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The site that lets you crash in a stranger’s house closed a huge round of funding today.

With 500,000 downloads in less than a month, a neo-noir thriller by newcomer Justin Eugene Evans shoots down the standard distribution model in favor of video-sharing site VODO. For director Justin Eugene Evans, making the movie was the easy part.

Google+ may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.

The tech world and beyond gathered yesterday for another big Facebook platform announcement. The social network announced three major new features: group chat, a new chat design, and video calling with Skype. More information on the features can be found on Facebook's blog

We're all told to jazz up our passwords with non-alphanumeric characters but by jamming a "+" in Google+, Google has opened a big can of marketing worms. Google+

I've been playing with HP's new TouchPad for a week, but it only took a few minutes to notice the tablet's similarities to the iPad. I'm not just talking about the TouchPad's WebOS--all players in the tablet space have undoubtedly taken cues from Apple's software (see: apps, gestures, etc.). But even HP's hardware design is iPad-like, from the placement of the (single) home button to the webcam to the auto-lock key to the volume seesaw switch.

Lynn St. Amour joins us for our second entry in the Crystal Ballin' series, in which CEOs and thinkers venture to speculate on what lies ahead. In today's edition, we answer the questions: What is the future of the Internet

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day Web Ads Hit Record High In a sign that this bloody never-ending recession is indeed coming to an end, marketers are now spending record amounts on web ads, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau. At $7.3 billion dollars, ads have spiked 23% year over year. To celebrate, we suggest actually clicking on a banner ad today to say, "Thanks, free Internet!" Download Torrents On iPhone (Jail-Break Only) Wish you could break the law all the time

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After spending an estimated $350 million to sign top music acts Madonna, Jay-Z, and U2, no one could've guessed Live Nation would be interested in giving discounts to customers. But that's exactly the focus of a new joint venture with Groupon. After spending an estimated $350 million to sign top music acts Madonna, Jay-Z, and U2, no one could've guessed Live Nation would be interested in giving discounts to customers.

Would you tell a friend if you found a $50 Lady Gaga concert ticket for $25? Ok, so GrouponLive is likely to involve far less popular artists, but Groupon and Live Nation are betting you'll still spread the word among friends--and help drum up attendance

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today

The facts paint a grim picture . Women make up half of the U.S. workforce but represent only 25 percent of the technology industry.

Thanks to the social web, you can now share anything with anyone anywhere in the world. Is this the end of hyperconsumption

Fifty years ago today Yuri Gagarin became the first human ever to journey into space --a symbolic moment that psychologically, technologically severed the human race into those who lived before that moment, and after it. Google has a special Doodle for the occasion, and Gagarin-mania and space-themed posts will be everywhere today. Poyekhali ! 1.