[Fast Company] Occupy Wall Street is meant to be a leaderless movement. But that hasn’t stopped some people from trying to identify leaders. And some activists charge that organizations are trying to co-opt their message. How can a phenomenon with no central authority exercise authority over its brand?… Read the rest
[Fast Company] Students are a big contingent at Zuccotti Park and other occupations. But a new study shows that online support crosses age, income and political boundaries. Look out for the rich, nonpartisan mobs. [Read the rest of The Demographics Of Occupy Wall Street]… Read the rest
[Fast Company] So far, the hacker collective known as Anonymous–or those claiming the name–has failed to live up to threats made via YouTube and social media. But they have brought a lot of buzz to the Occupy Wall Street movement. [Read the rest of The Real Role Of Anonymous In Occupy Wall Street]… Read the rest
[Fast Company] Can a leaderless, agenda-less movement also survive without a home base? With the specter of eviction looming, Occupy Wall Street tested their “organized chaos” approach to protesting and wound up on Wall Street proper. [Read the rest of Wall Street Actually Occupied]… Read the rest
[Fast Company] A New York City translation tech venture, Smartling, today released a host of new features and services to help users translate their websites, mobile, and other digital content into many languages, quickly, affordably, and accurately. [Read the rest on Fast Company]… Read the rest
[Fast Company] Frustration, doubt, chaos, and failures dominated the early days of Occupy Wall Street. So how has it lasted so long, grown, and spread around the country? Fast Company reporter Sean Captain was at the occupation from day one and looks back on a series of moments that made the movement feel different than any other action he’d covered or participated in before.… Read the rest
[Fast Company] For most of the 16.4 million Americans with an iPhone 4 or iPhone 3Gs, according to ComScore, as well as iPads and recent iPods, the real news from Cupertino today is what they’ll get for free by downloading the new iOS 5 software.… Read the rest
[Fast Company] The founder and CEO paced across the stage before a massive screen displaying the company’s achievements in recent years–skyrocketing sales of media and a heritage of innovative, beloved gadgets.
Steve Jobs? Could be. Or it could be Amazon front man Jeff Bezos.… Read the rest
[Fast Company] A modest, recession-inspired demonstration grabs plenty of online attention. Is the future of activism more digital than physical? Fast Company goes inside the Sept. 17 OccupyWallStreet demonstration in New York (and follows reactions online) to find out. [Read the rest on Fast Company]… Read the rest
[Fast Company] For years, the Android smartphone operating system stood as the neglected stepsister aside the iPhone’s radiant, beloved iOS. Tens of thousands of suitors–app developers including large corporations and rising creative talents–hurried first to build something for iOS phones. Only belatedly, if at all, would they build something for Android devices.… Read the rest
