Should you start collecting more online friends?
How many online friends should you have? Research shows that the more you have the richer you could become.
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Your boss uses social media more than you do
Research shows that company bosses like to use social networks at the same time as telling their staff to stop using them Company bosses have been shown as somewhat “two-faced” in a new study about the way business people use social media. Company bosses have been shown to be avid …
Social media is less help to business than you might think
Social conformity does not last. In order to get people to change their mind about your business, you need to be constantly in their mind.
Twitter is NOT a social network after all
Research shows that most activity on Twitter is non-conversational. Even if it is two-way, it is so short-lived it is not truly social.
Social networks could be bad for your future business
Social networks allow us to learn from each other. But the more we rely on social learning, the less we produce new ideas.
Facebook: The Psychology of a Ten Year Old
Facebook is 10 years old today. But what can we expect from a 10-year-old? What is the psychology of this age?
A simple way to measure your online connectivity
How well connected are you online? A simple test will reveal the depth of your connections and how close are the relationships you have.
Why CEOs must use social media
Staff are less likely to want to change unless the boss also changes. Research confirms that change happens when leaders inspire that change by doing it themselves.
Time to organise your social networks
People automatically ditch people from their social networks to maintain a standard number of contacts. Without editing your networks you could remove connections you want to keep.
Facebook could be outliving its usefulness for business
Facebook content is getting less attention that it once was. Even Facebook is admitting if you want business content to be found you have to advertise.
Why your website needs original pictures
Pictures are the most frequently shared content on social media, so it is worthwhile having great images on your website.
Tweet this: You don’t need profits to make money
The explosion in the price of Twitter since it launched on the stock exchange shows that you don’t need to be profitable to make money. You just need people to believe in you.
Facebook raises awareness and so could boost business
Facebook heightens psychological responses in the real world and could therefore make business encounters more positive.
How to make your website shareable
Sharing is all the rage online, but just how can you make your site shareable? This article explains how.
There is no point in Google +1 – or is there?
Google’s +1 system will not give you any search engine benefits. But it will give you human benefit as people share your content.