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December 26, 2013
The Top 9 Environment Stories Of 2013
The environment is not getting any better, but these small beacons of innovation are working on stemming the tide.
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The Top 11 Innovative Workplace Stories Of 2013
Do you like working from home? Do you like open offices? The debate raged this year about what makes workers happiest--and the best workers. Just be glad this scary rolling conference room isn't where you have your meetings.
Editor's NoteWant more of our best stories of 2013? Read all of our end-of-the-year round-ups, in all of these categories:
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Five Quantified Fitness Resolutions For The New Year
Here are five fitness promises you can make yourself in 2014 and the devices you need to track them.
In about a week, you're going to swear up and down to take better care of yourself. But without a realistic menu of activities in mind, you'll quickly get bored or lose hope. FastCo.Labs decided to look over some of the available tools to draw up Quantified Self fitness resolutions for 2014.
The Apps That Owned The iTunes Store This Year
This year was the most successful year ever for Apple's App Store. We look through the data to see which apps moved you this year--and ask what 2014 might hold.
Apple's App Store which once again cemented its app dominance in 2013 with 63% of the international app market, versus Google Play's 37%, according to app analyst firm Distimo in its 2013 Year in Review report.
The Top 13 Stories Of 2013
Read our very best stories of the year--from sexy Mars astronaut suits to microapartments in Japan to reinventing condoms. Plus the happiest and smartest cities in the world!
Editor's NoteWant more of our best stories of 2013? Read all of our end-of-the-year round-ups, in all of these categories:
• Top Stories Of The Year
• Infographics
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• Innovative Workplaces
• Bikes
• Collaborative Consumption
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• Crowdfunding
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December 25, 2013
Nine Tech Companies We'd Be Surprised To Hear From In 2014
These tech companies made headlines in 2013. Here's why they probably won't next year.
The tech world trades in potential. Shiny new devices and services come with the promise to change things, make other things easier, and become a regular part of our lives. But for every company that succeeds in any of those goals, many more do not. Here are nine companies that had a lackluster 2013 that will most likely result in a very quiet 2014.
Six Offbeat Cloud Services That Could Change Your Life
Cloud storage like Dropbox and Google Drive are one-size-fits-most, but there are some killer alternatives out there.
Though every cloud storage service wants to simplify and unify your digital life, it can seem like they're all just making things more fragmented. You have documents and maybe some photos in Drive, a mess of random files in Dropbox, and 7GB of music stored on an obscure cloud service that offered you a promotion once for 10GB free. If you really want to bring it all under one roof, or at least develop a cogent system for controlling the chaos, you need to make an informed choice so you get the features you want. And if you're trying to split off from the iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3 pack you have to venture out into the wild a little bit. Browse our picks below and share your favorite cloud service in the comments if you love one we missed.
December 24, 2013
The Top 16 Responsible Business Stories Of 2013
Businesses that are successfully developing both loyal employees and loyal customers are doing it by creating "culture of purpose." Here's how they did it this year.
Editor's NoteWant more of our best stories of 2014? Read all of our end-of-the-year round-ups, in all of these categories:
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• Innovative Workplaces
• Bikes
• Collaborative Consumption
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• Crowdfunding
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The Top 14 Bike Stories Of 2013
From the vitality of bike share programs to new ideas for cycle-friendly streets, life on two wheels got a little sweeter this year.
Editor's NoteWant more of our best stories of 2014? Read all of our end-of-the-year round-ups, in all of these categories:
• Top Stories Of The Year
• Infographics
• Photography
• Maps
• Buildings
• Design
• Cities
• Food
• Transportation
• Innovative Workplaces
• Bikes
• Collaborative Consumption
• Energy
• Crowdfunding
• Robots
• Environment
• Health
• Education
How Facebook Spent The Year 2013
A billion users strong, Facebook introduced the world to a litany of new stuff this year, most of which users immediately hated.
It's a tradition to spend some time at the end of a calendar year and reflect a bit on what happened in the last 12 months. And indeed Facebook did just that with a year-end blog post about how people made use of its service in 2013. However, we felt their post didn't tell the whole story, so here are a few of the less glamorous highlights.
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