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10th Anniversary of Chinese Sovereignty in MacauMessage from the AmazonThe Best Design and Architecture Books of 2009Five Things Non-Profits Can Do to Promote Themselves OnlineGreat Customer Service: How Does Witopia Do It?Video Tour of Las Vegas CityCenter: Part IISix Solutions for Saving Water and Saving LivesIntel Gets Sued, City Center Opens, I.D. Closes, and Many More Stories This Week on FastCompany.comAnita Borg Institute Year In Review by Telle Whitney, CEOBeige Rage: Gap Sale Tool Justifies Crazy Khaki Cravings3 Things Your Next Employer Will Search For On Your ResumeThe Best Business Books of 2009For Truly Green Funiture, Make All the Parts Recyclable–and ReplaceableInfographic of the Day: Tweeting Political Pundits, Made BeautifulNational Regifting DayAvatarUsing Your Celebrity to Become FamousTake the Social Media Quiz: Test your Social Media IQTumblr Offers New Features for an Early HolidayBelieving Las Vegas: Is Jim Murren’s Cultural Vision for CityCenter Just Another Mirage?Infographic of the Day: Tweeting Political Pundits, Made BeautifulAvatarFor Truly Green Furniture, Make All the Parts Recyclable–and ReplaceableFrench Court Finds Google Books Guilty of Copyright ViolationRight on Cue, Tablet PCs ArriveNew DWR CEO: “Mean, Dictatorial” Predecessors Left Team “Hand-Shy, Like a Dog That’s Been Hit” [Exclusive]Beige Rage: Gap Sale Tool Justifies Crazy Khaki CravingsFive Ways to Put the I in I.T.Building a Great NetworkUndead Tech: The Smart PrinterConsumers Plan to Spend a Little More on Christmas Cheer This YeariPhone Sews Up Nearly Half of Japan’s Smartphone MarketNew Year’s Resolution – Cleaning the SlateVideo Tour of Las Vegas CityCenter: Part IIHow Companies Use Straw Men to Spam You on LinkedInCorporate America’s Lame Tea Party: No Taxation, No InnovationIs Google Buying Yelp? That Might Be a Mistake [UPDATE: Deal’s off?]Getting Your Salespeople Out of the Way of SalesVideo Tour of Las Vegas CityCenter: Part IIntel Gets Sued, City Center Opens, I.D. Closes, and Many More Stories This Week on FastCompany.comUse the End-of-Year to Create Your New Year StrategySony and Ohai Bring Social Gaming MMOs to the MassesWhat Killed I.D. Magazine?Is Twitter Suddenly Profitable?5 Ways to Choose Your Holiday CharityBelieving Las Vegas: Is Jim Murren’s Cultural Vision for CityCenter Just Another Mirage?Web TV Wars: Hulu Gains Caption SearchHappy Holidays! And One More Thing, Your Position Has Been EliminatedFinally, New York State Senators Deal With BPA-HolesBurj Dubai: Skyscraper and Storm Destroyer?Growth? Part 1Six Solutions for Saving Water and Saving Lives$100,000 to the Naked Chef: Jamie Oliver Named Sole TED Prize WinnerIntel’s New Atoms: For Tablets Not NetbooksThe Gift of Giving: Top Holiday Cause Marketing CampaignsUndead Tech: E-Ink and Readers10th Anniversary of Chinese Sovereignty in MacauVideo Tour of Las Vegas CityCenter: Part IManuscript vs. Machine: Quotes on cover letters from TheLaddersWhat Killed I.D. Magazine?Have You BAM’ed Your Company?Zaha Hadid Turns From Potato Chips to AC Vents for InspirationArchitects Turn a Public Square Into a Giant TV Room (Almost)Infographic of the Day: The NFL All-Criminal 1st TeamChicken or Egg – – Health Care or Climate Change?Kid Picks: Toys to Make You Wish You Were A Kid AgainTech Trend: CollaborationTech Trend: Cloud ComputingThe Gene Bubble: Curing Cancer, One Misleading Article at a TimeNASA’s AIRS Returns From Space With Valuable CO2 MeasurementsThird Magazine Publisher Introduces Hand-Wavy Tablet PC FormatUndead Tech: The Smartphone