Surveys show gentlemen do not prefer blondes

A new study adds weight to the belief that British men prefer the ‘girl next door’ to platinum blonde pin-ups – unless they’re out on the town. Research just released appears to disprove what women have long believed – that men prefer blondes. A study by the University of Westminster and recently reported by the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology suggests that men view brunettes as being more attractive and intelligent than blondes. Unless, of course, we’re out on the town. Researchers sent a woman to three London nightclubs with her hair dyed either brunette, blond or red and observed the results. They then asked 130 men to rate pictures...

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Women are attracted to your personality as much as your body. But what, exactly, are they looking for? We all know what women want in men, right? They want a muscular body (or was it a slender one?). They want long legs (or was it arms?). They want blonde hair (or was it black?). OK, maybe we don’t know for certain, but what we can be sure of is that it’s not just about looks and physique. In fact, study after study has shown that, while women do value looks to some extent, they don’t prioritise them in the way men do. Instead, women place a higher emphasis on personality, and the character traits that show you’re a good catch....

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53 secrets girls don’t want guys to know

1. When we get whistled at in the street, we feel uncomfortable and we’ll always tut and roll our eyes. But we’re awesomely flattered and we’d be gutted if it stopped. 2. We will never grow out of our fascination with pop stars. A guy can be completely ordinary-looking, but we will fancy him if he’s in a band. 3. We are more likely to fancy a guy if his ex-girlfriends are really pretty. 4. We can be put off a guy by finding out that his ex-girlfriends are a bit ugly. 5. When we look through your Facebook photos, we’re looking to see how pretty or ugly your ex- girlfriends are. 6. We look through your Facebook photos a lot, and...

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Government Censoring Twitter

Twitter has made an announcement that local laws can censor certain tweets that are going forward based on a users location. No one can understand the reason for this decision to be made. Many Twitter users are furious about this decision because what this means is that many will have to think twice before tweeting anything controversial. I can just imagine Twitter users having their Tweets removed just because they said something against the government. Do people remember 2011 being the year when people used Twitter to gather together and protest against the regime of the nation? We doubt that can happen if Tweets are governed...

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The Next Generation of Television

More and more TV’s at CES 2012 were showing off that their TV has internet. People want internet on TV and want apps to go along with it. Apple TV is something that is rumoured to be coming out in the Television Market. Apple TV and Google TV will be competing against each other just as they are in the mobile market at the present. We all know how effective Apple are in their marketing campaigns, Apple does offer an interface that is smooth and user friendly. For example products like iPad and iPhones have that smooth and user friendly interface. Google TV will be an interesting piece of technolgy because they have more online...

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Marketing News Summary: Episode 1

Morrisons targets students with convenience store Morrisons has made a new move into the convenience market to challenge specialist coffee chains. Outdoor seating is going to be offered with this first store.  This is going to be targeted at students by offering an extensive food to go breakfast and lunch, including offers like a coffee and bacon sandwich deal for £2 at its food to go counter. This is an attempt to compete directly with coffee chains nearby such as Costa and Nero. The store opened on 16th January in Manchester’s Grafton Street, situated among Manchester University buildings. There are other offers that are being introduced by the chain to attract students, meal deal offers that include fresh ingrediants for £3 and coupons offering £2 off a £10 shop for the...

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Hearing ‘Phantom Vibrations’ from Smartphones

A study has revealed that people who are addicted to their smartphones and wait in anticipation for their next notification to arrive are prone to hearing ‘phantom vibrations’. I can relate to this problem because I have heard ‘phantom vibrations’ when waiting in anticipation for the next notification, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Text and more. This study was conducted out at the University of Worcester and it indicates that users are finding themselves more stressed when they think they have heard a buzz and immediately check their email and social networking apps/sites. Hearing a ‘phantom buzz’ is leading users to check their phones more often than usual and this causing more stress. This is a problem for employers and this study should be considered if smartphones are affecting...

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Men Under Pressure

In recent years men have been under pressure for how they look by the media and the society they live in. You always saw the female population being under the media spotlight for looking underweight, overweight, insufficient make-up, hairstyle, fashion sense and etc. The modern World now expects men to consider many elements before stepping outside their house. 10 years ago you would not have seen many products for mens skin, hair and eyes but in the modern World you will find men now have a vast amount of choice when buying a product for their skin and hair. Women in particular like men to take care of their body and show off how they...

