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In our Internet-connected age, a business that isn’t honest or doesn’t look after it customers can easily found out, its actions highlighted and reputation permanently damaged. Social media has increased the transparency of the companies we deal with on a daily basis, affecting the way governments share information. Despite the rise in social media use, most companies don’t make use of Facebook or Twitter to curate trust with their customers, in fact there aren’t many tools that allow you to research the company you want to create a relationship with, whether it be for employment or to utilise their services....

The Inquisitrhas been put up for sale by owner Duncan Riley, it has emerged. Riley, founder ofBlog Herald, co-founder ofB5Mediaand formerTechCrunchwriter, launched The Inquisitr back in 2008, after leaving TechCrunch. It was originally a tech-focussed publication, but now covers technology, news, sport, entertainment and other offbeat stories. The website is up for sale on Flippa, and thestarting bidis $300k, though nobody has placed an offer yet. Moreover, Riley posted a message on his blog stating that:...

The Inquisitrhas been put up for sale by owner Duncan Riley, it has emerged. Riley, founder ofBlog Herald, co-founder ofB5Mediaand formerTechCrunchwriter, launched The Inquisitr back in 2008, after leaving TechCrunch. It was originally a tech-focussed publication, but now covers technology, news, sport, entertainment and other offbeat stories. The website is up for sale on Flippa, and thestarting bidis $300k, though nobody has placed an offer yet. Moreover, Riley posted a message on his blog stating that:...

Two men have been found guilty of stealing a prototype Apple iPhone 4 device, which was subsequentlysold to gadget blog Gizmodo. Brian John Hogan and Sage Robert Wallower, who hadpleaded guilty earlier this week, were sentenced to one year of probation coupled with 40 hours of public service. The duo was also ordered to pay Apple $250 in restitution—although, interestingly, they have been allowed to keep the $4,750 in profit from the sale of the device....

Tying a product into a country’s culture fabric in both a creative and cost effective manner definitely takes some doing. The people atOgilvyAction Agencyin Taiwan managed to do just that forDurex. The company needed a new way to increase their condom sales but due to the cultural stigmas and taboos associated with sex in the country, getting promoters to hand out samples on the streets was ineffective. So the company had to find a new way to distribute them and increase sales....