Data protection: the government's double standards
By Ross Clark
The HMRC data leak has placed data protection well and truly in the spotlight. But is there one rule for government and another for business?

Take your business website seriously
By Catherine Woods
HQUK founder Henry Goldenberg doesn’t understand why some businesses approach their online development differently to the development of a shop premises.

Allergy business raises £11m
By Matthew Rock & Real Deals
House prices are falling. The credit crunch has struck the UK. Anyone over 40 is likely to get depressed. The French have lost £4bn. But at least one UK business has good news for us.

Last.fm launches free music service
By Matthew Rock & Real Deals
Last.fm, the pioneering online music business, takes a huge step in revolutionising the music industry.

Take control of your brand's reputation
By Melissa Hancock
A good reputation in business is invaluable, and with the ever-increasing number of people sharing their opinions online, we now have to work harder than ever to protect them. Step in Reputica – a young company that can help you keep your reputation in check.

Delivering targeted marketing
By Melissa Hancock
We’ve all heard of small companies taking on the big boys, but when the £8m-turnover Tangent Communications bid for a company with a turnover 50 times its own, it seemed the digital marketing firm had gone a step too far. But Tangent is clearly a company set for big things.

Data protection: doing it right
By Catherine Woods
If you don’t protect your data, you can wave goodbye to your business. But information security entrepreneur Stephen Hall warns there's more to data protection than you think.

Social media key to topping Google’s search rankings
By Melissa Hancock
After receiving 100 blog postings and making it to the top of Google’s search rankings for “reputation management” within 24 hours of launching his company’s website, Andrew Jordan, chairman of Reputica, knew his company was hitting a sweet spot.

Protect your online reputation
By Laura Morgan
With 2007 being dubbed the year of the rise in “social media”, people are now, more than ever, living their lives in a world where data is being captured on their every move - from walking past a security camera in a tube station to purchasing a pint of milk from the local supermarket. 

Ozone technology cleans up
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Stuart Wilkinson, managing director of commercial laundry company JLA, wanted to harness the power of a thunderstorm to make clothes super clean – so he looked to the sky.