Internet Psychologist
The latest articles from Internet Psychologist and Business Academic, Graham Jones
Fast food makes you think fast – so will fast websites I am writing this as fast as I can because I know you want to read it quickly. OK, old joke I know, but….there is a point. Honest. I have just primed your mind to think of speed and …
The links your website delivers could ultimately be determined by Google. But go with that and you could dramatically increase your own website traffic. Who is in charge of your website? Probably, you think you are – but actually that’s not true. In fact, if your website is successful your …
Can’t think of anything to write on your blog? Write something..! Anything is better than nothing. More than 3m people have been affected by the dreadful floods in Pakistan. It is shocking news and I am sure your heart goes out to them – and perhaps your cash. Our TV …
Listening and speaking gets our minds in sync. Can you achieve that online? yes you can..! Hello, how are you? Hope all is well in your world today. It’s a bit dreary here at the moment, weather-wise, but I’m looking forward to a busy day. Later on, I’m off to …
People would rather keep their cash to themselves Online shoppers don’t like paying for material they have previously had for nothing. And Internet users in the UK are the most miserly in the world. A new study shows that eight out of ten people would go elsewhere rather than pay …
The first new bank in the UK is different. How different is your online business? Dog owners are expected to flock towards the first new High Street Bank to be launched in the UK for more than 100 years. Metrobank opens its doors today in Holborn, London, and will be …
People are always on the lookout for a bargain. Do you offer them? Prime Minister David Cameron and Business Secretary Vince Cable are in India right now doing deals. True, they are encouraging inwards investment in the UK from one of the world’s fastest growing economies, but while they are …
Which is the best way to present numbers on your website? Tony Hayward, the departing Chief Executive of BP, is a man full of numbers. He has been with the company for 28 years. On his watch, BP had to spend £19bn on capping a leaking oil well. And, perhaps …
The New Amazon Kindle DX When Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.co.uk on 15th October 1998 he was told it would never work, because people in Britain preferred to shop in “real bookshops”. Presumably, with Amazon just reporting quarterly income of almost $7bn, those critics are eating their proverbial hats. Online book …
One of the main difficulties with the online social world is the dazzling array of different services and websites you can use. Just how do they all fit together? Which ones do what kinds of jobs? Whenever I meet people and talk to them about social media they are often …
Would you rather have paying customers or visitors? Rupert Murdoch is unlikely to be crying himself to sleep at night. Indeed, I’m guessing he gets his rest quite easily at the moment. While the rest of the world debates the impact of the “Times Paywall”, Mr Murdoch is happily banking …
Celebrities can teach you a thing or two about online sales – enthusiasm and confidence It must be dreadful being a celebrity every Thursday. You wake up, you rush down to the newsagents and you buy your weekly copy of “Hello” or “OK” and dash back home to flick rapidly …
Millions of people go shopping on their mobile, but most online businesses fail to meet their requirements How do you know if someone has an iPhone? Don’t worry they will tell you soon enough. Indeed, anyone with any kind of smartphone is likely to be rather public about their ownership …
Ooh look at me…! Aha that feels better…! In spite of all the brouhaha about the killer Raoul Moat on Facebook the social networking site is not as negative as you might think. New research shows that it is actually quite good for you. Cornell University psychologists looked at the …
The way Tiger Woods practises golf could be a lesson to online business owners At precisely nine minutes past nine tomorrow morning Tiger Woods will be standing on the First Tee at St Andrews with playing partner Justin Rose in a bid to win the Open Golf championship. No doubt …