Monthly Archives: November 2011

Just When Is The Internet Awake?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

The circles above are sized according to the number of broadband subscribers in each country, as measured December 2009 – June 2011. See the full interactive presentation here.

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Crowd Sourcing

Posted on November 27, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

If you have ever wondered what the term ‘crowdsourcing‘ means, this infographic from BizMedia will explain it for you. Crowdsourcing has been put to good use in a number of scientific projects. The Geo-Wiki Project is one such example. Related articles A … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, Research | Tagged 2011, Business, Crowdsourcing, Market research, Roger Smith, Small business, Survey Analytics, thedigitalconsultant | Leave a comment

Social As In Social Responsibility

Posted on November 21, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Social responsibility in business and the Community is very much in vogue. Even rock stars such as Jon Bon Jovi are returning something the community, in his case through a restaurant that serves gourmet meals to the hungry. In turn they can … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Social Media | Tagged 12for12K, 2011, Business, CSR, Danny Brown, Jon Bon Jovi, Roger Smith, sevenly, Social media, social responsibility, thedigitalconsultant, Twitter | 1 Comment

Password Puffery – Do Any Of These Look Familiar?

Posted on November 19, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

According to a recent study release by SplashData, an American password management data application, the 25 ‘worst’ internet passwords you can choose to use are: password 123456 12345678 qwerty abc123 monkey 1234567 letmein trustno1 dragon baseball 111111 iloveyou master sunshine ashley … Continue reading →

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Beta and Beta

Posted on November 17, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Here’s the rub; Google Music was launched around the world yesterday with much fanfare but trying using it and you will join the majority of the global population in getting this message. Google music offers some 13 million songs to the lucky few who … Continue reading →

Posted in Google, Merchandising, Mobile, Social Media, Web | Tagged 2011, Android, Apple, Cloud computing, google, Google Music, iTunes, Roger Smith, Social network, thedigitalconsultant | Leave a comment

Are Search Engine Ranking Pages Becoming Irrelevant?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

If you felt secure in the knowledge that your web site ranked on the front page of Google or Bing search results and would therefore result in click-throughs, think again. A recent survey from Slingshot clearly demonstrates that users are now far less inclined to click … Continue reading →