Social media to rock the web in 2008

2007 was widely touted as the year of social media, but analysts expect to see changes this year in the way social media is used and an increase in its effect on business.
The advent of the social web has created such online interaction between consumers that traditional models to research a product or service will change fundamentally.

Unsigned Band Gives Away Music and Makes Money

EPPING ESSEX UK -- A band from the UK Cling has quickly realised that you can make money by giving away your music at TuneSquare.com. Their Debut CD Sonic Spells has only been on the site for one week and has already been downloaded nearly 200 times and generated over $50 for the band.

Fashion meets ethics as major retailers flaunt their Fairtrade cotton labels

2008: The Inflexion Year with Positive Outcomes!

Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007

Wired News rundown of the year's 10 most important scientific breakthroughs. 2007 was an amazing year for science. Unlike recent years, there were no high-profile cases of scientific fraud -- none that went uncovered, anyway. Journal publishers took extra care, requiring scientists to duplicate results in an effort to avoid scientific, not to mention public relations, fiascoes. And while those are entertaining, we'll take solid science over Sturm und Drang any day. Here we count down the top 10 scientific discoveries that rocked our Wired world the hardest this year.

Housing finds its new-age nirvana

Chain stores are few and far between on Fore Street, the steep hill that is the main shopping and social focus in the south Devon town of Totnes.
Instead, organic greengrocers vie for attention with vegetarian restaurants, while a disposable coffin adorns the window of a 'green' funeral parlour. And how many high streets can boast more than one reiki spiritual healing centre?
Totnes has just 8,500 residents, but a big reputation for chic Bohemianism and alternative lifestyles that draws in people from across the world: an Indian entrepreneur is starting a tuk-tuk (motorised rickshaw) taxi firm using bio-fuel cabs, and some Americans run an organic clothing shop selling jumpers made from the fleeces of local sheep

Microcredit seen growing despite credit crunch