ProjectorInfographic of the Day: The NFL All-Criminal 1st TeamHard-Up Miami Herald Virtually Begs for Charity MicropaymentsIBM’s 5 in 5: Smart Grids, Living Buildings, and Smart WateriPhone Gaming Grows Up With EA’s Big Franchise GamesArchitects Turn a Public Square Into a Giant TV Room (Almost)YouTube Becoming a Social Net, Google Becoming Humble?Zaha Hadid Turns From Potato Chips to AC Vents for InspirationWith New CEO at Design Within Reach, Is Redemption Within Reach?Japan Turns the Toxic E-Waste Problem Into a JackpotIs the Nook Officially a Tablet?Live From Copenhagen: Comedian Eugene Mirman Takes on DONG EnergyMeet the Winner of Our Sonos Sweepstakes, and Find Out About the Next ChallengeeGrandPrix Launches Electric Vehicle RaceiRobot Founder Brings High-Tech to Bridge InspectionCityCenter’s Architect “Dream Team” Builds the Next VegasA Eulogy for I.D. MagazineRoy E. Disney, 1930-2009The 8 Biggest Kitchen Innovations of the Last DecadeWith New CEO at Design Within Reach, Is Redemption Within Reach?Five Designers Get $50k in Mini-MacArthur Grants for ArtistsHere Comes Sani-Claus: Tech Gifts for GermaphobesA Sports Arena Grows in BrooklynWhat’s the Best-designed Web Site of 2009?Silver, Ice, and Bouncy Superheroes: Las Vegas’ CityCenter by the NumbersCity Center Las Vegas: Too Big NOT to Fail?Infographic of the Day: Charts You Can Eat (and Taste Sweet)What Job Candidates Can Learn From Tiger WoodsThe Indispensible ReferenceGood-Bye 2009: Reflecting on Meaningful Values & GoalsField Notes – November 2009City Center Las Vegas: Too Big NOT to Fail?Real-Time Consumer Tech TrendInspire Innovation in your CompanyTurning Google Street View Into ArtSilver, Ice, and Bouncy Superheroes: Las Vegas’ CityCenter by the NumbersMaya Lin Unveils “Unchopping a Tree” in CopenhagenE.U.’s Microsoft Browser Antitrust Case Is HistoryInfographic of the Day: Charts You Can Eat (and Taste Sweet)What’s the Best-designed Web Site of 2009?A Sports Arena Grows in BrooklynThe FTC Sues Intel for “Running Roughshod Over the Principles of Fair Play” [UPDATE: Intel Responds]Five Designers Get $50k in Mini-MacArthur Grants for ArtistsGuts of Google’s Nexus One Smartphone Spill, Blade Runner Estate Takes NoteM.I.T. Ushers in Biking 2.0 With Copenhagen WheelRoy E. Disney, 1930-2009Wondering What Will Terrorists Do Next? There’s an App for ThatIs Monsanto About to Step Into an Antitrust Suit?‘Square’ iPhone Credit-Card Reader Facing Patent TroubleHomeslice: 584k Building Permits Issued in November, Best Month in a YearHow Do You Feed 5,000 People for Free?Study Attempts to Deflate Overblown Wind Turbine Syndrome ClaimsTwitter’s and YouTube’s Trends of 2009 Couldn’t Differ MoreCityCenter’s Architect “Dream Team” Builds the Next VegasGood Work! FBI Cracks Down on One of Last Spring’s ‘Wolverine’ UploadersEngaging youth is about creating a movementI.D. Magazine, a Design Icon, Folds After 55 Years in PrintNet Neutrality – Where We StandMIT’s Breakthrough, Super-thin 3-D Gestural Display Captured on VideoInfographic of the Day: Ditch the Resume; Make a Chart InsteadArchitecture and Design’s New Hot Spots: Hong Kong and ShenzhenThe Governors are ComingNew Survey Has World Business Leaders Questioning, “Who Are We?”145-Foot Inflatable Dome to Rise in Nation’s Hot Air Capital, D.C.MIT’s Breakthrough, Super-thin 3-D Gestural Display Captured on VideoSmart, Wireless Parking: A Trojan Horse for Making Better CitiesHappy Crazy Holiday Package Mailing Day!A Hand-Crafted, One-of-a-Kind Gift List for Design ObsessivesTech Trend: Digital IdentityTech Trend: Smarter ComputingPo-Po Chic: L.A.’s Arresting