Words from the wise (article in The Observer)

Reblogging article in the Observer (Thanks Olivia Gordan) There’s no secret formula for succcess and every entrepreneur has their own idea of how to achieve it. Four network members share their advice Raj Anand Recently announced as one of the 50 most influential people in the digital industry by Revolution magazine, Raj Anand is one [...]

10 benefits of Social Media strategy (if you get it right)

Social Media is making waves and it’s fantastic that more and more companies are adopting it. Sometimes it may feel that companies are adopting social media for the wrong reasons. Just having a Facebook, Twitter etc profile is not enough it about engagement with your customer. Some experts would say that you are better off [...]

Social Media buzz phrases and what does it mean to your mum

Social Media has opened doors to several opportunities in business and our personal lives. But has also initiated a heap of unnecessary management phrases which many don’t understand. The first thing I was taught in business was to KISS (Keep in Simple Stupid). Unfortunately these phrases have totally confused many (including my mum). Below is [...]

Bye bye Kwiqq, start of the next chapter!

Kwiqq has been an exciting opportunity for me and everyone. Firstly I want to say a BIG thank you to everyone who worked with us: our team, customers and all supporters/friends/family for being through the ups and downs. In short we have decided to close Kwiqq and work on other opportunities. Below I have written [...]

List of APIs for your Social Networks

Reblogged from the Kwiqq.com Updated (18/02/2009) the Instant Messenger / Voice Chat I believe 2009 was the year of the APIs (Application Programming Interface). Whether it is to login using OpenID, Facebook Connect or just to easily uploading videos to YouTube. The obvious advantages are: lower the barrier to entry for niche social network, quickly [...]

Travel sector struggling to have conversations online

A few million of us each year leave our busy schedules behind and go and enjoy a holiday. Internet savvy users troll through sites like SkyScanner and Kayak to find ‘Cheap Holidays’ or ‘Popular Holidays’ on various websites. Often value for money and good booking experience plays an important role for us when purchasing these [...]

Calling all Copywriters!

Image via CrunchBase At Kwiqq we believe in partnership so much so that all our major marketing activities are in partnership with PR agencies, copywriters, content creators or marketing agencies. We think it is fantastic to get partners involved to open doors to new opportunities. In the past our partners based on the joint marketing [...]

Make a fortune while still young

WTF! Another Business Coach Website (yuk!)

Business / Life coaches are an important part of our economy. This post highlights the trends witnessed amongst coaching websites! They make me wonder, in this day and age of free blogging platforms and SaaS (Software as a Service), why would someone spend £149 + VAT on such templated websites ? Salient features of these [...]

Survey Results: Facebook Status V/S Twitter Status

Today I conducted a survey to see what people used their Facebook/Twitter Status for. The question was: “Survey (Do you agree): Facebook status is ‘what are you Doing’ whilst Twitter status is ‘what are you Thinking’ “. The response varied quiet a bit: ManojRanaweera: its all about thinking at Twitter. FB is just another channel [...]

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