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From Yelp's bike lobby to YouTube's giant slide, tech companies seem to be working out of amusement parks rather than offices these days. Here we take a close look at ten booming tech companies with strange work spaces. Find out which CEO names their conference room after characters from The Wire, and which company has a bedroom designed for an imaginary worker in this inside look at office spaces. More»

The "I'm part of a social media startup" is the new: "I'm in a band," (circa 60s-90s), is the new: "I work on Wall St," (circa 80-90s), is the new: "I started this really cool Zine," (circa 90s), is the new: "I write for the New Yorker," (circa 60-80s), is the new: "I hang out with artists on the Bowery," (circa 60-70s), is the new: "I'm a poet from Paris." (circa 20-50s), etc. Our advice to the ladies? Do.not.date.these.guys. They are having their moment, which means they are certainly not primed to give you yours.... More»

TechStars, a group that provides seed money and support to start-up groups, just announced that they're opening a New York office. They've got a mighty rooster of "advisors" on board, too, so if you've been looking for a way to sidle up to, say, David Karp or Fred Wilson, now is your golden opportunity. More»