Log Off, Latch On, Make Facetime: Dentyne's New Campaign Turns Heads

Saabira Chaudhuri — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:58:48 -0400

If you've taken the subway, been to an airport or passed by a few billboards lately, you've probably noticed Dentyne's latest ad campaign, which launched mid-August of this year. It's hard to miss.

The iPod: Apple's Innovation Strangler?

Saabira Chaudhuri — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:42:45 -0400

Tech columnist, Don Reisinger, minces no words in conveying his opinion about what the iPod's fate should be. In his blog entitled Why I can't wait for the iPod to die, he writes: "Although it may be difficult for Apple zealots and even CEO Steve Jobs to understand, the iPod is not going to be one of the most important devices forever, and if we consider the impact the Walkman had on the industry, the iPod should be moving to the execution chamber in the next 5 to 10 years."

Biofuel Subsidies: Good, Bad or Just Wrong?

Saabira Chaudhuri — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:30:54 -0400

Biofuel subsidies have long been a contentious proposition.

Advocates state that they are fundamental to developing cleaner energy alternatives and that, long term, biofuels will create new revenue options for farmers.

Opponents believe that biofuels contribute significantly to world food shortages, raise prices, are detrimental to the interests of the world's poor, and/or are in fact bad for the environment as poor farmers are converting forests into fields to grow crops.

Phototrade: Sharing, Selling and Protecting Your Photographs

Saabira Chaudhuri — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:25:07 -0400

Sharing photographs is now easier than ever before. Gone are the days when you held your breath while images attached to the email you were mass mailing to friends and family. The last five years have given rise to a plethora of photo sharing sites like Flickr, Photobucket and Picasa.

Social networking sites have jumped on the bandwagon too -- Pownce was created around the very premise that sharing media should be easy, while Facebook, Twitpic and others are also popular places for people to share photos.

Fast Talk Response -

Saabira Chaudhuri — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:38:38 -0400

With the current state of the economy, the safety of one's 401 k is a question that's on everyone's minds. There's an article here that explains what happens when your employer or the company administering your plan goes under.

Work Fast TV: Google’s Mobile Product Chief on Mobile Productivity

Saabira Chaudhuri — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:02:49 -0400

The iPhone, despite all the attention, is only a small part of how mobile is changing our work lives. Google's mobile team, which just unveiled G1- the new phone based on its OS Android -- has some ideas of its own.

Log onto Work Fast TV to watch Sumit Agarwal, Google's product manager, demonstrate all sorts of fun ways to improve your life with mobile phones.

Comment on Node ant

Saabira Chaudhuri — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:49:29 -0400

Jeanne - you should connect with Lindsey Pollak - she just started writing for us on careers and recently wrote a post on why companies need millenials in the workplace...

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/lindsey-pollak/next-generation-career-ad...

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Saabira Chaudhuri — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:10:03 -0400

As someone with personal experience in this area, I'm going to have to disagree with you Shawn. Both the money and the process act as deterrents for potential employers, particularly for graduates fresh out of college.

Getting Search Engines to Like You: How to Drive Traffic To Your Blog

Saabira Chaudhuri — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:54:26 -0400

The blogosphere is an increasingly crowded, complicated space to navigate. Everyone’s an expert, everyone has “great” content and everyone’s rabidly eager to be found. So how do you get Google to pay attention to blog posts?

Today, at BlogWorld 2008, Dave Taylor, author of The Intuitive Life Business Blog, Ask Dave Taylor, and the Attachment Parenting Blog, offered eleven tips for how you can maximize your blog traffic.

1) Optimize the title of your blog entry

Comment on Node ant

Saabira Chaudhuri — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:54:22 -0400

Tom - thought you might be interested in a post by another blogger Lena West: http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/lena-l-west/social-media-360/good-news-v...