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The Google Voice Effect -What’s Your Strategy?Networked Body Smackdown: Fitbit vs. DirectLifeAPEC Singapore 2009A Wood Sound System That Does Both the Planet and Your iPod GoodDear Gadget Reviewers: You Don’t Understand BeautyDesigner Master Richard Sapper’s 50 Years of Butch ChicThey’d better start now. Brazil, that is. On greening the 2016 Olympics.Litl Video Tour: A Design Miracle, a Challenging SellRiding L.A.’s Newest Rail LineDay 3: A Question of ColorInfographic of the Day: We’re All Gonna Die in 2012! Um, NoSign of the Times: Convincing Hipsters to Make Their Own ClothesThey’d better start now. Brazil, that is. On greening the 2016 Olympics.Google Chrome Innovates SPDY from HTTP: 55% FasterDavid Rockwell Gets Academy Award Gig Second Year RunningCase Study: KivaGoogle Latitude Tracks Your Location HistoryThe Biggest Stories of Our Time, VisualizedWould You Feel Safe Driving Across a Recycled Plastic Bridge?David Rockwell Gets Academy Award Gig Second Year RunningSign of the Times: Convincing Hipsters to Make Their Own ClothesInfographic of the Day: We’re All Gonna Die in 2012! Um, NoRiding L.A.’s Newest Rail LineScripps Gets a Cool $1 Million for Ocean-Going Robotic SwarmsPurging the SystemLitl Video Tour: A Design Miracle, a Challenging SellCNN Says Adios to Live Online Anchors (and Lou Dobbs)6 Reasons Manufacturers Should Move from Customization to Mass CustomizationFive Ways to Really Tick Off Your EmployeesIs Virtual Reality the New Nicotene Patch for Smokers?In Defense of O’Dwyer in the Social Media vs. PR FiascoYou Don’t Have to Quit Eating Meat to Save the World by 2050Bada, Samsung’s New Open-Source Operating System: What’s the Beef?Google Forced to Duke It Out with Swiss AuthoritiesFollow Us – Here’s HowTransformational SpeakingYouTube Does Something Great at Last: 1080p HDMan Ray: An Artist Any Designer Could LoveEmployee Engagement Lessons from Fast Company’s “30 Second MBA” Part 2Are Women Better Writers Than Men?Moon-Bombing a Success, Confirms Lunar Water DepositsBook Review: Trust AgentsThe Web’s Untouchable Ghost TownsWill This Advertising Get Me Laid?New “Microformat” Could Change the Way We Read OnlineCut Yourself Some Slack, Willya?TED Winner Pens Multiculti Charter for Compassion, Celebrations Follow.Note to Digital Pack Rats: DiamonDisc Archive DVDs May Outlast ManTechnology for Girls: Is It Different?Designer Master Richard Sapper’s 50 Years of Butch ChicNike’s New Tokyo Store: Serious Sole Power!Man Ray: An Artist Any Designer Could Love6 Reasons Manufacturers Should Move from Customization to Mass Customization2009 Anita Borg Change Agent Award WinnersWould You Like Carbon Insurance With That Latte?Six Decades of Monumental Architecture: Skidmore, Owings & MerrillTagger With ALS Now Makes Virtual GraffitiLED Galaxy Dress: The World’s Largest Wearable LED DisplayWould You Like Carbon Insurance With That Latte?Day 2: A Question of ColorThe Biggest Stories of Our Time, VisualizedInfographic of the Day: Choose Your Own Adventure Books, VisualizedInternal Versus External: Part of the Lessons I Learned from Doing Business in ChinaREFRESH YOUR BUSINESS PARTNERSHow Charity Newcomers are Revolutionizing the Non-Profit SectorPushing the Limits: A Look at ACLU and PETAGovernment Funding for Startups Really Does Exist, Uncle Sam Ponies Up $2.5B in Q3German Architect Asks: Why Build High Rises When We Can Build Mountains?New Speaker Design Turns Music Into Water-and-Light ShowInfographic of the Day: Choose Your Own Adventure Books, VisualizedNo Small Feat: GiveCard Pioneers MicrogivingPeer-to-Peer Lending Explained: Brother, Can You Spare $100?The Health Care Industry Has a Big, Fat Carbon FootprintGood Design Is a Gift That Keeps on GivingLED Galaxy Dress: The World’s Largest Wearable LED DisplayBlanket America’s Charitable Capitalism Is Going ViralTagger With ALS Now Makes Virtual GraffitiHow Thriller Novelist J.C. Hutchins Turned a Passionate Fan Base Into Successful Book SalesAre Plug-In