How the world searched

Feb 23, 11 How the world searched

Posted by Jake in Internet, Random

Okay, after this, no more 2010 stuff. I just wanted to share Google Zeitgeist. If you’ve never heard of it, check it out. It’s a cool aggregation of all the search data Google captured during last year. Although the sentiment context of search terms aren’t mentioned, most of the information is still pretty...

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Facebook photos… *click!*

Feb 22, 11 Facebook photos… *click!*

Posted by Jake in Internet, Social Media, Stats & data

I’ve always liked photography. I’m pretty terrible at it myself – and I’m not the most photogenic of people – but I like the idea of taking a snapshot of time, freezing it forever. Sounds a bit wussy, I know, but whatever: it’s what I think. I sometimes think that Facebook photos fall out of my...

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So what did Google learn?

Feb 21, 11 So what did Google learn?

Posted by Jake in Internet, Research, Search

Not content with end-of-2010 roundup posts, I figured It would be nice to share a cool little video I found from Google that shows off a few little gems of information. I’m sometimes skeptical about data being presented this way, but I imagine that in this instance, it’s fairly reliable, given that it’s been...

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Acquire or retain?

Jan 14, 11 Acquire or retain?

Posted by Jake in Internet, Research

I found this interesting report from Flowtown which examines the value of customer retention against the cost of customer acquisition. The figures show that it’s at least 6 times more expensive to acquire a new customer and that by improving retention rates by as little as 5%, companies can see up to 95% increase in profits. The...

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2010 in numbers, new beginnings and general rambling

Jan 14, 11 2010 in numbers, new beginnings and general rambling

Posted by Jake in Internet, Stats & data

Well, it’s been far too long since I last blogged anything. But I’ve started again – with a new look site. Last year was a challenging one… Very busy, lots of ups and downs. I think 2011 is set to be similar – if not better – and, too kick off what will hopefully be a return to regular posts, I...

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