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How to Disrupt the Music Industry: A Conversation with Jared Leto

live.fastcompany.com — Fast Company is the world's leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, ethonomics (ethical economics), leadership, and design. Written for, by, and about the most progressive business leaders, Fast Company and FastCompany.com inspire readers and users to think beyond traditional boundaries, lead conversations, and create the future of business.
Tyler Gray Deputy Editor, Fast Company @tgraydar
Thanks to @jaredleto for keeping it smart--and jacking the strat @fastcompany http://t.co/idUi121B
Neal Ungerleider Reporter, Fast Company @nealunger
So... Jared Leto is at @fastcompany right now, taking questions from readers online. http://t.co/EFIHfgUM
Noah Robischon Executive Editor, FastCompany.com, Fast Company @noahr
Our live convo with @jaredleto about disrupting the music biz starts at 3:30: http://t.co/19ISh2ud
Jennifer Vilaga Copy Chief and Reporter, Fast Company @jennifervilaga
RT @FastCompany: Join us on our website at 3:30pm ET for a live chat with music industry innovator @JaredLeto: http://t.co/6OTNQ9zD #FCC ...
Anjali Mullany Social Media Editor, Fast Company @anjalimullany
Someone created a global timetable for today's @JaredLeto #FCChat! http://t.co/RV5unwN9 -- #FCMostCreative 3:30pm ET: http://t.co/xiVVtPZD
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blog.fastcompany.com — I wonder which #Instagram filter Mars Rover likes to use. theatlantic: Science Picture of the Day: The Mars Horizon NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity captured this image looking eastward over the Endeavour Crater late in the afternoon of Opportunity's 2,888th Martian sol (day) which corresponded with March 9, 2012 here on Earth.
Anjali Mullany Social Media Editor, Fast Company @anjalimullany
i love @fastcompany's @tumblr - @noahr curates it: http://t.co/icGTtppx

VeriFone And PayPal Partner To Change The Way You Shop At Big Retailers

Kit Eaton Tech Writer, Fast Company @Kiteaton
Verifone and PayPal partner to change the way you shop at big retailers…eventually with NFC too http://t.co/xgxfdC73 #mobilepay

Hacker. Dropout. CEO.

fastcompany.com — Ultimately, Zuckerberg did an end run around the administration. He set up the Facebook template and let students fill in their own information. The new project consumed so much of his time that by the end of the first semester, with just two days to go before his art-history final, he was in a serious jam: He needed to be able to discuss 500 images from the Augustan period.
Matthew Keys Deputy Social Media Editor, Reuters @ProducerMatthew
In 2005, Facebook had 5 million active users; today, the company says it has over 900 million - http://t.co/fLwpbE8Q

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: Hacker. Dropout. CEO.

fastcompany.com — "I'm just lucky to be alive." Mark Zuckerberg, the 22-year-old founder and CEO of social-networking site Facebook, is talking about the time he came face-to-face with the barrel of a gun. It was the spring of 2005, and he was driving from Palo Alto to Berkeley.
Anthony De Rosa Social Media Editor and Columnist, Reuters @AntDeRosa
RT @ProducerMatthew: From the same article in 2007: "Even Reuters is planning to launch its own online face book" - http://t.co/8BhtrtVi
Matthew Keys Deputy Social Media Editor, Reuters @ProducerMatthew
Same article, 2007: Harvard once yanked Mark Zuckerberg's internet connection when he built "Facemash" - http://t.co/i2eJi7cB
Matthew Keys Deputy Social Media Editor, Reuters @ProducerMatthew
From the same article in 2007: "Even Reuters is planning to launch its own online face book" - http://t.co/i2eJi7cB

Motorola's Police Car Of The Future Is An Unpaid-Ticket-Sniffing Scofflaw Slayer

fastcompany.com — The 2012 Chevrolet Caprice PPV is a futuristic cop car with 4G communications and a Knight Rider-like voice interface. It also automatically scans every license plate in its line of vision for warrants and unpaid tickets. Police cars have come a long way since Car 54.
Neal Ungerleider Reporter, Fast Company @nealunger
New police car scans every license plate in sight for unpaid tickets, warrants http://t.co/LWoZp0g2 (via @nealunger @fastcompany)

Maria Popova | The 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2012 | Fast Company

fastcompany.com — Maria Popova is a self-proclaimed "curator of interestingness." Her blog and Twitter feed is read by the Who's Who of the media, marketing, and ad worlds. Here's how Popova shapes her daily output:
Karen Magnuson Editor and Vice President of News, Democrat and Chronicle @kmagnuson
Congrats to @brainpicker for making @FastCompany's list of 100 most creative people in business! http://t.co/2GsYmoKF She's fun to follow.

