Microsoft's Envisioning Lab Reveals The Future Of Productivity | Fast Company
A Q&A with the director of Microsoft’s Envisioning Lab, where they’re working 10 years ahead, growing plants on the walls, and thinking about how your data will do your bidding in the future.
TED Blog | The future of business is the “mesh”: Lisa Gansky on TED.com
Lisa Gansky, author of "The Mesh," talks about a future of business that's about sharing all kinds of stuff, either via smart and tech-enabled rental or, more boldly, peer-to-peer. Examples across industries -- from music to cars -- show how close we are to this meshy future.
20 Things I Learned is a Newbie's Guide to the Internet
If you have some less tech-savvy friends that are a bit confused about what cloud computing, HTML5, DNS, or the other ins and outs of the internet, a new web site created by the Google Chrome team explains it clearly for non-techies.
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Fast Company took a trip to Gap today not just to upgrade our denim wardrobe, but to “check in” on how the company’s Facebook partnership was panning out.
The Chevy Volt: An Electric Car With Its Own IP Address
CrunchGear's Matt Burns recently called the Chevy Volt GM's "knight in shining chrome and white plastic." Burns was not citing projected sales numbers, instead he was making the point that the Volt has saved GM by forcing the troubled automaker to "change internally and reinvent nearly ever aspect of how it does business." In support of Burns' thesis, IBM and GM revealed new details on Monday on the car's electronic backbone and how it came together in 29 months, from concept to finish.
The Future of Local Commerce = Facebook + Foursquare + Yelp + Groupon
There's been much hype, crazy valuations, and overall market excitement about businesses that promise to unleash the power of the social graph, location, recommendations and group buying. Facebook's latest valuation according to SecondMarket is now about $30 billion, Foursquare raised $20 million at a post-money valuation of $115 million while still at a pre-revenue stage, Yelp, short of selling for $550 million to Google, raised over $25 million at an undisclosed but very high valuation, and finally Groupon raised $135 million at a whopping $1.35 billion valuation. So besides their huge su...
The Top Ten Most Dangerous Things You Can Do Online
Researchers at Internet security service provider CyberDefender looked at some of the most dangerous things you can do online and explained how to protect yourself if you're not quite ready to give up things like Internet porn completely.
A Wall Street Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on American consumers. First in a series.
YouTube - Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
The MacBook Wheel lets consumers accomplish everyday tasks like typing with just a few dozen spins and clicks of a wheel. Subscribe to The Onion on YouTube: ...