Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’
New Year, New You Online
As the Christmas decorations are packed away, the world seems a duller place. Have a look at your online profile in the cold light of January. Does it tell the world how good your business really is? Have things changed since you set up your online strategy? Is it time to spruce up and spring…
Read MoreManaging the Online Culture Clash
There is a real clash of cultures in our society, as Digital Skills become ever more vital for day to day living and business growth. The younger generation, raised with computers, have an intuitive grasp of rapidly-changing online tools. The older generation, who have watched the extraordinary rise of the internet over the past 20…
Read MoreHow good is your crystal ball?
Back in 2006, a study conducted for Rackspace hosting by SIRC, the Social Issues Research Centre, came up with some predictions for what was known then as ‘Web 2020’ – what would our world look like with the rise of the internet. It’s a remarkable article and worth a read – here’s a copy :…
Read MoreThree things to consider when developing your business online
So you’ve made the leap. Your business has an online presence. That wasn’t too bad, was it! But now you need to help the seeds you have planted to grow. What are the key things to consider? Planning, People and Pitch!
Read MoreWhither Facebook?
This week Mashable published a blog by a 13 year old New Yorker who laments the fact that now she’s old enough for her own Facebook account, it doesn’t live up to the years of anticipation. You can read the full blog here. So does this clearly tech-savvy teen have a point? Has Facebook reached…
Read MoreLatest Course Dates – Darlington 7th August
Book now for 5 Simple Steps to Confidence Online – Wednesday 7th August at Teesside University Darlington Campus
Read MoreOnline Business Risks: Defining the SE/CE Curve
The pace of technological change in the last three decades has established two extremes of engagement with the online space. Businesses face equally serious but diametrically opposed risks to their development according to the position of their strategic decision makers on the SE/CE Curve. The spectrum of social engagement and corporate experience can be expressed…
Read MoreSocial Media challenges for a Growing Business
Many of the businesses we deal with are owner-managed, and the responsibility for business communication falls to one person at the top of the organisation. But what happens as the business grows? It’s time to think about how social media and email communication is managed in the workplace, so that employees know where they stand…
Read MoreWord of Mouth in the 21st Century
“I get all my business by word of mouth” says our builder. That’s great – but what does ‘Word of Mouth’ mean these days? In 2004, Kate Fox wrote “The mobile phone has… become the modern equivalent of the garden fence or the village green” (1). Nine years on, the internet is where we do…
Read MoreMX5 Parts: A social media case study
This article was originally published in September 2012, and is updated and reproduced here by permission of Divario. MX5 Parts, a subsidiary of Scimitar International, is Europe’s largest provider of parts and accessories for the Mazda MX-5, Miata and Eunos Roadster motor vehicles. As fellow owners, MX5 Parts is a very active sponsor and supporter…
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