Get More From Pinterest Than Just Expensive Ideas

fastcompany.com — The appeal of Pinterest is hard to understand for those who have yet to post anything to that great pinboard in the cloud. And then once your pin addiction is in full effect, it can be even harder to figure out exactly why you are sinking so much time into the endless stream of neat-looking stuff.
Frances Romero Senior Editor, TheWeek.com, The Week Magazine @Frances_Romero
Travel planning. Genius. RT @FastCompany Have you considered using @Pinterest to do something productive? Ideas: http://t.co/xndcz0uY
Frances Romero Senior Editor, TheWeek.com, The Week Magazine @Frances_Romero
RT @FastCompany: Have you ever considered using @Pinterest to do something productive? Here are some ideas for you: http://t.co/erBVUTcT

Hannah Choi Granade

fastcompany.com — "We didn't set out to help penguins, but we did start on ice. Advantix began in the 1980s as Forkor, an air-conditioning system for Israeli skating rinks. Our innovation is simple: We use a saltwater system, rather than a traditional vapor compression system, which naturally absorbs moisture and cuts down on electricity, saving money.
Jennifer 8. Lee Journalist @jenny8lee
Hannah Choi Granade on Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People! http://t.co/jaOFD0ZC Full list. http://t.co/zTY2mROc

Dude, This Diplomat's No Stiff

fastcompany.com — You know the picture of Hillary Clinton on the plane, texting with shades on? The behind-the-scenes image became an Internet meme in part because it was so unexpected, speaking volumes about a new era of American power abroad: cool, technologically cutting-edge, and female.
Adam Bluestein Freelance Journalist @adambluestein
Merci pour RT! RT @MichelleBlanc: How “bad diplomat” @SuzKP is shaking up old-school notions of Foreign Service. http://t.co/BpBBxXba
Alex Howard Technology Writer @digiphile
"I’m inventing as we go"-@SuzKPH on digital diplomacy at @StateDept: http://t.co/s1Y24nSI VIDEO: http://t.co/Q8QqfC0i

Those Crazy Gesture-Based Gadgets From "Minority Report" Don't Seem So Crazy Now

fastcompany.com — Click to enlarge XBOX KINECT GAMES: STAR WARS / MICHAEL PHELPS: PUSH THE LIMIT One asks you to dance DDR-style with Stormtroopers. The other has you mimic swim strokes while standing up.
Anjali Mullany Social Media Editor, Fast Company @anjalimullany
RT @noahr: @fastcompany is the first pub to use @AdobeEdge animation in an iPad app and on the web in HTML5: http://t.co/P0tByliL #DPSny ...

America's Most Innovative Neighborhood: 15 Square Miles In New Mexico, Population: 0

fastcompany.com — UNITED STATES OF INNOVATION New Ideas, New Markets, New Insights All around the country, Americans are dreaming big. Their boldest ideas are changing their communities--and having a ripple effect throughout the world. CLICK HERE to read about pockets of innovation in other U.S. cities.
Jas Johal Asia Bureau Chief, Global News @JJohalGlobal
RT @FastCompany: America's Most Innovative Neighborhood: 15 Square Miles In New Mexico, Population: 0 http://t.co/mHR2WX0X #USInnovation

Uncommon Act of Design: The Gem Paperclip

fastcompany.com — Why the common paperclip is the perfect symbol of capitalism. Your standard paperclip has a design so perfect and so simple that it seems inevitable--and obvious. It wasn't. The Gem paperclip is actually the last clip standing in a war over paper clip design that lasted decades.
Anjali Mullany Social Media Editor, Fast Company @anjalimullany
RT @FastCompany: Two odes to the paperclip, a design gem: http://t.co/BFOCUl7H via @FastCoDesign & http://t.co/MhbMA6nP via @Slate

Predictable Time Off: The Team Solution To Overcoming Constant Work Connection

fastcompany.com — Using your own need for less work (and more predictability and control) as a lever to change the way work is done can make your work more manageable and engaging and your work process more effective and efficient. And it benefits organizations, as well as individuals.
George Anders Editorial Writer, Bloomberg News @GeorgeAnders
Three Ways to Overcome That Work Addiction http://t.co/spT9BUTE via @LesliePerlow and @FastCompany

