Tag Archives: Market Adoption

Are Smartphones really for fun, not communicating?

Are Smartphones really for fun, not communicating? A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, Principal Analyst Are Smartphone subscribers more about fun than communication? Is entertainment that much stronger for Smartphone subscribers than for users of Basic Mobile Phones? Is the … Continue reading

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Privacy is on the mind of savvy early adopters as they resist location sharing – A MetaFacts TUPdate

A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, Principal Analyst Are early adopters starting to act like laggards? It may seem a paradox that the most forward-thinking consumers – the first to adopt smartphones – would also be the ones more strongly … Continue reading

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Amazon Cloud Drive may rain on Apple while lightening load for consumers

Today, Amazon announced the Amazon Cloud Drive and Amazon Cloud Player for Web. This game-changing move will likely bring a boost to the decades-old online file storage services. It may even have the effect of reining in music listeners who may have strayed, … Continue reading

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Is the Internet still fun, or is the novelty gone? – reported in MetaFacts TUP survey

Is the Internet still fun, or is the novelty gone? – reported in MetaFacts TUP survey A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, MetaFacts Principal Analyst Fun is one of the strongest gravitational forces drawing people to use the Internet. There … 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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