Internet Psychologist
Graham Jones By TJ Philpott The blog posting found on any one site normally reflects, at least in part, the personality of the author. This is normal and expected for a couple of reasons. Firstly most popular blogs gain their fame and favor by creating frequent and interesting posts. When writing this …
Fans of the hit TV series Dr Who are annoyed; no, they are furious. For two days the most popular story on the BBC News website has been about the anger of Dr Who fans who were annoyed by an on-screen trail for a Graham Norton programme. Like many TV …
By Sandra S. Sea Unless you have been living under a rock, you will undoubtedly know that social marketing is an important aspect of your online marketing strategy. It is important that you connect with your customers where they live. Meaning, social sites. Unless your business is geared to seniors, …
Friends at work are important to your productivity Friends are hugely important to you in the workplace. Research has consistently demonstrated that when you have friends at work, you perform better. If you go to work and don’t have any friends who work with you, or if you don’t really …
There may be books on the shelf, but young people prefer online learning Students are flocking to new technology rather like a bunch of pigeons pouncing on peanuts in London’s Trafalgar Square. And that means there is going to be the need for wholesale change in the way your business …
Don’t let your website be a forgotten bowl of peanuts at a party…! Graham Jones explains why most business websites are just like a bowl of peanuts at a party.
Facebook faces financial conundrum Most Facebook users simply don’t see the advertising the site serves up to them. That’s a conclusion you can draw from a new study on “social advertising” – the fancy name given to placing an advert on a website…! Indeed, anyone running even the smallest business …
Romantic or sexual imagery on your website can change the way your visitors think Do you remember those dreadful adverts that used to appear many years ago in newspaper columns and classified listings? They said things like: “SEX: Now that I’ve got your attention here’s our latest set of spanners …
If you go to the polling station to cast your vote in a couple of weeks, the chances are that your next door neighbour won’t be doing the same. Around 40% of people don’t bother to vote in UK General Elections. Many people think they are registered to vote, when …
Forums were the original “social networks” on the web. Prior to their invention we had “bulletin boards” of course and before them a part of the Internet called “newsnet” where people could ask questions, post information and get advice or support. Nowadays it might seem that Facebook or Twitter has …
Eric Schmidt, the Chief Executive Officer of Google disappointed investors yesterday as the company announced a dramatic rise in income. In the past three months, Google’s revenues have risen by a whopping 23% compared with the same period last year. But it wasn’t the CEO who announced it. In an …
Tonight’s historic “leaders debate” on ITV will probably be something of a let-down. The leaders are all over-rehearsed, knotted with nerves and fearful of making mistakes. Add to that the 76 rules of what can and cannot be done or said and you have a recipe for 90 minutes of …
By Bill Wynne Twitter is almost a household word. Twitter and Facebook alike. The keen marketer will know that Twitter will offer him a rich source of potential traffic but how do you effectively reach those people and get them to follow you? Make sure you take the time to …
How well do you know your online rights? What information should you give online to commercial suppliers? And what protections should you look for in the small print? These are areas where the Consumer Affairs section of the European Commission is hard at work. Ther eare several European laws in …
You cannot really benefit from any kind of online advertising unless you conduct a split test. This helps you compare one advert against another and see which one produces the best results. You can use split testing to check headlines, adjust copy, vary calls to action and determine which is …