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The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Watch Out Pandora Pandora is great--until it foists upon you some lame, unknown artist totally out of left field. MoonPlayer , a sleek, easy-to-use free-streaming service, aims to fix that frustration by playing only artists you select.
Read More »Amazon’s Android March: PopCap Games Signs An Exclusive Deal
Amazon's clever moves to change (and own) the Android app market space just got lots better: PopCap, a hugely successful games company, has signed an exclusive deal to launch its Android games with them. For any of the 50 million app downloaders who've racked their brains or thwapped their thumbs on an iPad or iPhone touch screen full of digital jewels, PopCap Games--or at least its runaway hit, Bejeweled--will ring a bell
Read More »Is Your Company an Irresistible Buy?
Guy Kawasaki became an inspiration to a generation of young entrepreneurs when he wrote the book The Art of the Start, which has become practically required reading for young Silicon Valley types. Recently released was Kawasaki's latest book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions
Read More »Billions Of Dollars In Acquisitions: A Breakdown Of eBay’s E-Commerce Strategy
In the last year or so, eBay has spent billions acquiring a slew of companies to expand its role in the ever-growing ecommerce space. Yesterday, the online-shopping giant added one more startup to its mix: mobile ad firm Where.com, in a deal that one unconfirmed source said was worth $135 million.
Read More »Intel Bets on Egyptian Mobile Tech
Intel's purchase of Egyptian mobile software firm SySDSoft isn't just a massive cash infusion in a post-revolution economy: It's also Intel's savvy way of getting in on the LTE fanfare.
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