Graham Jones - Internet Psychologist

BBC Radio Tees

11th February 201110th February 2011

I appeared in BBC Radio Tees this morning talking about why people need to think a little differently when having a rant online. If you think socially you might forget the world is listening and that you are not merely chatting to your mates…!

5 reasons why your SEO campaign doesn’t work (yet)

12th May 20138th February 2011

Many webmasters face the problem that their SEO campaigns don’t deliver the expected results. Why are your campaigns underperforming? What can you do to make sure that search engine optimization works for you? There can be several reasons why your SEO campaign isn’t a success yet: Reason 1: you set …

Your website should look just like every other website

4th February 20114th February 2011

Sally Bercow likes to stand out. The wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons often gets herself in the headlines. Now, she appears wrapped only in a towel on the front cover of the London Evening Standard talking about the sexiness of the Speaker’s world. This is not …

Email messages reveal more about you than you think

31st October 20122nd February 2011

The sports retailer, JJB Sports is reportedly in talks with rival JD Sports this morning in a bid to create a 750 store “super chain” of sports shops. JJB has been in some trouble for a while, with shop closures and the need to raise extra capital. But can you …

Size matters in the online world where bigger is better

31st January 2011

If your site has more pages, it is perceived – albeit in a rough and ready fashion – as potentially more valuable than a smaller site. It’s yet another reason as to why you need to be adding as much content to your website as you possibly can.

Take care – YOU could be the next Andy Gray

28th January 2011

The millionaire ex-football pundit, Andy Gray, faced a barrage of criticism and his inevitable sacking after making overly sexist remarks about women. His remarks have been both defended and attacked – whether you think this is “just banter” or the “thinking of a dinosaur” is not the point. What’s important …

Shock, horror – your online customers might not tell you the truth

26th January 2011

What was the last thing you downloaded? Was it a video, an ebook or a music track? The chances are you can remember what you bought online recently. But can you recall why you bought it or downloaded it? New research suggests that we think we know, but actually we …

You need to become an internet expert

31st October 201225th January 2011

If you want to succeed online you need to become an internet expert. That will change the way your brain works, it seems, and make your thinking much more intuitive. No longer will you sit there wishing – instead you will instinctively know what to do next in order to succeed online.

Talk Sport

23rd January 201122nd January 2011

Just been interviewed on Talk Sport radio about why people are so angry online – why people are more ready to vent their spleen online than in the real world.

BBC World Service

23rd January 201121st January 2011

Been with a producer for the BBC World Service today doing a lengthy interview for a programme on Internet addiction – due to be broadcast on 15th March 2011.

Yorkshire Post

23rd January 201120th January 2011

Interviewed by the Yorkshire Post for an article on Internet addiction

Falling Comet reveals businesses are poles apart

31st October 201219th January 2011

You can bet that William Hill is enjoying the media coverage it is getting today. In spite of the bad weather at the end of last year, the betting business is banking extra takings and reporting much higher than expected profits. Meanwhile, over at the electrical retailer, Comet, they are

Golden Globes reveal the real Ricky Gervais – perhaps

20th May 201117th January 2011

Comedian Ricky Gervais got mixed reviews for his hosting of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Hollywood last night. Apart from disappearing from the stage for an hour, he made some people laugh, but others were cross with his near-the-knuckle remarks. Some thought he was “genius”, others were clearly offended. …

Cyberpsychology

20th May 201115th January 2011

The developing field of cyberpsychology encompasses all psychological phenomena that are associated with or affected by emerging technology. Cyber comes from the word cybernetics, the study of the operation of control and communication; psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Cyberpsychology is the study of the human mind …

Rap star 50 Cent proves Twitter is now ESSENTIAL to your business

1st May 201313th January 2011

The rap star, 50 Cent, is a lot richer this week, thanks to Twitter. Indeed, he is almost $10m better off just because he sent out a single Tweet. All he did was say that a company in which he has a substantial share investment was worth buying stock in. …