London Olympics will be Internet flop
The London 2012 Olympics is trying to control how people engage with the event, which ultimately will lead to negative publicity.
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Attractive friends make you more popular online
Having attractive friends on social networks can make you more appealing to other people. If you want to extend your social influence only choose attractive friends.
Buying from social networks could make you sad
Buying from social networks could make you sad. Consumerism leads to lower levels of happiness and less socialising.
Selling products on social media is tougher than selling experiences
Social networks attract extroverts more than introverts. Research shows extroverts prefer to buy experiences rather than products.
Twitter impact is less significant than we think
The impact of Twitter is less significant than we think because most people who signed up for it don’t us it.
Social media profile pictures are more important than your text
Profile pictures on social media profiles are the main determinant of whether or not someone will follow you. Research shows that people judge you instantly from your profile picture.
Daydreaming is good for your online business
Day dreaming is good for your business because it helps increase social skills, thereby making the use of things like Facebook and Twitter work better in your company.
Finally, Twitter CAN make a cup of tea…!
Twitter can do a lot of things – but now it can even make tea…! Poorly Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, who plays Hayley Cropper, who managed to haul herself from her sick-bed yesterday afternoon to walk the dog and pick up the kids obviously had to return to bed …
The Internet unites people separately
The dream of Sir Tim Berners-Lee is to have a World Wide Web that is “free and open” and which extends its “benefits to all people on the planet”. It is a dream which means everyone benefits from being connected, learning from each other and sharing in that new-found knowledge. …
People are honest online – honestly..!
People are more honest online than they are in the real world. New research compares online profiles on LinkedIn with printed résumés.
How to beat Facebook
Facebook engages its visitors better than other websites according to a new study. But the research reveals how you can take on Facebook.
Charles Dickens would have loved the Internet
Charles Dickens was born 200 years ahead of his time. Today the world celebrates his birth back in 1812 when the notion of the World Wide Web would have been science fiction. But had Dickens been around today there is little doubt he would have loved the Internet, would have …
Social media is more problematic than cigarettes or alcohol
Social media can lead to significant urges to use it and new research says these can be more significant than the desire to smoke or drink. The urge to use media of all kinds is a real problem it seems.
Twitter users prefer information to being social
Twitter is a great social network – after all, you can have quick conversations with people, sharing your thoughts about a TV programme “live”, or commenting on a soccer player’s mishaps on the field with other Tweeters in the stadium. You can even tell people you are eating a cheese …
Don’t be too honest on Facebook
Facebook users are nothing if not honest. Several studies have shown that we are frequently more truthful online than we are in the flesh. Want to know the “real person” you meet? Take a look at what they say on Facebook and other social networks and you’ll glimpse parts of …