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Trends on Tuesday: Multi-Screen Views
Gone are the days of people sitting passively in front of their TVs. Today, people are interacting with what they are watching, using the devices in their pockets. According to a Yahoo/Nielsen survey 86% of mobile Internet users (and 92% of 13-24s) are using their mobile devices simultaneously with TV. A quarter of them say [...]
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Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Year in Review
Checking in at the end of the year with Mobile Future and their fast paced mobile year in review. [youtube width="400" height="300"]aKAIzU90zA8[/youtube] A Few Highlights 8 trillion texts sent this year 103 million wireless tweets posted each day 1 billion Foursquare check-ins over the year 26 photos posted on Instagram every second Here to Help [...]
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Trends on Tuesday: Anyone Checking In?
There has been a ton of media buzz (and dollars invested) on services that let people “check-in.” Facebook Places, Foursquare and Gowalla are examples of services that let people check in to let their friends know where they are. Venues are increasingly offering discounts or coupons to people checking in. According to comScore, in March [...]
1,339 views | 1 commentMay 17th, 2011 | Filed under Industry News, Trends -
Location Privacy: Yes, People Care
People who use smartphone apps are are concerned about privacy when it comes to sharing their location via mobile phone according to a Nielsen Company report this month. Over half of all smartphone users expressed some concern. Nielsen found that people over 45 and women were the most concerned about sharing their location data. Looking [...]
1,120 views | Comments OffApr 28th, 2011 | Filed under Industry News, Research