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You know what “AMP” used to be called? “Powered by Movable Type.”
Digg Wants To Create A Dialog Between Readers And Journalists
The curation site is attempting to redefine Internet comments through Digg Dialog, which will host chats in the style of Reddit AMAs.
Social news site Digg is working on an ambitious project: rebuilding the comments section that lives below articles, so that journalists and readers can communicate with each other without the spam and vitriol that dominates many commenting platforms on the web. Dubbed “Digg Dialog,” the new product debuts on Friday and will feature Paul Ford, the author of Businessweek‘s must-read coding issue, discussing an upcoming piece on Wikipedia for the rebooted New Republic.
Lyft Teams Up With Hertz And Shell
The ride-hailing app is rewarding Lyft drivers with affordable car rental rates, cheaper gas, and speedy cash transfers.
Lyft, the perennial Avis to Uber’s Hertz, is introducing a number of perks for its team of drivers. On Thursday, the ride-sharing service announced a set of new partnerships with Hertz and Shell’s Fuel Rewards program, along with expedited payments to drivers. Lyft’s new “Express Pay” feature offers instant payment to drivers who reach certain benchmarks. According to Lyft, drivers who earn $50 will be able to receive instant account deposits via payments company Stripe.
8 Successful People Share How Not To Find A Mentor
Finding someone to help you navigate your career path is crucial to success, but make sure to avoid these mistakes.
Now, don’t get me wrong—mentorship is one of the biggest keys to success. But believe it or not, there is a right and a wrong way to seek out a mentor and build a mutually beneficial relationship. In many cases, the best mentoring happens without the formal label “mentoring.” Nobody asked anybody to go steady, nobody sent a note saying, “Would you be my mentor?” followed by yes, no, and maybe boxes to check. Questions were asked, thoughts were shared, and advice was given. Voilà, an effortless mentor relationship is born.
9 Things Freelancers Should Do To Get Higher Rates
If you have the right conversations now, you can raise your rates and keep your best clients, too.
If you’re one of the 53 million freelance workers in the U.S., no one’s going to decide to give you a raise. If you want to earn more, you’ll need to negotiate with your clients for a rate increase.
When It’s Necessary To Be A Jerk At Work
Sometimes you just have to make everyone uncomfortable in order to achieve your goals.
Andrea Cutright thinks it’s important to be a jerk at work—at least sometimes. She believes that it’s a skill you can and should develop as you get further along in your career, in the same way you would hone negotiation and team building.
5 Great Free Gmail Add-Ons To Make You More Productive
Snooze your messages, get to know your contacts better, cut down on junk mail, and more.
Ah, email. They said social media would kill it off, but still it remains. It’s arguably the sturdiest nerd of the tech world.
Conflict-Free And Easy To Repair, The Fairphone Is The World’s Most Ethical Phone
Maybe you should reconsider that new iPhone.
The Fairphone is a modular handset designed with repairability and ethical sourcing of its materials as headline features. It sold 60,000 units. Amazingly, for what sounds like a nerd-phone, almost half of those buyers had never owned a smartphone before.
Turn Your Emails Into A Symphony With Typatone
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Last year, we covered Jono Brandel and Lullatone‘s addictive site Patatap, which turns keyboard strokes into sounds and animations. Now they’re are back at it with Typatone, an app that turns text into a lovely little xylophone melody.
How Well Do You Know The News? Take The Fast Company Quiz
What happened this week? Here’s our quiz for October 9, 2015.
Did you follow the news this week? Research says that one of the best ways to solidify new information is to be tested on it. Here’s a chance to bolster your knowledge of current events—and earn a special emoji badge. 
