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"13 Steps to Building Connections on Pinterest"

Patti Hart, CEO of International Game Technology, says that all too often, executives try to avoid making mistakes. That is a mistake.

To help readers find new books, Goodreads works with an algorithm much like Facebook's news feed. It is what powers the site's book recommendation engine, which is based around ratings, what's on a reader's virtual bookshelf and what readers with similar tastes have recommended.

"Runway models, long cast as expressionless figures showcasing Fashion Week's finest wears, are finding their own voice on social media. Sometimes that can land them big endorsement deals. Or, it can backfire. Leslie Yazel explains. Photo: facebook.com/officialKateUpton."

"For its wearable computer to be accepted, Google must convince people that the device isn't creepy."

"On the surface the problem with wearables - and smartwatches in particular - is that the technology just isn't mature enough to support the ambitions. Screen resolutions may have improved, processors made more efficient and sensors miniaturised, but it's still hugely challenging technically to squeeze everything into a surface area the size of a watch face - and to keep it all going for any reasonable length of time."

researchers recently found that men wearing tailor-made suits were assumed to be more confident, successful, flexible, and higher earning than those wearing an off-the-rack version. And these are guys in suits! What might your colleagues think of your "vintage" Coachella T-shirt or "dressy" flip-flops?

A collaboration between Victoria's Secret and Swarovski has seen 3D-printed lingerie hit the catwalk in New York. Architect Bradley Rothenberg was invited to help realize the one-of-a-kind design and 3D printing specialist Shapeways provided the technical know-how. The result is a sparkling, snowflake-inspired corset that provided one of the highlights during this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

"Influencers are the golden children of marketing strategies right now. Rebecca Minkoff even put influencers front and center in her New York Fashion Week runway show, featuring several popular fashion bloggers-including Chriselle Lim and Arielle Charnas-as models in her Greene Street production. Influencers are the new celebrity endorsements."

The sci-fi future where the co-evolution of human and machine pushes us towards a singularity is nearly upon us, but before we step into the realm of the cyborg, we're going to have to first get comfortable with the idea of wearable technology. We need look no further than Google Glass, which has occupied many a newspaper inch this past year, but the futuristic glasses are just the tip of the wearable tech iceberg. Analysts from research and analytics firm IHS predict that demand for wearable gadgets will go from 14 million to 200 million devices over the next two years.

Fashion Week needs reinvention. It's a perfect opportunity for innovators to come up with big ideas to 1) reach more of the world instantaneously and simultaneously; 2) unleash designers' creativity via animation, film, 3-D printing and interactivity; and 3) drive the discovery of new designers.