http://www.i-com.net/blog/index.php/tools/blocks/blog_posts/rss?bID=957&cID=1&arHandle=Main&user=james Most recent posts from Home feeds http://www.i-com.net/blog/wheres-the-crowd-sourcing-site-for-entrepreneurs/ The worlds of publishing and music have crowd-sourcing sites dedicated to helping struggling artists generate funding for their projects, but where's the equivalent for businesses? Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:22:00 GMT http://www.i-com.net/blog/i-coms-top-10-blog-posts-of-2011/ What were our most read blog posts of 2011? Why did these posts prove more popular than others, and what does that tell us about the nature of blogging? Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:48:00 GMT http://www.i-com.net/blog/classic-christmas-virals/ What makes a classic Christmas viral video? Watch some examples then read the theory. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:29:00 GMT http://www.i-com.net/blog/really-what-are-you-doing-on-twitter/ Every once in a while I see something so unbelievably rubbish, something that is such a complete waste of everyone’s time, that I HAVE to write something about it. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:11:00 GMT http://www.i-com.net/blog/facebook-announce-huge-changes-at-f8-conference/ Facebook announced some massive changes to its offering at the f8 developer conference - we look at the main changes that will impact both personal and business users. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:00:00 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/google-rolls-out-google-to-everyone/ Google has rolled out its brand new social network, Google+. But what exactly is it, and how is it different from Facebook? Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:51:00 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/in-response-to-sprout_insights-the-cons-of-hiring-a-social-media/ Early last month Sprout Social assessed the pros and cons of hiring an agency to handle your firm's social media. Being an agency, we took issue with the cons. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:33:00 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/content-is-cheap-508/ The Guardian has been accused of plagiarism - even they don't understand duplicate content. I-COM Blog Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:05:18 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/how-to-promote-a-business-event-using-linkedin-504/ LinkedIn offers a number of free business event promotion tools - find out how to make the most of them. I-COM Blog Tue, 24 May 2011 09:01:45 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/photo-tagging-service-stipple-could-revolutionise-the-way-we-sho/ Stipple, a service that allows brands to tag photos with product details, could revolutionise the way we shop online - I-COM Blog Tue, 03 May 2011 15:29:49 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/google-testing-1-a-like-button-for-search-results-482/ Google testing new 'Like' button called 'plus one' for search results. What does this mean for your website? I-COM Blog. Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:08:28 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/how-social-media-can-give-your-business-a-great-reputation-469/ Find out how social media reputation management can significantly improve your online marketing efforts. I-COM Blog Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:49:15 GMT http://www.i-com.net/blog/why-your-spammy-blog-comments-are-a-waste-of-time-451/ Why do SEO companies spam blogs with pointless comments, and what do they hope to gain from it? I-COM Blog Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:11:41 GMT http://www.i-com.net/blog/report-projects-boom-in-social-media-spend-for-2011-447/ Figures suggest UK business' social media spend to increase in 2011. Are you using social media? I-COM Blog Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:55:21 GMT http://www.i-com.net/blog/if-your-business-only-does-one-thing-in-2011-438/ Social media marketing isn't going away, it's getting bigger. If your business only does one thing this year... - I-COM Blog Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:04:00 GMT http://www.i-com.net/blog/5-social-media-tenets-425/ Don't over-estimate the power of social media; it's hard work. Five social media marketing guidelines from I-COM. Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:48:02 GMT http://www.i-com.net/blog/manchester-sascon-mini-conference-416/ Quick round up of Manchester SAScon mini SEO conference, which took place last Friday at The Hive. Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:37:49 GMT http://www.i-com.net/blog/whats-the-point-setting-objectives-for-social-media-campaigns-an/ What's the point of social media? What am I doing on Twitter or Facebook? Do my actions have any value for my business? I-COM Blog Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:38:37 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/what-would-you-like-to-see-in-a-twitter-analytics-tool-400/ What features would you like to see in the new Twitter analytics tool? - Social Media on the I-COM Blog. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:07:33 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/should-your-business-be-on-twitter-391/ Every business, regardless of sector or size, could be on Twitter, and could be using it to grow their brand online. Whether your business should be there or not depends entirely upon how you use it. I-COM Blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:42:21 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/unlocking-foursquares-marketing-potential-382/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:37:27 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-employees-social-media-accounts-/ Thinking about letting your employees loose on Facebook? Read these simple rules first! - I-COM Blog Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:28:52 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/iain-banks-iphone-app-fad-or-fiction-369/ Iain Banks' iPhone app; a faddish attempt by the publishing industry to engage with new media or the future of reading? Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:53:05 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/do-screaming-bus-stops-sales-367/ Seen or heard the shouting bus stop adverts around Manchester? Do annoying adverts like these prove talking points, or signal brand death? Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:39:18 BST http://www.i-com.net/blog/endangered-punctuation-the-apostrophe-364/ Learn to use apostrophes correctly and drastically improve your writing - I-COM Blog Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:41:20 BST