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Information and trends which you might find useful or interesting for business or personal purposes...

DISCLAIMER:  Remember what Mark Twain said: ”There are three types of lies; Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics.”   ‘Nuff said.

GENERAL COMPUTER STATISTICS:

Windows share of all operating systems; Apple has 5%, Linux the rest

DATA:  2012 Net Applications

Number of years that Apple has scored a higher customer satisfaction rating than PCs - but this was the first year that general consumer computer satisfaction didn’t rise at all.

DATA: 9/20/11 CNN MONEY

Percentage of Americans between 13 & 64 who say they never get good sleep on weeknights. Why? Drs report that the artificial light on laptops & cellphones in low-light scenarios impedes release of melatonin and increases alertness, making sleep difficult.

DATA:2011 National Sleep Foundation

The amount of time it took Kindle e-books to overtake Amazon’s sales of print books.  But this is only sales on Amazon, and not other e-book readers.  Overall e-books may be about 20% of total book sales.

DATA:  CNN 5/19/11

The percentage of Americans who have bought goods and services advertised by spam.  Of that 60% is men’s health (Viagra).

DATA:  U. of Cal., San Diego 2011

Percentage of Americans who say they’d be willing to implant a device in their brain allowing them to use the internet.

DATA: Zogby Int’l 11/9/07

Percentage of people who make tech support calls who swear at the tech; Another 21% wind up screaming!

DATA:  Steve Croft, 60 Minutes (2008)

Percentage of college students that think it is legal to share music purchased on line or by CD with others: NOT!

DATA:  informationweek,.com 1/28/08

Number of discreet thoughts most human brains can entertain at once.  Multitaskers take note!

DATA:  University of Oregon study in Psychological Science

The age at which 28% of people think children should get their first cell phone

DATA:  Retrevo’s Gadgetology Report 2010

The percentage of Americans who think that our president should have an Internet Kill switch in the event ot terrorist attack

DATA:  Unisys Security 2010

Percentage of frequent business travelers that would choose an airline based on whether Wi-Fi was offered in-flight; meals came in second at only 71%

DATA: Wakefield Research 9/09

Percentage of business that suffer significant data losses that go out of business.

DATA: U.S. Dept. of Labor Statistics, through Processor Vol 30 No. 3

Number of businesses having at least one Mac system in-house vs. 47% only 2 yrs ago; 21% have more than 50 Macs

DATA:  Yankee Group

Percentage increase of overall video chat used by businesses over last year; also document sharing increased 55% & web conferencing up 52%

DATA:  Forrester Research Survey sponsored by Cisco 11.2010

Percentage of U.S. Human Resource professionals who have rejected employment based on information found online

DATA: Microsoft Survey 1/2010

Percentage of job seekers who believe that personal details purlished on line have any impact on their job prospects

DATA: Microsoft Survey 1/2010

Percentage of employers which monitor employees’ website visits

DATA: 2007 Amer Mgt Assn Survey

Percentage of employers which    monitor employees’      e-mail

DATA: 2007 Amer Mgt Assn Survey

Percentage of employers which have fired employees for email misuse

DATA: 2007 Amer Mgt Assn Survey

Percentage of women who would rather go without sex for 2 weeks than go without Internet access (vice 30% of men)

DATA:  Harris Interactive, 2010

Percentage of Americans who would give up sex for a week over giving up their cell phone - 70% of respondents were women

DATA:  Telnav, 2011

Percentage of Germans in their 20s who would rather do without their significant others than give up the internet.  They say you can always find another man or woman, but life without the Web is unthinkable.

DATA:  The Week 3/13/09 p.6

Percentage of iPhone users who admit to watching adult material on their phones (Blackbery users admit to 10%)

DATA:  Retrevo’s Gadgetology Report 2010

Percentage of People who would willingly suspend sex to check an electronic message or take a call on their cell

DATA:  Retrevo’s Gadgetology Report 2010

Percentage of iPhone users who have dumped someone by text or email

DATA:  Retrevo’s Gadgetology Report 2010

Teens who sext who are FOUR TIMES more likely to consider suicide

DATA:  MTV/AP 2010 Digital Abuse Study

Percentage of heads of household in the U.S. who have never sent an e-mail; 50% of those older than 65; 56% having no formal education past high school

Percentage of U.S. households that don’t have internet access. Harris: 81% of American adults use the Internet; 48% as the primary source for news.

