2005-2010 YouTube Facts & Figures (History & Statistics)


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Latest YouTube Facts:
  • YouTube was started by its founders in February 2005
    • YouTube.com was basically founded by Steven Chen, Chad Hurley (They were all working for paypal at that time.)
  • The YouTube domain birthday is Valentine’s Day, 2005.
  • Jawed Karim post the firs YouTube video on April 23rd, 2005. Entitled “Me at Zoo” (its 18 seconds long and it has been viewed 3.24 million times), it was created for the friends to share video clips of a dinner party, which were too large to email.
  • Dec 2005 was the official launch date – 8 million videos were watched a day during this time
  • July 2006 – 65,000 Videos were being uploaded per day
  • June 2007 – YouTube launched in 9 countries
  • October 2008 – 15 hours of video uploaded every minute
  • July 2009 – 3D Launched
  • The most popular video on YouTube has been viewed over 196 million times (The number of times Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance video has been played, making it YouTube’s top video of all time. ‘Charlie bit my finger’, a video of two young brothers, comes a close second with over 185 million views.)
  • 70% of YouTube’s traffic comes from outside of the US
  • YouTube has launched a new video channel called ‘YouTube 5 Year Channel’ to mark its fifth birthday.
  • 45,000,000 The number of ‘hits’ YouTube’s front page receives every day.
  • YouTube hits 2bn views a day
  • 1,700 – The number of years that it would take to watch every video on YouTube.
  • 100 – The number of years of video that is scanned by YouTube’s Content ID technology every day. Content ID is YouTube’s copyright fingerprinting system which allows rights holders to block or make money from unauthorised use of their material. It is free of charge and being used by 1,000 content partners globally.
  • 70 – The percentage of YouTube traffic that comes from outside the US.
  • 24 – The number of hours of video that are uploaded to YouTube every minute of the day. This is up 20 per cent from May 2009, when it was getting 20 hours of video uploaded per minute.
  • 23 – The number of countries for which YouTube has a localised service. YouTube has been translated into 24 languages.
2. Star Wars Kid (Ghyslain Raza)
3. Dramatic Gopher
4 Sneezing panda
5. Numa Numa
6. Afro Ninja
7. Evolution of Dance by Judson Laipply
8. Diet Coke + Mentos
9. Ok Go: Here it Goes Again
10. Leave Britney Alone!(Chris Crocker)

2005-2010 YouTube Facts & Figures
(History & Statistics)

1- Infographic – youtube

2- Infographic- YouTube Facts and Figures

3- Infographic- The State of YouTube
Sources:
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This three infographics explores Linkedin growth over the past eight years


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Latest LinkedIn Facts:
  • LinkedIn, the most popular professional social network launched exactly 8 years ago, hasupdated its advertising tool to allow individuals/companies to buy “Direct Ads”.
  • LinkedIn started out in the living room of co-founder Reid Hoffman in the fall of 2002. The five original founders were Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Jean-Luc Vaillant, Eric Ly, and Konstantin Guericke.
  • LinkedIn was officially founded in 2003. The site launched on May 5th (affectionately referred to by employees as “Cinco de LinkedIn”) when the five founders invited about 350 of their most important contacts to join.
  • LinkedIn has over 75 million members in over 200 countries.
  • LinkedIn is available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
  • As of August 2010, there are over 75 million LinkedIn members across the globe.
  • The Netherlands has the highest adoption rate per capita outside the US at 30%.
  • Unsurprising men out number women and 51% of users are between 25 and 34 years old.
  • The most represented industries are hi-tech (16%), finance (12%) and manufacturing (10%), while engineering (15%), sales (11%), administrative (9%) are the most common job functions.
  • As of June 2010, LinkedIn has over 600 employees.
  • A new member joins LinkedIn approximately every second, and about half of our members are outside the U.S.
  • Executives from all Fortune 500 companies are LinkedIn members.
Financial Profile: (Source: @plan Summer 2008)
  • Average HHI $109,780
  • 24% Have A Portfolio Value of $250K+
  • 56% Have An Account With An Online Brokerage
  • 60% Have An Account With An Offline Brokerage
  • 85% Viewed/Paid Bills Online in Last 30 Days
  • 53% Monitored/Viewed Stocks Online in Last 30 Days
Types of Securities Owned:(Source: @plan Summer 2008)
  • Money Market Funds: 35%
  • Shares of Stock: 30%
  • Self-directed IRA: 26%
  • Mutual Fund (Stock) 20%
  • Mutual Fund (Index) 15%
Credit Card Ownership:
  • American Express: 38%
  • Visa: 67%
  • MasterCard: 53%
  • Discover: 20%
Business Decision Makers:(Source: @plan Summer 2008)
Job Titles:
  • C-Level Executives 7.8%
  • EVP/SVP 6.5%
  • Senior Management: 16%
  • Middle Management: 18%
50% Are Business Decision Makers In Their Companies(Source: @plan Summer 2008)
  • Computer Software DM/Influencer: 32%
  • Computer Hardware DM/Influencer: 22%
  • Business Consulting Services: 18%
  • IT Consulting DM/Influencer: 17%
  • Office Supplies DM/Influencer: 17%
  • Business Equipment DM/Influencer: 20%
  • Printing DM/Influencer: 12%
  • Travel Services DM/Influencer: 12%
Purchased in The Last Year For Their Business:(Source: @plan Summer 2008)
  • Computer Hardware 30%
  • Software 22%

Through your LinkedIn network you can:

  • Manage the information that’s publicly available about you as professional.
  • Find and be introduced to potential clients, service providers, and subject experts who come recommended.
  • Create and collaborate on projects, gather data, share files and solve problems.
  • Be found for business opportunities and find potential partners.
  • Gain new insights from discussions with likeminded professionals in private group settings.
  • Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
  • Post and distribute job listings to find the best talent for your company

This three infographics explores Linkedin
growth over the past eight years

1- Infographic – LinkedIn (HubSpot)

2- Infographic – The State of Linkedin

3- Infographic – linked guide for job hunters

SOURCES:
1- The State of Linkedin – Infographic – The State of Linkedin – Infographic – LinkedIn (HubSpot)
2- The State of LinkedIn by Marc Metekohy on May 22nd, 2010Infographic – The State of Linkedin
3- 10 Ways to Use LinkedIn to Find a JobInfographic – linked guide for job hunters by applicant.com
- LinkedIn
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This 25 infographic explores Twitter ’s growth and over the past four years


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Some facts and Statistics:
  • Jack Dorsey, one of Twitter’s co-founders, sent the first “tweet” on March 21, 2006.

