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3 presidential poll methods detailed. Employers may want workers to wear Fitbit. (RBDR 10.26.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Three very different polling techniques being used in this year’s presidential campaign are explained.

2) Plus, research has been excited by the prospect of collecting unique, valuable information, but a new study says an ROI from employee use of Fitbit has been calculated. That could induce employers to push employees to use this wearable.

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Divided FL election poll data. Consumers don’t understand personal data’s use. (RBDR 10.04.2016)

RFL Associate Editor Chris Clow is sitting in today for an under-the-weather Bob Lederer.

Today on RBDR:

1) What happened when one pollster shared their raw data about the Florida election with four other pollsters? They did not reach the same numerical and sometimes other conclusions.

2) The seriousness of consumer privacy concerns is turned upside down by a poll that shows 92% don’t understand how their data is used by businesses.

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Only 2 apps can reveal users’ identities. Big Data and Qual: Partners, not rivals. (RBDR 04.19.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) A new study claims that using only two social media apps can reveal a user’s identity.

2) Big Data proves it’s not a threat to qualitative research, but that it’s instead a partner-in-arms.

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RBDR for August 21, 2013

A report says Google has secured a patent for a “pay-to-gaze” patent that could be workable with advertising cost via Google Glass. Are there two types of Twitter users? And will tweets evolve from what they are today–mainly social–to a more commercial use in the future? A study from professors at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University examine these questions.