Showing posts with label trends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trends. Show all posts
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Airbnb: Our Guests Stay Longer And Spend More Than Hotel Guests, Contributing $56M To The San Francisco Economy
Lawler, Ryan. "Airbnb: Our Guests Stay Longer And Spend More Than Hotel Guests, Contributing $56M To The San Francisco Economy." Tech Crunch, November 9, 2012.
From the article: "According to research conducted by real estate and economic development consulting firm HR&A Advisors, Airbnb guests helped contribute $56 million in total economic activity to the San Francisco economy from June 2011 to May 2012, the vast majority of which was unrelated to the money they spent on lodging. Airbnb guests spent $12.7 million in lodging during that time, but spent an additional $43.1 million while staying in town." Read more
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Tipping Point? We’re Watching More Web Video on TVs Than on PCs
From the article: "Consumer-tracking service NPD says TV sets are now the most popular way to
watch streaming video.
NPD says 45 percent of consumers report that TV is now their primary Web
video screen, up from 33 percent last year. It basically swapped places with
the PC, which used to account for 48 percent of viewing but now represents
31 percent." Read more
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Consumers Use Social Media For Health Information
"Consumers Use Social Media For Health Information." The Holmes Report, September 23, 2012.
From the report: "US consumers seeking health information online are more likely to visit Wikipedia than health magazine websites or Facebook, connect through a PC rather than a mobile device, and be swayed by word of mouth over direct-to-consumer advertising, according to results from a new national consumer survey conducted by Makovsky Health and Kelton.
The research investigates consumers’ overall engagement with online healthcare information, and reveals specific consumer preferences for online publishing sources, channels and even devices, and finds that consumers rate government agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Food and Drug Administration and advocacy organizations among the most credible." Read more
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Bullying in a Networked Era: A Literature Review
Levy, Nathaniel, et al. "Bullying in a Networked Era: A Literature Review." September 12, 2012. Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-17.
From the abstract: "The document’s two guiding questions are “What is bullying?” (Section I) and “What can be done about bullying?” (Section II). Section I begins with a brief overview of key definitions and related research conversations and then addresses bullying’s prevalence, the types of individuals involved in bullying, the characteristics of individuals involved and the consequences of their involvement, and community-level dynamics related to bullying. Section II covers four areas where action has been taken to address problems associated with bullying – school policy, curricula, school climate, and parents – and ends on a note about approaches that mix or cut across these areas. The purpose is to render lessons learned from research and assessment accessible to those interested in deepening or expanding their knowledge of bullying-related issues." Read more
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Patients' Use of Social Media Spurs More Clinical Research
Zamosky, Lisa. "Patients' Use of Social Media Spurs More Clinical Research." iHealthBeat, September 17, 2012.
From the blog: "Health-related social media sites like Inspire, PatientsLikeMe.com and Curetogether.com have become trusted spaces where
patients connect with, support and learn from one another about treatments and
managing illness. And, increasingly, researchers have flocked to these and
other social media sites as a way of expediting recruitment efforts for their
research trials, in some cases with great success." Read more
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Two-thirds of Young Adults and Those with Higher Income are Smartphone Owners
From the study: "66% of those ages 18-29 own smartphones; 68% of those living in households earning $75,000 also own them… More American adults own smartphones than own feature cell phones—that is, the phones that can be used as a phone and for texting, but do not have a smartphone operating system such as Apple’s iOS or Google’s Android. Some 34% of adults have a feature phone; 5% of adults say they do not know if they have a smartphone or not; and 15% of American adults have no cell phone at all." Read more