“First Twitter – jack Dorsey”

  • The messaging system was originally only used for internal communications at the podcasting company Odeo. It launched for public use in July 2006.
  • In April 2007, the CEO of Obvious, Jack Dorsey, announced that Twitter would be graduating to Twitter, Inc.
  • Twitter now (April 2010) has 105 779 710 registered users
  • It’s adding 300,000 users per day
  • It gets 180 million unique visitors
  • 3 000 000 000 Requests a day
  • 75% of Twitter traffic is outside Twitter.com
  • 5% of Twitter uses are responsible for 75% of all activity
  • 21% of users have never posted a Tweet
  • 85.3% of all Twitter users post less than one update/day
  • Twitter’s users are doing 55 million tweets per day
  • From 11am to 3pm sees the most activity on Twitter
  • Tuesday is the most popular day for Twitter activity (15.7%).
  • 65% of Twitter users are aged under 25
  • Twitter has 175 employees, up from 40 or so last year
  • 37% of active users use Twitter on their phone
  • 100,000 registered applications
  • Over 50% of users do not use Twitter to tweet, view or manage their account
  • And its search engine gets 600 million queries every day

This 25 infographic explores Twitter ’s
growth and over the past four years

1 – Infografic – Twitter-Statistics-Facts-Figures – April 2010

2- Infografic Twitters recent History

3 – Infographic The History of Twitter’s Valuation

4 – Infographic Twitter History

5- Infografic-Twitter on Paper April 2010

6- Infografic-Profile of a Twitter User

7- Infografic – Twitter Trends

8- Infografic – Empresas No Twitter

9- Infografic  -Why do we follow companies on Twitter

10- Infografic – Republica do Twitter

11 – Infographic Average 100 Tweets

12- Infografic – The 6 Reasons People Tell Me They wont join Twitter

13- Infografic – Why you cant ignore Twitter – Jan2010

14 – Infographic  - Why is Twitter Exploding Because it’s A Conversation Ecosystem

15 – Infographic Most Re Tweetable Days Times

16- Infographic The Journey of a Tweet

17-Infographic  Anatomy of a Tweet

18 -Twitter-Top-15-Infographic

19- Infographic A Visual Guide to Twitter

20- Infografic Le Twitter Hack

21- Infographic – A Strategic approach to using twitter

22- Infographic Facebook vs Twitter

23-Infografic – Blogs user vs Twitter user

24 – Infografic – Twitterverse by jesse and briand solis

25- Infografic – Twitter Worldcup 2010


Sources:
1- Twitter Facts & Figures (history & statistics)-April 2010-Data Compile by Website-Monitoring.com
2- Infographic: The Meteoric Rise Of Twitter – Infografic Twitters recent History
3- The History of Twitter’s Valuation [Infographic]
4- The Story (so far) of Twitter By Sean Percival – Infographic Twitter History
5- Twitter on Paper – Infografic- Twitter on Paper April 2010
6- Typologie en 6 catégories des utilisateurs de Twitter : Profile Of A Twitter User by @ngonews via www.ngonlinenews.com – Infografic-Profile Of A Twitter User by @ngonews via & loichay  [http://bit.ly/caiw40 ]
7- Infografic – Twitter Trends
8- Twitter for Business by By Maksim Ovsyannikov on July 13, 2010 – Infografic – Why you cant ignore Twitter – Jan2010
9- Infographic: Why do you follow companies on Twitter? Posted on September 2, 2010 – by Wayne Sutton
10- República do Twitter Revista Super Interessante By @aversignassi – 9- Infografic – Republica do Twitter
11-More Truth About Twitter – Infographic Average 100 Tweets – [SOURCES: SYSOMOS: INSIDE TWITTER, SYSOMOS: TWITTER’S MOST ACTIVE USERS, PEAR ANALYTICS TWITTER STUDY]
12-6 Motivos que as pessoas usam para não entrar no Twitter
13-Twitter for Business by Maksim Ovsyannikov – Infografic – Why you cant ignore Twitter – Jan2010
14-Why is Twitter Exploding? Because it’s A Conversation Ecosystem by David Armano
15 The Science of Retweets on Twitter – Infographic Most Re Tweetable Days Times
16-The journey of a tweet by Timon Singh – Infographic The Journey of a Tweet
17-The Anatomy of a Tweet by matt buchanan – Infographic  Anatomy of a Tweet
18-Twitter-Top-15-Infographic
19-An Illustrated Guide To Using Twitter –  Infographic A Visual Guide to Twitter
20-Timeline: Le Twitter Hack – Infografic Le Twitter Hack
21-Twitter PR Strategy – A strategic approach for organizations which are using Twitter to connect with their audiences, developed by Ogilvy’s 360 Degree Digital Influence group – Infographic – A Strategic approach to using twitter
22-Twitter vs. Facebook: Quem Vale Mais? bY THIAGO ZENIInfographic Facebook vs Twitter
23-Blogs, Twittr and Old-School Media  - Infografic – Blogs user vs Twitter user
24-The Twitterverse v0.9 by @BrianSolis & @Jess3
25-2010 World Cup: Twitter Timeline Infografic – Twitter Worldcup 2010 ^
The journey of a tweet by Timon Singh
Twitter Sattistics – Finally! New Stats for 2010
Chirp, Twitter’s First Developer Conference, Opens Its Doors
Some facts and Statistics:- Jack Dorsey, one of Twitter’s co-founders, sent the first “tweet” on March 21, 2006. Inserir Imagem de “First Twitter – jack Dorsey”
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31 Infographic explores Internet Facts & Figures (history & statistics)


