The last couple of weeks have seen a flurry of news in the finance world about GameStop. Given the wide coverage, I’m going to assume readers will be somewhat familiar with the story. But to briefly recap, an unorganized group of retail investors on Reddit’s /WallStreetBets/ noticed that GameStop’s stock was being targeted by hedge funds with massive short positions; so Reddit users started buying up GameStop shares in an effort to drive up the…
The words “awful” and “awesome” are interesting to consider. In common usage, they are essentially antonyms. An awful experience is bad while an awesome experience is good. Yet while their meanings are opposites, curiously they both have the same root word: awe. Either a good or bad experience may be awe-inspiring, leaving you jaw-dropped, perhaps even inducing an involuntary audible “aww” sound. A cute puppy, a stunning landscape, or a thoughtful surprise may inspire awe….
In the same way being seen as tech support by your extended family isn’t always wise in your personal life, neither is being seen as the Excel expert at your office.
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Remember when your mother told you to mind your manners? Etiquette isn’t just for little kids, fancy occasions, or your in-laws. It’s just as important to follow the rules of etiquette online, and when it comes to the text-format of social media, you need to adapt so that you’re communicating your message effectively from screen to screen. Net-iquette Click to See Full Graphic Internet etiquette isn’t rocket science, but you do have to account for…
Blogs are popping up everywhere these days and it seems that almost everyone is blogging. If you haven’t started a blog yet for your business, and you’re wondering whether or not this is something you should take on, here are 3 main blogging benefits to consider. SEO If the cornerstone of your internet marketing strategy and your business success revolves around getting traffic from search engines, a blog is an absolute must. SEO plays an…
Many businesses are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon. They are excited by the prospect of this free marketing tool, and all the success stories they have seen in the media. They eagerly anticipate the traffic spikes and hoards of followers that will help them promote their businesses. But it doesn’t happen. The traffic doesn’t come. The visitors that do come don’t stay. The number of followers doesn’t budge. One of the biggest mistakes that businesses…
The problem with marketing on social media is that the campaigns that work are viral in nature. And you can’t create a viral campaign. You can only put your campaign out there and hope it is catching. Here’s recent example of a Twitter campaign: On a Friday night not long ago, Amanda Palmer, lead singer of the alternative girl band, Dresden Dolls, was sitting at home, alone, when she idly posted the following tweet (without…
If businesses consider creating social media or using the methods of social networking, Professor Piskorski’s research suggests that a good social strategy uses what drives online social networks in the first place, that is: “solving social failures in the offline world”. Helping “people fulfill their social needs online” is at the core of all successful social media sites. Social failure doesn’t mean being socially inept in the real world – it means that a forum…
In a recent episode of The Simpsons, teacher Edna Krabappel confiscated her students’ iphones to stop them from texting. Shakespeare be damned, because the new teacher gave the kids back their iphones and assigned them 20 minutes of Tweets on Twitter for homework. Such is this social networking world – an animated TV show imitating life. The world seems to be one big social network. It isn’t just Edna’s class who are tweeting – perhaps…