Tag: Fast Company

23andMe and the FDA: what really drove them apart

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What Really Drove 23andMe And The FDA Apart
BY ROBERT SAFIAN, fastcompany.com

Is getting a $99 DNA test really hazardous to your health? Our editor-in-chief decodes an innovation dustup.

When we put 23andMe CEO Anne Woj­ci­c­ki on the cover of Fast Com­pa­ny’s Novem­ber issue, we didn’t expect the FDA to yank the com­pa­n…

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Colossal finds most incredible images

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The Eye-Popping Images On Colossal Will Make Art Lovers Of Us All
BY BRYAN LUFKIN, fastcompany.com

Christopher Jobson’s knack for finding the most stunning, share-worthy pictures on the Internet make his site Colossal required browsing for anyone remotely interested in the visual arts.

Between celebri­ty Twit­ter feuds, tele­vised nip slips, …

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iDoorCam wifi door bell and camera on Indiegogo

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Why The iDoorCam Is An Indiegogo Sensation
BY NEAL UNGERLEIDER, fastcompany.com

Investors are going gaga for a smartphone-integrated doorbell that lets anyone screen visitors on a video app integrated into their iPhones or Androids.

iDoor­Cam is that rarest of things: A bona fide Indiegogo phe­nom­e­non. The Wi-Fi– enabled…

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The rise of artisanal publishing

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Call It “Artisanal,” And 5 Other Ways To Crush Self-Publishing
By: Sam Harrison, fastcompany.com

When former Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki submitted what he believed was a perfect manuscript to a professional copyeditor, the editor found 1,500 errors. So he knows a thing or two (or 1,500) about how to self-publish the right way. Read on for h…

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Tweet yourself to a dream job

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How To Tweet Your Way To Your Dream Job
By: Lydia Dishman, fastcompany.com

Three out of four people are in constant job-search mode and, increasingly, Twitter is their tool of choice. Here’s how to make 140 characters work for you.

Can a tweet—or three—land you a dream job?

That’s a ques­tion Tay­lor Aldredge now…

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Why aren’t there more women in engineering? Because they’re sane.

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Why You Can’t Find Women Engineers: They’re Too Well-Rounded
By: Anya Kamenetz, fastcompany.com

“Not lack of ability, but more choice,” say researchers.

Sil­i­con Val­ley’s hottest com­pa­nies are hurt­ing for women engi­neers. And many pix­els have been spilled try­ing to fig­ure out why. The answer, accord­ing to a study released by Pitt…

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Write a good bio

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The Art Of Writing Your Own Bio: How To Toot Your Horn Without Sounding Like A Blowhard
By Jonathan Rick, fastcompany.com

The problem with your bio isn’t the boasting—it’s who’s doing the boasting.

After col­lege, I did what most lib­er­al arts grads do when they come to Wash­ing­ton: I interned at a think tank. As I sub­se­quent­ly embarked on my career, I shied…

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The most innovative social media companies

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The Most Innovative Social Media Companies 2013
By: FAST COMPANY STAFF, fastcompany.com

In an increasingly social world, if you’re not evolving, you’re not winning. These companies impress us with their social media savvy.

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For build­ing a suite of com­mu­ni­ca­tions apps that 300 mil­lion Chi­nese are talk­ing through.…

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Visualizing the languages of NYC

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Infographic: The Languages Of New York, Mapped By Tweets
By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com

Who speaks which languages in New York? One team looked at 8.5 million tweets to map it out.

It looks like every block of NYC has been wrapped in Christ­mas lights, but in real­i­ty, you’re look­ing at the nine most promi­nent­ly tweet­ed…

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Bridge design residencies

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“Bridge” Design Residencies Will Offer Plum Jobs At Path, Pinterest, And Airbnb
By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com

A new program by the Designer Fund will pair great designers with great startups. It raises the question: Why’s this marriage so hard in the first place?

Path, Drop­box, Pin­ter­est, Airbnb. They’re some of the most high-profile star­tups in the…

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Co working spaces and working beyond the cube

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Coworking Spaces From GRid70 To Grind Help Employees Work Beyond The Cube
By Greg Lindsay, fastcompany.com

AT&T, Zappos, and other companies are sharing office space with strangers— and not to save rent.

In 2011, when the elec­tron­ics firm Plantron­ics redesigned its head­quar­ters in Santa Cruz, Cal­i­fo …

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