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Observations on Internet usage and interesting Internet Facts:
  • The Internet is more than 40 years old.
  • In 1990, Tim Berners-Lee coined the phrase ‘World Wide Web’ (www).
  • Mosaic, the first web browser arrived in 1993.
  • 18 countries still do not have Internet access.
  • Less than 20% of the world’s population surf the Internet.
  • 70% of Internet users are men while 30% are women.
  • Roughly, there are around 15 billion devices connected to the Internet.
  • Every 10 seconds there is a cybercrime committed.
  • The late 80s experienced the first Internet worms that crippled thousands of computers.
  • The first advertising banner on the Internet was put up in 1994.
  • The first speech recognition software called ‘Hearsay’ was developed in 1971 in India.
  • Current microprocessors contain about 10 million transistors.
  • 1,693,000 terabytes of information is created and stored every year.
  • The first hard disk drive could hold just 5MB worth of data.
  • The Internet Will Carry Exabytes, Perhaps Zettabytes, of Content.
  • Internet traffic will grow to 44 exabytes per month by 2012, more than double what it is today. The exaflood refers to the rapidly increasing amount of data that is being transferred over the Internet.
  • Xu Jinglei, a Chinese actress has the most popular blog in the world.
  • 80% of the pictures on the Internet are of naked women.
  • The QWERTY keyboard layout is around 130 years old.
  • The first mouse was made of wood.
  • It took www 5 years to reach an audience of 50 million, the same milestone was achieved by TV and radio in 13 and 38 years respectively (Source – Morgan Stanley).
  • Your cellphone that you use to connect to the Internet now, is a million times cheaper, a hundred times smaller, and a thousand times more powerful than a computer 40 years back (read: Internet Turns 40).
  • The number of mobile broadband subscribers is exploding. The number of mobile subscribers will increase by 85 percent each year for 3G, WiMAX and other higher-speed data networking technologies. There were 257 million subscribers in the second quarter of 2009. There will be 2.5 billion by 2014.
  • More Services Will Be in the Cloud
  • An Internet user blinks less than 10 times a minute, 20 being the average for a normal person.
  • There are 32 countries with more than 10 million Internet users.
  • The estimated world population in 2009 was 6,767,805,208. The estimated number of Internet users on December 2000 was 360,985,492. The latest data shows the current number of Internet users at 1,802,330,457. The penetration of the Internet into the population is 26.6 percent. The growth of Internet users from 2000 to 2009 was 399.3 percent.
  • In 2010, there are 1.8 billion Internet users and a world population of 6.7 billion. In 2020, it is estimated that there will be five billion Internet users.
  • The Internet Will be a Network of Things, Not Computers
  • Today, the Internet has 575 million host computers. Expect billions of sensors on buildings and bridges to be connected to the Internet by 2020.
  • The Internet Will be Wireless.
  • Cloud computing is leveraging third-party computing capability over the network to cut costs, increase scale, improve agility and access best practices. Cloud computing will generate more than $45.4 billion in revenue by 2015.
  • The Internet Will Be Greener
  • Lack of built-in network management techniques is one of the biggest weaknesses in today’s Internet. There will be automated ways to self diagnose, track events and reboot systems as well as finer-grained data collection in 2010.
  • The Internet Won’t Rely on Always-On Connectivity
  • Researchers are looking into communications techniques that can tolerate delays or can forward communications from one user to another in an opportunistic fashion, particularly for mobile applications. There’s even research going on related to an inter-planetary Internet protocol which would bring a whole new meaning to the idea of delay-tolerant networking.
  • Pornography Time Statistics, Every second – $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography,Every second – 28,258 internet users are viewing pornography ,Every second – 372 internet users are typing adult search terms into search engines, Every 39 minutes: a new pornographic video is being created in the United States.
  • The Internet Will Attract More Hackers
  • In 2010, more hackers will be attacking the Internet because more critical infrastructure like the electric grid will be online. Among hacking incidents in 2009, 57 percent were in North America, 23 percent were in Europe, 6 percent were in Asia, 4 percent were in the Middle East, 2 percent were in South America, 2 percent were in Australia and 6 percent were in New Zealand.
  • In 2007, there were 0.6 million new malicious code threats.
  • In 2008, there were 1.6 million malicious new code threats.

Internet Facts for Kids:

  • 4 out of every 6 kid’s parents have little or no idea what their kid surfs on the Internet.
  • Kids who use the net do so for an average for an hour everyday.
  • 87% of kids aged 12 to 17 use the Internet in the United States.
  • 40% teenagers receive a request online for personal information.
  • Over 15% children in the United States are confronted by a stranger online, for some reason or the other.

Internet Statistics by Country/Continent:

  • The top 10 countries on the Internet together have 1.17 billion Internet users. That’s 65% of all Internet users in the world.
  • The top 20 countries on the Internet together have 1.47 billion Internet users. That’s just under 82% of all Internet users.
  • Continent Usage
  • Asia 38%
  • Europe 29%
  • North America 21%
  • South America 8%
  • Africa 3%
  • Australia 1%

Dotcom (.com) Facts:

  • The dotcom has turned 25 this year, and was actually a short form for commerce as it was initially set up for the use of e-commerce websites.
  • There are 11.9 million e-commerce and online business websites, 4.3 million entertainment sites, 3.1 million finance-related sites, and 1.8 million sports sites.
  • The first dotcom company was Symbolics.
  • Initially, .cor was decided, but later .com was finalized to be used.
  • As we speak, there are about 250 million websites, out of which 80 million are .com.
  • All through the 1980s, just around a 100 dotcoms were registered, while in the 90s around 20 million came into existence. In the last 10 years, nearly 60 million dotcoms have been registered.
  • http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.com is the longest website name online.
  • The world’s most expensive dotcom is insure.com which was sold for $16 million.
  • 53 billion requests for websites including dotcoms are logged every day.
  • The most popular word used in domain names is ‘home’ (1.2 million & counting).
  • The dotcom domain is now a stage for a $400 billion annual economic activity.
  • There are nearly 4 million domain names that are registered each month

According to Nielsen NetRatings

  • The average person each month usually visits 59 domains(website URL’s),
  • Views 1,050 pages averaging 45 seconds for each page,
  • and spend about 25 hours a month doing this!
  • Each surfing session lasts approximately 51 minutes.
  • TV-based Internet video receivers and connected consumer electronics platforms will drive transactional revenues for premium Internet video services past $6 bln. U.S. consumers will spend over $6 bln for Internet video services by 2013, with direct-to-TV videos accounting for 75% of that revenue, according to Parks Associates.

