There are more than 2.5 million Bristol Pounds in circulation, and it’s accepted at over 800 business across the city. How is this alternative currency developing a sense of community, helping out hip professionals and hard-up locals alike, and even increasing people's self-esteem?

Nearly three decades since it was launched, the basic and clunky system of Echo, an early-era web forum, remains mostly unchanged, with many of its earliest members – now in their 50s, 60s and 70s – still daily users. How has this bare-bones platform stood the test of time?

The average American woman spends $300,000 on face products over her lifetime, and in the search for the ideal foundation or eyeliner, many will seek advice online. With the Beauty Insider Community – an interactive online platform – Sephora is positioning itself as a go-to source for this info.

Silvertown is a £3.5 billion regeneration project that will renovate the area within London’s historic Royal Docks, creating spaces for housing, enterprise, retail and leisure. Can it really be the ‘next Shoreditch’, or will it go down as yet another elitist, divisive and artificial initiative?