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"Google's "Smartphone Launch Predictor" study found that 52 percent of purchase-related searches occur before a smartphone is launched. According to Google, the key to a successful smartphone launch is getting ahead of the release and marketing early. "One of the biggest factors is getting early buzz. Getting early buzz is key [for a successful smartphone launch]," Google Industry Director for Tech Kyle Keogh told ClickZ. The study found that the earlier a firm markets a smartphone the more likely they are to succeed in sales. According to Google, an extra 1,000 news stories put in place weeks before a launch can lead to a 9 percent spike in smartphone sales. Google's research discovered that users tend to do general product searches in the week during launch. After launch, it was discovered that consumers dig deep and search for key specifications on a device. Video is also becoming a key research tool for consumers shopping for a smartphone. According to the study, video views for smartphones increased 60 percent this year. Google says that if a smartphone gets over 1 million video views during launch week it will likely sell over 1.3 million units."

The vast majority that clicked on ads was likely to take some action, including receiving a coupon (51%), research a product (49%) or making a purchase (46%). After coupons, ads featuring specific product searching, favorite brands, and location information were most likely to entice smartphone users to interact with them. When it comes to mobile platforms, the study found iOS users trumped Android device owners in ad responsiveness. People using iPhones and iPads were more likely to make a purchase than Android-based users. The findings, presented Monday at the IAB's Mobile Marketplace conference, were based on a survey conducted by ABI Research of 552 U.S. adults who use a smartphone with data service at least once a week, and 563 corresponding tablet users. The sample was split evenly by gender and covered those18 to 65+. The study also emphasized that mobile no longer means merely "on-the-go," with virtually all tablet and smartphone owners using their devices at home-the most common place for mobile activity. Tablets are viewed mainly as media consumption devices;  smartphones are considered "mission-critical" tools that 70% won't leave home without.

" This week the New York Times Research & Development Labs launched a new tool called Compendium, which lets readers "use articles, imagery, videos, and quotations to tell your own stories using New York Times content." A good comparison might be Storify for a single source's content, or Pinterest with more text."

shopperception uses kinect sensors to spatial recognition capabilities to monitor the way shoppers interact with products on shelf -- how long they spend, which ones they touch, what are put back, and what are purchased

time for that third arm

as connection-mapping tools become more sophisticated, there's a need for new ways of interacting with those maps, going beyond description to exploration. A new iPhone app called * Movies Mobile, developed by the New England Complex Systems Institute, is a preview of such tools. A front end for a network map of IMDB's top 500 movies, it allows people to explore connections among films as researchers might examine pathways of genes or proteins.

Good tool for pulling competitive