This 31 infographic explores INTERNETFacts & Figures (history & statistics):

1- Infographic – How The Internet Works
2- Infographic – History of the Internet
3- Infographic – The Internet
4- Video JESS3 / The State of The Internet – Vídeo

5- Infographic – Internet_In_2020

6 – Infographic – Internet Statistics

7 – Infographic – State Of The Internet 2009

8- Infographic – A day in the Internet

9- Infographic – Are We Addicted to the Internet

10- Infographic – How different age groups are using the internet

11- Infographic – The History Evolution_of_Email

12- Infographic – Instant Messaging Facts and Figures

13- Infographic – Internet Speeds And Costs Around the World

14- Infographic – How the World Spends Its time Online

15 – Infographic – The World Online

16- Infographic – The Internets Undersea Word

17- Infographic – HTML5 And Why We Should all Care

18- Infographic – A Short History of Hacking

19- Infographic – Identity theft and Password Security

20- Infographic – The Stats on Internet PornoGraphy

21- Infographic – US Data Consumption in One Day

22- Infographic – Evolution of Storage

23- Infographic . The History of Web Browsers

24- Infographic – Internet Search Engines

25- Infographic – Internet Search Engines History

26- Infographic – Google Universe

27- Infographic – How Google Works

28- Infographic – Google facts and Figures

29- Infographic – Google Biggest Product Flops e Failures

30- Infographic – Map of All Yahoo API and Services

31- Infographic – Bing
Sources:
4- Video JESS3 / The State of The Internet – Vídeo - JESS3 designed and animated this for the JESS3 lecture at AIGA Baltimore in Feb 201
29-Google Flops & Failures – The Failed Google Graveyard- Infographic – Google Biggest Product Flops e Failures
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This seven infographic explores Facebook’s growth and Privacy over the past six years


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Some facts:

  • Way back in early 2004 (February 4, 2004 ) Mark Zuckerberg gave birth to Facebook, then at thefacebook.com.
  • At that time Mark Zuckerberg was a sophomore at Harvard University. (In the beginning there was Harvard and only Harvard. Facebook was created as a way for Mark Zuckerberg and other Harvard students to keep in touch over the Internet and get to know each other better.)
  • The name for Facebook came from the publications that some colleges pass out to students at the beginning of the year to help students get to know each other better, called a Facebook. (Facebook became so popular, in just a matter of months, that is was soon
    opened to other colleges)
  • By the end of 2005 it was also open to high schools.
  • The year after that it was opened to the general Internet public, as long as you were 13 and older.
  • Facebook has investors including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, Accel Partners, and Greylock Partners.
  • In 2007 Microsoft jumped in and invested $246 million for a 1.6% share in Facebook.
  • The next month Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing made a large investment too.
  • Yahoo! and Google both offered to buy Facebook, but Mark Zuckerberg says that Facebook’s not for sale.
  • Facebook has undoubtedly become the world’s largest social network, with over 500 million active users worldwide and more than 900 employees.
  • 50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given day
  • Average user has 130 friends
  • People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook
  • There are over 900 million objects that people interact with (pages, groups, events and community pages)
  • Average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events
  • Average user creates 90 pieces of content each month
  • More than 30 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.)
    shared each month.
  • More than 70 translations available on the site
  • About 70% of Facebook users are outside the United States
  • Over 300,000 users helped translate the site through the translations application
  • More than one million developers and entrepreneurs from more than 180 countries
  • Every month, more than 70% of Facebook users engage with Platform applications
  • More than 550,000 active applications currently on Facebook Platform
  • More than one million websites have integrated with Facebook Platform
  • More than 150 million people engage with Facebook on external websites every month
  • Two-thirds of comScore’s U.S. Top 100 websites and half of comScore’s Global Top 100 websites have
    integrated with Facebook
  • There are more than 150 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices.
  • People that use Facebook on their mobile devices are twice as active on Facebook than non-mobile users.
  • There are more than 200 mobile operators in 60 countries working to deploy and promote Facebook mobile products
  • The most popular Facebook apps are:
  • Zynga
  • Rock You!
  • Electric Arts
  • CrowdStar
  • Playdom
  • Causes
  • Slide
  • 6 Waves
  • Topzy
  • iLike
  • MindJolt
  • RIM
  • Facebook Pages
  • Popular Facebook pages include:
  • Barack Obama
  • Lady Gaga
  • Michael Jackson
  • Family Guy
  • Vin Diesel
  • Megan Fox
  • House
  • Twilight Saga
  • Starbucks
  • Advertisers: In Q1 2010, 176 billion display ads were posted on Facebook, 16 percent of the display ad market.
  • Facebook says its advertisers have quadrupled since 2009.
  • If Facebook were a country, it would be the third most populous in the world after China and India.
  • Today’s valuation of Facebook is $7.9-$11 billion

  • This seven infographic explores Facebook’s
    growth and Privacy over the past six years

    1- FACEBOOK – Facts You Didn’t Know


    2- FACEBOOK – How the largest social network site has reached juggernaut status


    3- FACEBOOK – Factlook

    4- The FACEBOOK Economy

    5- Google vs FACEBOOK


    6- Google FACEBOOK Privacy

    7- FACEBOOK Privacy - A bewildering tangle of Options


    Correction: May 21, 2010 *
    A chart on May 13 with an article in the Personal Tech pages about Facebook’s privacy settings labeled one setting incorrectly. The setting labeled “The ‘Like’ Button” actually controls the site’s “Instant Personalization” feature. The description also referred incorrectly to the function of the Instant Personalization feature. It personalizes Web sites based in part on your friends’ activity on those sites; it does not use your friends’ browsing habits. And the description erroneously listed a company among Facebook partners using the feature. Yelp and Pandora use the feature to personalize their Web sites; CNN does not.

    Sources:

    Facebook statistics: http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics;
    1-      ONLINE MBA:Facebook: Facts You Didn’t Know [http://bit.ly/d992Xp
    2-      PINGDOM.com/ [http://bit.ly/b6Z8LV ] and [http://bit.ly/d8oi3U]
    3-      Visualizing 6 Years of Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC] -[http://bit.ly/9fggHe]
    4-      The Republic of Facebook – [http://bit.ly/a4Sivc]
    5-      Google vs Facebook – [http://bit.ly/aIM9Nx]
    6-      Blog Murylo Juliani  [http://bit.ly/cekl2Y ]
    7-      The New York Times – Price of Facebook Privacy? Start Clicking – Facebook Privacy:
    A Bewildering Tangle of Options [http://bit.ly/c4G37o][http://nyti.ms/9eXF9F ]

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    Está a 10 000 horas do seu SUCESSO: de ser EXCELENTE em qualquer coisa!!


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    Recentemente ao ler um texto publicado na “Harvard Busines Review”, subordinado ao tema “Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything“ da autoria do Professor Tony Schwartz, e de um experiente investigador de alta performance Anders Ericsson fiquei particularmente agradado por saber, que afinal todos nós podemos ser excelente em qualquer coisa. Sugerindo que todos nós dispomos da capacidade para influenciar os nossos próprios resultados. Mas se pretende ser realmente bom em alguma coisa, vai ter que estar constantemente a sair da sua zona de conforto, juntamente com a frustração, a luta, os contratempos e os fracassos daí resultantes. Sendo tanto mais verdade, quanto mais pretender continuar a melhorar ou mesmo a manter um elevado nível de excelência.  Pela relevância do conteúdo retratado, optei por partilhar consigo alguns aspectos essenciais dessa leitura.

