The Listening Company to focus on web-based development
By Catherine Woods
The internet will play a big part in The Listening Company’s development this year, according to CEO Neville Upton who says plans for his gold-standard call centre services company centre around “enhancing the use of the web”.

Matchmaking the Muslim way
By Melissa Hancock
Online dating is no longer a taboo. Today everyone’s doing it and that includes British Muslims. As Adeem Younis, founder of SingleMuslim.com explains: “Our website provides an Islamically-correct alternative to the traditional methods of family introductions and arranged marriages.”

18-24 year-olds go crazy for online “speed-dating” phenomenon
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
George Berkowski and Steve Stokols had a brainwave last year. What if they created an online version of speed dating, but took away the sad, lonely heart, dating bit? Now, Woome.com is the latest social craze to sweep the internet.

Embracing e-commerce
By Melissa Hancock
Kerry Scott, founder of SlimmingSolutions.co.uk, has grown the company’s turnover from £40,000 in 2000 to more than £1m in 2007 by embracing the latest e-commerce technology.

Online chemist proves a bitter pill for Boots
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
When you’re under-cutting high street by up to 90 per cent, you’re bound to ruffle a few feathers.

AOL bags Bebo for £417m
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
A couple of years back, RB featured a little known social network, Blog Early, Blog Often (Bebo). Yesterday, founders Michael and Xochi Birch made a killing from an all-cash deal with AOL.

“Trade is business, not charity,” says ethical entrepreneur
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
EthicalSuperstore.com co-founder Andy Redfern has created a one-stop shop for organic, Fairtrade, eco-friendly and ethical products. And he’s outselling the high street.

New business support network for UK entrepreneurs and start-up businesses
By Catherine Woods
Entrepreneur Fraser Hay, founder of The Results Academy, says British start-up businesses must master online social networking to ensure success.

Livebookings secures £6.5m funding
By Amy Carroll, Real Deals
Online restaurant booking service boosted by Balderton Capital private equity investment.

The internet dating paradox
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
“If we’re successful, people leave,” says Jason Stockwood, MD of Match.com. “That’s a tough business model”