http://blog.communispace.com market research, social media, the internet, culture, and breakthroughs that matter. Fri, 18 May 2012 19:06:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.communispace.com/align/micro-center-survey-research/ http://blog.communispace.com/align/micro-center-survey-research/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:35:37 +0000 Chris O. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=7027 I like Micro Center. I like that it’s the closest I can get to Akihabara without having to fly to Japan. I like that when I was helping my brother build a PC for his video-editing business, there were people there who were excited to help us build a monster of a machine – and who were truly knowledgeable about the pros and cons of faster dual-core versus slower quad-core processors. MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/align/micro-center-survey-research/feed/ 0 http://blog.communispace.com/align/google-consumer-surveys/ http://blog.communispace.com/align/google-consumer-surveys/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:26:26 +0000 Chris O. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6926 and evangelize) Google Apps, replacing expensive enterprise services. Most B2B businesses are not too happy when Google decides to launch a formal offering in their wheelhouse.MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/align/google-consumer-surveys/feed/ 0 http://blog.communispace.com/learn/introducing-character-counts/ http://blog.communispace.com/learn/introducing-character-counts/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:49:51 +0000 Rebecca M. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6891 a study comparing character counts from mobile vs. online surveys that surprised us. Contrary to what we would have expected based on our experience, they found that the average character counts for open-ended questions were similar between online and mobile surveys taken on smart phones, with the latter actually yielding slightly longer responses. Our hunch was these findings were explained not by the fact that people are eloquent in their mobile survey responses, but rather, that we are accustomed to seeing much longer online survey responses than are typically derived from a panel.MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/learn/introducing-character-counts/feed/ 0 http://blog.communispace.com/learn/follow-the-thought-leader/ http://blog.communispace.com/learn/follow-the-thought-leader/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:32:04 +0000 Julie W.S. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6840 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/learn/follow-the-thought-leader/feed/ 1 http://blog.communispace.com/learn/webinar-4-ways-mrocs-reveal-customer-mindsets/ http://blog.communispace.com/learn/webinar-4-ways-mrocs-reveal-customer-mindsets/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:33:21 +0000 Julie W.S. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6602 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/learn/webinar-4-ways-mrocs-reveal-customer-mindsets/feed/ 1 http://blog.communispace.com/learn/why-neuroscience-wont-replace-self-reporting-in-market-research/ http://blog.communispace.com/learn/why-neuroscience-wont-replace-self-reporting-in-market-research/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:03:35 +0000 Julie W.S. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6504 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/learn/why-neuroscience-wont-replace-self-reporting-in-market-research/feed/ 0 http://blog.communispace.com/align/market-research-trends-2012/ http://blog.communispace.com/align/market-research-trends-2012/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:42:17 +0000 Chris O. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6463 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/align/market-research-trends-2012/feed/ 0 http://blog.communispace.com/learn/market-research-validity/ http://blog.communispace.com/learn/market-research-validity/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:35:59 +0000 Manila A. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6431 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/learn/market-research-validity/feed/ 1 http://blog.communispace.com/align/5-market-research-online-community-case-studies/ http://blog.communispace.com/align/5-market-research-online-community-case-studies/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:23:23 +0000 Chris O. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6417 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/align/5-market-research-online-community-case-studies/feed/ 0 http://blog.communispace.com/learn/competition-gamification-and-market-research/ http://blog.communispace.com/learn/competition-gamification-and-market-research/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:56:27 +0000 Julie W.S. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6354 thoughtful and nuanced presentation by Peter Harrison at the recent ESOMAR 3D conference came as a refreshing frenzy-buster. MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/learn/competition-gamification-and-market-research/feed/ 0