they live. So, if people aren't concerned enough about the slow destruction of our oceans and seashores, stop talking about fish and let them know that their beloved ocean view isn't going to be around much longer

Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference kicks off on Monday, with Steve Jobs giving the keynote address.

With a ban on producing or serving fois gras lurking on the horizon, how are California's top chefs reacting to dropping the delicacy from their menus? When I think back on some of the most memorable dishes I've ever had, there seems to be bit of a recurring theme: The perfectly grilled steak topped with crumbles of foie gras from a little stall in Barcelona's Boqueria market. A luscious, fat slab of foie gras terrine served with charred bread and thick jam at Derriere in Paris.

Drop that iPhone! An Apple patent application is stirring controversy because it suggests future iPhones may automatically prevent filming or photography of films in the theater and of stage performances. Is a Phish concert still a Phish concert if no one's there to record it? A fresh Apple patent application is stirring controversy because it suggests future iPhones may automatically prevent filming or photography of films in the theatre and of stage performances