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Technology for Social Impact by Caroline SimardWrite an Environmental Management Plan for a Small or Medium Business (SMB)Creative Business Success: It’s All About the Customers!Introducing Guest Blogger John Barratt: Creativity Always WinsThe Design Mind Behind Twitter? He’s 21.Video Tour of Ford’s Tech Suite: Voice Control, In-Dash PCs and… PrintersMakers of Hyper-Expensive Doodads Declare: Recession’s Over!Lady Gaga: Design Groupie in DisguiseIllusions of Grandeur vs. Reality vs. Mind-Numbing Delusions — Where Are YOU?A Familiar Sound (Just When You Need it).Ford’s Clever Key Fob: Will It Make Teen Drivers Safer, or More Reckless?Event Announcement: Virtual art comes to Brooklyn August 7–23, 2009Clicking “Search” in Facebook Makes It Go BingIs Today’s Wireless Charging Tech Kind of Useless? NopeThe Design Mind Behind Twitter? He’s 21.Facebook and Twitter Attacks Were Political, and PersonalLady Gaga: Design Groupie in DisguiseThe Ecological Credit CrunchA Cheap Solution to Portland Airport’s Liquid Waste ProblemWhy Games Are So Expensive, and Staying That WayMakers of Hyper-Expensive Doodads Declare: Recession’s Over!Is Social Networking for the Olds? Two New Reports Think SoWant to Sell Lots of E-Books? Give One Away for Free, ThenFord’s Clever Key Fob: Will It Make Teen Drivers Safer, or More Reckless?Is 3jam Better Than Google Voice?SkyTran’s Personal Magnetic Transporter Is a Physical Version of the InternetIs Today’s Wireless Charging Tech Kind of Useless? NopeClicking “Search” in Facebook Makes It Go BingFast Company’s Most Innovative Marketing Expert BlogsShips That Spray Clouds Into the Sky to Combat Climate ChangeVideo Tour of Ford’s Tech Suite: Voice Control, In-Dash PCs and… PrintersThe CityCenter: Las Vegas’ Sustainable Gamble17th World Congress on ErgonomicsThis Isn’t Public Relations–It’s Criminal Mail Fraud!Inexpensive Green Tips for Your Small BusinessSo Long, Stockholm. Six Reasons Why Belgium Will Be the Next Hotspot for DesignAbsolut D’oh!It’s Nice to ShareThe role of Metrics and ROI in Corporate ResponsibilityNASA to Break Ground on Super-Green “Sustainability Base”Focus Groups: It’s Like Saying the F-Word to CreativesMove Over, High Line: Hudson River’s Pier 57 Looks AmazingBill and Kim’s Excellently-Posed AdventureSony’s Camera Dock Automates Taking Party PhotosSummer Movies We’re Afraid to See: Activia, March of the ProbioticsFocus Groups: It’s Like Saying the F-Word to CreativesFive New Rules for the Photoshop EraNational Hobo ConventionBill and Kim’s Excellently-Posed AdventureMove Over, High Line: Hudson River’s Pier 57 Looks Amazing117th Annual American Psychological Association ConventionSurvey Says: One-Third of All Videos Get Shared OnlineToward a Participatory Model for MarketingThe Power of a Parking Space–Small Changes, Big ImpactIs Sprint’s Biodegradable Phone Really Green?StarCraft 2 Latest Game Delayed–Why Are So Many Being Moved to 2010?NASA to Break Ground on Super-Green “Sustainability Base”8GB iPhone 3G S En Route–What the Heck Are Apple’s Plans?Sony’s Camera Dock Automates Taking Party PhotosG.