I’m in the Daily Mail
Here’s the article about Facebook friends in which I am quoted
Year: 2009
People would rather your web site took longer
People always want to do things quickly don’t they? Everyone seems to be in a hurry these days. And that seems to be true online as well. Few people stay on a web site longer than a second if the can’t see exactly what they are looking for. One quick …
Ten ways to use Twitter
Across the world, people are using Twitter in wildly different ways. Some people simply use it as a notice-board showing what they are up to. Others use it to give their status, indicating whether they are in or out of the office. Yet others use Twitter to send direct messages …
Reading Chronicle article on Twitter
Business editor of The Reading Chronicle just called and interviewed me for a piece on Twitter.
Daily Mail just interviewed me about Facebook
Daily Mail features desk just called re-Facebook. They must like me all of a sudden…!
How to attract followers on Twitter
You could use Twitter to significantly increase your profile, your business and your income. Already, several Twitter users are reporting that it has brought their web site more traffic, their business more attention and their bank balance more cash. So, how do you go about attracting people to follow you …
It looks like Google has just committed suicide
This week, Google has made a change to its search engine rankings which could yet prove to be the most stupid action it has ever taken. According to several reports of the latest Google developments, the company has quietly changed its search algorithm to place a heavy emphasis on brands. …
My famous twin
Apparently I am the “spitting image” of Hollywood Star, Alec Baldwin. MyHeritage: Family tree – Genealogy – Celeb
Internet shoppers plan to spend less in 2009
Internet shoppers are planning to spend less in 2009 than they did last year, when they forked out a staggering £20bn for online products and services. According to a new study, almost half of people currently shopping online say they will be spending less via the Internet in the coming …
Financial Times interviewing me
Just off to see Mike Southon, a columnist on the Financial Times, who will be talking to me about corporate blogging amongst other things
You thought the Internet was popular in business? Think again!
The popularity of the Internet seems obvious; after all, broadband suppliers can hardly keep up with the demand, Facebook membership is growing at the rate of 5m users a week and millions of people had their day disrupted yesterday because of a breakdown at GMail. However, two new reports on …
Facebook does not harm children’s brains
Reports published today (24th Feburary 2009) suggest that the Internet, in particular social networking sites like Facebook, can damage the brains of children. The reports first arose in the Daily Mail. However, according to Internet Psychologist Graham Jones, these reports are based on assumption rather than any evidence. He said: …
Oh No! Facebook will change your brain – NOT!
Here we go again, another article from the Daily Mail in its continuing “anti-Internet” campaign. According to today’s piece of nonsense, Facebook is “harming children’s brains”. They quote Baroness Greenfield – an eminent scientist to be sure – who is fearful that sites like Facebook will “re-wire” the brain of …
Sometimes your web site needs to be complicated – not simple
Simplicity is essential, we are told, especially online. People oftent cite the reason for Google’s success as being the simplicity of its plain white page with a single search box and no other distractions. Compared with the complications of the directory-based Yahoo! search page at the time of Google’s introduction, …
Hardly anyone actually uses social networks
Here’s a major shock announcement for you – people visit social networking sites to be sociable. Gosh, hold the front page…! That’s the “revelation” in a study by JPMorgan and highlighted today by a report from eMarketer. Indeed, the principal reasons why so many people visit social networking sites are …