The last word: The professor, the anonymous critique and the business of internet reviews
For those with a taste for academic squabbles and professorial jealousies, it has been a vintage week - and it is all thanks to the customer reviews that have become a...
Tough trading hurts HMV revenue[FT.com] Apr. 30. Shares in HMV fell 9 per cent yesterday as the music and books retailer reported a sharp drop in sales. Like-for-like sales decreased 10 per cent in the 16 weeks to...Online all the time, anywhere[FT.com] Apr. 30. Iam a big fan of public Wi-Fi hotspots and services such as Boingo, AT&T Wireless and BT Openzone, which enable itinerant laptop users to go online in airports, hotels...Bingo[FT.com] Apr. 30. This production is a fine emblem of the financial and artistic achievement of Jonathan Church since he took over the artistic directorship of Chichester. When he...Psychedelic Beatles song set for new high[FT.com] Apr. 30. The handwritten lyrics to a surrealist John Lennon song, which had Swinging Sixties pop fans wondering how many holes it took to fill the Albert Hall, look set to sell...Food, beds and coffee boost Whitbread[FT.com] Apr. 30. Opening restaurants, hotels and coffee shops boosted full-year revenue at Whitbread, which is pressing forward with further expansion of its Premier Inn and Costa...Cameron's regional plans risk a postcode lottery[FT.com] Apr. 30. Whether to reduce the budget deficit immediately has become a key issue of the general election campaign. Labour argues that to do so would plunge Britain back into...Agnelli dynasty takes back Juventus role[FT.com] Apr. 29. Italy's Agnelli family confirmed the appointment of Andrea Agnelli, 34, as the new president of Turin's Juventus football club