Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, October 21, 2020 Do more employees use Apple or Samsung smartphones? How has the active installed base share changed between 2018 and 2020? This MetaFAQs reports on the active installed base of smartphones among employees in the US, Germany, and China. About MetaFAQs MetaFAQs are answers to frequently asked questions…
Smartphones are workhorses [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, October 15, 2020 Smartphones are in widespread use, as are PCs and tablets. They are being used for more than phone calls. This MetaFAQs looks at the regular smartphone activities of employees in the US, Germany, and China, detailing the work-related activities they do. About MetaFAQs MetaFAQs are answers to…
Top work-related tablet activities by country [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, October 10, 2020 During the COVID pandemic, many employees were suddenly working from home. Many tapped into their personally-owned devices to get work done. This MetaFAQs looks at the work-related activities being regularly done using a tablet among online adults in the US, the UK, and Germany. About MetaFAQs MetaFAQs…
New work-from-home employees got new PCs in Asia – less so in Europe and the US [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, October 6, 2020 Working from home is a new practice for many employees during the COVID pandemic. This MetaFAQs reports on the use of new home PCs and new work PCs among employees who are new to working from home, those who had previously been working from home, and those…
Work PC and tablet use among female American employees varies by employment role [MetaFAQs]
Do most female American employees use employer-provided PCs? Which employment roles have higher use than others? This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of American female employees that regularly use an employer-provided PC or tablet, split by work desktops and work notebooks/laptops.
Home notebook work activities by country [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, September 29, 2020
Are many employees using home notebooks for work-related activities? What are the major work-related activities they regularly do? How does this vary by country? This MetaFAQs reports on the regular work-related activities with home notebooks among employees in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, China, and India.
Work from home on the shoulders of employees, for now [TUPdate]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, September 25, 2020
Working exclusively from home
Are you reading this from home? That makes you one of the 391 million online adults working remotely we found in our TUP/Technology User Profile survey across 6 countries. If you are like the average employee around the world, you are also reading this on your own PC, tablet, or smartphone, and not one provided by your employer.
Home PCs are the new work PCs
Home desktop work activities among employees [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, September 22, 2020
Are many employees using home desktops for work-related activities? What are the major work-related activities they regularly do? How does this vary by country? This MetaFAQs reports on the regular work-related activities being used on home desktops among employees in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, China, and India.
Home desktop work activities among employees [MetaFAQs]
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, September 22, 2020 Are many employees using home desktops for work-related activities? What are the major work-related activities they regularly do? How does this vary by country? This MetaFAQs reports on the regular work-related activities being used on home desktops among employees in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, China, and…
The work from home privilege [MetaFacts Pulse Survey]
By Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts
Working from home. While it is a blessing for some and may feel like a curse for others, only a few get the privilege. Being able to work from home during widespread public health safety shutdowns has sustained employment for many employees. It has also brought new challenges for those with school-age children or insufficient technology. It has also brought about faster adoption of certain technology products and services while revealing long-present sociological differences. The differences may persist while many of the technological changes will be temporary and evolutionary, not revolutionary.