The rise of in-store mobile commerce | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project:
More than half of adult cell phone owners used their cell phones while they were in a store during the 2011 holiday season to seek help with purchasing decisions. During a 30 day period before and after Christmas:
38% of cell owners used their phone to call a friend while they were in a store for advice about a purchase they were considering making
24% of cell owners used their phone to look up reviews of a product online while they were in a store
25% of adult cell owners used their phones to look up the price of a product online while they were in a store, to see if they could get a better price somewhere else
Taken together, just over half (52%) of all adult cell owners used their phone for at least one of these three reasons over the holiday shopping season and one third (33%) used their phone specifically for online information while inside a physical store—either product reviews or pricing information.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Just-in-time Information through Mobile Connections | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project
Just-in-time Information through Mobile Connections | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project:
The rapid adoption of cell phones and, especially, the spread of internet-connected smartphones are changing people’s communications with others and their relationships with information. Users’ ability to access data immediately through apps and web browsers and through contact with their social networks is creating a new culture of real-time information seekers and problem solvers.
70% of all cell phone owners and 86% of smartphone owners have used their phones in the previous 30 days to perform at least one of the following activities:
Coordinate a meeting or get-together -- 41% of cell phone owners have done this in the past 30 days.
Solve an unexpected problem that they or someone else had encountered -- 35% have used their phones to do this in the past 30 days.
Decide whether to visit a business, such as a restaurant -- 30% have used their phone to do this in the past 30 days.
Find information to help settle an argument they were having -- 27% haveused their phone to get information for that reason in the past 30 days.
Look up a score of a sporting event -- 23% have used their phone to do that in the past 30 days.
Get up-to-the-minute traffic or public transit information to find the fastest way to get somewhere -- 20% have used their phone to get that kind of information in the past 30 days.
Get help in an emergency situation -- 19% have used their phone to do that in the past 30 days.
The rapid adoption of cell phones and, especially, the spread of internet-connected smartphones are changing people’s communications with others and their relationships with information. Users’ ability to access data immediately through apps and web browsers and through contact with their social networks is creating a new culture of real-time information seekers and problem solvers.
70% of all cell phone owners and 86% of smartphone owners have used their phones in the previous 30 days to perform at least one of the following activities:
Coordinate a meeting or get-together -- 41% of cell phone owners have done this in the past 30 days.
Solve an unexpected problem that they or someone else had encountered -- 35% have used their phones to do this in the past 30 days.
Decide whether to visit a business, such as a restaurant -- 30% have used their phone to do this in the past 30 days.
Find information to help settle an argument they were having -- 27% haveused their phone to get information for that reason in the past 30 days.
Look up a score of a sporting event -- 23% have used their phone to do that in the past 30 days.
Get up-to-the-minute traffic or public transit information to find the fastest way to get somewhere -- 20% have used their phone to get that kind of information in the past 30 days.
Get help in an emergency situation -- 19% have used their phone to do that in the past 30 days.
Creating a Language for the Web - NYTimes.com
Creating a Language for the Web - NYTimes.com:
It’s the vernacular of the Web.
Some of the words and phrases many of us use to describe our behavior on the Internet did not exist just a few years ago. Others have taken on new uses. In a recent update, for example, the Oxford English Dictionary altered its lexicon, including the coinages “LOL”(laugh out loud) and “OMG” (oh my God).
It’s the vernacular of the Web.
Some of the words and phrases many of us use to describe our behavior on the Internet did not exist just a few years ago. Others have taken on new uses. In a recent update, for example, the Oxford English Dictionary altered its lexicon, including the coinages “LOL”(laugh out loud) and “OMG” (oh my God).
Many Competing Paths on the Road to a Phone Wallet - NYTimes.com
Many Competing Paths on the Road to a Phone Wallet - NYTimes.com:
“This was a gift, to be honest, that was sitting under our Christmas tree that we didn’t anticipate,” he said, of the recent moves by the credit card companies and VeriFone.
“This was a gift, to be honest, that was sitting under our Christmas tree that we didn’t anticipate,” he said, of the recent moves by the credit card companies and VeriFone.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Teens & Online Video | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project
Teens & Online Video | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project:
In a survey of 799 teens conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project between April 19 and July 14, 2011, the teens were asked about a number of online behaviors. The results for video-oriented activities are reported here. Among the findings:
37% of internet users ages 12-17 participate in video chats with others using applications such as Skype, Googletalk or iChat. Girls are more likely than boys to have such chats.
27% of internet-using teens 12-17 record and upload video to the internet. One major difference between now and 2006 is that online girls are just as likely these days to upload video as online boys.
13% of internet-using teens stream video live to the internet for other people to watch.
Social media users are much more likely than those who do not use social media to engage in all three video behaviors studied.
In a survey of 799 teens conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project between April 19 and July 14, 2011, the teens were asked about a number of online behaviors. The results for video-oriented activities are reported here. Among the findings:
37% of internet users ages 12-17 participate in video chats with others using applications such as Skype, Googletalk or iChat. Girls are more likely than boys to have such chats.
27% of internet-using teens 12-17 record and upload video to the internet. One major difference between now and 2006 is that online girls are just as likely these days to upload video as online boys.
13% of internet-using teens stream video live to the internet for other people to watch.
Social media users are much more likely than those who do not use social media to engage in all three video behaviors studied.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The science of civil war: What makes heroic strife | The Economist
The science of civil war: What makes heroic strife | The Economist:
Computer models that can predict the outbreak and spread of civil conflict are being developed
Computer models that can predict the outbreak and spread of civil conflict are being developed
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Engineer in Google’s Street View Is Identified - NYTimes.com
Engineer in Google’s Street View Is Identified - NYTimes.com:
At the center of the uproar over a Google project that scooped up personal data from potentially millions of unsuspecting people is the company software engineer who wrote the code.
Now a former state investigator involved in another inquiry into Street View has identified Engineer Doe. The former investigator said he was Marius Milner, a programmer with a background in telecommunications who is highly regarded in the field of Wi-Fi networking, essential to the project.
At the center of the uproar over a Google project that scooped up personal data from potentially millions of unsuspecting people is the company software engineer who wrote the code.
Now a former state investigator involved in another inquiry into Street View has identified Engineer Doe. The former investigator said he was Marius Milner, a programmer with a background in telecommunications who is highly regarded in the field of Wi-Fi networking, essential to the project.
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