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A Mind Full From…

Top 10 movie list, Top 10 Literature list. Tomorrow I shall tackle the Top 10 Theatre and Art lists. On top of that I’ve been reading tons of stuff on search engine optimization and monitoring my own website. I’m happy to report that just as I’ve always said, the more you promote yourself online, the … Read more

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Keep An Eye On Your Competition

Keep abreast of what’s happening online. One great website to help you “feel the pulse” of new topics belongs to a social media star, Pete Cashmore: mashable.com. I often hear from clients that they don’t have time for social media. The problem with that is that it’s like saying I don’t have time to tell … Read more

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Designing, Designing, Designing

I’m happy to report that I’ve been swamped. Fallen a wee bit behind on blogging but hey, i’m not complaining! Designing websites, creating event program books, newsletters and teaching social media. It’s all good.

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Social Media: Short Term Wins vs Long Term Engagement

“Short-term wins can be great for generating buzz and grabbing attention for your brand. But to create long-term engagement you need to put the customers at the center of your strategy and provide something that is relevant and useful to keep them coming back. Marketers must understand how and where customers want to interact with … Read more

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Eyetracking — How the Viewer sees a Web Page

see study

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Your headline must grab attention in less than 1 second.

How do viewers eyes track a page? The first thing a viewer sees is the headline, then they scan the first couple of words in that headline. The eye moves to the left side and scans a list of secondary headlines. Navigation at the top of the page works best. Short paragraphs encourage reading. (When … Read more

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How Augmented Reality (AR) Works

“Augmented Reality is changing the way we view the world — or at least the way its users see the world. Picture yourself walking or driving down the street. With augmented-reality displays, which will eventually look much like a normal pair of glasses, informative graphics will appear in your field of view, and audio will … Read more

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Internet Statistics

The State of The Internet [VIDEO] has some eye-opening stats. Check it out.

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Number of Users on Websites

As of today here are some of the numbers: Facebook 350 million users (stats vary, some say 400 million) MySpace 130 million users (I find it interesting that MySpace is not being taken seriously lately but it still has this many users!!) Twitter 75 million users Classmates 50 million users LinkedIn 35 million users Flickr … Read more

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Wondering what to tweet about?

Twitter is about networking. People are far more likely to work with friends, or friends of friends, or referrals. Twitter is a great way to expand your network. Tweet about topics that interest you. Search under “find people” for those topics. Join lists. Invest time. Be interesting. If you’re trying to get somewhere with work … Read more

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