The small Canadian firm i4i has its patent infringement charge upheld in a unanimous verdict. What does this mean for the future of innovation? The Supreme Court issued a ruling against Microsoft Thursday, upholding a decision from a lower court
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Stanford's Spatial History Project uses databases, ArcGIS, and other technological bells and whistles to visualize history that can't otherwise be easily told.
Read More »How to Find Your Niche Market
John Warrillow, author of Built to Sell, answers questions from readers about building a sellable business. Dear John: How do you find a niche market to enter?
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"Clueless", "hypocrite", "ridiculous", "stupid" and "living in a fantasy land". If you want to tick off your readers just advocate doing something radical to save the U.S. economy
Read More »How About US Made iPhones?
Apple employs about 25,000 Americans from sea to shining sea. That sounds pretty good until you consider that the iPod/iPhone/iPad revolution has created some 250,000 jobs in China. Here's a modest proposal: bring those manufactoring jobs home, Apple
Read More »Five Business Lessons Learned on the Golf Course
Why relationship building on the golf course may be as important as ever for business networking. We live in a hyper-connected society, and being disconnected for four hours if you're in sales or marketing can be daunting—and seem like a major loss of time
Read More »The Greenest Skyscrapers In The World
Sunday, June 05 .p { float:left; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, serif; height:225px; margin-right:25px; margin-top:10px; width:178px; } #wrapper p { line-height:15px !important; font-size:14px !important; } #wrapper { position:; } The reputation of skyscrapers -- all that water use! CO2 emissions! -- is pretty dim. But these towering beauties prove that green doesn't have to mean unsightly
Read More »MI6 Punks Al Qaeda With Cupcakes, Japan’s Hawaiian Shirt Energy Plan, U.S. Archives "Wikipedian In Residence," And More…
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
Read More »Busted! 11 photos obesity docs don’t want you to see
Are media portrayals of fat people feeding America's obesity epidemic
Read More »Video: Food Pyramid axed, replaced with "My Plate"
The government is making a new attempt at tackling America's ever-growing waist line. John Blackstone reports on the end of the Food Pyramid, and the beginning of "My Plate."
Read More »Do You Need Recurring Revenue?
John Warrillow, author of Built to Sell, answers questions from readers about building a sellable business.
Read More »China’s Real Estate Bubble Is Making Your Cell Phone Obsolete–And Valuable
In the latest installment of Butterfly Effect, we follow the impact of China's bulging real estate market on commodities such as copper, the latest tech innovations those commodities enable, the scrap they create, and the subsequent recycling opportunities--in China. 1.
Read More »Best Business Deals
A bootstrapper's guide to saving money on office furniture, phone service, computers, business travel, and more For self-funded entrepreneurs, there are few skills more crucial than the ability to do more with less. That could be why many business owners take pride in hunting down deals and driving hard bargains. In that spirit, we have compiled tips to help you save big on a variety of office necessities.
Read More »Former MySpace Exec Starting Facebook Competitor
A social network with more privacy controls, Mark Zuckerberg's latest passion, a new ranking of top VC firms, and the rest of the day's entrepreneur news. Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today.
Read More »Choosing the Best Inventory Tracking Software
Choosing the best inventory tracking software for your business can be daunting.
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