Social Media Now More Popular Than E-mail on Mobile Devices

Mobile users spend 1.4 times as many hours using social networking sites than reading and responding to e-mail, according to a recent study by research company TNS. Mashable reports. On average, users spend 3.1 hours per week on social networks, versus 2.2 hours on e-mail.

Mobile users spend 1.4 times as many hours using social networking sites than reading and responding to e-mail, according to a recent study by research company TNS. Mashable reports.

quotemarksright.jpgOn average, users spend 3.1 hours per week on social networks, versus 2.2 hours on e-mail.

In most mature markets — such as the U.S. — the trend is reversed on PCs; consumers spend more time on e-mail (5.1 hours per week) than social networking (3.8 hours).

The study tracked the online activities and behaviors of nearly 50,000 subjects between 16 and 60 years of age in 46 countries.quotesmarksleft.jpg

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No, J.D. Power & Associates, Timothy Leary Wasn’t Talking About Social Media [Blockquote]

While Dr. Leary was fairly entranced by computers and cyberculture in the ’90s—what stoner wasn’t?—I hardly think he meant ” turn on, tune in, drop out ” to be used to sell consumer market research services.

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United Arab Emirates will not ban Blackberries

Posted on 10th October 2010 by admin in , hp, research, science, security, us | Tags: , , , , , , ,

The United Arab Emirates has said it will not go ahead with plans to ban Blackberry services, following talks with maker Research in Motion. It had threatened to suspend all services from 11 October.

imgres.jpeg The United Arab Emirates has said it will not go ahead with plans to ban Blackberry services, following talks with maker Research in Motion. It had threatened to suspend all services from 11 October.

[via the BBC. Image from The Christina Science Monitor.]

Related:A list of Countries that have blackberry bans over security issues.

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Google Is Road Testing Cars That Drive Themselves [Cars]

Posted on 9th October 2010 by admin in , Google, car, hd, pixel, research | Tags: , , , , , , ,

This is not a Google Street View truck. It’s actually a self-driving car.