Fast CompanyWhere ideas and people meetSocial games like Xbox's Lips and PlayStation's Singstar are poised to rake in more revenue than either the music and the film i- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Recently, at the E3 games summit in LA, Microsoft announced its redesign for Xbox Live, which places more emphasis on social games like its social karaoke game, Lips. Playstation has its own similar social karaoke game called Singstar. The emphasis on social gaming comes at a time when the video game market is expanding rapidly.http://www.fastcompany.com/big-idea/social-games-xboxs-lips-and-playstations-singstar-are-... Fast Talk Question - Whats the quickest way to get back in the job circuit after being laid off- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Whats the quickest way to get back in the job circuit after being laid offhttp://www.fastcompany.com/fast-talk-question/fast-talk-question-what%E2%80%99s-quickest-w... Fast Talk Question - By reining in its Internet investments, is Kleiner Perkins facilitating its eventual decline- (Found July 23, 2008 ) By reining in its Internet investments, is Kleiner Perkins facilitating its eventual declinehttp://www.fastcompany.com/fast-talk-question/fast-talk-question-reining-its-internet-inve... In letting privacy concerns dissuade them from leveraging the iPhone's geo-location feature, MySpace and Facebook are making a b- (Found July 23, 2008 )http://www.fastcompany.com/big-idea/letting-privacy-concerns-dissuade-them-leveraging-ipho... Good News: The Economy Isn't the Only Thing That's Dying- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Some guy in Japan just bought the farm by working too hard. You heard right. He was 45, the lead engineer for a Toyota hybrid car division. While he was helping us reduce our dependence on oil, the poor guy ran out of gas. And he didn't even live as long as some of our aging rock stars. You know the economy is in bad shape when an auto worker doesn't last as long as Keith Richards. Prior to his death this dedicated worker had been averaging over 80 hours of overtime per month. Which I guess...http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2008/07/good-news.html?partner=rss The recent federal court ruling that eBay isnt responsible for counterfeit Tiffany goods sold on its site will eventually do eB- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Two days ago, in contrast to previous European rulings on the subject, the Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled that eBay does not have any legal responsibility to control the sale of counterfeit Tiffany goods sold on its site. As long as eBay removes the material upon complaint, it does not have to actually filter its marketplace for trademarked material. The counsel for Tiffany, James B. Swire attacked the decision, stating that it undermines "the principal purpose of trademark..http://www.fastcompany.com/big-idea/recent-federal-court-ruling-ebay-isn%E2%80%99t-respons... Fast Talk Question - In providing a pay-per-vew video streaming service, could Amazon become a serious alternative to iTunes- (Found July 23, 2008 ) In providing a pay-per-vew video streaming service, could Amazon become a serious alternative to iTuneshttp://www.fastcompany.com/fast-talk-question/fast-talk-question-providing-pay-vew-video-s... "Most voters won't care that John McCain doesn't use e-mail or surf the web."- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Recently, just about everyone online has been bashing John McCain in light of the Presidential hopeful's candid admissions about his computer illiteracy. He doesn't use email or a Blackberry, he needs the help of his wife or his aides to get online, and he has no intention of ever writing a blog. McCain's failing are even more apparent when contrasted to his younger rival Obama is well known for using the Internet to further his campaign, and his tech knowledge has been praised by the...http://www.fastcompany.com/big-idea/most-voters-wont-care-john-mccain-doesnt-use-e-mail-or... Fast Talk Question - Does the government have a responsibility to bail out huge corporations like Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Does the government have a responsibility to bail out huge corporations like Freddie Mac and Fannie Maehttp://www.fastcompany.com/fast-talk-question/fast-talk-question-does-government-have-resp... Everywhere TV- (Found July 23, 2008 ) Big-box Stores Key player: PRN Screens: 200,000 Locations: More than 6,000 stores, including Costco, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Circuit Cityhttp://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/127/next-innovation-cant-escape-tv.html?partner=rss |