Social media predictor Blab; “Don’t Know’s” mute poll responses (RBDR–7/08/14)

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Today: 1) A new online service, Blab, says it predicts with 70% accuracy what subject matter will be hot in social media 72 hours in advance. 2) Inclusion of “Don’t Know” as a option in a poll is a too-inviting choice for many respondents, especially women.

SurveyMonkey DIY launch for giant businesses; Google fines for privacy violations; Tribune Co.’s new SVP-Research; 76-seconds to create online loyalty or you lose it; Not-to-be-missed: Census Bureau’s data visualization pinwheel (RBDR–11/22/2013)

Today: 1) SurveyMonkey Enterprise DIY aimed at largest businesses. 2) You have only 76 seconds to please a potential client online before they leave. 3) Google settles with 37 states for circumventing Safari third-party cookie blocking with its advertising. 4) Tribune Co. hired Toni Falvo, called by a local scribe “the dean of Chicago TV station ratings & research analysts,” as its SVP Research. 5) The Census Bureau’s interactive data visualization pinwheel must be seen to be believed. Think of its potential value in your research:

http://vizynary.com/2013/11/18/restless-america-state-to-state-migration-in-2012/

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1990s’ media research giant, Erwin Ephron, died Sunday at 79; Stanford University researchers warn smartphone makers about “accelerometer” privacy flaw

Today: 1) One of the giants of 1990s media research, Erwin Ephron, died on Sunday at the age of 79. 2) Stanford University researchers studied smartphone “accelerometers” for potential privacy problems they may cause their owners from advertisers who want to target them

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