Techaisle Small Business Survey Finds 50 Percent of Netbook Owners Use Push Email

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) July 21, 2009

Techaisle ‘s study on ownership and use of Netbooks among businesses shows that current and potential Netbook buyers are more technologically sophisticated than non-Netbook owners and support mobility products within their businesses. These small businesses not only support and use mobile applications such as direct push email they have a defined policy for the use and support of Smartphones. Surveys were conducted across several countries in both developed and emerging markets.

The study conducted by Techaisle, a market research and consulting organization focused on Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies and Interactive Entertainment also found that 46 percent of small businesses that are “Likely to Buy” Netbooks currently use push email. These small businesses are tech savvy using databases, SaaS and collaboration technologies.

As per the study, ASUS brand with 52 percent penetration is strong among small business primarily due to early entry into the market and availability through online retailers and local VARs/Resellers. Dell and HP are stronger players with higher penetration within Mid-market and Large Businesses.

The netbook study also found that purchase channels are uniquely different for Netbooks than those of notebooks and desktops. The channels differ not only by the size of business but also the brands being purchased. Small businesses in Europe have shown a propensity to purchase through service providers.

“Savvy business buyers are realizing the role of Netbook in their IT architecture with considerable implications for the way vendors’ distribution channels and go-to-market models should be structured”, says Paolo Puppoli, Techaisle, EMEA Region.

Techaisle Small Business Survey Finds 50 Percent of Netbook Owners Use Push Email

Joomlashack Announces Early Results of Biggest Joomla Survey Yet

S. Strafford, VT (PRWEB) April 26, 2007

Inspired by the Mambo survey in November 2005, Joomlashack.com, a leading provider of Joomla templates and components for the Joomla CMS, is reaching out to the Joomla community to create the biggest survey ever about Joomla .

Joomlashack.com knows time is valuable, so all survey respondents receive a coupon for 30% off any Joomlashack order through April 30th, and are automatically entered to win prizes like $ 100 gift certificates to Amazon and the grand prize, Joomlashack Joomla templates for life.

Just two weeks after its release on Joomlashack.com, more than 2,000 Joomla users have answered the Joomla Survey.

Joomlashack has many big questions about Joomla users that the survey will help answer, such as:

Is Joomla mostly used by developers?

Nearly half of all respondents have made changes to the code of a Joomla component or the core code of Joomla itself, with 57% claiming PHP programming knowledge.

Is Joomla easy to install?

0ver 80% of those surveyed say that installing Joomla on a server was so easy it took “a few minutes.”

What other content managements systems do people use instead of Joomla and why?

32% of respondents say they have used WordPress, while only 11% have used Drupal.

Does Joomla make a good blogging platform?

Over 60% say they use Joomla for a blog site.

Take the Joomla Survey today and win free templates for life or a $ 100 Amazon gift certificate. We’ll be releasing data from the survey both at http://www.joomlashack.com and to http://www.joomla.org.

Joomlashack.com is an online retailer of commercial Joomla! CMS templates. Our team consists of the most skilled designers and developers in the Joomla community. We specialize in helping the small business, non-profit or individual get to grips with this powerful content management system. Our mission is to provide our clients with an affordable, professional web presence that will meet their needs and serve them well into the future.

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Joomlashack Announces Early Results of Biggest Joomla Survey Yet

Online Survey and Polling Service SiS Survey Adds New Features, Offers Free Accounts

Miami, FL (PRWEB) April 19, 2010

Software development firm SiS Software Factory is proud to announce the addition of several new features to its online survey and polling service SiS Survey, found online at http://www.sisSurvey.net. SiS Survey users can now share and publish all created online polls to any social network, including Facebook, MySpace and WordPress platforms. The ability to add surveys to social networks will be available in the coming months.

The new features available with SiS Survey are designed to help users better share their poll results with social networks and other audiences, says Ariel Silahian. Individuals, businesses and other groups that want to quickly and easily share polling information on social networking sites like Facebook, iGoogle or blog platforms can use SiS Survey to disseminate that information effectively.

Once users create an online poll or survey through SiS Survey, it can be used in any of several ways. Users can provide a direct link to the survey or embed the survey onto any Web page using Javascript. Users may also opt to add the survey or poll to any site in the form of a Flash movie. SiS Surveys new design enables users to publish any survey or poll directly onto any social media site with just one click, providing greater ease of use than ever before.

In addition to the new features now available with SiS Survey, the company is also offering a free PRO-1 account for life. This free premium account is available for free to anyone who posts to Twitter a nice tweet about SiS Survey. After posting the tweet, interested people can contact the company for more information about the free account.

