Online it is who you know that matters most

Lady Gaga has almost 16m fans on Facebook. My guess is she doesn’t know many of them. Over on Twitter, Britney Spears is “top of the pops” with almost 6m followers. Likewise, I suspect few of them are on her birthday card list. Meanwhile, the typical social networking user has …

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People want you to give them a deal online

People are always on the lookout for a bargain. Do you offer them? Prime Minister David Cameron and Business Secretary Vince Cable are in India right now doing deals. True, they are encouraging inwards investment in the UK from one of the world’s fastest growing economies, but while they are …

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Facebook is good for you

Ooh look at me…! Aha that feels better…! In spite of all the brouhaha about the killer Raoul Moat on Facebook the social networking site is not as negative as you might think. New research shows that it is actually quite good for you. Cornell University psychologists looked at the …

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Vary your daily routine online to improve your business

The way Tiger Woods practises golf could be a lesson to online business owners At precisely nine minutes past nine tomorrow morning Tiger Woods will be standing on the First Tee at St Andrews with playing partner Justin Rose in a bid to win the Open Golf championship. No doubt …

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Facebook statistics don’t always tell the truth

View more presentations from bakerannem. Teenagers are giving up on Facebook – at least that’s what some of the statistics would have you believe. But like all statistics there are some hidden facts behind them. Let’s look at the facts we do know. According to Facebook themselves – and they …

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More evidence that online advertising does not work

Your online customers are really only interested in vouchers and special offers Social networkers are a savvy lot – that means you and me and you and all your customers and potential clients; everyone, in fact. According to a new study by LinkShare almost all forms of advertising fail to …

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Five powerful reasons why you should start blogging

Bloggers are right; there is a powerful case for blogging. Yet, blogging is seen as a bit of a “side issue” online – most companies do not have a blog and most blogs are personal affairs, rather than business related. But that doesn’t mean you should ignore them. In fact, …

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Online procrastination will not succeed

Frank Fenner is an eminent Australian scientist; he is not some “whacky weirdo”. He helped eradicate smallpox from the world and is a Fellow of the Royal Society – an accolade that is not won easily. So, we need to sit up and take notice when he says that “humans …

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Get higher fees by using social networks

Engaging in social media could boost your income Peter Morgan is the Director of Communications at Rolls Royce – and he is not a fan of social media. Indeed, at a recent corporate communications meeting he largely said it was a waste of time. He was scathing about the potential …

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Online shopping – it is worse than we thought

Your business needs more people to buy rather than to visit your site Prime Minister David Cameron said last week that the UK budget deficit was worse than we thought. Then a week later the new “Fiscal Watchdog” downgraded the growth predictions for our economy. Now, today, we know that …

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Web could come to rescue of BP

BP Group Chief Executive Tony Hayward discusses the operation with a US Coast Guard – Picture reproduced with thanks © BP p.l.c. BP’s embattled CEO, Tony Hawyard is no doubt working hard to boost the company’s reputation following the oil crisis which started on 20th April 2010. Week after week …

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You are no longer in charge of your brand

BP share prices plummets (Picture from Yahoo! Finance) Imagine for a moment your job is CEO of BP and you take a look at the latest share price for your company. This chart doesn’t make you feel too good does it? Then imagine doing a blog search on Google for …

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It is not how many friends you have but where they are that counts

It’s not the numbers of people you know that counts, but who they are and where they come from No wonder David Cameron keeps smiling; the Conservative Party has more friends on Facebook than any of the other main political parties. According to a recent report, the Tories had over …

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Employees prefer free social networking to extra pay

Some commentators would have you believe that the Internet is the root of all evil. They cite the evidence produced earlier this week which shows that we are spending more hours online than ever before and that the bulk of that time is spent on social networking sites, like Facebook. …

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