http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/ virtualkiwi.co.nz Blog en Sun, 20 May 2012 22:21:42 +1200 http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/what-happens-in-1-internet-minute http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/what-happens-in-1-internet-minute This is a really great post from Mark Goldberg Among highlights from the infographic: Nearly 640 Terabytes of traffic are being transferred each minute by global IP networks; 6 million Facebook views; 2 million Google search queries; 30 hours of video are being uploaded to YouTube; and 1.3 million videos are being viewed.   http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/390-393-online-stores-shutting-their-doors-for-the-last-time- http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/390-393-online-stores-shutting-their-doors-for-the-last-time- Source: www.allbusiness.com If you heard a loud crash this weekend, it may have been the sound of 390,393 online stores shutting their doors for the last time. One of the e-commerce pioneers, Zlio.com, announced that it will cease operations and force its 390,393 member retailers to find new homes for their online ambitions. The reason for the collapse appears to be Google's February search algorithm change that demoted the search-result rankings of many content farms. [Note: ZLIO.com should not be confused with the real estate site ZILO.com] In a press release sent to... http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/online-shoppers-should-hunt---gather http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/online-shoppers-should-hunt---gather This article by the NZ Herald is somewhat disturbing....... if your business is selling online then its worth the read. Many online shoppers have no idea how search engines work or that some links are paid advertising - and the majority of bargain hunters do not bother looking beyond the first page of search results, a new report has found. The Australia Institute has released the report, What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, which warns that a small number of internet players could end up enjoying almost complete control of the mainstream market. The full article is here http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/10-common-mistakes-in-website-design http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/10-common-mistakes-in-website-design This is an excellent (short) article particularly if you are about to buy a new website or have one.  Enjoy.  http://alturl.com/23zmm http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/google-plus-1 http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/google-plus-1 Don't we all want to find ways to improve communications and share information and we don't always want to (or have time to) create an email to share information with others? Well Google have created and released a brand new product to market that will be of interest to many.   The +1 button is shorthand for "this is pretty cool" or "you should check this out." Click +1 to publicly give something your stamp of approval. Your +1's can help friends, contacts, and others on the web find the best stuff when they search. Read the Google +1... http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/dont-upset-digital-natives-bosses-told- http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/dont-upset-digital-natives-bosses-told- Love this news article from the NZ Herald today and it is particularly relevant to business owners who wonder about managing their social media polilcies in the workplace.   And I love the categorisation of Digital Natives versus Digital Immigrants and Digital Dinasours.  Which are you? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Employers cracking down on Facebook at work are "cutting off the air supply" to the digital generation, says an Auckland academic. While many bosses are locking out their workers from social networking... http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/how-amazon-controls-ecommerce http://www.virtualkiwi.co.nz/blog/how-amazon-controls-ecommerce When you think about ecommerce, you think about Amazon. But how did a company that started with online books come to dominate an estimated one third of ecommerce in the U.S.? In the 72 slides that follow, global consulting boutique faberNovel breaks down Amazon’s business and strategy. The keys to Amazon’s success are the Internet imposes no limits on how much Amazon can sell; its control of customer accounts and loyalty, and a growing ecosystem that is helping it cement its place in the world of digital goods as well. Read the full article at TechCrunch