As many people have already discovered, SiS Survey is easy to use and can be customized for any business need; human resources departments can create a survey to gauge employee satisfaction, businesses can create a poll to measure customer feedback and satisfaction, and market research firms can create a custom survey to better understand customers and target markets.

Anyone can create a customized or unique poll in minutes. Eleven questions types are available to choose from, each with multiple options. Users can design the polls look to match a Web site and can deploy it with a single line of auto-generated script. HTML can also be utilized to include images, video and more. Users may also opt to choose from a selection of 14 available skins or can create and add their own with CSS.

SiS Surveys advanced online reporting means that data is tracked in real time. That data can then be exported as XML or CSV. Users may also subscribe to their survey results via RSS. Once a company has reached its reply quota or once a certain date has been reached, the survey can be easily closed to prevent further replies.

SiS Survey customers can choose from any of three available account options. SiS Survey Free provides users a platform for creating unlimited polls and surveys per month. Users can create surveys of up to 10 questions each and can receive up to 100 survey responses. Customers may also opt for the SiS Survey PRO-1 account. In addition to unlimited polls and surveys, PRO-1 users receive Vote Analysis with every poll, extra reports that provide information such as an individual vote report, voter location and features that can detect and remove fraudulent multiple votes from the same IP address. PRO-1 users can also create surveys with an unlimited amount of questions and can receive up to 1,000 responses per survey. The PRO-2 option provides all of the same features as the PRO-1 package, except that PRO-2 users can receive up to 10,000 responses per survey, allowing for even greater insight into the questions posed. More information about these packages can be found at http://www.sissurvey.net/signup.aspx.

For more information about SiS Survey or to create a survey or poll, visit http://www.sisSurvey.net.

About SiS Software Factory

For more than 15 years SiS Software Factory, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has dedicated itself to building web apps and providing IT services to companies around the world. Online polling and survey service sisSurvey.net is one of the companys main products.

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Lady Boomer Lifestyle Survey Results Released by The Kitchens Group

Maitland, FL (PRWEB) March 28, 2011

The Kitchens Group has released the results of a national survey of 553 Lady Boomers- women between the ages of 46-65. The survey confirms the Boomerang Phenomenon is alive and well living in Mom and Dads increasingly cluttered nest.

Boomerang Kids- those young adults who leave home with youthful idealism and excitement about the adventures awaiting them, only to ricochet back to their rooms when life out of the nest, with its pesky responsibilities, thwarts their efforts at independence.

More than half (52%) of Generation Xers and Millenials have moved back home or are financially dependent upon their boomer parents. Survey results indicate 1 in 5 of these boomerang kids are still on the family dole. Money isnt the only issue either. Sixty percent of the Lady Boomers participating in this online survey say they are 911 on their childrens cell phones. The survey asked, When your grown children have a problem, do they usually call (1) Mom- 60%, (2) Dad- 8% or (3) do they tend to handle the issue on their own-32%. These results as well as others documented in the survey, indicate Lady Boomers really have managed to do it all- be available to their kids and be workaholics in their careers (56% work more than 40 hours a week).

This internet survey of 553 Baby Boomer women was conducted February 14-March 14, 2011 using The Kitchens Groups Knet survey methodology, an Internet survey method which has been academically reviewed by social scientist from four universities. For more results from this survey contact Liz Kitchens (Liztkg@cfl.rr.com) at The Kitchens Group-407 622-0210

About The Kitchens Group

Since its founding in 1983, The Kitchens Group has interviewed more than five million Americans on topics ranging from politics, public policy, environmental concerns, and business issues. The Kitchens Group conducts various forms of public opinion research, including market research, targeted audience survey research, in-depth interviews, Internet surveys, and focus groups. The firm has worked for a variety of commercial companies, including Fortune 500 companies, public policy groups, and non-profit organizations. The Kitchens Group is one of the oldest and most experienced public opinion research firms in the country.

Clients of The Kitchens Group include Jos. A. Bank, Lowes Home Improvement Stores, The International Association of Conservation Biologists, the American Psychologists Association, Verizon, Humana, The Nature Conservancy, Penn National Gaming and Entertainment, and The Blues Music Foundation.

The Kitchens Group is a member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), and the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) . The firm has its office in Orlando, Florida. Visit http://www.thekitchensgroup.com for more information.

James Kitchens, Ph.D. is recognized as a scholar in the field of Communication and is an expert in persuasion and attitude change. His persuasion model, Four Pillars of the American Psyche is scheduled to be presented at the Communication Association of Americas annual convention in 2012. The model is already in use by academic researchers to analyze persuasion campaigns. Dr. Kitchens has published more than 20 academic articles in his field. Dr. Kitchens has served as a guest lecturer at the University of Florida, the University of Kansas, Eastern Illinois University, the University of Alabama Birmingham, Mississippi State University, and Western Kentucky University.