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraSo Long, Stockholm. Six Reasons Why Belgium Will Be the Next Hotspot for DesignNFL Training Camps Ban Twitter on the Sidelines, and in the StandsWhat Next for the CMO?Good Cause, Good Ideas, Good MoneyAbsolut D’oh!Are Apple App Store Bans Due to Third-Party Rights?Corporate PruningThink You’re Pissed at Facebook and Twitter?The Top Ten Worst Green Brand NamesFabric That Works Just Like a Pine ConeWhat’s a Huge, Beautiful Green Roof Look Like? Watch This VideoReimagining the Prosthetic ArmNASA’s Green Flight Challenge: The Ultimate Flying Car CompetitionHolograms That You Can Touch and FeelNetflix: A Great or Terrible Place to Work?How to Dump the ‘Starving Artiste’ Mentality—and WhyHow to Communicate with Teenagers, Pt I…The Physical API: Franchising in the Future?Job Loss and Long-Term EarningsMetaio’s Augmented Reality Trick Lets You Metatag the Real WorldNokia Lifts the Veil on Its China Testing Site, but Why Now?A CREATIVE WAY TO ENGAGE YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES: “INCROWDSOURCING”Fabric That Works Just Like a Pine ConeWhat Will a Post-Waxman Markey Energy Future Look Like?India Unveils the World’s Largest Solar Cooker, Makes Lunch for 20,000Holograms That You Can Touch and FeelReturn of the Breezeway: A Morphology of Indoor-Outdoor SpaceIZEA Calls for Transparency, but Can Twitter Remain Pure? Ted Murphy Thinks SoWhy Color’s Not a Cure-AllStop The Excuses!Michelle Rhee: Partnering With City Year DC to Tackle Dropout “Catastrophe”Fast History: In Epic Firing, Reagan Cans 11,000 Striking Air Traffic Controllers, 1981How to Position Yourself for Future Growth by Cutting Back Time WastersReimagining the Prosthetic ArmNokia Lifts the Veil on Its China Testing Site, but Why Now?What’s a Huge, Beautiful Green Roof Look Like? Watch This VideoMetaio’s Augmented Reality Trick Lets You Metatag the Real WorldZynga Adds 12 Million Users in Two Weeks, Capping 50% Growth SpurtKimberly-Clark Gives in to Environmentalists, Agrees to Stop Destroying ForestsLaughing Through the Recession? Yes, PlzNetflix: A Great or Terrible Place to Work?21st Century Doily: Algorithms Create Frilly Decorations, All by ThemselvesThe Physical API: Franchising in the Future?ESPN Stifles Reporter’s Personal Tweets, Totally Missing Twitter’s PointWhy Color’s Not a Cure-AllReturn of the Breezeway: A Morphology of Indoor-Outdoor SpaceFive Truths About Design Awards21st Century Doily: Algorithms Create Frilly Decorations, All by ThemselvesIntel Uses Facebook and Distributed Computing to Fight Climate Change, DiseaseEnvisioning a Brighter Future: A ColorCorps for America’s CitiesDesigned to Save Lives: The Army’s Newest Armored TruckLearning from LebanonThe Latest Win, From the New York Yankees of InfographicsDecide Who You Want to Be, and then Act The Part!Harnessing Knowledge for Innovation – What You SaidThe New Iron Age: Print Your 3-D Models in Stainless SteelAvoiding the Pitfalls of Email Marketing in a Tough EconomyAmazon’s Android App Reads Barcodes TooYour Avatar & YouNikon’s S1000pj Digicam With Picoprojector: Convergence Gone Mad?Once Upon a School: Using Storytelling to Connect Volunteers With StudentsFive Truths About Design AwardsNickelodeon’s New Logo: “Squint Your Eyes, and It’s Basically an Orange Bar”Wearable Carbon Credit Meter Keeps Track of Your EmissionsArchitecture Firm Specializes in Bespoke TreehousesThe World’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measured by Google Map MashupOnce Upon a School: Using Storytelling to Connect Volunteers With StudentsWhat Brands Can Learn From Luke and LeiaThe Latest Win, From the New York Yankees of InfographicsFast History: Jimmy Carter Creates the Department of Energy, 