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In other news...
Facebook has announced that it is opening its Internet.org initiative to developers, despite concerns over Internet neutrality. The initiative will enable developers to create services and Web sites that will be accessible through Internet.org.
ThinkNow Research, Burbank, Calif., has been awarded a five-year/20-year option Advertising & Integrated Marketing Solution Schedule 541 contract by the U.S. General Services Administration, the procurement agency for the federal government.
SIS International Research has reported that its fieldwork and data collection unit has grown its U.S. qualitative research database in both in regional as well as major cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
The company also announced that it has enhanced its Hispanic research capabilities and its Spanish-speaking recruiting and fieldwork capabilities with the addition of Ana Rangel, based in the company's New York office. Also,
Ralph Pagan has been appointed as vice president of strategy and market intelligence and will lead the SIS B2B research team and will work alongside Damir Giliyazov, manager of market intelligence.
Reston, Va.-based comScore has acquired Proximic, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based analytics company.
ReconMR, San Marcos, Texas, acquired Voter Consumer Research Houston.
Baldwinsville, N.Y.-based
RMS Healthcare
, a division of
Research & Marketing Strategies Inc. has appointed Meghan House as a CAHPS®1 Associate.
Chicago researcher Technomic Inc. has promoted
Bernadette Noone to vice president.
According to a recent study conducted by IE Market Research, consumers are willing to pay more and give up some of their privacy for stronger, faster, easier-to-use Wi-Fi and more personalized customer care. The survey found that U.S. and Canadian consumers are willing to pay on average 9.5 percent more for their broadband Internet if the Wi-Fi outside of their home provides a good connection speed, a seamless connection across various Wi-Fi access points, automatic handoff to cellular networks and automatic login.
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