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Wed
29
Jul '09

Cadbury Cashes In On British Need for Nostalgia

Recession? What recession? That may very well be the question on Cadbury bosses’ lips this morning after it was revealed that the company’s revenue increased during the first half of this year. The news that Cadbury managed to increase its market share despite already being the largest chocolate brand will come as further music to the ears of those in charge.

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Fri
24
Jul '09

Amazon Kindle Controversy Set to Continue

Earlier this week, Amazon made something of an error in judgement when the company decided to delete copies of George Orwell’s novels from customers’ Kindle ebook readers due to a legal technicality. Since then, users of the ebook have been up in arms at Amazon’s decision; the main problem being the fact that the company thought it would be a really great idea to delete the novels in secret, with customers only made aware of the issue after the novels had gone.

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Fri
17
Jul '09

Arrington’s Morals Don’t Need Questioning

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock this week, you’ll probably have read all about the TechCrunch/Twitter/stolen documents saga which has encompassed intense ethical debates as well as discussions about the actual content of the material.

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Wed
15
Jul '09

Wispa Gold Proves Social Media Can Change the World!

You might remember reading at the beginning of this month that Cadbury are planning on bringing back the little slab of chocolate heaven which commonly goes by the name of ‘Wispa Gold’. Now, I hadn’t planned on blogging about this piece of news which, admittedly, pretty much made my year let alone my day. However, ever since the fateful day upon which this news broke, I’ve found it actually quite difficult to think about much else, particularly during that late-afternoon period between 3pm and 4pm when my stomach no longer feels satisfied by my ham salad sarnie (complete with some rather nice, spicy brown sauce from Morrisons, the positive attributes of which could provide material for another blog post).

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Tue
14
Jul '09

Morgan Stanley Report Just a Fuss over Nothing

One of the major news stories dominating the headlines at the moment is the stir being caused by a report written by a teenage intern at Morgan Stanley. If you believe what you read in the news, Matthew Robson, who is just 15 years old, has provided a groundbreaking glimpse into the mindset of a typical teenager and this seemingly representative snapshot of the way in which today’s teenagers view various forms of media has caused the powers that be to sleep a little less soundly at night.

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