1977Disneyland? No Thanks, I’m Going to Environmentaland!Nikon’s S1000pj Digicam With Picoprojector: Convergence Gone Mad?Envisioning a Brighter Future: A ColorCorps for America’s CitiesAd-supported Content, Out: Paid Content, In?Leveraging References, Referrals and Inside ConnectionsIs Wikipedia in Decline? Scientists Search for Answers in Wikipedia’s NumbersHow Successful Brands Live Their DifferenceHabitat for Humanity Greens Low-Income HomesEngland Wants You to Watch These Videos–But Don’t Take the KnifeDealing With Power and Control Junkies?Designed to Save Lives: The Army’s Newest Armored TruckYou can change the rules but that won’t change the outcome.Amazon’s Android App Reads Barcodes TooThe Thirty Second MBA — Get Smart FasterThe Most Popular Cash for Clunkers VehiclesThe New Iron Age: Print Your 3-D Models in Stainless SteelFast Food Goes Mobile With GoMoboReinventing Yourself? Listen Up!Nickelodeon’s New Logo: “Squint Your Eyes, and It’s Basically an Orange Bar”Ron Arad at MoMA: Who Needs Discipline?Architecture Firm Specializes in Bespoke TreehousesThe Joy of Telling Your StoryEconomic Green Shoots? Glenfiddich Unveils $15,000 Bottle of WhiskeySmart Cane Makes it Easy for the Blind to Get AroundLeadership America by Telle Whitney, CEO, Anita Borg InstituteThe Future of Infographics and Journalism? One Designer Thinks He’s Got the AnswerMobile Clinics, Kenyan Style: On CamelbackTips for Small Businesses from Marcy Shinder, American ExpressChange Observer: A New Site Covering the Growing Field of Social DesignWhy Consumer Products for Women Shouldn’t Necessarily Be in the PinkWarner, 7digital Spread the MusicMDR-TB: The Galapagos Effect in Health CareThe Art, Fashion, and Architecture of Louis VuittonThe 3 Basic Steps To Create Trust Through Corporate Social ResponsibilityPeter Jackson’s ‘Dambusters’ to March Onscreen in 3-D?Content Strategies to Engage Consumers OnlineNanovor, a New Game That Will Lunch on Kids EverywhereGoing Google: A New Contender in the Microsoft vs. Apple Advertising BattleMDR-TB: The Galapagos Effect in Health CareIntroducing Guest Blogger Laura Guido-Clark: Creating Beauty That’s Skin-DeepWhy Consumer Products for Women Shouldn’t Necessarily Be in the PinkHappiness Sells: Global Toys Sales on the Rise, Toys “R” Us May Go Public“DNA Barcode” Could Protect Plants From Illegal TradeChange Observer: A New Site Covering the Growing Field of Social DesignThe Future of Infographics and Journalism? One Designer Thinks He’s Got the AnswerThe Nissan Leaf: The First Electric Car for the People?To Live in Interesting TimesMobile Clinics, Kenyan Style: On CamelbackEconomic Green Shoots? Glenfiddich Unveils $15,000 Bottle of WhiskeyGoing Google: A New Contender in the Microsoft vs. Apple Advertising BattleInternal Branding ConferenceNanovor, a New Game That Will Lunch on Kids EverywhereForcing Social InnovationRon Arad at MoMA: Who Needs Discipline?Peter Jackson’s ‘Dambusters’ to March Onscreen in 3-D?Shanghai World Expo 2010, will they really come?Wind Turbines: A Hazard to Your Health?How to Give Your Company Service DeadlinesWill AT&T Implode After its iPhone Contract?Diagrammed: Cash For Clunkers, ExtendedThe Best (and Worst) Hacks of Defcon Computer Security Conference 2009Work/Life: Carriers Need Wings. And Credibility, Too.Mariah Carey’s Imperfect Angel: The CD That Thinks It’s a MagazineUsing Social Media to Go From David to Goliath: Greenpeace at CES 2009