FORTUNE 500: 1955 Archive Full List 1-100
A database of Fortune's list of America's largest corporations from 1955-2005.
View ArticleApple shunned superstar chip start-up for Intel
A chip start-up that created a high performance, low power processor compatible with existing Mac software had been working closely with Apple for many months. Why then, did Apple pick Intel instead?
View ArticleWhere Newspapers kick the Internet's behind
Mark Cuban makes a great point about value in newspapers, "Which is all the more reason that rather than focusing on speed and breaking stories, I personally think newspapers and websites need to...
View ArticleGetting Real: An interview with Jason Fried
Khoi Vinh, Design Director for NYTimes.com, interviews 37signals president, Jason Fried. Great discussion on design, productivity, and the "Getting Real" methodology.
View ArticleWhy software companies sell code with bugs
Creating quality software products means knowing when to fix bugs and when to leave well alone, writes Eric Sink.
View ArticleTimeline of Trends and Events (1750 to 2100)
Social, political, economic, cultural, historical, and technological timelines of the world from 1750 to 2100.
View ArticleUnderwater windmills in NYC create invisible solution
As consumers worry over an uncertain energy future, a Virginia company is eyeing an unusual untapped power source: the rivers of the Big Apple.
View ArticleNewsvine's Column Redesign: Almost Perfect?
Newsvine celebrated this holiday weekend with the launch of their redesigned user columns. Beautifully designed and extremely functional are only some of the accolades that can be bestowed on...
View ArticleTurning An Old Dell PC Into A Mac
Ever since Apple ported OSX to the Intel x86 architecture, bootleg copies of the PC-compatible OS have flowed through peer 2 peer networks like a pandemic virus.
View ArticleWebsites as Graphs
HTML consists of so-called tags, like the A tag for links, IMG tag for images and so on. Since tags are nested in other tags, they are arranged in a hierarchical manner, and that hierarchy can be...
View ArticleSocial Networks are the New Media
Robert Young discusses the burgeoning industry of "digital self-expression" being the the driving force behind new media; social networks being their "distribution channels."
View ArticleArctic "Doomsday vault" to protect world's seeds
A frozen "Noah's Ark" to safeguard the world's crop seeds from cataclysms will be built on a remote Arctic island off Norway, the Norwegian government said on Tuesday.
View ArticleDogmas Are Meant to be Broken: An Interview with Eric Reiss
Is there a need for a Strunk and White of usability principles? Boxes and Arrows talks with Eric Reiss about sites designed by the neighbor's kid, how we didn't get Web 1.0 right, and the Web Dogma '06.
View ArticleWhy Journalism Matters
Mark Cuban talks about why quality journalism still matters in this fast-paced, new media-centric world. Thats what media is missing with kids today. Its not the medium that acts as the circulation...
View ArticleNew service to sell blogs to print media
A new service selling bloggers' posts to newspapers and magazines is being launched by citizen photoreporting agency, Scoopt.
View ArticleCreating a Social Web of Trust with MicroID: Part 1
Fred Stutzman, co-founder of claimID, talks about recent developments within the realm of online identity management.
View ArticleThe Mysterious Power of Context
Michael Bierut recognizes the power of context in design. Without it, many of the world's greatest logos and identities wouldn't enjoy nearly as much impact as they currently do.
View ArticleDoes NYTimes.com Get Blogs?
Ryan Freitas examines the NYTimes.com premium service, TimesSelect, and how it impacts the newspaper's overall place in the blogosphere.
View ArticleDesigning for Bridge Experiences
Joel Grossman attempts to establish a high-level awareness of bridge experiences: "A bridge experience is one in which the user experience spans multiple communications channels, document genres, or...
View ArticleFireside Chat with Khoi Vinh and Jeffrey Veen
A great Signal vs. Noise interview with two industry-leading designers.
View ArticleHuge Security Hole in Citibank's Online Account Center
I discovered a huge security hole in Citibank's online Account center that lets coComment publish any messages you send to Citibank.
View ArticleAll the glory of the universe, in a single Flash app
Will Greenwald of CNET talks about the latest thing online that "blows my mind": Nikon's Universcale web app puts the entire universe into proportion, from the smallest particle to the largest...
View ArticlePresidential Election 2.0 - Trial by Error 2008
2008 will mark the first Presidential Election in which social-networking and the internet will play not only a role -- but a crucial role which will be misunderstood and mangled in multiple bear-hug...
View ArticleGrowth of Twitter vs. Blogger
Jason Kottke puts together a thorough comparison of Blogger's early-stage growth compared to Twitter's.
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