A FOX 4 spoof designed to entertain journalists has become a big hit outside the news business.
The skit, created by FOX 4's Tadd VanCleve, is a tongue-in-cheek critique on the increased use of social media in reporting. It features a faux news report about a City Hall shooting, peppered with plenty of Facebook and Twitter mentions.
In just days the sketch had been viewed nearly 70,000 times on YouTube.
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October 28, 2010
October 27, 2010
Health Apps a Big Hit on Smartphones
The Pew Internet Project's latest survey of American adults, conducted in association with the California HealthCare Foundation, revealed that 17 percent of cell phone users look up health or medical information on their device.
This is especially popular among cell owners age 18 to 29. In fact, 29 percent of this demographic have done such searches.
Many consumers also have health-related apps on their smartphones to get nutrition information, count calories, calculate body mass index and learn new exercises, the survey found.
Cell phone users between 18‐29 years old are more likely than older cell owners to use mobile health apps: 15 percent do so, compared with eight percent of cell users ages 30‐49.
Nine percent of all cell owners have apps on their phones that help them track or manage their health.
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This is especially popular among cell owners age 18 to 29. In fact, 29 percent of this demographic have done such searches.
Many consumers also have health-related apps on their smartphones to get nutrition information, count calories, calculate body mass index and learn new exercises, the survey found.
Cell phone users between 18‐29 years old are more likely than older cell owners to use mobile health apps: 15 percent do so, compared with eight percent of cell users ages 30‐49.
Nine percent of all cell owners have apps on their phones that help them track or manage their health.
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October 25, 2010
October 22, 2010
Gartner Says Mobility will be a Trillion Dollar Business by 2014
Worldwide mobile voice and data revenue will exceed one trillion dollars a year by 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. Mobile will generate revenue from a wide range of additional services such as context, advertising, application and service sales, and so on. Each of these will be a significant business worth several tens of billions of dollars per year.
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Global Smartphone Shipments Surge to 77 Million Units in Q3 2010
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew an impressive 78 percent annually to reach a record 77 million units in the third quarter of 2010. Apple was the star performer, as it overtook RIM and closed the gap on Nokia.
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October 21, 2010
Nielsen: Most iPad owners downloading premium apps
Sixty-three percent of iPad owners have downloaded premium applications to the tablet device, according to a new consumer survey published by market research firm Nielsen.
Games top all paid iPad download categories, acquired by 62 percent of all premium app consumers--books follow at 54 percent, trailed by music (50 percent), shopping (45 percent) and news (also 45 percent). Nielsen adds that 5 percent of iPad owners download only free apps, and 32 percent have yet to download any applications at all.
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Games top all paid iPad download categories, acquired by 62 percent of all premium app consumers--books follow at 54 percent, trailed by music (50 percent), shopping (45 percent) and news (also 45 percent). Nielsen adds that 5 percent of iPad owners download only free apps, and 32 percent have yet to download any applications at all.
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October 20, 2010
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