    O autor do artigo acreditou até agora (com 58 anos), no mito de que algumas pessoas nascem com talentos especiais, sendo essa uma das razões porque o seu verdadeiro potencial sobressai em determinados exercícios sendo estes largamente determinados pela sua herança genética.


    Descobriu ao trabalhar com vários executivos de diversas organizações, de que é possível construir e fornecer qualquer habilidade ou capacidade da mesma maneira que ganhamos músculo: levando-os para além da sua zona de conforto, e depois descansar.

    Segundo Tony Schwartz, um dos “extraordinários” investigadores que estuda Performance

    Anders Ericsson,  (segundo o autor, o principal investigador do mundo de alta performance) afirma que não são talentos inatos que determinam o quanto bons podemos nos tornar, mas sim o quanto estamos dispostos a trabalhar no duro, é algo que ele designa por “prática deliberada/deliberate practice”. Segundo A.Ericsson a prática deliberada envolve mais do que simplesmente repetir de uma tarefa – por exemplo, tocar uma escala de dó menor -100 vezes, ou jogar ténis até que o seu ombro se desloque. Em vez disso, ela passa pelo estabelecimento de objectivos específicos, dar feedback imediato e concentrar-se tanto na técnica como nos resultados.

    Vários investigadores concordam que são necessárias no mínimo de 10 mil horas de prática, para alcançar a perícia em qualquer domínio complexo.


    Segundo Anders Ericsson,
    a prática não é apenas o mais importante ingrediente para atingir a excelência, mas também o mais difícil e menos intrinsecamente agradável.

    Segundo Tony Schwartz, existem seis chaves para alcançar a excelência que nós encontramos são mais eficazes para nossos clientes:

    1. Persiga o que gosta -.  A paixão é um motivador incrível.  Alimenta o foco, a resiliência e a perseverança.
    2.
    Realize o trabalho mais difícil primeiro -  Por norma todos nós nos movemos instintivamente para o prazer e afastamo-nos do sofrimento. A maioria dos grandes performers realizam as tarefas difíceis no período da manhã, antes de fazer qualquer outra coisa. É quando a maioria de nós têm mais energia e menor distracção.
    3.
    Prática intensa – Sem interrupção durante curtos períodos de tempo não superiores a 90 minutos e depois faça uma pausa.  Noventa minutos parece ser a quantidade máxima de tempo que pode levar ao mais alto nível de concentração em para qualquer actividade.  A evidência é tão forte que a os grandes performers não praticam mais de 4, 5 horas por dia.
    4.
    Procure obter feedback de especialistas, em doses intermitentes - Quanto mais simples e mais preciso for o feedback, mais habilitado estará para fazer ajustes. Demasiado feedback, constantemente, pode criar sobrecarga cognitiva, eleva a ansiedade, e interfere com a aprendizagem.
    5.
    Faça várias pausas para recuperação –  Relaxar após esforço intenso não só proporciona uma oportunidade de rejuvenescer, mas também para metabolizar e incorporar o que aprendeu. É também durante o repouso que o hemisfério direito se torna mais dominante, o que pode levar a avanços criativos.
    6.
    Ritualize a prática –  Vontade e disciplina são amplamente subestimados.  Como o investigador Roy Baumeister descobriu, nenhum de nós tem muito isso. A melhor maneira de assegurá-lo passa por assumir tarefas difíceis é ritualizá-las – acções específicas, em momentos invioláveis, de modo que ao longo do tempo as possa executar sem desperdiçar energia pensando nelas.

    Agora que já sabe o segredo, já as pode por em prática e trabalhar para o Sucesso Pessoal e Profissional.

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    72% DAS EMPRESAS inquiridas, TÊM uma ESTRATÉGIA para as REDES SOCIAIS


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    72% das empresas americanas (E.U.A.) afirmaram durante um estudo realizado em Junho deste ano por King Fish Media, HubSpot e Junta42, que tinham uma estratégia para os Social Media (Redes Sociais) e que prevêem aumentar o investimento nas redes Sociais no próximo ano.

    A responsabilidade pela criação e manutenção das Redes Sociais, recai essencialmente no Departamento de Marketing (85%). Apenas 9% das empresas inquiridas indicaram ter alguém exclusivamente para essa área e apenas uma pequena minoria (13%) está a externalizar esses serviços.

    67% das empresas analisadas, concentram os seus esforços nas Redes Sociais a projectar a identidade corporativa, enquanto 41% das mesmas promovem indivíduos dentro da empresa e 24%  fazem promoção de uma marca específica.

    A maioria dessas empresas (70%) concentra os seus esforços na retenção e aquisição de clientes, 23% realiza exclusivamente acções na aquisição de Clientes e 4% na fidelização.

    Os sites mais frequentemente utilizados são:

    • LinkedIn (metade têm criado um grupo no LinkedIn),
    • Twitter (85% têm um conta no Twitter) e o
    • Facebook (dois terços tem uma página de fã no Facebook)

    e dois terços dos inquiridos mantém blogs corporativos.

    Prevêem num futuro próximo adoptar:

    • YouTube
    • e sites agregadores de notícias

    Um dos sites referenciado pelo universo de empresas analisadas, como menos utilizado é o MySpace.

    O recurso a conteúdo original, é a estratégia mais utilizada pelas marcas e pelos especialistas, sendo que metade dos inquiridos, recorrem a conteúdo em vídeo e
    case-studies.

    Estes Marketers acreditam seriamente que o conteúdo original é a chave para o sucesso nas campanhas nas Redes Sociais, muito mais do que a plataforma tecnológica utilizada.

    Apenas 30% dos entrevistados realizaram acções de marketing nas Redes Sociais e dessas, aproximadamente metade afirmam que os resultados corresponderam ao esperado ou superaram.

    Em termos da origem das acções de marketing no seio da empresa nas Redes Sociais, as vendas apenas representam 3% das mesmas, o marketing é responsável por 70% das acções e a Gestão por 23%.

    Embora tenham encontrado diferentes objectivos para as suas acções de marketing nas Redes Sociais, a maioria procura visa relacionar-se com os seus clientes e gerar vendas.

    Fonte: 2010 Social Media Usage, Attitudes and Measurability: What Do Marketers Think?

