>The two biggest forms of social media on the planet right now are Twitter and Facebook. Both these platforms have allowed people from all over the world to get in touch with each other, share information and pictures, and just generally chat. But how have these platforms been beneficial to the world of windows?Taking a [...]
>Found an interesting video on Youtube of when a bullet hits Smart Glass Switchable glass:
>There is no doubt that the future of the double glazing industry relies partly on the integration of the internet. Gathering leads by way of the web is going to become one of the main ways in which to attract customers.We started the internet journey properly about a year ago, aiming to have a better [...]
>The long-awaited revamp of the Glasstalk website has finally been unveiled! And it looks good!Major changes include a fully dedicated News section and the introduction of an advertising page. But the first obvious thing is the refreshed layout of the whole site, which is much better and more modern than the previous site. Not there [...]
>The internet is arguably the most influential invention since the telephone, maybe even more so. Over time, the internet has grown and developed into everybody's daily lives. Some use it for purely recreation, a lot use it for business, whether it be banking, advertising or selling.The internet has become such a powerful tool for businesses, [...]
>Searching on Google Trends I know doesn't give a 100% accurate picture of what people are buying. But it does give a good indication as to what people are interested in. Below is a Trends comparison between 'double glazing' and 'conservatories'. Both of which show a steady decline, 'conservatories' more marked than 'double glazing'.The blue [...]
>We had in our IT guy today to work on getting us a better, faster, more compact company website done. But while he was here I obviously had to talk to him about hosting my blog and getting it a proper domain name sorted. So it looks like I should have that sorted within about [...]
>This blog is soon to grow up and become it's own website. Something which perhaps should have been done a while ago, but there we go, time makes fools of us all. But I just wanted to ask a quick question and I'd like a bit of feedback. Both WordPress and Google allow you to create your own [...]
>I'm following a great new blog: http://www.dgframeology.blogspot.com His topics are relevant, and he's started his blog to try and raise the profile and image of the double glazing industry as a whole. I applaud the sentiment, and if every blogger put self gain second, and the industry first, then perhaps this could be an achievable [...]
>As the interent has grown, so has the whistle blowing culture. The internet has been an avenue for people who have had bad experiences with companies to vent their fury and frustrations. The obvious problem for companies is that everyone in the world can read all about that person's horror stories. The main victims of [...]
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8576264.stmThis is a link you all need follow and read up on. It is an article on the BBC Business website that explains how more and more people are using social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to complain about bad experiences they have with companies.Customer complaints is a subject I like to prattle on [...]
>With the internet making huge inrodes into the way the double glazing industry works and operates, lots of companies are making big investements into their websites and other online services. Personally I think this is good business sense. It allows customers to do their homework and check into different companies and their products and services. [...]
>The top image shows the search numbers for 'double glazing' over the last five years. What is obvious is that there has been a steady decline since 2004, and that when it comes to Christmas we may as well not even be open.The second image shows again the figures for 'double glazing' but over the [...]
>The double glazing community in the blogging world is expanding at a steady pace. And from blogging came Twitter. Micro-blogging. Quicker, concise and more 'real-time'. At first people were heralding the huge opportunities Twitter would give to double glazing companies. But in reality, Twitter has provided a better communication channel between those in the industry. [...]
>In recent years, with the surge of the internet, it has become much easier for unhappy customers to vent their frustrations about particular companies or bad installations. And as we have seen, some become very enthused by the matter and take things much further by waging online campaigns against particular companies. I can understand customers' [...]
>I've not looked on Google Trends for a while so decided to have a browse and see what the double glazing industry search patterns were like. The blue line indicates 'double glazing', and has remained pretty much steady all the way through the year. There isn't the usual rollercoaster shape on the graph which regularly [...]
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