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Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian debated USC professor Jonathan Taplin, director of the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab and former tour manager of The Band at our recent Innovation Uncensored event.

Mark Coker of Smashwords became the leader of indie e-book writers--including some with dirty minds--in a fight against censorship and PayPal. He also has strong feelings about the DOJ's e-book pricing lawsuit.

Angry Birds, the incredibly popular game, was software maker Rovio’s 52nd attempt. They spent eight years and nearly went bankrupt before finally creating their massive hit. Pinterest is one of the fastest-growing websites in history, but struggled for a long time.

Meet Ziad Dalal, CEO of Nestlé Toll House Cafe By Chip, and a man with a mission to make the humble chocolate-chip cookie go global.

And other thoughts from Steve Jang, avid surfer and co-creator of the social music app SoundTracking. "You get that timing, you pop up, you find your balance, and you ride that wave--and you have to do that over and over." Steve Jang is the cofounder and CEO of Schematic Labs , whose social music app SoundTracking just hit its one-year anniversary. The app is steadily approaching 2 million users, and its ranks include the likes of Snoop Dogg

You don't have to be a Hollywood mogul to have someone do mind-numbing tasks for you. Just ask Ted Roden

Jonathan Ende is bringing the TED brand of futurism to the heart of high finance: the New York Stock Exchange, for TEDx Wall Street.

Emerging headphones purveyor 50 Cent studied a predecessor closely before pressing play on his own venture. When Beats by Dre headphones debuted in 2008, the size of the $100-plus headphone market was a faint $92 million. Four years later, the good doctor's b-emblazoned earpieces have achieved near ubiquity, and the $100-plus segment has been cranked up to $512 million.

Chinese manufacturer Foxconn has promised big changes to its practices after a far-reaching inspection by the Fair Labor Association, The New York Times reports . The FLA found widespread abuses at Foxconn's supplier factories, which produce electronics for corporate tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, and HP. In a survey of 35,000 Foxconn employees, roughly two-thirds said their wages did not "meet their basic needs." The labor audit also found that some employees worked well beyond 60-hour weeks for days on end, in violation of Chinese law.

Best Buy is shuttering 50 of its big warehouse-style stores and is going to remodel the remaining ones. It's all because the retail landscape is changing, shaped by the power of mobile technology

Traditionally, new product marketing assumes first-time purchases arise from an orderly chain of events. The effective commercial starts the engine turning by generating brand awareness, which begets interest, desire, and finally consumer action, with planned purchases popping out the other end.

Startups can be amazing places to work, and the euphoria surrounding them has a high degree of contagion. But future leaders have unique lessons to learn by working for larger, more established companies as well

Digital Project Manager, Fast Company Marketing: Fast Company's growing Marketing team seeks an experienced Digital Project Manager to oversee strategic planning and day-to-day implementation of custom advertising opportunities with the Brand.

JamPot's new AppBuilder asks a series of questions and spits out a genuine, though limited-function, app. It could blow the market wide open. With JamPot's AppBuilder , you can build a genuine iPhone or Android app in mere minutes for free--according to the company's own website

JamPot's new AppBuilder asks a series of questions and spits out a genuine, though limited-function, app. It could blow the market wide open. With JamPot's AppBuilder , you can build a genuine iPhone or Android app in mere minutes for free--according to the company's own website.