Always on a Friday: netfinds from the world of e-commerce and beyond
The weekly Net Find comes out on Fridays. This is where we introduce particularly funny occurrences during the week. But we also honour viral campaigns with an interesting video or image which have gained a lot of attention. The nerd in our authors also raises its head in our Friday fun and it shouldn’t be taken too seriously. We send our readers into a well-earned weekend with these amusing and inspiring articles.
The Israeli homepage building block provider Wix.com certainly didn’t know what wix means wank in German which they started out in 2006. But they have showed a lot of humor in their entry into the Germany market with tongue in cheek catch phrases like do it yourself, millions do it every day, or my wife … Continue reading "Net Find: How Wix.com Made a #Win out of Their Naming #Fail"
Today, in my inbox… “Effective fax marketing, advertising, and communications campaigns” Those of you who’re laughing should stop and think: In B2B people are still faxing away happily all the time. To take this target group by storm, professional fax marketing is worth its weight in gold. We say: buy! Via @LeanderWatting
Without wanting to trivialise drugs, you can attribute a euphoric effect to alcohol without sticking your neck out too far. The fact that online shopping can be more fun tipsy, has now inspired an app in the USA. It helps drunks make the right wrong purchase decisions. You can reach the target group in two … Continue reading "Netfind: even drunks want to shop online"
Since we have been able to basically be in contact with each other constantly, leaving your smartphone in your pocket and giving the people who are actually there your full attention has become one of the greatest compliments. If manners are missing and meal time becomes nothing more than playing around on the tablet etc., … Continue reading "Net find: how mothers call you to dinner in 2015"
To summarise a trader comparison done in 141 cities: the ten most friendly traders are in Jena. Jena, the “the centre of digital commerce” took the lead among the middle German cities. In the categories: friendliness, quality of consultation, and value for money, owner-operated businesses got best ratings. » The upward trend is continuing with … Continue reading "Problem solved: friendly people save stationary trade"
“Content is King” – this statement seems to be the standard wisdom for many companies, agencies, and freelancers. which means exactly…? Irrelevant. What is more important is that you can’t just leave it at “content is King”. Many authors feel they need to elaborate: “Content is King, but Distribution is Queen”. This is still ok. … Continue reading "“Content is…” - oh shut up!"
With their hilarious marketing idea, PornHub has often shown that it can do more than just manage a platform for pornographic films. PornHub is now taking things a step further and want to mix things up in the wearables scene with the Wankband. It might even work. Take a look at how the Wankband operates: … Continue reading "Net Find: Man Power for the Smart Phone Battery"
The shortage of skilled workers in IT is not a new complaint. Even digital natives answer questions about their desired profession with classics like teacher or lawyer. In order for this to change and to create an awareness for new, digital professions, we at dotSource are putting our knowledge to use: for instance through the … Continue reading "So how do you become the CEO of an e-commerce agency Christian Grötsch?"
When people used to go sightseeing, you’d often find yourself having a stranger’s camera shoved into your hand so that you could take a photo of its owner. This is a thing of the past: these days, many hobby photographers own a selfie-stick and don’t have to let their beloved smartphone out of their sight. … Continue reading "Net find: When the selfie-stick gets stuck in your smartphone"
