Internet Psychologist
The latest articles from Internet Psychologist and Business Academic, Graham Jones
How do your prices sound to you? OK? When we read a price on a website, or in a brochure or magazine, your brain turns what it sees into sounds; it’s part of the way we read. You may well be “hearing” some of the words you are reading right …
Bloggers often worry as to whether or not they are using the best blogging software. You can see the question raised endlessly in places like LinkedIn and other social networks, including Twitter. People who are new to blogging also wonder which is the best system to use. So, they may …
At long last the poor people of Haiti are receiving international aid. It’s taken almost a week for a significant response. Indeed, the UK Government initially promised aid which was about half the salary they agreed to pay the boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Millions of disadvantaged people …
Rafael Benitez has apologised to the fans at Liverpool Football Club for the current poor performance of the team. They are 7th in the Premier League and apparently that’s not good enough. To make matters worse they were beaten this week by Reading – who are near the bottom of …
Remember that 1970s advert for Coca-Cola, with youngsters on a hillside singing “I’d like to buy the world a Coke”? (See video below for a reminder.) OK, I’m showing my age, but yes, I remember it…! It was an iconic advert that actually lived on for many years afterwards. Advertising …
Who is your best friend? Is it someone who you see fairly frequently or someone who you only bump into once in a blue moon? Whose opinion do you value most in your circle of friends? The person who you know well? Or the person who you have hardly any …
Everywhere you look these days online there are “shortened URLs“. This is when a long and complicated website address such as “https://www.grahamjones.co.uk/2009/blog/useful-tools/how-to-remember-everything-you-want-to-online.html” can become . There is a real need for such shortening services on the Internet because you might need to add a web site address to a Tweet …
The modern business person is often isolated, working in front of their computer for hours on end. Even if they work in an office, it’s often in a “cubicle” where the communication to the person next to them is via email, text message or Twitter. And small business owners are …
How many steps do you need for success with your blog? Take a quick look around the web and you’ll be told its anything from 3 to 21 steps. You’ll find advice that tells you if you have a blog post called “Seven Steps to…” you’ll attract readers, all based …
Teenagers in the UK these days are amongst the best educated children anywhere in the world. Exam results continue to rise, showing that the current teenage generation is also the cleverest we have had – ever – in Britain. True, you can argue with the exam system and suggest it …
All across the UK people are becoming “snow heroes”. Stories of bravery and amazing support are filling our newspapers. Indeed the newspapers themselves are taking part in the snow hero lark. Politicians are not to be out-done of course, singing their praises for snow heroes. And websites are even making …
Millions of people are trapped in their homes at the moment thanks to the ice and snow. We might all moan about the country grinding to a halt, but unlike Canada or Norway, which experiences worse than this every year, it surely is not worthwhile investing in the equipment and …
Here’s a test you can conduct today in your local High Street. Grab a clipboard and ask 100 people whether they have heard of “email”. Ask them also if they have heard of “RSS”. Then ask them another question: ask which of these two communication systems they have ever used. …
Neuroscientists in Scotland have made a surprising discovery about graphics; they do not say a thousand words. In fact, the words appear to say more than the pictures ever can. What the Edinburgh scientists did was compare the decisions made by medical teams based on the “end of bed” charts. …
When do you think your New Year’s resolutions will become a distant memory? By the end of January? Before Easter? For most people, resolutions fail to stick. We make all sorts of promises to ourselves at the beginning of each year and then fail to keep them. Then next year, …