Pop Goes The Pivot

fastcompany.com — When the Beastie Boys formed in 1979, they were a hardcore punk band that dabbled in performance art, a fixture at clubs like CBGBs and Max's Kansas City. Their first full-length album, Poly Wog Stew, with bombastic minute-and-a-half paroxysms like "Transit Cop," "Jimi," and "Holy Snappers," owed as much to the Sex Pistols as it did Dadaism.
April Joyner Reporter, Inc. @aprjoy
Wait, selling out is called a "pivot" now? (re: Katy Perry) http://t.co/3pvGGdhT via @fastcompany

Hey Shopaholics, This Little Birdy Will Keep An Eye On What You Are Spending

fastcompany.com — The busy personal finance tracking space has yet more company. The Birdy, a cutesy, emoticon-happy service, aims to stop you from busting your budget. But The Birdy's emailed chirps don't mean you must always be cheap. If there's a hole in your pocket, Corey Maass wants to help.
Yinka Adegoke Media Correspondent, Reuters @YinkaWrites
RT @mediaor: [Fast Company] Hey Shopaholics, This Little Birdy Will Keep An Eye On What You Are Spending http://t.co/ch0QSE8c

Fast Feed | Fast Company

fastcompany.com — Fast Company is the world's leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, ethonomics (ethical economics), leadership, and design. Written for, by, and about the most progressive business leaders, Fast Company and FastCompany.com inspire readers and users to think beyond traditional boundaries, lead conversations, and create the future of business.
Kit Eaton Tech Writer, Fast Company @Kiteaton
For a Fast Company view on the breaking news, check out our Fast Feed news page through the day :) http://t.co/ldu4krlf

The Discovery Economy: When Digital App Play Leads To Real-Life Finds

fastcompany.com — Your smartphone may be a paragon of digital wonder, and if you fire up a navigation app it can even take you places in the real world. But it's poised to become a much cleverer and more rewarding way to introduce you to new (real) things.
Kit Eaton Tech Writer, Fast Company @Kiteaton
The Discovery Economy: When digital app play leads you to real life finds http://t.co/96Dut2UV (aka Angry Birds intros you to a restaurant)

Mustafa's Space Drive: An Egyptian Student's Quantum Physics Invention

fastcompany.com — ion drive19-year-old Egyptian physics student Aisha Mustafa is someone we may see again in the media in the future because though young she's patented a new type of propulsion system for spacecraft that makes use of an obscure, and only recently experimentally proven, quantum physics effect.
Jan Jekielek Chief Editor, TheEpochTimes.com, Epoch Times @JanJekielek
Now reading: http://t.co/GNB7uOCh Mustafa's Space Drive: An Egyptian Student's Quantum Physics Invention | Fast Company
Kit Eaton Tech Writer, Fast Company @Kiteaton
Amazing science breakthrough of the day: Egyptian Student's Quantum Physics Invention for driving spacecraft http://t.co/2lgbgaad
Josh Sternberg Freelance Journalist @joshsternberg
Mustafa's Space Drive: An Egyptian Student's Quantum Physics Invention http://t.co/G5ppxgfG via @FastCompany

14 Amazing Questions For BuzzFeed's Ben Smith

fastcompany.com — When Ben Smith, one of our freshly-minted Most Creative People, took the helm at BuzzFeed, fans of his Politico coverage were interested to see how an infusion of serious reporting would alter the site. It made sense, particularly with a presidential election looming, this idea that political news--or any juicy, newsy tidbits--could go viral to a degree traditionally reserved for honey badger mashups.
Chad Skelton Investigative Reporter, Vancouver Sun @chadskelton
"Everyone cares about cute animals, including those who also care about politics. The reverse isn’t true." http://t.co/zExiTfcY
Lorraine Nickel Winnipeg Reporter, Global News @lindseywiebe
Great read. RT @Poynter: "You can’t run a news organization trying to maximize the traffic on every story" http://t.co/owYKWnag
Kimberly Reeves Freelance Journalist @edwonkkimmy
RT @Poynter: "You can’t run a news organization trying to maximize the traffic on every story" http://t.co/Ulv5iEYk Great stories no one ...
Anjali Mullany Social Media Editor, Fast Company @anjalimullany
"You can’t run a news organization trying to maximize the traffic on every story" - @BuzzFeedBen http://t.co/CMYu9msO #FCMostCreative