Vehicles Bad for the Environment?Nike Designers to Tackle College Football With Pro-Combat GearYouTube Experiments With Ads You Can SkipFacebook and Twitter Come to Xbox Live This TuesdayFirefighter 360 Augmented Reality Game–It’s Hot!Space Shots: A Sneak Peek at Lynn Davis’ Photo Book for Launch LoversHP Acquires 3Com for $2.7 Billion, Brings Fight to CiscoHunch Confirms that Liberals Enjoy Vegetables, Conservatives Like Fried ChickenWill a $1.25B Antitrust Settlement From Intel and New Fusion Chips Save AMD?Will Customer Outrage Ruin Verizon’s Smartphone Campaign?Job Market Giving You a Hard Time? Keep Your Pants OnApple Reforms App Approval as Facebook Developer Vows “Never Again”Good Design Is a Gift That Keeps on GivingNike Designers to Tackle College Football With Pro-Combat GearDemi-God of Art Designs BridgeNew Models for Engaging Consumers: A Report from Opportunity GreenWhen Design Is Also the TeacherNew Speaker Design Turns Music Into Water-and-Light ShowSprint Vaults Ahead in 4G Race, But Verizon is Close BehindSightUnseen: Lifestyles of the Young and DesignyWonderwall’s New Godiva Outpost in ToykoGoogle Lets You Search World Bank DataGeekiest Chic: Computer-Generated JewelryGoogle Lets You Search World Bank DataThe Truth About Funders and NonprofitsSpace Shots: A Sneak Peek at Lynn Davis’ Photo Book for Launch LoversA Question of ColorWhy Shelter Books Are Getting ShutteredNew EU Cookie Law Smacks Of Windows Vista’s Constant NaggingPanama: The Future Hong Kong of Latin America?Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Unspoken Rule of Game Gore: Just Have FunJoseph Goebbels Would Have Loved This Youtube Video!Best Digital Practices in the Health IndustryEnvironment and Animals Intersect as Nature’s CauseDemi-God of Art Designs BridgeWhat Will Solar Sail-Powered Spaceships Tell Us About Space?Would Jim Carrey Rather Be Starring in Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland”?Phaidon’s 100-Year, 1000-Product Survey of DesignJoule Biotechnologies Figures Out How to Make Fuel From AirSightUnseen: Lifestyles of the Young and DesignyModern Warfare 2 Breaks Unspoken Rule of Game Gore: Just Have Fun8 Gadgets to Make Your Business Trip More FunDo Solar Curtains on Buildings Make Sense?It’s a Boat! It’s a Plane! It’s BMW Oracle’s Wing Sail!Wonderwall’s New Godiva Outpost in ToykoVideo-Conferencing Wars: Now Logitech Enters the FrayMore Details of Mozilla’s Wave-like Raindrop LeakNau Pop-Up Shop Is Serious About SustainabilityTwitter’s New Retweet Feature Is Not the ApocalypseYee-haw! Texas Dominates Best-Performing Cities IndexBlackberry and Palm Apps Getting Better, but Not Fast EnoughGeekiest Chic: Computer-Generated JewelryHawaii’s Deep Blue Solution to A/C WoesVia Wheat-Based Plastics, Ford Slashes Petroleum and CO2 EmissionsNew EU Cookie Law Smacks Of Windows Vista’s Constant NaggingGoogle Lets You Search World Bank DataWhen Design Is Also the TeacherDriving Dramatic Progress through Touchstone EventsIt’s a Boat! It’s a Plane! It’s BMW Oracle’s Wing Sail!Nau Pop-Up Shop Is Serious About SustainabilityWould Jim Carrey Rather Be Starring in Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland”?The Post-Big Era: Will Small-Scale Ingenuity Replace Large-Scale Architecture?10 Green Startups to WatchReinventing the MBA: 4 Reasons to Mix Business With Design ThinkingCongress of CitiesProductronicaInside Coke’s “Freestyle” Soda FountainPlot Jewelry Is Neckwear for Data FiendsKioskCom Self-Service ExpoApple Is World’s Most Profitable Handset MakerJapan’s Swankiest Capsule HotelHow Dropping Your Ego and Picking Good Mentors Can Earn You $750 MilInfographic of the Day: Does Adding Teachers Improve Education?Phaidon’s 100-Year, 1000-Product Survey of DesignArt House: The Private Spaces of 8 Great ArtistsIntroduction to the Digital Influence in Social Cause ReportThe Post-Big Era: Will Small-Scale Ingenuity Replace Large-Scale Architecture?In Japan, Even the Barcodes Are Well DesignedInfographic of the Day: Does Adding Teachers Improve