Internet Psychologist
Happy New Year; have a great 2010. Thank you so much for supporting me over the past year and reading my blog – it is much appreciated. In 2010 I have plans to expand the service I provide and to write more practical articles to help you enhance your online …
For years, businesses have relied on marketing strategies like cold calling, direct mail, and yellow pages to promote their business and get new customers. These techniques are dead and do more to tarnish a business’ image than to promote it. Nobody likes to receive unsolicited sales calls; direct mail is …
There used to be a time when professional public relations consisted of typing up a news release and placing it into a fax machine. One can remember taking dozens of news releases packed neatly into elegant, clean white envelopes addressed to AP, Reuters and UPI and dropping them off at …
Beyond Search, http://www.arnoldit.com/wordpress, a Web log focused on news, research and analysis about online search and content processing, has released its list of the top 10 social network trends to come in 2010. According to Patricia Roberts, an advisor to Beyond Search: “Social networks will have far reaching impacts on …
Small business owners believe social media usage is a complete waste of time. That’s the conclusion from a study completed by Ad-Ology, a marketing research organisation. For each question asked, over half of the 1,000 respondents said that social media was “not beneficial”. And in some surprising data, the research …
Shoppers flocked to the sales in Britain yesterday in the hope of getting a bargain. Today, more retailers open their doors to a predicted stampede of bargain-hunters. What’s going on? Have people suddenly got loads of money in their pockets in spite of the worst financial year on record? Are …
Writing posts be it for your own website or for someone else can transform your marketing efforts over night. A great post has the potential to drive huge amounts of web traffic to your website and turn you into an authority figure. If you’re anything like me, you write for …
Whether it’s Christmas to you, or just a seasonal holiday, I’d like to wish you the very best for you and your family – and thank you for being a loyal reader. We are coming towards the end of the first decade of the 21st Century and we are ending …
Psychologists at Kansas State University have shown that if you look to the longer term future you tend to make more positive decisions. They looked at the example of healthcare decision-making and demonstrated that if people were able to look at a large, long-term reward, rather than short-term gain, they …
The availability of mobile functionality in brand websites is essential in a digital era where browsing trends and methods are moving towards portability according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of white label social network (http://www.realitydigital.com/white-label-social-network.html) software for brands and businesses. With a large number of users now browsing the …
Social media outreach is more important than ever for PR agencies following the launch of Google’s real-time search ability according to Punch Communications, a leading Digital PR Company (http://www.punchcomms.com/pr-company.html). The announcement is set to have a significant impact on the PR industry as a whole, as search engine results will …
Just been interviewed by Flash News, the San Diego news agency about relationships and Google searches
Just been on BBC radio – strangely talking about divorce (and is Facebook making it easier to do it…!)
New research from Broadbandchoices.co.uk reveals 32% of broadband users plan to watch more online TV this festive season, putting them at increased risk of incurring a penalty fine for excessive downloading The fear of missing a favourite TV show at Christmas is now firmly a thing of the past. With …
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 …