Internet Psychologist
Most business people do not use Twitter; they can’t see the point. But, shortly into the New Year, the point is going to hit them sharply between the eyes thanks to two business deals that Twitter has just signed with Google and Microsoft. If you are not using Twitter in …
What are you doing this Christmas holiday season? Stuffing the turkey and then stuffing yourself? Slumping in front of endless hours of television “specials”? Getting stuck in hours of traffic jams in the snow as you travel to relatives to have an argument? Get your blog started this Christmas Christmas …
Even people who are avid users of social networking sites prefer to be face-to-face. According to a study by the audience analysis company Crowd Science, 92% of social networkers prefer face-to-face communication. Interestingly, though, a significant slice of people prefer social networking communication to the telephone. We would rather …
Ask someone who runs a website what they need to get to the top of the search engines. Or chat to a web designer and try to wheedle out of them the best way to design a web page. In both these situations, the chances are you will get advice …
Entertainers top the charts on a study of Twitter influence. According to the phone manufacturer, INQ, the most influential people on Twitter are mostly entertainers and celebrity sports people. Fourteen of the Top 20 influencers are entertainers and well-known sporting legends. There are only two business people in the list …
PayPal is one of the largest independent payment gateways in the world with over 180 million account holders, 20 million of which are UK account holders. PayPal has always been a popular choice for website owners looking to increase their revenue and after its acquisition by eBay in 2002, PayPal …
Almost of all of us will shop online this Christmas. No huge surprise there, but according to research all is not rosy in retailing cyberspace. More than 32 per cent of consumers cite slow loading pages as their biggest pet-hate when shopping online, with a quarter waiting just 10 seconds …
How much are your customers willing to pay for what you sell? Getting the price right is notoriously difficult – especially online thanks to a plethora of price comparison sites. However, new research from Korea (where Internet usage is amongst the highest in the world) suggests that companies should not …
New research of 1,053 smartphone owners by the UK’s leading mobile phone price comparison website has shown that more than 3 in 4 people claim they will not be able to take a proper break from the office this Christmas, as their Blackberry or iPhone handsets will prevent them from …
Namecheap.com, a leading domain name registrar, is hosting its second annual holiday Twitter trivia contest, featuring $20,000 in prizes including domain name credits, Dell Studio 15 laptops, and Barnes & Noble nooks. “We had a great time with our trivia contest last year and felt our clients and new users …
Effective Student Marketing, Inc. recently released “10 Tips to Jumpstart Your School’s Social Media (http://www.effectivestudentmarketing.com/social/10-tips-to-jumpstart-your-schools-social-media.php)” on the company website. The list is designed to help schools understand what makes a social media campaign effective, and offers a good starting place for schools that are new to social media. By outlining …
Simon Cowell is, of course, the real winner of The X Factor in spite of the deserved win last night of 18-year-old Joe McElderry. Even though Joe has been awarded a £1m prize contract, Simon Cowell’s company, Syco, is likely to make much, much more. Whatever you might think about Mr …
The use of online communities in addressing consumer issues and concerns will result in a more comprehensive customer service process and an improved experience for consumers according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of online community software (http://www.realitydigital.com/online-community-software.html) for brands and businesses. The vastly improved degree of interactivity between consumers …
Leading PR company (http://www.punchcomms.com/pr-company.html) Punch Communications has identified a vital trend in the utilisation of social networks for personal and professional use. From a brand perspective, social networks invest significant resource in differentiating their product offering from competitors in an increasingly crowded market; the net result being that people utilise …
MMC Learning has launched the Diploma in Digital Marketing qualification accredited by the CAM Foundation and Awarded by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. The course is delivered through a unique, flexible study, video e-learning package designed for working professionals. Business professionals are now taking the Diploma in Digital Marketing course …