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Marketing Is Not Boring

Information Many people who are young and old have the perception that business or marketing is a boring topic and job. People who work in the business World may be seen as boring people who don’t have a life but that is not the case. People in the business environment are very enthusiastic people who have to think one step ahead of everyone around them. This is something which someone has naturally or learns over time, useful when working in an aggressive market with many competitors. People who work in marketing or even study marketing are very creative, confident, motivated and enthusiastic. Now I’m not posting this because someone has said “marketing is boring” or anything like that. I am posting this just to make people aware of the personality that many marketeers have. In...

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Love Is A Terribly Beautiful Thing.

Love is a terribly beautiful thing. It makes you feel, whether you want to or not. Love creates a whole entire world specifically for you and your significant other. That fatal attraction between two souls has been the inspiration for the most beautiful and the most grotesque of art. It has been the beating heart of the world’s greatest romances and tragedies. Love, especially true love, makes you feel, whether you want to or not. If your love is happy, your heart soars above everyone else, bringing you joy you’ve never known before. However, on the other side of the coin, there is sadness beyond compare. When your other half is in pain, your own heart cries out from your chest in agony. Their strife is yours also to bear. You can never pull yourself away from them, no matter how much...

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Problems and Changes at HMV

Information HMV are aware that their business is struggling and will continue to struggle because of the modern online downloads and streaming that is available. HMV had warned they would struggle yet again in 2011 and the organisation only saw an increase in sales for a few weeks that lead to Christmas. According to Marketing Week, “Sales from stores open for a year or more dipped 8.2% for the first five weeks to 31 December, an improvement on the 13.2% dip reported for the first 7 weeks to 17 December.” HMV has changed the layout of its stores and expanded the room available for technology products. The organisation has recognised...

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Girls Wanting to be Fake in Newcastle!

Just saw a tweet from a girl in Newcastle stating "getting me blowjob lips next fridayyyyyyyyyyy woooo! bring on the needles!!" Is there actually any need to change your natural lips? Do other girls agree with this sort of thing in Newcastle??? *I want answers* As if this is something to celebrate. Your just being insecure about youself if you don’t like how you look and try to change how you look. When you’re born you are a beautiful person to your parents and everyone else, why change the natural look for something based on silicon! Girls in Newcastle and UK have no limits to what they won’t do, disgusting when there is so much else...

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When Facebook Users Try To Control Your Life!

You may wonder how is it possible for another Facebook user to even attempt to control your life when nothing on Facebook is actually real. Well they try to control you in every aspect before you even decide to post a status or photo and even comment on anything they have posted. You begin to think what you might post which will appeal to everyone and keep everyone happy but we all know very well that you can never please everyone. If you decide to post a lot of status updates or photos then people start complaining about it by posting a status or commenting on anything you have posted. The whole point of social networking is...

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A Kick in Life!

There comes a time in everyones life when your very happy and don’t consider anything negative happening to you because your young but then something happens. “A Kick in Life” is what I call it when your going through a positive phase in your life and then naturally you start going through a phase where everything negative happens to you. There is nothing you have done wrong or anything different from any other day and you just don’t understand why certain things are happening to you at the wrong time. For example you may be looking for a job, relationship and etc when you start going through a negative phase which ruins your plans....

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Social Networking Sites Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

Cyber attacks are not something new because we have seen Sony, Sega and many others get hacked. Sony is a large coperation recognised throughout the world and even they experienced cyber attacks on their PSN (Playstation Network) for the Playstation 3. What is even more amazing and shocking to hear is that they experienced more than one attack and lost total control of the user information they had obtained. Many users details were out in the open and the only thing the Sony public relations department could do to limit the damges was to offer some free games on the PSN. Many users must have been outraged and wondering what type of security...

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Twitter is Honest and Direct

Social Networking has changed the World and we understand that very well in 2011. Twitter was something which was not used by celeberities a few years ago but now they use it for many reasons, example industry exposure, reflection of their personality and etc. Twitter has helped raise awareness for anything out there in this world or outside it. Trends on Twitter causes users to Tweet or Retweet worldwide and this helps others to be informed live. Media was the source for all the information when celeberity relationships were formed or broken but now Twitter is a place where the World can find out the latest news before it appears...

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The Future of Marketing

There are many blogs, articles and professionals out there that may have already stated what the marketing environment will be for businesses and consumers in the near future. This post however will be more realistic and identify the marketing environment in the next 10 years. The marketing environment is changing everyday and has been since humans started buying and selling. The environment growed gradually but at a steady pace with new strategies and existing material being used more effectively and efficiently but with the online generation it is a very different story now. The world of business and technolgy combined is like...

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Happy Guy & New Blog

I'm in a good mood today and loving life. Anyways this is a new blog and this is just a blog post to test some featur...

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