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Early Independent Research on Google+ Users
Early Independent Research on Google+ Users By Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts The earliest adopters of Google+ are a unique slice of highly-active socially-networked users. Early results are showing a good-news/bad-news combination for Google+: Bad news: Early Google+ users are … Continue reading →
Filed under Consumer research, Households, Market Research, Market Segmentation, Statistics, Technology, TUPdate
Tagged as Activities, AdClick, Advertising, Early adopters, Entertainment, Facebook, Friend, Games, Google, Google Circles, Google Hangouts, Google Sparks, GooglePlus, Launch, Market Adoption, Messaging, Online activities, Penetration, Privacy, Segmentation, Shopping, SNS, Social Networking, Sociodemographics, Technology adoption, Twitter, Unfriend
Are Rental PCs a Clue to the Next Big Thing in Technology?
A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, Principal Analyst Consumers continue to shape the future of technology with their pocketbooks, whether by outright purchase or payment plans. PC renting is not currently widespread among most U.S. consumers, with only 1% of … Continue reading →
Filed under Consumer research, Households, Market Research, Market Segmentation, Technology User Overview Report, Trends, TUP 2010, TUPdate
Tagged as Aaron's, Best of breed, Buying behavior, Buying Factors, Consumer behavior, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Ethnic, Home PCs, Market Adoption, Market segmentation, Minority, Netbook, Prepaid Wireless, Privacy, Racial, Redlining, Rental, Retail, Security, Segmentation, Seniors, Shopping, Smartphone, Sociodemographics, Sony, Tablet, Technology adoption, Wal-Mart
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 →
Filed under Consumer research, Market Research, Mobile Phones, Technology User Overview Report, TUP 2010, TUPdate
Tagged as Apple, Apple iPhone, Apps, Barriers, CTIA, Data Security, Early adopters, Foursquare, Identity theft, iPhone, iPod, Laggards, LBS, Location-Based Services, Locationgate, Market Adoption, Mobile Money, Mobile Payments, Mobility, Privacy, Shopping, Smartphone, Social Networking, Sociodemographics, Technology adoption, Trends, WikiLeaks
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 →
Filed under Busy Mobiles Profile Report, Consumer research, Households, Market Research, Market Segmentation, MetaFAQs, Mobile Phones, Multiple-PC Household, Statistics, Tech Market, Technology, Trends, TUP 2009, TUP 2010
Tagged as Activities, Alternatives, Answers, Apple, Basic mobile phones, Consoles, Consumer behavior, Consumer electronics, Consumer Electronics Stores, CTIA, Demographics, Disruptive, Disruptive Technology, Feature Phones, Forecasting, Gaming, Installed Base, Internet Shopping, Market segmentation, MetaFAQs, Mobile, Mobile Money, Mobile Phones, Mobility, Multiple-PC Household, Netbook, Newslist, Office Supplies, Online shopping, OTT, Penetration, Printer supplies, Questions, Retail, Saturation, Screens, Segmentation, Shopping, Shopping Basket, Smartphone, Social Networking, Sociodemographics, Tablet, Technology adoption, Trends
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 →
Filed under Consumer research, Market Research, Market Segmentation, MetaFAQs, Statistics, Tech Market, Trends, TUP 2009, TUP 2010
Tagged as Activities, Ad Blockers, Advertising, Answers, Apple, Buyer Burnout, Buyer Resistance, Consumer behavior, Consumer electronics, Consumer Electronics Stores, Demographics, Eyeballs, Google, GooglePlus, Installed Base, Internet Shopping, Market Adoption, Market segmentation, MetaFAQs, Mobile, Mobile Money, Mobility, Netbook, Newslist, Office Supplies, Online shopping, Printer supplies, Questions, Retail, Segmentation, Shopping, Shopping Basket, Social Networking, Sociodemographics, Tablet, Target, Technology adoption, Toner cartridges, Trends, TV, Wal-Mart