Three psychological reasons why Google Plus is not working as well as it could
Google is full of engineers – computer geeks, code-writers and mathematicians all live happily inside the Google buildings around the world. To them, some of the aspects of using Google that we find complex, they think are really easy. I sometimes wonder if they think people around the world are …
Twitter Case Studies on Raising Brand Awareness
Case studies on raising brand awareness using twitter
How to Use Facebook to Promote Your Business
By Erinn Stam Now that businesses are using Facebook to promote themselves, you’ve got to learn how to stand out amongst the competition. Psychologically, Facebook is a little like high school – it’s a social community, so you an easily get booed out of the “in” crowd if you don’t …
Why is so much internet marketing complete nonsense?
So, just why did Dr Liam Fox apologise if his friend Adam Werrity has done nothing wrong by meeting him in the Ministry of Defence, or accompanying him on overseas trips? Why indeed? Already, you are probably suspicious. I have asked the question in such a way that your mind …
Your website relies on social pressure
Teenagers simply “have to” get involved in sending “sext” messages – the mobile phone messages that reveal their sexual activity and which also may include nude imagery. A new study shows that if they don’t “sext” they feel left out. In other words, they do it because “everyone” is doing …
Number Earning Extra Cash Online Doubles in a Year
The number of people earning a second income by trading online has doubled in the last year. A survey by Collect+ [http://www.collectplus.co.uk ], the parcel delivery and returns service, dubs such online entrepreneurs ‘e-pportunists’, finding that a third earn over GBP10,000 a year.[1] Over half (59%) of those trading online …
Blogging is the most cost effective method of getting new business
Amanda Knox (R), the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy in November 2007, arrives in court after a break during her appeal trial session in Perugia September 30, 2011. Knox, jailed for 26 years, and her Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, are fighting their convictions …
Boost Online Sales: The Do’s and Don’ts of Choosing a Domain Name
One of the easiest ways to increase web traffic and boost sales is to properly utilize search engine optimization (SEO) to the best of your ability.
Facebook to feature at eCommerce Expo as a leading keynote
Hardly a week goes by without the industry discussing whether the future is social, with Facebook set to be leading the way. With more than 750 million active users, Facebook’s population exceeds that of the European Union*, making the Facebook platform increasingly attractive as an enterprising marketplace. With the recent …
Mobile Users Rank Privacy as an Important Concern
Today the GSMA announced the results of a study of more than 4,000 mobile phone users in Singapore, Spain and the UK, which sheds light on privacy issues, particularly relating to the use of the mobile Internet and mobile applications. The research follows the January publication of the GSMA’s Mobile …
Internet Advertisers Must Focus on non-English Language Online Consumers for Fast Growth
New Research Data Suggests non-English Speaking Internet Users Deserve More Attention From Brands Brands are failing to capitalise on the vast spending power of non-English language Internet consumers, according to digital media company, Populis, which today released new research data on worldwide Internet use and the size and potential of …
Your website buyers need something to choose
Muslim men in the UK are increasingly deciding to have more than one wife, according to a study performed by the BBC Asian Network. Religious rules allow Muslim men to have up to four wives, though under British law, they are only legally allowed one; the other wives are arranged …
The Joys Of Passive Income
By Jon Rhodes For years when I worked in employment I instinctively knew that something was not right. I am not by any means a lazy person. I have regularly gone to the gym several times a week for years. I used to spend hours every day practicing the guitar, …
Social influence is not all it is cracked up to be
Troy Davis was executed yesterday for a crime he denied committing. Amnesty International had a petition of over 1m signatures protesting against the unsafe conviction. Even the Pope weighed in with a plea to prevent the killing. There was a massive international campaign protesting this man’s innocence – even the …