Tag Archives: Social Networking

What Social Networkers Do With Their Time

A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, Principal Analyst Social networking is about fun and keeping connected – hardly referred to as a time-saver. Our latest research confirms that adults busiest with their PCs use social networking the most. Three out … Continue reading

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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

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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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Beyond “Paper or Plastic?” to “Refilled, Original or Compatible?”-MetaFacts TUPdate

Beyond “Paper or Plastic?” to “Refilled, Original or Compatible?” A MetaFacts TUPdate by Dan Ness, Principal Analyst Ink refill usage is substantial, especially among some leading-edge market segments. There’s an old marketing adage about giving away the razor to make … 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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