    Identificaram uma grande disparidade na forma como as acções são avaliadas e praticamente metade das campanhas não apuram o seu ROI.

    As métricas mais frequentes passam por quantificar o tráfego, visitantes, fãs, leads e comentários nos posts.

    Fonte: 2010 Social Media Usage, Attitudes and Measurability: What Do Marketers Think?

    A metodologia utilizada neste estudo, passou pelo envio por e-mail entre 15 de Abril e 1 de Junho de 2010, o pedido para responder a um inquérito elaborado pela King Fish Media e aos dois
    co-patrocinadores: HubSpot and Junta 42.
    Além disso, o link foi enviado através dos sites nas Redes Sociais Facebook, Twitter e LinkedIn.
    A pesquisa foi concluída por 457 inquiridos principalmente dividida entre empresas de gestão e de marketing / gestão de vendas.
    Os dados foram compilados e processados por Datastar de Waltham, MA.
    Para mais informações sobre o estudo, deverá ser consultar:
    Gordon Plutsky –  Director de Marketing e Pesquisa, King Fish Media 978.832.1485 or gplutsky@kingfishmedia.com. Site: http://www.kingfishmedia.com/marketing-resources/research/social-media-usage-2010-ebook08112010

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    13 Leis Básicas para o Sucesso nos Negócios e nas Redes Sociais


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    Todos os dias, novos negócios são criados. Alguns negócios terão sucesso, mas muitos ficam pelo caminho.   Será que o seu negócio prospera, ou vai se juntar a milhares de outros que vacilaram ao longo do caminho?

    Seguem 13 regras básicas para se certificar de que seu negócio (nas Redes Sociais) cresce e prospera:

    Lei nº 1: FAÇA O PLANO DO SEU SUCESSO

    O empresário deve compreender o poder do planeamento. Um bom plano ajuda a aumentar as suas oportunidades de sucesso e pode ajuda-o a definir o conceito do seu negócio, estimativas de custos, previsões de vendas, controlando os seus riscos. Diz-lhe para onde vai e como chegar lá. Entrar no negócio sem plano é como conduzir noutro país, sem mapa.

    Lei nº 2: MERCADO ALVO/NICHO

    Procure sempre um nicho de mercado. Não ofereça tudo a todas as pessoas. Perceba que não é possível ser bom em tudo. Identifique um problema num nicho de mercado e crie a solução desejada para esse problema. Uma empresa com recursos limitados pode de forma eficiente servir nichos de mercado.  Concentre os seus esforços numa oferta de mercado bastante restrita.  Isto implica que se concentre no que faz bem, e se torne um especialista nessa área.   Ao concentrar-se num nicho restrito do mercado, poderá evitar os concorrentes de grande dimensão.
    UTILIDADE GERA GOODWILL

    Lei n º 3: CONSTRUA A EQUIPA

    Não contrate um colaborador para preencher uma vaga. Empregue alguém para fazer parte de uma equipa que ajude a construir o seu negócio. E diga “obrigado” – mesmo muitos. Diga aos seus clientes e colaboradores o quanto os aprecia.
    AS EMPRESAS NÃO SÃO POR INERÊNCIA SOCIAIS (MAS AS PESSOAS SÃO)

    Lei nº 4: SEJA DIFERENTE/ SEJA AUTÊNTICO

    Um comportamento auto-defensivo de muitos empresários passa por pensar que o, “Meu negócio é diferente!” . Quando apresentam o seu negócio à administração, ao marketing ou a estratégia de vendas, a maioria responde: “Isso não se aplica a mim porque o meu negócio / clientes / ou local é diferente.”
    Se seus concorrentes estão fazendo isso, não. Destacam-se um mercado superlotado, onde tanto a publicidade e os produtos têm a mesma aparência.
    O seu negócio pode ser diferente em muitos aspectos, mas na sua grande maioria é semelhante a muitos outros negócios. Você está vendendo os benefícios de um produto ou serviço. Os seus clientes reagem principalmente com base em respostas emocionais e justificam suas acções com a “lógica” ou através de “razões” racionais. Destacam-se num mercado superlotado, onde a publicidade e os produtos/Serviços são semelhantes. Evite ser um imitador; raramente os imitadores são bem sucedidos.  Estude, mas não copie os seus concorrentes, e crie produtos/Serviços distintos.
    Têm que gerar mais receitas que despesas para poder permanecer no negócio. O seu negócio tem de incluir, liderança, gestão, marketing, vendas, produção e funções financeiras.
    SER AUTÊNTICO CONSTRÓI CONFIANÇA E A ORIGINALIDADE ESTIMULA O PASSA-A-PALAVRA.

    Lei nº 5: COMECE PEQUENO, MAS PENSE GRANDE

    A pergunta mais comum das start-ups é “Como posso competir com os meus maiores concorrentes?” As pequenas empresas têm vantagens inerentes sobre as grandes empresas, incluindo a flexibilidade, a capacidade de resposta rápida e a capacidade de prestar serviços mais personalizados.  Certifique-se que a sua empresa tira o máximo proveito dessas áreas que representam os pontos fortes dos pequenos negócios.
    KISS: KEEP IT SHORT/SMALL & SIMPLE

    Lei n º 6: SEJA BOM NO QUE FAZ E COMO FAZ

    O seu negócio depende de sua reputação. É imperativo que construa uma boa reputação baseada na qualidade dos seus produtos e serviços. Lembre-se que que existem duas coisas que garantem o sucesso: produtos de alta qualidade e excelentes prestações de serviços. Esforce-se por oferecer qualidade e rigor desde o princípio.  Não terá muitas oportunidades, para fazer uma boa primeira impressão. Todos os que entrarem em contacto com o seu negócio podem ser clientes e/ou potencialmente, uma referência a outro cliente, por terem ficado impressionado consigo como pessoa, ou impressionados com a sua habilidade em fornecer um determinado produto ou serviço. As empresas vencedoras no futuro Socialnomic™, serão aquelas que produzem excelentes produtos e serviços, em vez de grandes mensagens nas suas campanhas.
    BOA REPUTAÇÃO CONSTRÓI UMA BOA MARCA E A INTEGRIDADE REFORÇA A FIDELIZAÇÃO.

