Are You Using QR Codes?

QR codes, those barcode-like images that can be scanned by smartphones, are showing up in magazine ads, on product shelves, billboards, websites, blogs, buses and trains etc. It is easy to scanning a QR code - you can download a free QR code reader app for your smartphone, and take a picture of the code. The QR code can be read horizontally or vertically, it allows marketers to pack in more information. But according to researcher comScore, only 6% of mobile phone … [Read more...]

Effective Communication Helps You Grow Your Business

Speaking of effective communication, it has several benefits you can apply to your business endeavors, also to your personal life. Learning or relearning toward how to listen and speak skillfully not only shows your clients that you understand their needs and issues, it can also help you grow your business. Effective communication is a two-way process - sending the right message, that is also being correctly received and understood by the other persons. For … [Read more...]

The Latest Update Extensive Database of G+ Resources

If you haven't got on Google+, you should get on now, it is no longer requires an invite to join, and it is opening for everyone now. Google's Vic Gundotra wrote on company's blog, "We're ready to move from field trial to "beta, and introduce our 100th feature: open sign-ups." So if you wanted to invite friends but didn't have any invites, go ahead, anyone over 18 can be a member now. For those of you not in Google+, which is most of you, this is a very big … [Read more...]

Infographic: Find a Job with Social Media Sites

Networking has always played an important role for job seekers, as well as for recruiters. With the Internet buzzing with social media, there are similarly many ways to use social media to network, hiring and eventually find a job. In today's competitive job market, employers are getting savvy to social networking sites and the information we share online. There are a huge opportunity for those resourceful and self-motivated participant in social media to find the … [Read more...]

Infographic: Interesting Finding about Twitter Users

If you are addicted to the twitter, you will find this infographic from Lab42's finding is interesting, the information below shows you a more interactive picture of Twitter users - how twitter users use the service, how they decide who to follow and a lot more. I surprised to see that the number of people who access directly through twitter is so high (64%) compared to mobile (16%) and twitter client (10%). It is also interesting to see why people follow Brands … [Read more...]

61 Percent QR Code Scanners in June are Male

A QR ("Quick Response") code is a specific matrix bar code (or two dimensional code) that is readable by smartphones. comScore has just posted the results of their June 2011 survey regarding the QR code black and white squares scanning, here's what they found. In June 2011, 14 million mobile users in the U.S. have scanned a QR code on their mobile device, but it representing only 6.2 percent of the total mobile audience. Among the code scanners, 60.5 percent of … [Read more...]

6 Steps to Become a Successful Online Entrepreneur

I think we all usually define success as being rich and/or famous, the dictionary definition of success - the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Here is a step-by-step plan for building the foundation of your internet marketing business - for people who are ready to get their tail in gear! Step 1: You Need Something to Sell In general, there are two big ways to make money online: 1. Sell your own product to people who want it. 2. Promote someone else’s … [Read more...]