Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, March 8, 2019 Women in nearly every employment role are using a broad mix of technology devices, from PCs to Smartphones, Printers, and Tablets. The strongest users of connected devices are among women employed in marketing, information technology, and finance or accounting roles. This is based on the results of…
Work notebook users-Gender within employment role [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, December 13, 2018 Is there a gender difference in which employees use notebooks or don’t? How does this compare to the role of the employee? This MetaFAQs looks into the 2018 results of TUP/Technology User Profile to report on employees using an employer-provided PC and reports their gender by employment…
Major sites visited in last 30 days other than Facebook [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, December 11, 2018 Which websites do Americans regularly visit besides Facebook? Where else are these Facebook-avoiders turning their attention? This MetaFAQs reports on online adults in the US who have not used Facebook in the prior 30 days, and details the sites they have visited. About MetaFAQs MetaFAQs are answers…
Voice assistants-does age matter? [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, March 13, 2018 Age matters when it comes to voice assistant use, and it’s overly simplistic to say that they’re mostly being used by younger adults. Yes, there’s a strong age difference between active voice assistant users, former users, and those who’ve never even given one a try. Age by…
Voice assistants-what users ask about [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, March 9, 2018 As the saying goes, many talk about the weather, yet few do anything about it. Our research doesn’t show if people expect Alexa to have any skills to do anything about the weather. However, it is the main subject users speak with Alexa about. That’s followed by…
Voice assistants-What’s listening now? [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, March 1, 2018 Among voice assistant users, Apple AirPods have the most recent use of a listening device, with 78% having used it on the day we surveyed them. This high active-usage rate is closely followed by Apple notebooks or desktop Macs. Android smartphones rank last for this most-recent-use measure,…
Pocket full of fun – entertainment activities [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, February 1, 2018 Which is more fun – the one-trick-pony device that does one fun thing well, or the device you can use for many types of entertainment? In India, the most-preferred connected device for fun is a smartphone or a basic feature phone. Connected adults in India find more…
How many years do consumers use their notebook PCs? [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, January 29, 2018 How many years do consumers use their Notebook PCs? Based on our MetaFacts TUP/Technology User Profile 2017 survey, the average is 3.1 years around the world. In the US, the average is a full half-year newer, at 2.6 years. Among the world’s leading economies, Germans use their…
What is the penetration of home-owned computing devices? [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, February 22, 2017 Mobile phones dominate home-owned connected devices like the ones used by the greatest number of U.S. adults. As of our MetaFacts TUP 2016 US survey, 87% of U.S. adults used a smartphone or basic cell phone that was home-owned. Slightly trailing mobile phones, 81% of adults use…
OS-polyglots are big tech spenders [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, February 15, 2017 Who are the biggest spenders – Windows-Only, Apple-Only, or some other segment? (MetaFAQs) Google went high, Apple went higher, and Microsoft is left with the rest. That’s an oversimplification, and yet is reflected in household technology spending. Users of certain combinations of operating systems spend differently. Lowest-spending…