Increasing number of web users to join social networking, says eMarketer report - May 27, 2010
Business information provider eMarketer has released a new report titled 'Social Network Demographics and Usage.' eMarketer estimates that 57.5 percent of Internet users will use a social network at least once a month in 2010. Usage of social networking sites is seen to have risen sharply… Read More
AAP reports 16.6 percent increase in publishing sales for March 2010 - May 25, 2010
Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of March increased by 16.6 percent at $458.2 million and were up by 8.0 percent for the year. Audio Book sales posted an increase of 8.6 percent in March with sales totaling $9.8… Read More
EBSCO survey to assess impact of current economic conditions on libraries - May 24, 2010
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO, US, conducted a survey in February 2010, to assess the impact of current economic conditions on libraries. Many respondents reported that their libraries have been impaired by budget pressures and that they continue to look for cost-saving strategies heading into 2010-2011.… Read More
‘InformationWeek Analytics’ releases report on mobile device management - May 24, 2010
InformationWeek Analytics has announced the release of a new survey report titled Mobile Device Management & Security Research. The resource includes a guide to 14 mobile device management and security systems. The report analysts include Grant Moerschel, Co-Founder, and Richard Dreger, President of WaveGard, a vendor-neutral… Read More
iPad features, apps to propel media tablets growth, says IDC report - May 21, 2010
The burgeoning market for media tablets, boosted by the launch of Apple's iPad, will be driven by the device's attributes as a content consumption platform and the compelling applications and services that will be created to take advantage of them, says a report by International data… Read More
OCLC-sponsored report examines environmental impact of interlibrary loan practices - May 19, 2010
Library information provider OCLC Research, US, has released a report, titled ‘Greening Interlibrary Loan Practices,’ on the environmental impact of current interlibrary loan practices. The report details the findings from an OCLC Research-sponsored study of the environmental impact of current interlibrary loan practices, as well as… Read More
Google Flu Trends not correlating with laboratory tests positive, says study - May 19, 2010
Google Flu Trends is not as accurate at estimating rates of laboratory-confirmed influenza as CDC national surveillance programmes, according to a new study from the University of Washington. The findings of the study, titled ‘Does Google Influenza Tracking Correlate with Laboratory Tests Positive for Influenza?’, will… Read More
Organising personal medical information more time consuming than managing most health conditions, says survey - May 17, 2010
Software firm Microsoft Corp., US, and Mayo Clinic have commissioned a new national consumer survey, according to which organising personal medical information is even more time consuming than managing most health conditions. In addition, consumers cited their own inability to remember information as a barrier to… Read More
Best-in-class companies arm engineers with simulation tools and high quality reference information, says study - May 14, 2010
Knovel, a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has commented upon the findings of a new Aberdeen Group report titled 'Cost Saving Strategies for Engineering: Using Simulation to Make Better Decisions'. The study found that best-in-class companies are using tools such as… Read More
E-Readers and tablets poised to become popular mass-market devices, says study - May 12, 2010
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has released a study, according to which e-readers and tablets are set to become wildly popular and successful consumer devices. According to a survey of nearly 13,000 consumers in 14 countries, including China, India, Germany, the UK and the US, e-readers… Read More
