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Calling the Shots While Driving the Wagon: Renegades say they should be allowed to text or email while driving

Calling the Shots While Driving the Wagon: Renegades say they should be allowed to text or email while driving A MetaFacts TUPDate by Dan Ness, Principal Analyst When you change lanes on the highway, you hope that the guy next … Continue reading

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23.5 million online Americans age 18-34 don’t use a social network. 6.8 million cite privacy concerns. Reported in MetaFacts TUP survey

Is privacy a big concern among younger non-social networkers? A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, MetaFacts Principal Analyst Privacy concerns are a strong deterrent to future Facebook growth, even among the age 18-34 segment. The younger adult segment has a … Continue reading

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Callers outsmart their mobile phones

Smartphones may be smart, yet depending on how you look at it, half of callers using Smartphones are smart or half of those using Basic Mobile Phones are smart. If subscribers aren’t fully enjoying their Smartphones, they are more likely to … Continue reading

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Multi-Platform Usage Shifts-Solid market research from MetaFacts Technology User Profile

Are Smartphones replace PCs? Have they already? Which market segments have and which haven’t? Have netbooks, tablets, and eReaders replaced desktops? Have GPS/PND devices been replaced by direction-finding smartphone apps? Extensive solid information about multi-platform usage shifts–who accesses what technology, and where … Continue reading

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Tech Media, Advertising, TV – solid market research from MetaFacts Technology User Profile

Extensive information about tech media, advertising and TV is available in TUP – Technology User Profile. Today’s media-savvy consumers may want their MTV, but they might seek alternative methods to get it.  Advertising seems to have become an option for the consumer, … Continue reading

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