New Police StationsGREEN SERVICES REQUIRE A CHANGE OF BEHAVIORSThe Problem Is Not Packaging Design, It’s Systems DesignInfographic of the Day: Ditch the Resume; Make a Chart InsteadThree Ways to Keep Yourself Private on the New Facebook [UPDATE]Are Your Interns Saving the World? IBM’s AreRentech Offering Up Jet Fuel Made From Coal WasteFwix Adds Video to Hyperlocal, Bringing Exposure-–and Revenue–-to VloggersAshton Kutcher’s Live Webvids: Genius New Format or Celeb Desperation?Getting a Second Date With a Venture CapitalistThree End of the Year Tips for EntrepreneursShantou University Using Open Source and Apple Technologies to Team with WestI.D. Magazine, a Design Icon, Folds After 55 Years in PrintFind Opportunity in a CrisisBi-curious? Going Mac for the HolidaysCisco, NASA Reveal Planetary Skin InstituteHow Playing Jazz Influences My ConsultingHow to Work with More Meaning…and Get PaidHow Green Is Wal-Mart’s Drive-Through Window?Microsoft Plagiarizing? Microblogger Plurk Calls Rip-OffSmart, Wireless Parking: A Trojan Horse for Making Better CitiesVideo: When Things Get Tough, Loosen UpGood-Bye 2009: Reflecting on Meaningful Values & GoalsPlace Your Bets on When the Polar Bear Population DisappearsScores of Teens Get Sexts, but Who’s Sending?Hasta La Vista Baby!145-Foot Inflatable Dome to Rise in Nation’s Hot Air Capital, D.C.Ask Dan Heath: How Do I Turn ‘Too Picky’ Into ‘Pick Me’?Tips for Holiday Stress ReliefVC Predictions for Cell Phones in 2010: Virtual Revenues and App Store WarsStep Aside, Britney! Today I Will Smell Like Edmond RoudnitskaClimate Change and Security: the Missing Marketing Link?The Problem Is Not Packaging Design, It’s Systems DesignCrunchy Zoo Aviary Looks Like a Geodesic HackysackYour 2010 CSR New Year’s ResolutionStep Aside, Britney! Today I Will Smell Like Edmond RoudnitskaOfficial Rules: Solve These Typographic Riddles!Zaha Hadid’s Award-Winning Snack-itecture Inspired by Doodles, Chips, FunyunsWho’s Firing – Layoffs week ended 12-11-09What a Bikesharing Program Should Look LikeInfographic of the Day: The Many Species of GeekSolve These Typographic Riddles to Win a Nook!How to Separate the Gems from All the Other Pretty RocksJust Add Viagra: Eight Designs for Sexy TimeEBooks to Save Industry. But Whose?Obama and Innovation – What You SaidTop 5 Tools for Developing Your Twitter Profile2010 Consumer Tech TrendsArchitecture and Design’s New Hot Spots: Hong Kong and ShenzhenClimate Power Brokers and Influencers: 10 People Who Count at CopenhagenWhy Is the World Bank Subsidizing Dirty Coal Power?The Train Depot-Theater and Three Other Ideas for Miami TransitInfographic of the Day: The Many Species of GeekCOP15 in Pictures: Scenes From the Climate SummitPlug-in Prius to Go Mass Market in 2011Novomer, Kodak Team Up to Turn CO2 into PlasticWhat a Bikesharing Program Should Look LikeMeals on Wheels Online: New Site Tracks Food Trucks NationwideThe Googlephone’s Biggest Limitation: Price?Smart Wheelchair Uses Lasers to Navigate, Stave Off EnemiesCheddar for Tweets: @HuffingtonPost’s Twitter-Based Revenue SchemeReasons to Be Charitable in a Tough Season of GivingNeed An Agent? Here’s How to Find OneZaha Hadid’s Award-Winning Snack-itecture Inspired by Doodles, Chips, FunyunsTop 10 Gadgets this ChristmasCopenhagen Breakdown: Climate REDI Offers $350M Green Tech Boost to Developing NationsWill TwitVid’s Real Time Search Inject Life Into Twitter Video?The Train Depot-Theater and Three Other Ideas for Miami TransitCrunchy Zoo Aviary Looks Like a Geodesic HackysackToday’s Vision of Tomorrow: iPhones Accepting Credit CardsConvergence