    Lei n º 7: SEJA RÁPIDO

    O tempo é um bem precioso.  Quando o Cliente aguardar por uma entrega na sexta-feira, faça os possíveis por entregar na quinta-feira à tarde.
    Devolva assim que possível as chamadas e os e-mails. Os consumidores estão procurando consumidores com necessidades semelhantes para recolher junto dos mesmos, recomendações sobre produtos, serviços, e muito mais através das redes sociais. Somente as empresas que produzem produtos e serviços de grande valor irão fazer parte dessas conversas, a mediocridade será rapidamente eliminada.
    A INTERACTIVIDADE PROMOVE (MAIS) NOVOS CONTACTOS COM A EMPRESA E O DIÁLOGO GERA AWARENESS/CONSCIÊNCIA/NOTORIEDADE E EMPOWERED CUSTOMERS, DETÉM O CONTROLO.

    Lei n º 8: SEJA CONSISTENTE

    Não importa que tipo de negócio que você está promovendo (online), é importante que a sua presença (online) seja representado com uma marca e mensagem de marketing consistente. Verifique se o seu negócio tem uma aparência consistente.  Um cliente deve receber o mesmo de todos os colaboradores da sua empresa. Não faça vendas agressivas. Resolva problemas. Satisfaça desejos. Faça o que é verdadeiramente melhor para seu cliente.
    AS EXPERIÊNCIAS (ONLINE) DEFINEM A SUA MARCA.
    NÃO SE LIMITE AFIRMAR, PROVE-O E TENHA EM MENTE QUE AS MARCAS QUE CONTAM AS MELHORES HISTÓRIAS VENCEM.

    Lei n º 9: INOVE

    Os empresários sabem que não podem ser rígidos na forma como pensam na procura incessante para melhorar os seus melhores produtos e serviços. O ambiente empresarial de hoje exigem que se encontrem novas soluções rapidamente!
    Use a mudança como um trampolim para melhorar os seus produtos/serviços, processos ou reputação. A inovação deve ser alargada também ás operações de pricing, publicidade, CRM, distribuição, etc Mantenha-se atento a novas formas de fazer as coisas, e aplicar aquelas que podem melhorar a qualidade dos seus produtos/Serviços e a eficiência das suas operações.

    Lei n º 10: SER ENCONTRADO É ESSENCIAL NOS NEGÓCIOS

    56% das pesquisas online procuram um negócio local.
    As pessoas gastam 80% do seu orçamento num raio de 20 Kms da sua residência… e eles recorrem à Internet para pesquisar.
    Se seu negócio não aparece nas pesquisas online, é como se não existisse. Pode até ter um site dispendioso, mas se os clientes não o encontram facilmente, o site é basicamente inútil. Se um site não for indexado pelos grandes  motores de pesquisa como o Google, Yahoo, Bing com as principais palavras-chave relacionadas com o seu negócio e localização, então o seu site é ineficaz.
    PESQUISÁVEL = VISIBILIDADE E PROMVOVE A RELEVÂNCIA DO RANK

    Lei n º 11: SEJA UM BOM OUVINTE

    As Redes Sociais não são sobre tecnologia. Mas sim conversar através da tecnologia. As redes sociais são diálogos, para tal precisamos de ter pelo menos dois actores que alternativamente falam e ouvem. Este é um ponto crítico que muitas vezes é questionado por cépticos das redes sociais.
    Saber ouvir é também outra forma de fazer estudos de mercado. Ouvir é uma excelente oportunidade para se envolver com utilizadores dos produtos/Serviços. Quando pensa sobre as possibilidades e alternativas para fazer passar a sua mensagem de forma mais eficaz, através de diferentes canais, e em diferentes formatos, também deverá manter-se atento a outras organizações e ás pessoas que estão escrevendo sobre os problemas que estão relacionados com os seus produtos/Serviços.
    Ouvir nas Redes Sociais é uma nova forma de elevar o perfil das nossas Organizações, projectos e até mesmo nós mesmos ao ganhar visibilidade, adicionado valor nas conversas on-line. Também nos pode ajudar a encontrar novos parceiros, networks e novas ideias e, talvez. Ao participar activamente on-line, deixa o seu rasto na Internet aumentando a probabilidade de ser encontrado e contactado. Oriente-se pelo mercado: saiba ouvir e reaja às necessidades dos seu clientes. Os clientes precisam de sentir que são importantes para Si, porque eles são!

    Law #12: MEASURABILITY HELPS YOU OPTIMIZE

    Pode ou não pode ter-lhe ocorrido o quanto é importante para medir o seu próprio negócio. No entanto, se não avaliar a eficácia e os processos dentro da sua empresa, não tem como saber se a sua empresa está realmente funcionando, e em que área(s) é necessário melhorar. Tradicionalmente, esses elementos têm consistido na contagem de defeitos, medir os custos e controlar periodicamente. Hoje, há basicamente cinco áreas de acção para os negócios, que incluem:

    1. Performance – Avalia a capacidade do seu negócio fornecer uma solução face há concorrência.
    2.
    Qualidade – o número de defeitos, o número e a taxa de atraso.
    3.
    Timing – Mede a sua velocidade face ao mercado, incluindo a sua programação para o desenvolvimento interno (também conhecido como cycle time) e seu timing para o mercado.
    4.
    Finanças – Avalia as expectativas de receitas, custos, margens.
    5.
    Os custos de desenvolvimento – para projectos específicos

    Além destas, existem uma série de subcategorias para medir os seus negócios. Como pode constatar são bastantes elementos para ter em conta quando se pretende o seu negócio. Isso muitas vezes explica a inclinação para os empresários “esquecerem” tais métricas.
    MEDIR AJUDA-O A OPTIMIZAR

    Law #13: NOS NEGÓCIOS, VENCER É TUDO

    Tem uma lei “# 14″ que pretende ver adicionada?
    … Ou tem as suas próprias leis que orientam a forma como faz negócios?
    Se for o caso, partilhe-as sff, gostaria de conhece-las.

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    13 Basic Laws of Social Business Success


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    Every day, new business ventures are created. Some of these businesses will succeed, but many will fall by the wayside. Will your business thrive, or will it join thousands of others that have faltered along the way?


    Here are 13 basic rules to make sure your
    (Social) business
    grows and prospers:

    Law #1: PLAN YOUR SUCCESS

    An entrepreneur should understand the power of planning. A good plan helps you increase your chances of succeeding and can help you define your business concepts, estimate costs, predict sales and control your risks. It tells you where you are going and how to get there. Going into business without a plan is like driving into a foreign land without a road map.

