Posts Tagged ‘ mobile ’
Technology has brought about immense change in the lives of American consumers. Today, eight-in-ten U.S. adults access the Internet and seven-in-ten use email and surf the web. Fully nine-in-ten adults have at least one mobile device and four-in-ten send text messages. While many Americans wholeheartedly embrace new technology and adopt it quickly, others take a [...][ READ MORE ]
On June 15, 24/7 Wall St. published their “24/7 Wall St. Ten Brands That Will Disappear in 2011” a report in which they identified some interesting brands that they expect will either be gone by the end of 2011, or whose parent company will be sold or go into Chapter 11. One of the brands [...][ READ MORE ]
Facebook’s upcoming location-based status update feature will likely be extremely relevant to its users. An increasing percentage of American adults are Facebook users who also access the Internet via their cell phones—a prime target audience for Facebook’s new mobile feature. As of March, 22 2010, 29% of the adult population were facebook.com visitors who also [...][ READ MORE ]
Gone seem to be the days when the TV set was the main point of attraction in home entertainment. Today’s average home has quite a few screens that are used simultaneously and multifariously. The TV set can play the main role, become background noise, or act as a first step in a further quest for [...][ READ MORE ]
With the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up and Macworld 2010 just a few weeks away, Experian Simmons is examining American consumers’ use of electronic gadgets. No, we won’t be looking at American’s penchant for iPhone-controlled helicopters or 3D TVs just yet, but you will find a wealth of information on trends surrounding TVs, mobile [...][ READ MORE ]
Now that the NFL regular season has come to a close, all focus is on figuring out which two teams will battle it out in Miami at Super Bowl® XLIV to be held on February 7th. With 37% of the U.S. adult population tuning in, the Super Bowl provides advertisers with a television audience rivaled [...][ READ MORE ]
To date, more than 21 million users have the ability to check their email on Apple’s iPhone, but how do these emails render? Here are some iPhone specific guidelines to consider the next time you’re designing an email with a mobile slant. With a comparatively larger screen than most other mobile devices, the viewable area [...][ READ MORE ]
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