Shaquille O'Neal

fastcompany.com — FC: You were an early Twitter adopter, an early Google investor, and last year you invested in a small mobile video company called Tout and then used it to announce your retirement. Why focus on social media?O'Neal: There's a lot of big-time people who have others tweet for them, so I want people to know: This is me; this is how I'm doing it.
Ravi Mattu Business Life Editor, Financial Times @ravmattu
RT @FastCompany: If anyone knows how to manage a celebrity's brand, it's @Shaq. So we asked him http://t.co/y3vuXiw1 by @heyfeifer #FCMo ...
Noah Robischon Executive Editor, FastCompany.com, Fast Company @noahr
This illustration of @SHAQ (made by @tsevis) is a fantastic match for a story about celebrity branding: http://t.co/SfLmRP7Y
Anjali Mullany Social Media Editor, Fast Company @anjalimullany
I didn't know @Shaq invested in @Tout: http://t.co/Kz0daBOu @joannellepan used it in her final #NYUSMJ project... #FCMostCreative

Shaking Up Crowdfunding

fastcompany.com — The world is about to have a whole lot more angels. Thanks to the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act that was enacted this April, average people will soon be able to use crowdfunding investment platforms to become equity shareholders in startups.
Angus Loten Reporter, Wall Street Journal @angusloten
Nice play-by-play on the run up to the crowd-funding bill, with a hat tip to WSJ small biz. http://t.co/ebFlwZbY
Danielle Sacks Senior Staff Writer, Fast Company @daniellesacks
behind the scenes oral history of how the crowdfunding bill came to pass...thanks to an ad guy + pabst blue ribbon http://t.co/gjPn5qn2

A Job-Hopper Settles Down On The Farm, With Twitter

fastcompany.com — Alison Kosakowski, a 33-year-old former New York City brand planner turned dairy farm blogger, now helps farmers use social media to market themselves and share their unglamorous but rewarding reality. In 2009, Alison Kosakowki was living in New York, working as communications manager at the Maersk shipping company, when a kidnapping at sea brought her to Vermont.
Adam Bluestein Freelance Journalist @adambluestein
Thx for RT! RT @young_germany: RT @aboskovitch: A Job-Hopper Settles Down on the Farm, with Twitter http://t.co/Onwvie3G #GenFlux
Melissa Pasanen Food Writer, Burlington Free Press @TasteofVermont
From pirates to the #VT agency of ag. MT @VTFarmGirl In an ironic twist of fate, Fast Company profiled my slow life. http://t.co/t2uNP2QP
Jane Hirt Managing Editor, Chicago Tribune @JaneHirt
Now THAT'S a Plan B. RT @amyguth New York City brand planner turned dairy farm blogger http://t.co/TeVAPfdP
Adam Bluestein Freelance Journalist @adambluestein
An NYC ex-pat's journey from ad biz to ag. RT @FastCompany: A Job-Hopper Settles Down on the Farm, with Twitter http://t.co/OnwzPO4A #vt
Robert Safian Editor, Fast Company @rsafian
RT @neenlaw: Love this! RT @FastCompany A Job-Hopper Settles Down on the Farm, with Twitter http://t.co/o975pWiu #GenFlux by @adambluestein

The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2012

Jennifer 8. Lee Journalist @jenny8lee
Hannah Choi Granade on Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People! http://t.co/jaOFD0ZC Full list. http://t.co/zTY2mROc
Sree Sreenivasan Tech Columnist, CNET @sree
How many do you know/admire? The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2012 by @FastCompany: http://t.co/M2xOo18M * HT @AnjaliMullany
Alex Goldmark Contributing Editor, GOOD @alexgoldmark
Surprisingly few artists on @FastCompany's 100 Most Creative ppl list. Also no #pubradio. We must make amends! http://t.co/pnLMSpcl
Liz Klimas Technology and Science Editor, The Blaze @lizklimas
RT @intentpr: Inspiring! The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2012 | Fast Company http://t.co/fPznslP8
Hiroko Tabuchi Economics and Business Reporter, Tokyo, New York Times @HirokoTabuchi
Japan art director @masakawa named 1 of @FastCompany's 100 Most Creative People in Biz http://t.co/yGVtcZag Full list http://t.co/NtUuVYph
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