Published by rwatstein May 26th, 2008
in consumers and Cuba.
Cubans are getting wired. The island’s communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time recently, ending a ban on PC sales as another despised restriction on daily life fell away under new President Raul Castro. A tower-style QTECH PC and monitor costs nearly US$780 (euro505). While few Cubans can afford that, dozens still gawked outside a tiny Havana electronics store, crowding every inch of its large glass windows and leaving finger and nose prints behind.
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Published by rwatstein January 12th, 2008
in gadgets and consumers.
Eduventures conducted research to better understand the views, attitudes, usage, and future demand/ownership of various technologies and brands among college students. The research, conducted via a Web survey, targeted 18- to 24-year-old students enrolled full-time at a four-year college or university.
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Published by rwatstein January 12th, 2008
in mobile/cell phones and consumers.
Traditional landline telephone service may not be a tradition much longer. With mobile phones more popular, a growing number of US consumers are deciding to do away with their wired phones altogether.
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Published by rwatstein December 22nd, 2007
in consumers.
List of 13 common New Year’s resolutions with links to related government websites. Topics include losing weight, paying off debt, getting a better job, getting fit, quitting smoking, reducing stress, taking a trip, and volunteering to help others. From the official Web portal for the U.S. government.
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Mention online social networks and the two that readily come to most people’s minds are LinkedIn and Facebook. Why do people prefer Facebook to LinkedIn and vice versa? The NextStage CRO explains.
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Published by rwatstein December 16th, 2007
in internet and consumers.
With TV looking at a long string of reruns, some Internet users are turning to the Web for their entertainment. Half of the consumers surveyed by Wi-Fi Alliance-Kelton Research said that they are either going online more often for entertainment since the strike began, or that they plan to do so.
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Published by rwatstein December 9th, 2007
in web 2.0, corporations and consumers.
Companies can no longer sweep dirt under the carpet and hope no one notices. Like it or not, consumers are going to find out–and they’re going to talk. Marketers used to be able to control what consumers knew about their companies, but the Web 2.0 era has opened up a new realm of product experts. Consequently, consumers have turned to one another for the truth — or at least, a version of the truth they perceive to be less biased.
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