iPhone 5 Commercial Is a Hilarious Parody Inspired by Us All
My iPhone isn't so much my phone as it is my SMS and Email Device—which is to say, I talk on the phone not nearly often enough to warrant calling it that. But, hey, the name seems to have stuck.
A Mobile App for Analysts and Students of the Economy - NYTimes.com
The Census Bureau introduced its first mobile app to give economists, policy makers and citizens greater access to real-time data on the health of the nation’s economy.
Mothers Of Invention: How Moms Help Huggies Innovate | Fast Company
All around the world, mothers are inventing new child-care products–so Kimberly-Clark thought, why not collaborate with them (and save the R&D budget in the process)?
Amazon Launches Career Choice Program To Fund Tuition For Fulfillment Center Employees | TechCrunch
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos frequently uses the e-commerce site's front page as a place to announce changes in service or major new initiatives. As one of the most-trafficked sites on the web, it's the perfect place to make a big splash. And today, he is using that space to announce its new Career Choice Program, which will provide tuition help for fulfillment center employees who seek careers in well-paying, in-demand areas like computer-aided design or medical lab technologies. Amazon already touts its ability to pay fulfillment center employees about 30 percent more than retail store employees...
Yep, Jeans With a See-Through Pocket For Your Phone Sadly Do Exist
Humanity sadly takes a collective step backwards with Alphyn Industries' new DELTA415 Wearcom jeans that feature a zippered pocket with a see-through pouch for accessing your smartphone without having to remove it first.
After Surviving ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’, Unikey Technologies Raises $1.1M For Smartphone Door Keys | TechCrunch
Unikey Technologies, a company made known by ABC's Shark Tank for technology that turns your smartphone into a universal door key, has raised $1.1 million according to an SEC filing. The amount appears to be in addition to a $500,000 equity stake raised from Mark Cuban and Kevin O'Leary earlier this year on the season finale of the program. Once the Unikey locking system is installed in a door, any paired Android, iOS, or BlackBerry device can unlock it. The system is not dependent on an app, but rather the system unlocks the door by simply detecting when the phone is in the immediate vicin...
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How McDonald’s Came Back Bigger Than Ever - NYTimes.com
With new food, revamped décor and an embrace of mommy blogs, McDonald’s isn’t just trying to keep its customers. It’s trying to convince skeptics that they’re wrong.
How Eric Ries Coined "The Pivot" And What Your Business Can Learn From It | Fast Company
It’s only appropriate that Eric Ries is the subject of the first video for Fast Company’s new series: The Pivot. He’s the author of a best-selling book, “The Lean Startup,” and the man who made the term “pivot” part of the business vernacular.
How Jobs At Homeboy Industries Give Ex-Cons A Second Chance At Life Out Of Prison | Fast Company
Homeboy Industries, the passion project of an L.A. priest, has brought life reboots to hundreds of ex-cons, including onetime gang members and the former CEO of mega-construction company KB Home.
Startup Lessons From The Food Truck Revolution | Fast Company
Natasha Case of sweet-treat truck Coolhaus dishes with Rickshaw Dumpling Bar’s David Weber on how she got her business rolling and keeps its branding fresh. The secret sauce is served.
3 Steps To Pursuing Your Ideal Career | Fast Company
There’s often a gap between identifying what you naturally gravitate toward and gain energy from and how that translates into your full-time work. Take a deep breath and dive in with these three steps that’ll start closing it.
Check out this story about Haruka Nishimatsu, President and CEO of Japan Airlines, one of the biggest airlines in the world. He takes public transportation, shares an office with co-workers, stands…