Although some people like to talk about a digital media revolution, a new media usage report from YouGov suggests that it’s more of an evolution. Researchers studied 12 categories of media activities, including digital activities requiring internet connectivity and traditional…
Age and demographic differences play a big role in which social media sites an individual uses, according to a new U.S. social media use report from Pew Research Center. The survey found that the two top sites continue to be…
Verizon’s latest network traffic data update shows a 19% increase in traffic volume compared to a typical pre-pandemic day. The carrier also notes normalization of usage during the weeks since the crisis hit. The carrier looked at six categories in…
Video is dominating mobile Internet use, according to a new Sandvine mobile video report. Video is 60% of downstream traffic and 62% of traffic overall, according to the report, titled Sandvine Mobile Internet Phenomena Report. Sandvine dug into the details…
People want to talk to people when they contact local businesses, according to a demographic communications preferences study commissioned by phone technology provider Ooma and conducted by Sapio Research. The survey focused on four age groups: Baby Boomer (55 to…
More than six in 10 consumers (63%) think they are already paying enough to stream live events, so they should have fewer interruptions and a fuller experience, according to a streaming sports survey released today by business transformation specialist CSG….
Basking Ridge, New Jersey – April 2, 2018 – Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) will invest more than $200 million in additional funds towards Verizon Innovative Learning, providing immersive next-gen technology, teacher training, STEM curricula and connectivity to under-resourced…
The vast majority (96%) of rural young people age 14 to 22 years old have cellphones, including 17% who get mobile service from a local provider and 75% who get service from a national carrier, according to a rural youth…
Social media can be a friend, not a foe, to established video networks and their advertisers, according to a report highlighting synergies between video networks and social media by Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Social…
Montana-based broadband provider Mid-Rivers Communications has taken a contrarian approach to broadband pricing, adopting a usage-based rather than a speed-tier approach. The change to usage-based broadband has increased customer satisfaction and take rates – and while margins initially dropped, profitability…
Some 110,000 new software application development jobs were created across the App Economy ecosystem in the U.S. from May 2014 through May 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and reported in a new app economy job creation…
Just shy of 4 in 10 U.S. broadband households (39%) visit a video sharing site, such as YouTube, at least once a week, according to a video sharing survey from Parks Associates. Furthermore, nearly 6 in 10 (59%) visit an…
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