Education?Best of TreeHugger: High Flying Wind Turbines, the Huge Spike in E-Waste, and the Ugliest Hybrid of them AllJapan’s Swankiest Capsule HotelBetter than Smart Meters: TalkingPlug Monitors Power Use and Controls Appliances7-Eleven House Wine Taste Test: My Mom Takes a Spin Down Yosemite RoadIs the Health of Your Employees Your Business?Inside Coke’s “Freestyle” Soda FountainCan Online TV Guide SetJam Pry Viewers From Their Clicker?Blockbuster to Rent Movies on SD Cards, but Why?Preserve Everyday Tableware Is Designed for Consumers to KeepCutting Through The Noise – Getting Marketing On the MapAre Wireless Road Trains the Cure for Traffic Congestion?Vistaprint: Completely Changing the Printing IndustryPlot Jewelry Is Neckwear for Data FiendsWhy Values Trump Rules and RegulationReinventing the MBA: 4 Reasons to Mix Business With Design ThinkingTracking H1N1 in (Near) Real TimeWhat’s Wrong With the Analysis of “What’s Wrong With Charitable Giving-and How to Fix It”Raw Honesty as a Social Media Strategy (Part 1): The US ArmyIntel’s Pricy e-Reader Packs Added Accessibility for Millions of New UsersPanama: The Future Hong Kong of Latin America?Facebook Hijackers Speak Out About… School Project?Secret Weapon in the Job Hunt Today: PersonalityCan “Freemium” Work? Babbel and WSJ Say No and One of Them Is WrongDow 10,000 and 10% Unemployment: A Dangerous Reciprocity That Signals Need for ChangeWhat Happens If Apple Grows Too Fast?New Models for Engaging Consumers: A Report from Opportunity GreenWill Video Tweets Finally Put Our Webcams to Use?Freedom Leg Makes Crutches a Thing of the PastApple Leapfrogs Nokia as World’s #1 Handset MakerIn Japan, Even the Barcodes Are Well DesignedPETCO’s Pesky Puppies Found in Los Angeles Park: Ingenious or Invasive?How To Be A Great Nonprofit Board Member, Especially NowPenalty! Unnecessary Blandness! Redesigning the Worst NFL Helmet GraphicsWeb-based World ChangeQuick, Hide the Solar Panels!Winky Dink and the Low-Tech Future of Interaction DesignPreserve Everyday Tableware Is Designed for Consumers to KeepPalm Hopes Building Apps on the Web Will Draw DevelopersInfographic of the Day: The Jobless Rate for People Like YouA Japanese Design Master’s Disappearing ActAlesia Shute and Everything’s Okay: Another Story Inspiring ChangeSustainable Sites Initiative: A LEED Rating System for LandscapesVistaprint: Completely Changing the Printing IndustryA Nose for InnovationExamining the Digital Influence in Social Cause ReportTop 5: Green GadgetsREPORT: Digital Influence in Social CauseThe Snuggie Is Everywhere. WTF?Penalty! Unnecessary Blandness! Redesigning the Worst NFL Helmet Graphics20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin WallAbandoned Mines: The New Algae-Harvesting Powerhouses?EnerDel to Give the Clunky Army Humvee a Hybrid MakeoverWhat Can Yahoo Learn From Malware?Infographic of the Day: The Jobless Rate for People Like YouIs Mobile Rickrolling the First Step in an iPhone Virus Outbreak?Strip Tease: A Sneak Peek at the New Hard Rock Hotel, VegasAutodesk Offers Free Carbon Management Tool for BusinessesInside the IED Battle Drill: How Hollywood Is Prepping Soldiers for Roadside AttacksWinky Dink and the Low-Tech Future of Interaction DesignNew “iPhone Nano” Might Not Be an iPhone at AllIs the Atmosphere Simpler Than We Thought?Quick, Hide the Solar Panels!Cisco’s Collaboration Platform: Facebook for Business?Technology: Mobile Apps Are Where It’s AtLooking for Inspiration for Hotel Design? Try Violent, Profane MoviesPETCO’s Pesky Puppies Found in Los Angeles Park: Ingenious or Invasive?Video: Litl Webook Looks Intriguing, but I’m Still Confused [NetBooks]A Japanese Design Master’s Disappearing ActSpanish Team Goes Ant for Combat, Logistic AlgorithmGoogle’s Data Show Tennessee, Florida Most Troubled Over Health CareRazorfish’s FEED Study: Brands Are the New CelebrityiPhone-Loving Verizon Drops Another Lump of Coal Into AT&T’s StockingInside the IED Battle Drill: How Hollywood Is Prepping Soldiers for Roadside Attacks