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Lost Dollars in Gene ResearchIntel Risks It All (Again)Augmented Reality Is Both a Fad and the Future — Here’s WhyNot So Fast: TheftsgivingHow to Write a Mission Statement That Isn’t DumbA Problem-Solver’s Guide to CopycattingThree Business Models the $38 Billion Newspaper Industry Could CopyHow High-Profile CEOs Could Revitalize the Libertarian PartyFeedbackUpdateMaximize Your DowntimeAmerican Airlines’ Gay-Friendly SkiesLogo’s Loyal (and Lucrative) LGBT FollowingGLAAD’s Helping HandMacy’s Pro-Gay MessagePrime Access’s LGBT Media StrategyRFD-TV: How an Ex-Farmer Built a $25 Million Media Empire for Rural AmericaSomnus-Neu: Grier Govorko’s Multimedia BedNovomer’s Plastic Reduces Greenhouse Gas-But Will it Biodegrade?Coda’s All-Electric Sedan Revs Up U.S. Auto MarketRaising the Woof: 13 Eye-Popping Pet ProjectsCan Chicago’s PrivateBancorp Hire Its Way Into the Top Tier?Five AR Apps to Watch ForThe Six “Wow” Features of Windows 7Cellphonometry: Can Kids Really Learn Math From Smartphones?Fast Company Recommended Events November 2009Tequila Timeline: From Agave to the WormBattle of the Books: Scroogenomics vs. ShoptimismResidential Real Estate by the NumbersThe Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren’t Disease-FreeCan Hulu Save Traditional TV?Cut Your Cable: Hulu’s Top 10 TV ShowsHulu’s Competitors: The Wild World of Web TVHulu: The Second Life of Network ShowsIntel Inside … More Than ComputersIntel’s Everywhere: 75% of the Company’s Business is OverseasHow an Economist’s Cry for Ethical Capitalism was HeardSolar Power With StyleLetter from the Editor: Faith-Based BusinessHalloween happenings at Fluid Studio!Banner Ads Attached to Houseflies Will Bug YouHow I Got My Interaction OnGensler Wins Award for Greenhouse/Hydrogen Generating BridgeEye Candy: Tricked-Out Essays on Favorite Childhood TreatsThe Twitter Lists Feature is LiveInfographic of the Day: What Seven Degrees Does to the PlanetVideo: Lexus’s Mind-Blowing Carbon-fiber LoomThe Car of the Future Is Deep OrangeNetflix, Nintendo Testing Streaming Movie Service for the WiiTrend: How Whole Foods and The Fun Theory Are Changing Our HealthNew Media Stars Dominate Fortune’s 40 Under 40The Scariest InventionsCreepy, Crawly, Crafty: A Tapestry Woven by Eight-Legged ArtistsCurbside Marketing: Blu Dot to Drop Free Chairs on Sidewalk and Track the TakersVideo: Lexus’s Mind-Blowing Carbon-fiber LoomCrowdsourcing: A One-Way Ticket to BlahBlueBeat Defiantly Selling Beatles, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin Right Now for CheapInfographic of the Day: What Seven Degrees Does to the PlanetHow I Got My Interaction OnBright Ideas: 8 Great Solar GadgetsTech & Innovation Spending Show Corporations Are RecoveringEpix Aims to Put HBO and Showtime to Shame; Try It for Free Here!Phone-Cloud Lets You Ditch Office LandlinesIs China the Next U.S. Renewable Energy Superhero?Cereplast Turning Algae Into Green PlasticAvoiding The Resume “Black Hole”Small Booksellers Game Wal-Mart, Target, and AmazonGoogle’s Wave Might Find Its Real Home Inside Company ServersTrust Me: This is How You Rebuild TrustThe Rich Palette of NonprofitsThe Change Leader’s MVPsGreenPeak Wants to Replace Batteries With Energy-Harvesting ChipsBanner Ads Attached to Houseflies Will Bug YouMarvel Comics, Now on the iPhone, Would Be Even Better on the iTabletWhat’s Unique About Stress in the Lives of Working Women?Gensler Wins Award for Greenhouse/Hydrogen Generating BridgeFacebook Plans to Geotag Your LifeAn Interview with a Corporate Green HeroFacebook Finally Strikes It Rich — in CourtMoody’s Mega Math Challenge: Wall Street’s Strategic PhilanthropyAn Ad That Won’t Make You Throw Up At 35,000 FeetThe Car of the Future Is Deep OrangeRage Feeds Rage: So Take A Bite Of Some Happy PieEye Candy: Tricked-Out Essays on Favorite Childhood TreatsWhat Will the Trucking Industry Look Like in 2020?Crowdsourcing: A One-Way Ticket to BlahArtist Matthias Manner Turns IT Junk Into IT MonstersCreepy, Crawly, Crafty: A Tapestry Woven by Eight-Legged ArtistsInside PopTech’s Solar-Powered Bag FLAP: Shining a Light Here at HomeWhen the Media Gets MediatedInfographic of the Day: This Is Your Brain on Design5 High-Tech Operas That Radically Transform the StageCurbside Marketing: Blu Dot to Drop