    Law #2: TARGET /NICHE

    Always target a niche market. Realize that it is not possible to be good at everything. You are not all things to all people. Identify a problem in that niche market and Create a desired solution for that problem.  A company with limited resources can efficiently serve niche markets. Concentrate your efforts on a fairly narrow market offering. This entails sticking to what you do best, and becoming an expert in that field. However, you can try to limit your offering, for example, to construction of porches and decks and be the best retailer for this segment.
    UTILITY ESTABLISHES GOODWILL

    Law #3: BUILD A TEAM

    Don’t hire an employee to fill a position. Employ a person to be part of a team to build your business. Say “Thank You” – A lot. Tell your customers and employees how much you appreciate them.
    COMPANIES ARE NOT INHERENTLY SOCIAL (BUT PEOPLE ARE)

    Law #4: BE DIFFERENT/ BE AUTHENTIC

    A self-defeating behavior of many businesspersons is thinking, “My business is different!”  When introduced to a management, marketing or sales strategy, most respond, “That doesn’t apply to me because my business/customers/location is different”. Your business may be different in some ways, but in most of the important ways it is just like every other business. You are selling the benefits of a product or. Your customers mostly take action based on emotional responses and justify their actions with “logical” or rationalized “reasons why.” Stand out from an overcrowded marketplace where so much of the advertising and products/services look the same. Avoid being a copycat; rarely do imitators succeed in the market. Study, but do not copy your competitors, and package your products/services distinctly. You have to collect more revenue that the expenses you pay in order to stay in business. Your business has to include leadership, management, marketing, sales, production and finance functions.
    AUTHENTICITY AND TRANSPARENCY BUILDS  TRUST AND ORIGINALITY STIMULATES WORD OF MOUTH.

    Law #5: START SMALL, YET THINK BIG

    The most common question of business start-ups is “How can I compete with my big competitors?“ Small businesses have inherent advantages over big businesses, including flexibility, ability to respond quickly and able to provide a more personalized service. Make sure that your business takes maximum advantage of those areas that represent the strengths of small business.
    KISS : KEEP IT SHORT/SMALL & SIMPLE

    Law #6: BE GOD

    Your business hinges on its reputation. It is imperative that you build a good reputation for the quality of your products and services. Remember that two things guarantee success: high quality goods and superior service. Strive for accuracy and quality from the begining. You often do not have a second chance to make a good first impression. Everyone you come in touch with is potentially a client or a referral to another client because they are either impressed with you as a person, impressed with your skill at providing a certain product or service. Companies that produce great products and services rather than companies that simply rely on great messaging will be winners in a Socialnomic™ world.
    GOOD REPUTATION BUILDING EQUALS BRAND AND INTEGRITY BREEDS LOYALTY AND EMPOWERED CUSTOMERS ARE IN CONTROL

    Law #7: BE FAST

    Time is the most precious commodity. When delivery is expected Friday, show up Thursday afternoon.
    Return calls and emails now.  Consumers are looking to peers for recommendations on products, services, and more via social media. Only companies that produce products and services of great value will be part of these conversations; mediocrity will quickly be eliminated.
    INTERACTIVITY AIDS (MORE) RECALL AND CONVERSATIONS GENERATE AWARENESS.

    Law #8: BE CONSISTENT

    No matter what form of business you are branding (online), it is important that your (online) presence is represented with a consistent brand and marketing message. Make sure your business has a consistent look and feel. A customer must get the same from everyone within your organization. Don’t ever hard sell. Solve problems. Satisfy wants. Do what is truly best for your customer.
    (ONLINE) EXPERIENCES DEFINE YOUR BRAND.
    DON’T JUST SAY IT, PROVE IT AND REMEMBER IT THE BRANDS WHO TELL THE BEST STORIES WIN

    Law #9: BE INNOVATIVE

    Entrepreneurs know that they should not be rigid in their ways of thinking in their quest to improve their best products and services. The business environment today demands that you need to come up with new solutions fast!
    Use change as a springboard to improve your products/services, procedures or reputation. Innovation should also cover your operations from pricing, promotion, CRM, distribution, etc. Keep your eyes for new ways of doing things, and apply those that can improve the quality of your products/Services and efficiency of your operations.

    Law #10: BEING FOUND IS A BUSINESS IMPERATIVE

    56% of all online searches are looking for a local business.
    People spend 80% of their money within 20 miles of their home…and they’re turning to the Internet to research.
    If your business is not being found online today, you’re missing out.  You can even have an expensive website, but if customers cannot easily find you online, the website is basically worthless. If a business website is not found online on a major search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing with the main keywords relating to the business and its location, then it’s ineffective.
    SEARCHABILITY = VISIBILITY AND RELEVANCY  BOOSTS RANK

    Law #11: BE A GOD LISTENING

    Social Media is not about technology. It is about conversations enabled by technology. Social Media is about conversations, we need to have at least two actors alternatively talking and listening. This is a critical point that is often questioned by social media sceptics. Listening as a way to market our research. Listening is a great opportunity for us to engage with users of research products/services. When you think about possible ways and alternatives to get your messages out more effectively, through different channels, and in different formats, you also need to keep an eye on what other organizations and people are writing about those issues that are related to your product/Service. Social Media Listening is a new way of raising the profile of our Organizations, projects and even ourselves as we gain visibility by adding value to online conversations. It should also help us find new partners, networks and new ideas. By participating in online conversations, we leave footprints in the Internet sphere that raise the probability of us being found and contacted. Be market driven: listen and react to your customer’s needs. Customers need to feel that they are important to you  because they are!
    TWO EARS AND ONE MOUTH

    Law #12: MEASURE AND OPTIMIZE YOUR BUSINESS

    It may or may not have occurred to you how important it is to measure your own business. However, if you do not look into the efficacy and processes within your company, there is no way for you to know how well your organization is truly running, and in which área(s) improvement is needed.Traditionally, these elements have consisted of counting defects, measuring costs, and tracking cycle times. Today, there are primarily five areas of measure for business, which include:

    1. Performance – your business ability to provide a solution in relation to its requirements and its competition.
    2. Quality – the number of defects and the number and rate of delay.
    3. Timing – its speed to the market, including its schedule for internal development (also known as cycle time) and its external market timing.
    4. Finances – revenue expectations, costs, margins.
    5. Development costs – for specific projects

    Additionally, there are a number of sub-categories for measuring your business. As you can see, there is quite a bit to consider when you wish to measure your business. This often explains the inclination for business people to put off such measurements.
    MEASURABILITY HELPS YOU OPTIMIZE

    Law #13: IN BUSINESS, WINNING IS EVERYTHING

    Okay, so do you have a “Law #14 you want to add?
    …Or do you have your own Laws that govern how you live and do business?
    Is so, I would love to hear them.

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