The Pew Internet and American Life Project is an amazing resource. The project is a Pew Research Center, a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts. They publish 15 to 20 pieces of detailed trend research a year, and it’s absolutely free.
Their latest, on Cell Phone Usage, has some fabulous information in it about how people use the cell phone, their likes, dislikes, and wants all segmented by age, ethnic and usage demographics. I grabbed these tidbits for iotum:
In this survey of adult cell users, more than a third say their cell phones have enabled some type of unwelcome intrusion in their lives.
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Cell phone use is changing expectations about when and how others are available to us. These results show how much cell owners have a love-hate relationship with their phones. On the one hand, they like that they can reach out to others no matter where they are. On the other hand, they are sometimes not too happy that others – perhaps including their bosses and work colleagues – can reach out to them at any place and time.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