Free Chairs on Sidewalk and Track the TakersA Camper for Even the Fussiest Design DweebBright Ideas: 8 Great Solar GadgetsUploading Kodak Zi8 Videos to FlickrTeaming up for Greatness5 High-Tech Operas That Radically Transform the StageAfraid of Accidentally Ordering Lamb Testes? There’s an App for ThatMIT, Volkswagen’s In-Car Personal Robot Thinks You’re Driving Like a ManiacEsquire’s Six-Figure Augmented Reality Issue Turns Old Media New, Kind OfWhat Do Glenn Beck and American Idol Have In Common?How Apple’s iPhone and Wii’s Mii Make Non-Techies Tech Geeks80th Anniversary of the 1929 Stock Market CrashThinking Our Way Toward the Future, FasterA Camper for Even the Fussiest Design DweebHack My Ride: Ford Opens Up Sync Software Development Kit for In-Car AppsWhat’s the Phrase that Pays? Amazon’s New PayPhrase Interface, ApparentlyH1N1 iPhone Apps Reach Fever Pitch, Prices Are Nothing to Sneeze AtInfographic of the Day: This Is Your Brain on DesignNintendo Super-Sizes the DSiEsquire’s Six-Figure Augmented Reality Issue Turns Old Media New, Kind OfThinking Our Way Toward the Future, Faster350Open Graph: Now Every Web Page Can Get Some Facebook LoveAfraid of Accidentally Ordering Lamb Testes? There’s an App for ThatWill Ericsson’s Minimalist PC Concept Evoke Envy in Apple’s Jon Ive?MIT, Volkswagen’s In-Car Personal Robot Thinks You’re Driving Like a ManiacGoogle’s Turn-by-Turn Nav Sends Garmin, TomTom Stocks PlummetingFacebook’s Dashboard Revamp Spotlights Games and Other AppsInside PopTech’s Solar-Powered Bag FLAP: Shining a Light Here at HomeGoogle Voice Slapfight: AT&T, Sex Chats, and Some Hot FCC ActionWSI, EnvaPower Bring Wind Energy Forecasting to the GridArtist Matthias Manner Turns IT Junk Into IT MonstersIt’s 2009: Where Is My Online Cereal Builder?From Overwrought to Overly Simple: Is Green Design Anti-Style?Laptops for Kids and Shared Village-wide Cell Phones can Fight Systemic Deep PovertyField Research Can Be Rough, but It’s the Only Way to Design for the Developing WorldInfographic of the Day: Ask Ken, a Visual Browser for WikipediaHow Many Slides Should I Put in a Presentation?Great Opportunities in a Shrinking Industry SectorWhat’s More Important Than Exceptional Work? Integrity.American Idol and Dooce Give Power to the PeopleHow Many Slides Should I Put in a Presentation?10 Things Corporations Can Learn from Pro WrestlingToyota Creates Its Own Flower Species to Gobble Harmful GasesBeyond Grunge: Dutch Designer Wins €10,000 for a Font Grown From E-ColiGreen Confidence Index Keeps Track of Attitudes About Environmental ResponsibilityShould We Build Floating Cities to Adapt to Climate Change?HashCeratops Makes Twitter’s Search Relevant for Local BizNASA Declares Successful Ares Launch ‘Friggin’ Fantastic!’Introducing Guest Blogger Tucker Viemeister: Industrial Design Is in His BloodSunCore Charger Uses Any Kind of Light to Juice Up ElectronicsThe Role of a Designer? Encourage More People to Become DesignersReturn of La Buena Vida: Conran Poised for Cuban InvasionNBC Plans to Pump Up Olympics Audio for Sled-HeadsThe Booth Babe Tactic Goes SolarSolar-Powered Tokai Challenger Wins 1,864-Mile Global Green ChallengeDroid: Almost Not Worth Writing AboutCNN’s Model For Success (and what we should learn from it)Not Just for POTUS: The Defense Department Wants Some Open Source TooInfographic of the Day: Ask Ken, a Visual Browser for WikipediaOpenTable for Docs Expands to D.C., Other CitiesStarwood Hotels are Heavenly for Guests and EmployeesNav App Makers Beware: Google Maps Navigation Is RealField Research Can Be Rough, but It’s the Only Way to Design for the Developing WorldGet Started Tips to Navigate Post-Recession, Pre-Recovery Flexible DownsizingFrom Overwrought to Overly Simple: Is Green Design Anti-Style?Cheap, Artificial Glaciers Could Help Save Disappearing Ice SheetsHow the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions ProviderGoogle’s PowerMeter Using AlertMe in the U.K. to Let Consumers Monitor Energy UseIf You Hear These, RUN, DON’T WALK!Layar Gets Fresh Funding, Promises Multiple RealitiesApple’s Tablet Apps Will Live and Die by One Nerdy ThingReturn of La Buena Vida: Conran Poised for Cuban InvasionIntroducing Guest Blogger Tucker Viemeister: Industrial Design Is in His BloodThe Role of a Designer? Encourage More People to