Elizabeth L. Kitchens has worked as a professional consultant since 1980. Ms. Kitchens is a specialist in focus groups research and polling. She has designed and facilitated focus groups for legal issues, marketing strategies, political campaigns, referenda issues, and public relations campaigns. Ms. Kitchens is a specialist in Baby Boomer women issues and is a frequent contributor to Boomer Caf

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Chatwing Introduces User-friendly Chat Box for Online Survey Makers

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 12, 2012

Online survey are as common as free blogs and websites nowadays. These surveys are important parts of marketing campaigns useful for specific companies. Chatwings developers have lately realized that the niche of online survey making is strong. To help this niche prosper, they have started launching a well-rounded chat box meant for improved communication.

Chatwing is created for the sole premise of website chat. It is designed to be installed in blogs and can be used to communicate with lots of people from different parts of the world. Adding to that, Chatwing is also built to help people gather many Facebook friends. That is why some people, especially the early users of the free chat box, believe that it can be a professional solution for everyone.

Chatwing is useful for survey makers in the sense that it can be used to find people all over the world. In fact, Chatwings developers are working day and night to ensure that the widget can deliver efficient communication speed. Accessibility is also another important bonus for everyone. Now, users can log in with their Facebook or even Twitter accounts. This is good, especially for people who are dealing with online surveys. They can just send out links to the surveys or recommend a product or service, Says Ivan Diamond, one of Chatwings developers and determined researchers.

Chatwing is also an effective time-saver application when it comes to communication. With this shout box, people dont need to download anything at all. Plus, anyone can begin chatting right away. Since Chatwing operates on a highly-stable platform, anyone can enjoy chatting for a long time. Bloggers can also rely on Chatwing when it comes to generating activity for their blogs. It has been noted that Chatwing is compatible to famous blogs such as WordPress, Blogspot, Posterous, and many more.

About Chatwing.com

Chatwing.com has developed live chat software for websites and blogs. It is useful to different online communities due to its high rate of connection. Everyone can create a customizable live free shout box in one minute or less. Users also have the opportunity to customize the size, color, and fonts of the chat product. The ability to chat via social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter enable Chatwing to offer a personal and unique real-time experience to all sites. Chatwing is 100% free and has a very simple chat mechanism.

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Survey Shows Online Shopping Will Comprise 6.3% of Total Retail Sales

Perth, Western Australia (PRWEB) August 06, 2012

A recent report showed that online shopping will expectedly take up 6.3% of total retail sales for 2012, as an increasing number of Australians are now making their purchases over the Internet.

This forecast was included in a PricewaterhouseCoopers and Frost & Sullivan Global Retail and Consumer report, which also mentioned that by 2012, 9.6 million Aussie consumers aged 15 and above will make their purchases online.

According to industry experts, the growth of online shopping may be attributed to the growing presence of more online retailers. In addition, factors such as better and more direct communication between consumers and retailers, product expansions and the increasing popularity of mobile commerce will further contribute to online shoppings growth.

Among the sectors predicted to perform best within the next 5 years are footwear, clothing, fashion accessories and jewellery.

With these numbers, Stuart Harker, Global Retail & Consumer Advisory Partner at PwC, explained that retailers in the country must now improve their services and seriously consider using the online platform to take their businesses to the next level.

Harker said, “Like retailers in the US and UK are doing, Australian retailers must fundamentally rethink their strategy, particularly in relation to their real estate and store portfolio.”

“The days of growing by simply opening more stores are long gone,” he added.

The same report predicted that online shopping sales will amount to $ 16 billion by the end of 2012 (or 6.3% of the $ 253.8 billion projected total retail sales) an increase of 17.6% from $ 13.6 billion expenditure last year.

The report also showed that 55% of online shoppers expressed that the main reason they shop online is because of lower prices in online stores, while 15% said that it is more convenient to shop online.

Mobile devices play a key role in driving the growth of online shopping 34% of online purchases have been made through mobile devices for the past 12 months, with 57% of Aussies saying that their online shopping via mobile devices have increased over the year.

Notably, the report said that 88% of Australian consumers are expected to increase or maintain their online spending, indicating a strong drive for online retail in months to come.

Kirk OConnor, Spanky Medias Director of Development, explained how businesses can take advantage of this boom in online retail.

OConnor said, Consumers have evolved aside from adapting to current technology, they look for value in their purchases. They want to have a wide variety of product choices. So retailers should tap into these desires by starting to use the online platform in their marketing campaigns.

