The Guardian
Interviewed for article on Facebook and self-esteem
RFID technology enables brands to link users’ real-life experiences with Facebook
Next week’s Social Media World Forum Europe will be integrating LifeSynk into the event to demonstrate how brands can harness social media.
You want your customers to lie to you – really?
When customers lie to you they are more positive about the eventual outcome. So should you actively recruit customers who lie?
Is Your Child a Gadget Geek, Entertainer or Socialite?
British children divide into three main behavioural types determined by their online activities – Gadget Geeks, Confident Entertainers, or Socialites, according to new research into how under-18s use the internet
One in five tech firms has rejected a job applicant because of social media profile
Almost one in five technology industry executives say that a candidate’s social media profile has caused them not to hire that person.
Write right to create positive emotions
The side of the keyboard which characters come from determines the degree to which we find the words positive. Write words from the right side of the keyboard and you make people feel more positive.
Social media profile pictures are more important than your text
Profile pictures on social media profiles are the main determinant of whether or not someone will follow you. Research shows that people judge you instantly from your profile picture.
RFID technology allows retailers to harness social media like never before
Businesses can now gain control over the level of engagement they have with customers with the use of branded RFID cards which customers can swipe at their physical location to share their activity on Facebook
Student writes blog to document going Facebook Free for Lent
Lauren Percival is recording her experiences of giving up Facebook for lent in a blog diary, which has begun to attract a sympathetic and supportive following
Running an online business leads to massive stress
People who run an online business could be suffering from significant amounts of stress without realising it. A new study of stressful occupations has some surprising results, but most people running an online business combine four of the top 10 stressful jobs into one single occupation. Running your own online …
The Internet unites people separately
The dream of Sir Tim Berners-Lee is to have a World Wide Web that is “free and open” and which extends its “benefits to all people on the planet”. It is a dream which means everyone benefits from being connected, learning from each other and sharing in that new-found knowledge. …
Bedtime Social Networking Causes Sleep Deprivation Epidemic
Millions of Britons are losing valuable sleep each night because they are addicted to social networking according to findings from a new sleep report. Gone are the days when Britons liked nothing better then to be tucked up in bed with a mug of cocoa and a good book. In …