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/learn/role-of-engagement-internet-ubiquity/ http://blog.communispace.com/learn/role-of-engagement-internet-ubiquity/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 15:30:34 +0000 James B. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=7042 article, for Quirks Magazine, Manila Austin, Ph.D. comments that with internet penetration exceeding over two billion globally, “it is technically possible, or will be soon, to engage anyone, anywhere, anytime.” However, she also warns “just because the technology is in place doesn’t make engagement a given” I sat down with the author to get her point of view on what it takes to really engage people online—beyond the technology and ease of access—and find out what drives people to actively participate in branded communities. (Or a branded online experience?)MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/learn/role-of-engagement-internet-ubiquity/feed/ 0 http://blog.communispace.com/learn/micro-is-the-new-macro/ http://blog.communispace.com/learn/micro-is-the-new-macro/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:41:21 +0000 Julie W.S. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=7009 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/learn/micro-is-the-new-macro/feed/ 0 http://blog.communispace.com/connect/facebook-vs-real-life-behavior/ http://blog.communispace.com/connect/facebook-vs-real-life-behavior/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:01:21 +0000 Julie W.S. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6685 A new study suggesting that your Facebook personality mirrors your general, offline personality has me ruminating.MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/connect/facebook-vs-real-life-behavior/feed/ 3 http://blog.communispace.com/learn/active-listening-with-social-media-monitoring/ http://blog.communispace.com/learn/active-listening-with-social-media-monitoring/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:53:55 +0000 Nick I. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6554 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/learn/active-listening-with-social-media-monitoring/feed/ 3 http://blog.communispace.com/connect/foursquare-gamification-and-user-behavior/ http://blog.communispace.com/connect/foursquare-gamification-and-user-behavior/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:47:20 +0000 Jaycob B. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6296 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/connect/foursquare-gamification-and-user-behavior/feed/ 0 http://blog.communispace.com/connect/the-art-of-word-choice-in-our-digital-and-mobile-lives/ http://blog.communispace.com/connect/the-art-of-word-choice-in-our-digital-and-mobile-lives/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:08:39 +0000 Nick I. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6215 Pew Research Center, the typical texter sends or receives about 42 text messages per day, which is about 1,260 text messages per month. I wasn’t fully aware of my textual behavior until a recent visit with my not-so-cellphone-savvy grandmother. MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/connect/the-art-of-word-choice-in-our-digital-and-mobile-lives/feed/ 3 http://blog.communispace.com/enjoy/give-me-my-angry-birds/ http://blog.communispace.com/enjoy/give-me-my-angry-birds/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:00:48 +0000 Nora T. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6152 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/enjoy/give-me-my-angry-birds/feed/ 2 http://blog.communispace.com/connect/food-trucks-real-world-community-building/ http://blog.communispace.com/connect/food-trucks-real-world-community-building/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:14:33 +0000 Jessica S. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6070 The Great Food Truck Race on the Food Network, the mobile food trend is gaining even more momentum and fanfare. And while these sophisticated restaurants on wheels are exciting foodies and invigorating the restaurant industry, they are also interesting centers of conversation; tiny, ever-changing communities.MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/connect/food-trucks-real-world-community-building/feed/ 1 http://blog.communispace.com/align/lets-get-appy/ http://blog.communispace.com/align/lets-get-appy/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:40:53 +0000 Jen R. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6046 MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/align/lets-get-appy/feed/ 0 http://blog.communispace.com/enjoy/by-being-connected-what-are-we-giving-up/ http://blog.communispace.com/enjoy/by-being-connected-what-are-we-giving-up/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:01:02 +0000 Elisa C. http://blog.communispace.com/?p=6035 article highlighting that incoming freshman are using Facebook to select their roommates. Something about this development just isn’t sitting right with me. I understand that there is a certain appeal to having a choice in who you live with for your first year of college, but at the same time, isn’t part of the “fun” of going away to college being pushed outside of our comfort zones?MORE…]]> http://blog.communispace.com/enjoy/by-being-connected-what-are-we-giving-up/feed/ 0