Percentage of workers classified as “hyperconnected”, using at least 7 devices and 9 applications such as IM or text messaging; 38% would take their cell if leaving the home for more than 24 hrs., vice 30% their wallet.

Percentage of GenY employees (ages 18 - 24) who engage in online activities at work that put a business infrastructure at risk (mobile phones 39%; social networking sites 28%; IM 27%; open source 19%; online apps 12%; online shopping 40%

Percentage of baby boomers (over 55) who are more likely to get into workplace social networking; only 40
% of gen Y (15 - 28) or Gen X (28 - 49)

DATA:  Forrester Research Survey sponsored by Cisco 11.2010

DATA: Park Assoc. phone survey, Processor Vol. 30, No. 22 (5/30/08)

DATA: informationweek.com 12/1/08

Average number of text messages per month sent and received by American teenagers in the 4th qtr 2008 - double one year earlier.

DATA:  Neilson Co.

Percentage of those who download an iPhone app who are still using it 30 days later

DATA: 2008 Pinch Media study

Percentage of US companies prohibiting employees from visiting social networking sites during work.

DATA:  Robert Half Technology 2009

Percentage of U.S. adults who have at least one social networking account

DATA: Q1 2010 Consumer Confidence Surveyy

Number of houses worldwide 2009 which have broadband internet access, 422 million

DATA:  Gartner Co.

Percentage decrease in emailing by teenagers in 2010; 18% in 25-44; 12% in 45-54; but it was up in 55-64 by 22%

DATA: ComScore 2010

Percentage decrease in Bluetooth headset use - 43% in 2008; 26% in 2009

With all the talk about texting while driving, does this make sense?

DATA:  Strategy Analytics (Reported in Smart Computing 11.11.09 Facts)

Percentage of Facebook  users signed on in any given day

DATA: Windows Secrets 2011

Percentage of all US adults using S/N, up from just 5% only 6 yrs ago - baby boomers are 32% of the group

DATA:  Pew Research Center 2011

Percentage of tweets which come from mobile devices

DATA: Fortune, 5/2011

Percentage of Twitter accounts based outside of the U.S.

DATA: Fortune, 5/2011

Percentage of users generating 90% of tweets

DATA: Fortune, 5/2011

Percentage of those who have Twitter accounts who are no longer active

DATA: Fortune, 5/2011

Number of new strains of malicious code targeted at smartphones in 2010 (double 2009)

DATA: Sean Sullivan, Security Advisor for F-Secure

Percentage of American adults who own smart phones - 83% have cell phones

DATA: Pew Internet Project 2011

Increase in smart phone  sales in 4th Qtr 2010 - Noki, RIM, Apple & Samsung led the pack

DATA: IDC

Percentage of smart phone owners who use their phone to access Internet & email; 68% on a daily basis

DATA: Pew Internet Project 2011

Increase in mobile malware in 4th Qtr 2010

DATA: McAfee

Percentage of smart phone users who use them to access the Internet rather than through their computers

DATA: Pew Internet Project 2011

Percentage of Android O/S market 2010; next was Symbian at 30.6%, then Apple IOS at 16%, and Blackberry at 14.4%, last Windows Phone 7 at 3.1%

DATA: Canalys

DATA: iSUPPLI, 2011

Percentage of workers who chose smart phones as their mobile device of choice, vice 20% for tablets and 28% for laptops

DATA: Mobile Workforce Report, iPass (March, 2011)

DATA: iSUPPLI, 2011

Percentage of the app market controlled by Android vs. 31% by Apple.  Why? Apple’s shipment growth is only 9% compared to Android’s 36%

DATA: ABI Research, Nov. 2011

December, 2011

January, 2012

Percentage of Americans owning at least one digital reading device

DATA:BW 1/30/12

VIRUS AND MALWARE THREATS

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iPADS & PAD COMPUTING

Percentage of customers who prefer iPad as their first choice for a tablet: second choice = HP TouchPad @ 10%

DATA: 2011 Robert W. Baird

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