Become DesignersBeyond Grunge: Dutch Designer Wins €10,000 for a Font Grown From E-ColiWhy We Beat Our Heads on WallsSmart Grid America ForumMasters of Design 2009 EventThe Power of SimplicityPortland Art Museum Tells the Story of China’s Newest Dynasty: DesignAs the Economy ImprovesHow to Design the Internet Experience Without Becoming the Advertisers’ BitchMeet the World’s First 4-Door Sports CarInfographic of the Day: How Renewables Could Power Us, by 2020$3.4 Billion Smart Grid Upgrade is the Biggest Clean-Energy Piece of Obama’s StimulusCoca-Cola and Nintendo Re-Invent Brand ImageWHAT KIND OF INNOVATOR ARE YOU?Enterprise Community Partners Bringing Energy-Efficent Homes to the Masses With $4 Billion Project2009: The Year Mobile Web Use Exploded4 Ways to Turn Parking Lots Into Centers of Sustainability‘Family Guy’s MacFarlane Not PC Enough for Microsoft, Windows 7 Deal PulledBest of TreeHugger: 2010’s Most Efficient Cars, Great Condom Ads Banned in the US, and Vertical Biofarm Gas StationsR. Crumb Illustrates the Book of GenesisFountain of Youth: Cooper-Hewitt’s 2009 Awards Gala in PicturesHow to Design the Internet Experience Without Becoming the Advertisers’ BitchShould Nav and Map App Makers Fear Google?Dictators, generals, and gurusPhilips DirectLife Review: A Tamagotchi for Calorie CountersGoogle Wave to Get App Store: What the Heck?Boston Dynamics Robots Tiptoe Toward TerminatorBaltimore, Houston, San Diego Among Winners in Obama’s $3.4B Smart Grid SpreeCell Phones to the Rescue, for Iraqi RefugeesFisker Buys Old GM Plant to Make ‘Project Nina,’ a $40K EV for FamiliesWhy Online Branded Entertainment Should Study Soap OperasMSN May Get MySpace Music Service to Rival Google’sPortland Art Museum Tells the Story of China’s Newest Dynasty: DesignBarnes & Nobel: Yes, Nook Will Go Into All StoresThe iPhone’s Cool, but Android 2.0’s Convenience May Blow It AwayBeyond the Kindle: Color, Video E-Paper Devices Are Just Around the CornerInfographic of the Day: How Renewables Could Power Us, by 2020Robot Bricklayer Descends on New YorkReport From Power To Innovate 2009Paterson’s Bold Carbon GambleR. Crumb Illustrates the Book of GenesisDesign Away Crime: Medellín’s Doing It With Public WorksA Plea to All Creatives: Stop Going to WorkHow to Get Noticed in a Web 2.0 WorldInfographic of the Day: Who, Exactly, Supports a Public Option?Why You Should Prioritize Your People Above the ProductThe Cooper-Hewitt’s National Design AwardsDesign Away Crime: Medellín’s Doing It With Public WorksTop 5: Networking Tips2009 Pop Culture TrendsThe Smart Grid OpportunityDesign With Teeth (and Also Cavities, Fillings, and Drills)Taste the Rainbow: Cigarette Makers’ Colorful Answer to FDA Packaging RegsD-Build Documents the History Behind Reclaimed Home MaterialsTalent Management Summit: Retention Has Replaced RecruitmentInfographic of the Day: Who, Exactly, Supports a Public Option?The Evolution of Marketing AgenciesDon’t throw in the towel this Holiday Season!Douwe Egberts’ BeMoved Vending Machine Will Make You Jump for Joy … for CoffeeThe Change Leadership TeamFree Billboard Ad To Build a BrandWhy Vaccine Makers Can’t Keep Up with the H1N1 VirusA Plea to All Creatives: Stop Going to WorkHow to Build A Better Nonprofit Board: It’s About the Board ChairApple Tries to Patent Ad-Supported, Subsidized Mac OSRobot Bricklayer Descends on New YorkDid The New York Times’ Bill Keller Confirm the Apple Tablet?Yuppie 911 and Business ExecutionIraq’s Official New History Provides Insight On Crafting Company NarrativesNASA Rides the Moon-Bomb Wave and Releases an iPhone AppBilly Bragg’s Copyright Reform Push Gains New Web Site‘Top Chef: Just Desserts’: Can Cable Stand Another Cupcake Show?Under First Open-Source Prez Obama, White House Adopts Drupal, but at What Cost?DOE Gives $151 Million Boost to Early-Stage Green TechNew Autonomous Audi Can Get Reckless Driving Tickets Without YouLeaders, There Really Are Some Stupid Questions!New-Tech E-Books Boosting Old-Book System: LibrariesParenting-App Developers Hot in Pursuit of Exploding “iPhone Moms” MarketThe Freakonomics of SuperFreakonomicsMost People Use the Web to Talk to People NearbyCurrencies, Carbons and the CFTCDeath of the Book ReviewBritish Airways Travel Promotion: A Leadership Failure?Uniloc’s EdgeID Imagine a World Without Passwords