The Consumerist
This corporate watchdog site blows the whistle on bad customer service, poor products and corporate waste. It's a great resource for tracking local companies (through the site's search) and tracking how consumers are dissatisfied. Be careful using material on the site, as some of it may be unconfirmed material. But it serves as a good road map for finding business stories.
Fortune 500 Business Blog Wiki
Links to hundreds of corporate blogs. Some are generated by the companies, some are written anonymously by current/former employees. Some are consumer watchdog sites that focus on specific industries. Be sure to fact-check and confirm any information you find on these blogs.
Business for Social Responsibility
Tracks news and legislation relating to corporate responsibility.
Center for Corporate Citizenship
Boston College site works with global corporations to help them define, plan and operationalize corporate citizenship.
Corporate Responsibility Newswire
News feed of stories relevant to businesses acting responsibly.
EthicalCorporation.com
News, conferences, podcasts and editorial content that covers corporate responsibility internationally.
FirstGov's Scams and Fraud Section
Has a charitable donation check-up and lists consumer protection offices by state.
FuckedCompany.com
This free site is a source for news about companies, with a special emphasis on dot-coms. Good for getting tips on layoffs and cutbacks before they're officially announced. It's centerpiece is a message board full of corporate gossip, but it also has job-hunting and resume resources.
ConsumerWorld.org
A public service, non-commercial guide cataloging more than 2,000 useful consumer resources.
National Fraud Information Center
Provides many consumer-protection resources.
FBI: Internet Fraud Complaint Center
ConsumerAffairs.com
Tracks corporate sites, consumer affairs blogs.
SpamCop.net
Report businesses and people who submit SPAM e-mails.
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