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Facebook to float for 1st February 2012 9:57 PM

So it's not really that surprising, we all knew it was coming, but it does seem an odd time to float a mammoth company like Facebook, ie in the middle of a global financial meltdown.

At least Mark will now be able to get himself a decent house

Or of course, there is the other FB news story

FACEBOOK WILL END ON MARCH 15th, 2012!*|*Weekly World News

"Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be shut down in March of 2012. Managing the site has become too stressful.

Favourite WWE Superstar 1st February 2012 9:37 PM

Originally Posted by vo4u

“Who is your favourite wwe superstar?

My favourite wwe superstar is Rnady Orton.”

Hello vo4u, I've reset your post count to zero, and I think we've had enough "whats your favourite" threads.

Feel free to genuinely contribute in marketing or business discussion, but no more post counting please.

The People's Supermarket 1st February 2012 9:33 PM

Originally Posted by mrb

“So for now, the model is working - though it seems to be on a wobbly basis of raising money by selling bricks

”

hmm, good luck to them, but less than convinced. I'm amazed they're still going after watching the documentary last year

Favourite WWE Superstar 1st February 2012 9:28 PM

Big Daddy man myself

Is he still alive? Ahh, Sundays as a kid watching the wrestling with your Granny, it's a funny old world

New Section For Complaints 1st February 2012 9:25 PM

Originally Posted by tomsk

“Steve

What about starting a section outing bad customer service?”

For anyone in the UK, we'd end up with too many posts

Plus it would be a slander fest! I get enough threatening letters as it is

But there's always the Rants Forum to let off some steam, which sounds like you have had your fair share!

Originally Posted by Paul Green

“We could start doing a type of thread looking for the generosity of the 'My local' businesses for local charity or funraising campains..”

Go for it, be interesting to see what if any response you get. Are businesses still feeling generous, or has everyone battened down the hatches as the doom and gloom rolls on...

Originally Posted by Paul Green

“Until now you might not have known a useful use for the voice recorder on your mobile phone.”

What a cracking idea, though not sure how you stand legally, are you supposed to make people aware if they are being recorded? Have to ask Bill the Barrister next time he pops in!

Any Doctor Who Fans Here? 30th January 2012 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by Barney

“In my youth John Pertwee was the doctor, must say I prefered then....”

He may have been your doctor, but he'll always be worzel gummage

Guaranteed page 1 of Google - 30th January 2012 11:34 PM

There's only 1 company in the world that can guarantee you the top position in the google search results.

Unfortunately Google doesn't offer SEO services

Have a crack at it yourself, the basics are pretty straightforward. Make sure you know exactly what you're top keywords are, optimise for those, then when you are happy and ready, save any precious budget for the keyword/s that you know will convert, and get some link building done. There are people on this and other forums that have good track record in link building, go with someone who's been recommended rather than a sales email.

As indizine says, if it sounds too good...

Can you believe it? 30th January 2012 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by Barney

“however today I received a

RBS boss gets 30th January 2012 11:13 PM

There was a pundit on the news tonight who made a great point. Now he's turned his bonus down, they'd better hope after all the media hysteria and the immense pressure he must be under job wise, he just doesn't turn round and say stick your job

To try and find a replacement with a good track record who stands a chance of turning round a major bank, but knows every action will be over analysed by bar room politics, will ask for a much bigger salary to make it worthwhile, as he knows he'll never get a bonus!

Stay at home mums and dads running there business 30th January 2012 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Scintillion

“As business moves further into the 21st century, "home-based" business will become more common with the internet becoming the prime marketplace. In some industries, up to 90% of business is now conducted on the internet, not to mention those businesses that have always been 100% internet based.”

I think there is an interesting misconception that all online business is run from a back bedroom or small home office. Had an interesting chat last week with the MD of the Cov University based B2B Centre. They are dropping terms such as "e business" and online marketing, because online has now matured. You now just have "business" or "marketing".

In other words you are setting up a business, online/offline is irrespective. If you are planning on a lifestyle business, ie income supplement, or the ability to take control over your work/life balance, then this will be normally home based, and there is a huge increase in this market.

But if you are starting a business, then the chances are you are going to want to develop and grow this, and although outsourcing will get you a long way, it's only a matter of time before you have employees. Now you won't want these sat in your house (done that!), and do you really want everyone working remotely? Hard to build team spirit and an office is a great incubator of ideas and thought. I think what has changed is the need for flexibility and a less rigid structure, but I think the office has safe future for businesses that will grow, online or offline.