bbinacan
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Sat Feb-25-06 07:08 PM
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I was just surveyed by Nielsen |
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and I found it odd that they asked a number of questions about my phone. Was it a cell? Did I use my phone line for anything else? Fax, internet access. I said that it was tied into my Direct TV service. She said she needed a yes or no answer. Since DTV was not an option, I said no. Nielsen tracks TV viewing, so why the questions about my phone usage. Can anyone explain this?:shrug:
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Orangepeel
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Sat Feb-25-06 07:24 PM
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If it was AC Nielsen, they do all kinds of consumer research. If it was Nielsen Media Research (they are both subsidiaries of the same company), it seems a little odd, but, again, they do more than just TV. Maybe they were researching the viability of cell phone ads.
I kind of like being surveyed </weird>
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bbinacan
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Sat Feb-25-06 07:27 PM
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2. I like being surveyed too, must |
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be an ego thing we have. You know, someone asking what you think about things. Maybe we're just weird.:smoke:
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Sat Feb-25-06 07:30 PM
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3. They're probably trying to figure out how much weight to place on phone |
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Edited on Sat Feb-25-06 07:31 PM by LeftyMom
surveys. As more and more people use cel phones exculsively, screen calls and communicate in other ways there's a lot of concern that phone surveys aren't getting usefully representative samples anymore.
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Sat Feb-25-06 07:34 PM
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4. I hadn't considered that, |
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thanks. That makes sense. But why ask about whether I use my line for fax or internet use?
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Sat Feb-25-06 07:37 PM
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5. Because if you're using it for an office machine |
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you're less likely to use it regularly for voice communication, I'd think.
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Sat Feb-25-06 07:41 PM
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6. But why do they need to know that? And |
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she previously asked how many lines I have(one) and was it a business line(no). I'm totally confused.
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