Internet Psychologist
Social media can play a vital part in keeping a website fresh and appealing to its users according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of online community software (http://www.realitydigital.com/online-community-software.html) for brands and businesses. With a vast amount of business and other activities now being conducted over the Internet, it has …
Following presentations to 1,000 IFAs over a three week period in September 2009, IFA Life has discovered that whilst almost all IFAs believe that marketing is important to their business, only 5% have a formal marketing plan. And whilst the majority of IFAs now accept that the Internet is becoming …
Fasthosts, a leading web hosting provider and domain name registrar, reports that 43 per cent of UK companies admit that they have no quantifiable method of measuring whether their website is effective, according to recently released research released. The study of 430 UK firms* by Fasthosts (http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/) found that whilst …
Obese people get a raw deal these days. Everywhere you look there’s advice on slimming down, diets, pictures of thin models or muscle-toned hunks. Yet the country is in the grip of a weight pandemic with predictions that 60% of the population will be obese by 2050. Today new research …
UK cybercrime has rebounded to worrying levels, not seen since 2006, as a result of the recession and consumer complacency, according to Garlik’s annual UK Cybercrime report, now in its third year. The report, which analyses publicly available data to build a comprehensive view of cybercrime in the UK, revealed …
Politicians are consistently demonstrating they are growing ever further out of touch with the rest of us. A new study from the George Washington University in the USA shows that young people are interested in politics and they would love to get involved – if only politicians would talk to …
Owners of small businesses have one thing in common – they are focused entirely on their business. It’s their “baby” and they nurture it, care for it and are keen to ensure it develops well – just like any good parent. But therein lies the problem for small business owners; …
Master Google, a leading company in Google SEO (http://www.mastergoogle.com/), has added a new service to two of its most popular packages. Mastergoogle.com now submits content to many media sources Google News pulls content from. This addition will enhance the Web site popularity of Mastergoogle.com’s clients and help increase their rankings …
Some people don’t like social activity. Strange as it may seem – we are social creatures at heart – some individuals shun all forms of social activity. It’s not because they are hermits or strange, but because their personality makes them avoid any kind of intimacy. They don’t mind taking …
In a recent survey conducted by Book Marketing Limited, book-lovers gave a resounding thumbs down to ‘social networks’ such as Facebook and Twitter with only 3% seeing them as very useful places they would go to for recommendations on what books to read next. Instead, they actively seek out more …
Using social media to market your products or services is a must in today’s changing media landscape. As the world migrates daily toward a habit of consuming their media via on-demand, anytime access, traditional advertising and marketing methods are being ignored and tuned out. Online social media marketing is where …
Marketing Pilgrim (http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/), which provides breaking news and in-depth analysis of Internet marketing and online advertising trends, names SEO Zombie (http://seozombie.com/) blogger Justin Briggs as the winner of its 2009 Search Engine Marketing Scholarship for his article on SEO-friendly web design. Briggs’ winning article, “9 SEO Tips for Attractive Search …
Bloggers, by their very nature, are sat in front of their computer typing away. However, new research from the University of Washingston suggests that if blog writers were to use their pen, instead of the keyboard, their writing would improve. It appears that we use different brain processes when we …
MailChimp recently analyzed more than 1 billion emails sent since January 2009 to track the inclusion of links to Twitter and Facebook. The data shows an 84% increase in email campaigns that include links to Twitter compared to a 66% increase in campaigns that feature Facebook. In 2008, neither site …
WordStream, Inc., today launched The Free Keyword Tool by WordStream (http://www.wordstream.com/keywords/) for pay-per-click (PPC) advertising and search engine optimization (SEO) programs. Beta testers of WordStream’s new keyword tool say it is more comprehensive and accurate than paid subscription versions of Keyword Discovery and Wordtracker. Larry Kim, WordStream Founder and VP …