Year: 2012

Stress affects online business
Psychology

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

Facing financial fear
Internet Marketing

Fear is not a motivation to buy

Experts tell you to focus on the fear. But fear freezes people and stops them buying. Research shows you should focus on pleasure.

Plusnet Reveals Smart Internet Will Help Manage Homes and Lives by 2027

Plusnet, the home phone and broadband specialist, has published a new report revealing that the Internet will become ubiquitous in many people’s lives, transforming the way people shop, eat and run their homes. The award-winning super-fast broadband [http://community.plus.net/blog/2012/02/23/the-future-of-the-internet-an-exclusive-with-dr-frank-shaw ] provider renowned for bringing value to its customers, commissioned the research

February 2012
Search

How to leap ahead of the competition on Google

So, you have an extra day today because it is 29th February – a Leap Year. Brilliant. It means you can crack on with some work you wouldn’t otherwise have time for…! But what should you do? How can you maximise the value of these extra 24 hours? The answer

TripAdvisor App Downloaded 25 Times a Minute

TripAdvisor  the world’s largest travel site, today announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it is, after Google Earth, the world’s most downloaded travel app, according to download data for 2011 provided by app research company Distimo. The TripAdvisor app was downloaded an average of 25 times per minute

Greedy people are less ethical
Psychology

How to check who to trust online

Which profession scores pretty low in terms of trust measurements? Politicians, certainly, journalists, often, but these days it’s a pretty safe bet to say that bankers are the bottom of the heap. Everywhere you look there is criticism of those champagne swilling, bonus grabbing toffs from Wall Street or the

HostReview Announces the Winners of the 6th Annual Web Hosting Awards

HostReview (http://hostreview.com), a top-rated online resource for the web hosting industry since 1998, is thrilled to present the winners of its 6th Annual Web Hosting Awards. The site’s editorial team and visitors selected the companies who performed best over the past year. They are also the companies to keep an

BBC Radio Berkshire

Just been interviewed by Tony Blackburn for BBC Radio Berkshire about Twitter

Fasthosts Urges Small Firms to Work More Closely With Their Tech Suppliers

Fasthosts has revealed that 48 per cent of firms regularly make substantial purchases of new technology without being certain they fully need them. According to the new research from the UK web hosting [http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/web-hosting ] provider, data from 788 UK small firms* found a huge divide in terms of success

Traditional marketers want the good old days back

The sad death of Frank Carson, one of the UK’s best-loved comedians has brought about a wealth of tributes today from many people in the entertainment world. By all accounts not only was he a funny man, but a genuinely nice man. Indeed, he was so well thought-of that Pope