Quick thought – both Palm and Microsoft are foundering in the mobile phone market. Why not cell unlocked phones directly to consumers? Also, why not sell data plan-only phones with VOIP?
Posts Tagged: cellular
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May 09
Employment, Political, and Economic Survey Methodology?
I wonder how many of the various governmental surveys (such as employment) or political surveys are dependent on phones as point of contact, and what, if any adjustments are made for no-landlines-slash-cell-phone only respondents? If some percentage of the entire population is cell phone only, how does that skew the surveys results? Some portion of those make the decision to drop their landline logically (that it is a redundant and unnecessary cost) or out of necessity (to reduce their monthly bills). How do those two groups differ? Are they likely to be conservative or liberal? Are the likely to be employed, unemployed, or underemployed? There’s some more data here at Pew Research.
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Jan 09
Daily Links for January 8th
- Salon Wanderlust | Postmark: Philadelphia – The Philadelphia that excites my imagination exists almost entirely off the beaten path — in the diners and the dark corners, in the human oddities preserved at the Mutter and out roaming in the streets, in the exhaustive silent film section of TLA Video, in bars with names like Doobie's and Dirty Frank's. Other cities — your New Yorks, your L.A.s — have significant populations of professional eccentrics. There, being weird is an occupation and an art. It's liberating, but it's also a competitive, full-time job. In Philly, being weird is just a way of life. For that, I love it. David Lynch may have found his best nightmares there. But for my oddball-embracing soul, it's a dream come true.
