Today’s infographic looks at the major technological trends of 2011, and predicts three more for the coming year. The surge in group buying is evident to even the internet novices. Groupons have become very popular, and even smaller companies like campus cred are growing in college towns....

This year, more than previous years, I joined the massive force of online holiday shoppers. I was able to check 5 people off from my holiday shopping list in an hour and all without much more than a few clicks to “add to my cart” and pay. I didn’t have to dodge any fist fights over a...

1. Don’t just focus on the downside; understand the opportunity. Keep in mind that it’s not easy to look at both sides of a situation. In fact, as discovered by pioneering behavioral economists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, we are wired to value losses higher than equivalent...

 The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn is a real tavern in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. But it’s not the strangest name for a bar you’ll find in this gallery of ten at...

We’ve already featured a few of Aaron Wood’s awesome social media propaganda posters in the past, but Aaron has just release some cool new ones, all available for purchase via his Etsy store. Check ‘em out below! [more...] Our mission is to empower people to change the way the global...

Social media produces the highest return-on-relationship, and the lowest return-on-salesmanship. It is perfectly acceptable to sell on transactional platforms (your website, Amazon, eBay, etc), because that is where people go to buy; they expect to be sold. However, it damages your brand if...

- Branding - Gather basics, but don’t copy. There’s more than one reason for why companies spend so much time and resources on defining their branding standards. It is very important for a brand hold a logo, colours with specific tones, special fonts for the lettering and so on....

Getting videos into the mix can add extra oomph to a business owner’s blog. In helping entrepreneurs make the most of their websites, I’ve generally found that visitors to a blog with videos spend twice if not triple the time on it than they would with a site that’s only text...