Blog posts and articles from Graham Jones, Internet Psychologist

Monitor your website using mobiles

8th November 201831st January 2011

1&1 Internet Ltd., www.1and1.co.uk, a global leader amongst web hosts, today announced the launch of its new app for monitoring servers. With this app, 1&1 users can monitor the availability of their dedicated, virtual and cloud servers and the network services they are executing. Furthermore, the customer will be notified …

Being angry online could cost companies a lot

Take care – YOU could be the next Andy Gray

28th January 2011

The millionaire ex-football pundit, Andy Gray, faced a barrage of criticism and his inevitable sacking after making overly sexist remarks about women. His remarks have been both defended and attacked – whether you think this is “just banter” or the “thinking of a dinosaur” is not the point. What’s important …

Shock, horror – your online customers might not tell you the truth

26th January 2011

What was the last thing you downloaded? Was it a video, an ebook or a music track? The chances are you can remember what you bought online recently. But can you recall why you bought it or downloaded it? New research suggests that we think we know, but actually we …

Experts think Differently to the Rest of Us

You need to become an internet expert

31st October 201225th January 2011

If you want to succeed online you need to become an internet expert. That will change the way your brain works, it seems, and make your thinking much more intuitive. No longer will you sit there wishing – instead you will instinctively know what to do next in order to succeed online.

Talk Sport

23rd January 201122nd January 2011

Just been interviewed on Talk Sport radio about why people are so angry online – why people are more ready to vent their spleen online than in the real world.

BBC World Service

23rd January 201121st January 2011

Been with a producer for the BBC World Service today doing a lengthy interview for a programme on Internet addiction – due to be broadcast on 15th March 2011.

Yorkshire Post

23rd January 201120th January 2011

Interviewed by the Yorkshire Post for an article on Internet addiction

Falling Comet reveals businesses are poles apart

31st October 201219th January 2011

You can bet that William Hill is enjoying the media coverage it is getting today. In spite of the bad weather at the end of last year, the betting business is banking extra takings and reporting much higher than expected profits. Meanwhile, over at the electrical retailer, Comet, they are

Golden Globes reveal the real Ricky Gervais – perhaps

20th May 201117th January 2011

Comedian Ricky Gervais got mixed reviews for his hosting of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Hollywood last night. Apart from disappearing from the stage for an hour, he made some people laugh, but others were cross with his near-the-knuckle remarks. Some thought he was “genius”, others were clearly offended. …

Cyberpsychology

20th May 201115th January 2011

The developing field of cyberpsychology encompasses all psychological phenomena that are associated with or affected by emerging technology. Cyber comes from the word cybernetics, the study of the operation of control and communication; psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Cyberpsychology is the study of the human mind …

Rap star 50 Cent proves Twitter is now ESSENTIAL to your business

1st May 201313th January 2011

The rap star, 50 Cent, is a lot richer this week, thanks to Twitter. Indeed, he is almost $10m better off just because he sent out a single Tweet. All he did was say that a company in which he has a substantial share investment was worth buying stock in. …

Australian floods are a warning to online businesses

22nd January 201112th January 2011

The people of Brisbane and other flooded areas of Queensland, Australia, could never have expected the disaster that has beset them. Even though there is a history of metres-deep flooding in the area, the last time it happened was 37 years ago. That means it is outside the daily consciousness …

IFAs Need to Employ New Marketing and Advertising Techniques

13th March 201212th January 2011

In a post RDR world, IFAs will need to constantly strive to differentiate themselves from other financial advisers. In a fee charging environment, consumers’ approach to choosing an IFA will be very much more selective, and IFAs’ marketing and advertising will need to be much more strategic, creative, targeted and …

Keywords matter more to people like you than Google

1st October 202011th January 2011

Chinese politicians outshone their British counterparts yesterday by focusing on the “aah” factor. While British trade ministers were busy talking about new business relationships between the UK and China and all the prosperity it will bring, the Chinese Vice Premier appealed to emotions rather than economic logic and promised Scotland …

Go global to avoid online arguments

20th May 201110th January 2011

Kate Middleton, the future wife of Prince William, grew up just a couple of miles from my home in West Berkshire. Indeed, we’ve even bought stuff from her Mum’s business, Party Pieces. But now, Kate has gone from being a local girl you might see in the village pub or …