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Mobile research warrants more attention
By Newsdesk on 25th May 2010.
June’s Quirks magazine is examining the state of mobile interviewing. “I don’t see a lot of researchers getting terribly excited about mobile research,” says Tim Macer, MD of meaning, in an interview in the magazine. “And I think they could perhaps be a bit more excited because there are some situations where it [...]
Keywords: iPad, mobile interviewing
Read the results: Globalpark Annual MR Software Survey 2009
By Newsdesk on 29th Apr 2010.
Now in its sixth year – the 2009 Globalpark Market Research Software Survey from meaning is now available and contains some fascinating insights. Read the report.
Keywords: communities, mixed-mode data collection, mobile interviewing, software survey
Research Software Central changes
By Newsdesk on 26th Apr 2010.
New categories and a new look for our online software directory.
It’s snow problem!
By Sheila Wilson on 11th Jan 2010.
London has been blanketed in snow, causing transport chaos and empty workplaces. meaning carries on whatever the weather.
Keywords: Sheila Wilson, snow
Even more articles and papers online
By Newsdesk on 26th Nov 2009.
Now even more useful articles about research technology for you to view and download from the meaning website.
Just be considerate… it’s good business
By Sheila Wilson on 29th Jul 2009.
However, disciplined we all are as individuals, nobody produces their best work cramped up in an office from 9-5, slaving over a hot computer. meaning takes another approach.
Keywords: consideration, ethics, kindness, meaning, working
New sponsor for Annual MR software survey
By Newsdesk on 27th Jul 2009.
Globalpark is the new sponsor for the market research industry’s annual international survey into market research technology. It enters its sixth year with a new name: The Globalpark Annual Market Research Software Survey, though the survey will continue to be designed and carried out by meaning, which has conducted the study every year since its inception.
Keywords: annual market research software survey, Confirmit, Globalpark, survey
A nice little earner
By Tim Macer on 12th Jul 2009.
It’s a long time since I was a technical support technician and even longer since I was database and applications programmer, but that rusty practical knowledge can come in very handy [...]
Keywords: consulting, implementation, lawyers, tech support
Korea National Statistics gets interested in Web surveys
By Newsdesk on 10th Jul 2009.
Internet surveys may now be the favoured method for a majority of commercial market research surveys, yet uptake has been slower in areas of social policy research and particularly official statistics. When internet penetration is high – and globally, South Korea is among the highest – Internet surveys start to become useful for those compiling [...]
Keywords: national statistics, online research
Technology Transformation Stream given “A” grades
By Newsdesk on 7th Jul 2009.
The influential Research Conference Report featured the stream of technology papers chaired and edited by Tim Macer at the MRS Research 2009 Conference as one of six it selected for coverage from over forty presentations and workshops [...]
Keywords: MRS, online research
A thesis on the office bully
By Sheila Wilson on 24th Jun 2009.
Alan Taylor has just completed his PhD thesis on leadership and organizational behavior, making fascinating discoveries on how sexuality and aggression play a major role
Keywords: aggression, Alan Taylor, organizational behavior, sexuality, thesis
New website for meaning
By Newsdesk on 14th Jun 2009.
Meaning launched its new website today, with greater interactivity and participation at the heart of it, along with a fresh new look, improved navigation and even more content for visitors to browse. “For a while, people have been asking me if I had a blog,” comments Tim Macer…