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We’ve all witnessed or experienced the affects of bullying in children, but adults are not immune to bullying characteristics. An adult bully will attempt to gain power over another person, and make himself or herself the dominant adult

A decade ago I was wrestling a paragraph in my home office when my wife called out from another room, alarm in her voice. [More]

Is there ever a good time or right way to break bad news?

In the past months, Skype's launched a massive upgrade on Android; a brand-spanking-new iPad app; unveiled a massive partnership with Facebook; and announced its acquisition to Microsoft for $8.5 billion. Is it enough to win against Google's and Apple's competitors? "When I started, we were on a pretty slow product release," says Neil Stevens, VP of products at Skype

In the past months, Skype's launched a massive upgrade on Android; a brand-spanking-new iPad app; unveiled a massive partnership with Facebook; and announced its acquisition to Microsoft for $8.5 billion. Is it enough to win against Google's and Apple's competitors? "When I started, we were on a pretty slow product release," says Neil Stevens, VP of products at Skype.

In an exclusive interview with the man behind the popular fake Twitter feed @osamainhell, Fast Company finds out what it takes to do 24/7 Twitter satire, along with some tips for aspiring comedians. Twitter is chock full of humorous fake feeds with massive cult followings. The microblogging service's 140-character message limit has turned out to be the perfect forum for one-line zingers, as the individuals behind @fakeapstylebook , @bpglobalpr and @mayoremanuel all discovered for themselves

Digital media giant Glam believes, "the author is the brand." So it's giving micro-sites such as SheFinds, HealthCastle.com, and Gear Patrol tools for their own micro-social networks. Here’s why that’s good for readers--and advertisers. Glam Media upended conventional publishing notions six years ago after discovering readers were increasingly seeking out authors instead of media properties--or, as Glam CEO Samir Arora tells

Serial entrepreneur Chris Andrews, with his new start-up SoundLink, is ready to revolutionize the Internet, againthis time with voice. About five years ago , Chris Andrews calculated how many times his fingertips would hit a plastic keyboard over the course of his life—roughly 100 million

The Fast Company reader's essential rundown of who's breaking into and shaking up your tech space--updated all day. Google Takes On Skype With Chrome Addition Google wants to add open-source video and telephony technology to the Chrome browser, meaning that anyone could use the code to integrate free (or reduced) calling into a browser interface. So far, Google's previous attempt at VoIP inside Gmail, Google Voice , hasn't dethroned Skype, its closest competitor

The same country that helped give Bjork her voice hands over its guiding document to everyday citizens. But at its heart, the experiment in social media confuses democracy with transparency, a leading expert in participatory government tells Fast Company

There's been a rush of news from Apple this week: About OS X Lion , and the number of apps that Apple appears to be co-opting; about iOS and how it's incorporating more features from OS X; and iCloud, where Apple pushes all your details into the sky so all your devices can access them.

Sales forecasts are by nature imperfect. But experts say there are ways to squeeze more value out of the projections you're making

Microsoft just revealed its Windows Phone 7.1, a hotly anticipated update to its smartphone OS that boasts more than 500 new features. But it's not due on new phones until the fall--perfectly timed to coincide with the next iPhone arrival.

At Namast Solar, nothing is more important than the idea of workplace democracy. Why democracy? Blake Jones is a longtime student of inequity.

Gabriela (not her real name), a 42-year-old investment counselor, has been receiving therapy by computer chat for more than a year now. She fell into a deep depression after her last breakup and needed an ear she could count on to be consistently supportive and objective.