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One of the largest distributors of commercial law enforcement software in the United States is integrating open source intelligence into its products--and they are betting the results will lead to enhanced counterterrorism efforts. More than ever, law enforcement agencies are connecting to far flung sources of information in the fight against terrorism. Now Virginia's i2 Group

LinkedIn, with its database of over a hundred million names, is also an interesting trove of sociological data. Should you give your baby one of the most popular names for CEOs?

Apple's just spoken up publicly on the matter of iPhones storing location data. "Apple is not tracking the location of your iPhone.

DIY survey platforms make constructing questionnaires easy, but the results could be biased, contradictory, or deeply misleading. Online surveys often have to compete for attention against the backdrop of Netflix , Gmail alerts, and 25 open browser tabs. The minimal cognitive effort given to answering questions may exacerbate all the problems that lead to biased or outright distorted results.

Not long ago, Holly Myles , the digital media strategist at Eisbrenner Public Relations , attended a work function.

Apple may be changing its usual iPhone update schedule to the fall, instead of a pre-summer launch in June/July--the news has popped up multiple times, and a source familiar with Apple's plans has also confirmed it with Fast Company. But Apple is a company that thrives on PR excitement...and the big hole in the update schedule before the iPhone 5 arrives could damage sales

A Swedish aerospace technology company beats swords into ploughshares, turning missile tech into what some have called "Google Maps on steroids." Nokia just released a product licensing the tech. Last week, Nokia released an upgraded version of it mapping service, Ovi.

The lessons of Perth, Australia, and how they can help us avoid a dismal new water forecast from the U.S. Department of the Interior.

With Slashtag.it, you can search just about any site you'd want to, all from the same homepage or search bar. You might only save a few seconds on every search--but after a while, those seconds add up

Strict controls and smart re-use means the water that happens on Vegas links stays on Vegas links. Fact: A single, 18-hole round of golf at a typical Las Vegas golf course requires 2,507 gallons of water. That's not "virtual water," it's the actual amount of water that has to be sprinklered onto the golf course to get it ready, each night, for each golfer.

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Overstock.com Released From Google 'Penalty Box ' Google has released Overstock.com from its reduced search ranking after the retailer dropped a policy of encouraging colleges to post links to its products

Concerts and sporting events have long needed a way to efficiently fill every seat in the house. ScoreBig might be the ticket.

China may be wising up to international condemnation of its lax copyright protection standards, as the Ministry of Culture has revealed it will "punish" local search giant Baidu for facilitating illegal music downloads.

San Francisco, with a large population crammed into a very small footprint, can be notoriously hard to park in. But, as it's also one of the tech-savviest cities in the country, they've come up with a solution to make it easier to find a place to leave your car and to better value parking places

1. Nintendo has released financial data suggesting it's slipping mightily--versus last year, its net sales of $12.4 billion until March 31st are down 29%, and profits have slumped 66%