Tag: SURVEYS

According to a Reuters report, a recent Australian study shows that over 50-percent of men see the Internet as the key to happiness, while a measly 39-percent of women feel the same way. The "Happiness Index" study also demonstrates that, collectively, women's happiest activity is spending time with family, an opinion shared by just 45-percent of men. While we are certainly in no position to ...

Network security firm, Voco, says that workers spend about 25-percent of their time "goofing off" online, often without their managers realizing it. In particular, Information Technology (IT) workers and tech-savvy employees are able to get away with all sorts of online shenanigans, including browsing eBay auctions, dating sites, social networking pages, and even downloading music and movies ...

Sorry, moms. According to a recent study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 97-percent of American kids aged 12 to 17 partake in video games, and two-thirds of them play while hanging out with friends or family. Another 25-percent socialize online, so it looks like the stereotype of the awkward, withdrawn gamer is less true than many believe. The survey asked just over 1100 kids ...

We're a little frightened to find out how many of you out there would choose your BlackBerry over your spouse. A new survey from StudyLogic finds that over 35-percent of business travelers would choose the ol' CrackBerry over their significant other. Additionally, 87-percent of those surveyed said they brought their smart phones and BlackBerrys into the bedroom with them. It appears business ...

Everyone knows what Facebook and MySpace are, right? Facebook just hit 100-million users, and MySpace hit that mark more than two years ago. Mix in all the other various social networks out there and you surely have billions of people, right? How is it that only 42-percent of people know what a social network is? Marketing firm eMarketer asked 13,000 people in 17 countries whether they knew what a ...

From all the stories about wired AARP-ers, you might think of today's senior citizen as a Wiimote-swinging, brain-training, video-gaming technological hipster (with replaced hips). That's certainly the case for a growing number of seniors out there, but sadly, it's definitely not the majority, at least according to a recent survey in Germany showing that 58-percent of seniors in that country ...

A survey by Integrated Media Measurement Inc.(MMI) has found that up to 20% of TV viewing is done online. Roughly half of online viewing is referred to as "replacement viewing," 30% is "catch up viewing" and 18% is "fill in viewing." This comes as little surprise. With companies feverishly attempting to develop more digital content for online viewers it only makes sense that viewership would ...

For some strange reason, we can't say we're surprised by the latest J.D. Power and Associates report. Maybe it's how LCD HDTVs seem to be highlighted in most retail locations, or maybe it's just because the negative burn-in stigma attached to earlier PDPs has yet to wear off. Whatever the case, said research firm has just produced an article claiming that "retail electronics salespersons are ...

In a shift major shift among businesses, Macintosh computers are no longer just being allowed through the front doors of corporate America but are actually being encouraged as business work tools. According to a new survey by the Yankee Group, a Massachusetts research firm, the Apple-made desktop computers, previously only the favorites of graphic designers and layout specialists, are now ...

IT (Information Technology) pays well and there are tons of available jobs. And guess what? Americans under the age of 30 don't actually seem to want them. The Computing Research Association's Taulbee Survey is an annual study conducted at universities with Ph.D. programs, and this year's shows a 20% drop between 2005-06 and 2006-07 in students completing bachelors degrees in professional IT ...

What do women want? Yes, the age-old question with no single set answer becomes even more complex with the advent of technology that is geared now toward more than just functionality but also form and style. So, add smartphones to the list of possibilities that will satisfy the people carrying around double-X chromosomes, because, as handset makers have discovered during the past year, the ...

You know what's crazy? Here's what's crazy: According to market research company The NPD Group, only 9 percent of HDTV owners said they planned on buying a Blu-ray player in the next six months. Which is only a tad higher than the general population, of which 6% said were considering a similar purchase. In fact, less than half of HDTV owners in the U.S. even know what Blu-ray disc is (if you're ...

According to market researchers at Sony Ericsson, it's the ladies that are driving the latest trends in the gadget world. It used to be that when companies wanted to market a gadget to women, they slapped some pink paint and glitter on it. Now feminized gadgets have taken on more practical designs that owe less to Barbie and gender stereotypes and more to the the industrial designs of companies ...

Laptops have long been a top concern for Information Technology (IT) security experts, but recent surveys have shown that the newest top priority is securing smart phones, such as BlackBerrys and even iPhones. According to the survey conducted by data protection supplier Credant Technologies, a whopping 94-percent of senior IT staff fear that smart phones and PDAs present a security risk. That ...

Do you know anyone who isn't spending time online, sending e-mail, reading blogs and reviews or just shopping for the best deal? Apparently, plenty of people are still not using the Internet, whether for communication or anything else, according to a new survey issued by Parks Associates. According to the analyst firm, one-fifth of U.S. households have never used e-mail and 18 percent have no ...