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Talking about RIM’s new CEO
In case you missed it, here’s Dr. Ladner talking to the CBC about RIM’s new CEO. Skip to 5:35 in the video for the full story. Full link: http://bit.ly/z50bnZ
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Meet RIM’s new CEO Thorsten Hein
Here he is, recently installed. Will he change RIM’s direction? Mr. Hein tells you a lot about why the board picked him, it seems, but not a lot about why he’s going to change RIM. Note that he specifically speaks … Continue reading
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Mobile research update
Since we launched our recruitment of participants last May, the Mobile Work Life team has Completed 29 field interviews (for those of you who have done field interviews, you’ll know how long that takes!) Transcribed 29 field interviews of around … Continue reading
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Visualizing our data
We’ve been experimenting with Vue, an open-source tool made by Tufts University. One of the things we’re wanting to communicate is the general frequency of particular variables among our participants. How many are married? How many have kids? How many … Continue reading
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Initial Findings on Mobile Work Life
I was recently invited to speak at The Social Media Breakfast in Ottawa. In this presentation, I summarized some of our high-level findings so far. In the video, Alex Reid interviews me about the presentation and together, we pull out … Continue reading
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Wading through data: meditating on qualitative data analysis
Qualitative data analysis is perhaps the most under-rated research skill. Many people see qualitative research as simply “talking to people,” which results, inevitably, in a pile of notes and no connection. As we move through the mid-way point in our … Continue reading
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In the midfield: emerging themes in domestic mobile use
The research team has been busy the last few weeks conducting ethnographic interviews in participants’ homes. We’ve gotten semi-lost, wiped our feet, taken off our shoes, played with pets, said hello to spouses, and even gotten a “spa treatment” from … Continue reading
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Tagged domestic use, findings, location, mobile
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Starting in the field: initial observations
Yesterday, our research team gathered for what we called a “warm-up exercise” for our upcoming field work. We were “stretching” our ethnographic muscles by going out and doing some preliminary observation. We split into two groups and fanned out around … Continue reading
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Finding out more about mobile phones: we need your help!
Did you get the Census form in the mail? Did it ask about mobile phone use? No? Consider talking with us.
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University study seeks to help law firms struggling with work/life balance
Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management is looking to partner with a local law firm to learn more about how they use mobile technology and its effect on work/life balance. The research team is looking for a law firm whose … Continue reading