This message popped up on my Twitter feed this week, as I was adding a few more things to my to do list (and starting to feel increasingly anxious about the next few weeks): A great little reminder, don't you think?
Author: anacanhoto
Poor Apple. Again.
This time last year, Apple launched a new operating system that had numerous technical problems, as well as a mapping app that was so inaccurate that it became the target of many jokes. Fast forward to this year and, once again, Apple’s recent product launches (including 2 models of iPhone 6, the Apple Watch and … Continue reading Poor Apple. Again.
Marketing according to Google Autocomplete
I am preparing to welcome a new co-hort of students into the MSc Marketing programme, and decided to search online for a couple of quotes about Marketing, to generate some discussion. This is what Google auto-complete had for me: Thoughts???
Book review: Social Media Explained
“Social Media Explained – Untangling the World’s Most Misunderstood Business Trend” is the latest book authored by American business consultant, speaker and educator, Mark W. Schaefer, who also runs the extremely helpful blog {grow}. Having read other books and work authored by Mark, I was expecting this book to do just what "it says on … Continue reading Book review: Social Media Explained
August round-up
August = school and family holidays. Therefore, it is no surprise that this was a somehow unproductive month. For me, August included the following highlights. Researching As I am working on a paper on using social media for customer insight, I spent some time catching up with literature on this topic. I have also … Continue reading August round-up
Of burdens and black dogs
Many years ago, I had a student that was really, really difficult. He was unpleasant. Disruptive. Challenging. And he openly said that he did not like me. I am not going to lie: I was very happy when the semester was over! One year later, he showed up at my class door. He wanted … Continue reading Of burdens and black dogs
Analysing photographs and other visual input
With photos and videos representing an increasing proportion of the content shared online, I am very interested in their potential for my own research. However, I struggle to incorporate visual data in my work because qualitative analysis software (at least the ones that I am familiar with) can only process alpha-numerical data. This means that … Continue reading Analysing photographs and other visual input
It’s official: cats don’t rule the Internet
Quick. Answer this question: What is the most popular category of photos on Instagram? I thought it was food, but I was wrong. And if you thought that it was cats you were wrong, too. According to this paper by Hu, Manikonda and Kambhampati, nearly a quarter of content posted on Instagram are selfies. This is … Continue reading It’s official: cats don’t rule the Internet
Home or away – deciding where to publish your blog post
Well, call me absent minded, but I only just realised that LinkedIn has a new(ish) feature: blogging. Well, actually, the company calls it ‘Long-Form Posts’ so let’s refer to this feature as LFPs, for short. Your LFPs are displayed as part of your profile and are accessible to LinkedIn users not on your network. … Continue reading Home or away – deciding where to publish your blog post
July round-up
July was going to be the month I was going to get on top of my to do list. It didn’t happen. It was nonetheless a good month, which included the following highlights. Researching At the beginning of the month, I attended the Academy of Marketing conference, in Bournemouth. I presented 2 papers, including … Continue reading July round-up
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