Erik Qualman's Blog, page 446
September 19, 2016
How Snapchat Dominates Connecting with Millennials
How Snapchat Dominates Connecting with Millennials Social media is big business, with platforms emerging in every niche. High rates of engagement, especially among millennials, has been driving this massive growth, and the impact of social media doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. While there are many smaller social media sites out there vying […]
Fox Accuses Netflix of Poaching
Netflix – AKA “The Poachers” Netflix and Fox are hashing it out lawsuit style, because Fox employees are switching loyalty. Fox is accusing Netflix of “poaching two of its executives.” Supposedly, the ex-Fox employees were under contract and Netflix offered a sweet deal in exchange for breaking their contracts with Fox. The rebels are Tara […]
Improving the UX of Your eCommerce Store to Increase Sales Conversion Rate
User experience, or UX, in business refers to the emotional or intellectual response of the visitor to your store. It does not matter if it is physical or digital store. A potential buyer makes decisions based on their UX, and your agenda in building a physical store or an ecommerce website is to convert, which […]
September 16, 2016
How to Come Up With Great, Clickable Titles In 3 Ways
It is (rightfully) said that titles are the most important part of the internet article. You know the type of content I’m talking about. They’re short articles, usually 500-1000 words, found everywhere online, and on every subject. But, some perform well, others don’t. And it doesn’t always have to do with the traffic of the […]
Apple’s iPhone 7 Hits Stores Today
Fans lined up last night in get their hands on the newest Apple product this morning, the iPhone 7. But the iPhone 7 Plus and the jet black iPhone 7 are still sold out and will not be available in stores. If that’s not tragic enough, Apple has stated that they will have “limited quantities” […]
Strixus Machine Learning Scopes out Social Media for Cyber Threats
With more than 1.6 billion people accessing social media sites globally each and every day, this is a hacker’s paradise. It is bad enough for private individuals who have their social accounts hacked and private information breeched, but now imagine companies that use the marketing power of social networks and you’ve opened up a whole […]
September 15, 2016
Online Tools and Appointment Scheduling for Small Businesses
In a world of increasing technological advancements, many small businesses are integrating computer software into their daily tasks. One area in which businesses are turning to technology is appointment scheduling. Gone are the days of writing down appointments, phone calls, and reminders on a big desk calendar. Many businesses are now turning to their desktops, […]
Why the AirPods Won’t Fall Out
Tim Cook is Tired of the Complaining Tim Cook is over hearing about how you are going to lose them before you even buy them. Cook is stepping out to say he has used them on the treadmill and they have not fallen out. Cook told Good Morning America that the cause of wired headphones […]
6 Benefits of Social Media for Small Business Owners
What is social media? If I quote the dictionary meaning of the word ‘social media’ it means websites or apps that help internet users to develop and share content in the form of pictures and videos and also written content or just participate in the various social media activities. In other words apps and websites […]
September 14, 2016
How to Get People Talking About Your Brand on Social Media
Consistently publishing quality content and disseminating it via your own social channels is great, but the real power in social media lies in the influence of your followers. In other words, a successful social media strategy is defined by whether or not people are talking about you. Three Tips for Sparking Social Conversations Let’s say […]