Businesses should start utilising effective online marketing campaigns build WordPress websites, engage in social media by creating Facebook brand pages, start a mobile website to target a wider market. These strategies will bring you closer to your market and will give them the convenience they wont get in traditional retail stores eventually increasing your business profitability.

Spanky Media is a leading web development company in Australia which provides numerous services, designed to help businesses and individuals make the most out of their web marketing campaigns. Their services include WordPress and mobile website development, eCommerce, Facebook fan pages, and many more.

Contact Spanky Media today for your online marketing needs at 1300 729 261 or visit their company website http://spankymedia.com.au/.

Survey Shows Online Shopping Will Comprise 6.3% of Total Retail Sales

Does a New Trend Bring New Hope for Old Businesses? Controversial Survey Shows that Online Shoppers Spend the Bulk of their Money with Local Retailers

Perth, Western Australia (PRWEB) September 17, 2012

Recently, Telstra surveyed over 800 Australians about their online shopping habits. The survey produced some surprising results. Up to now, prevailing wisdom has indicated that online shopping is dominated by huge national and international chains. Often, this opinion has demoralised small businesses, and has made them feel as though they dont have the resources to compete with the big box retailers.

This survey, though, could be a game-changer for smaller, local, bricks and mortar businesses. According to the survey, nearly 70% of online buyers make their purchases from local retailers. The research also showed that 89% of those who bought online also made purchases in-store, and almost one out of three purchased goods are from the same retailer from whom one had purchased online.

Retail industry executive Gareth Jude of Telstra feels that the report should provide a lot of hope for bricks and mortar retailers. Jude cited the survey as being the first to focus solely on a market segment known as omnishoppers. This segment uses both the web and mobile phones for research, selection, and purchasing.

According to Jude, What customers really want is not either a physical store or onlinethey want a blended experience Its only the bricks and mortar retailers that can give them that. Of all the omnishoppers surveyed, close to 70% of their money went to Australian sites. The average shopper in the survey spent close to $ 2200 shopping online.

Kirk OConnor, Director of Development for Spanky Media, a Perth website designer and developer, is very enthusiastic about the ramifications of the survey: This survey should give hope to every local bricks and mortar business in Australia. A lot of small shops didnt make it through the last few years, but those that did should be excited about this survey.

According to OConnor, small business owners may think they cant compete with big business, but they can provide a more complete experience than a large international company can. Australian shoppers can do their research online, and then come into the local store to see or try out the merchandise. Usually, smaller shops have someone there to answer questions in person, and are always happy to do so.

OConnor outlined what small businesses should do to take advantage of this trend: If you dont have a website yet, have us develop one for you, even if its a simple WordPress website. If you have a website and have neglected it, start paying attention. Finally, you must have your website optimised for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

OConnor concluded, The numbers dont lie. Consumers may shop online, but many of them still want to talk to a human being face to face before buying. Local businesses with great websites give online shoppers the best of both worlds.

Spanky Media is a Perth website development company that can help your small business maximise its revenue by bolstering your online presence. Services include website design, mobile website development, social media marketing, and Facebook brand pages. More information is available at their website: http://www.spankymedia.com.au/ or call them at 1300 729 261.

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Fifth Annual WordCamp San Francisco Highlights Rapid Growth, Announces Developer Survey Results

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 15, 2011

The fifth annual WordCamp San Francisco was held at the Mission Bay Conference Center from Friday, August 12 through Sunday, August 14. WordCamp San Francisco is the official annual conference of the WordPress open source project. The event was organized into multiple tracks per audience (first-time user workshop; professional and large-scale implementations; developers and designers; bloggers and content creators). WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg also announced the results of the 2011 developer survey.

STATE OF THE WORD KEYNOTE:

Each year at WordPress San Francisco, Mullenweg presents a State of the Word keynote that recaps the past years accomplishments, and provides a glimpse into future releases. Highlights included:

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IDX, Inc. and RealLead, LLC. Announce Real Estate Survey Results.

Eugene, OR (PRWEB) October 30, 2011

In July 2011, IDX, Inc. and RealLead, LLC. surveyed thousands of Realtors and home buyers nationwide. The Home Buyer Survey focused on home buying pain points. The Realtor survey focused on the value of real estate websites and use of mobile marketing technology in the real estate market.

According to the Realtor survey of IDX Broker subscribers, over 65% confirmed that a real estate website integrated with IDX Broker, generated at least one recent real estate transaction.

The Realtor survey points to the value of integrated IDX search to a segment of Realtors that actively track the source of a transaction. Not every Realtor

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