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Rotten Apple! Big Public Support for FBI, Justice on Unlocking San Bernardino Terrorist’s iPhone – Little Partisan Differences
The ongoing contentious terrorism issue has huge implications for the auto industry, which is rushing headlong into the connected car. Security versus privacy is now a concern as web connectivity and smartphone links spread across the virtually all vehicle line offerings. Continue reading
Posted in litigation, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, iPhone, Ken Zino, pew
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Connectivity or Not? Pew Cell Phone Research Inconsistent
We have all been in these situations. Many who say that phone use is a social hindrance also admit to using their phones when they are in social groups. Continue reading
Posted in distracted driving, news analysis, people
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, cell phones, Ken Zino, pew
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Digital Politics – Obama Ahead of Romney in Web, Social Media
The Obama campaign is using digital tools to talk directly with voters at almost four times the rate of the Romney campaign, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. The tools, now also in widespread use at automakers, bypass the filters and biases of traditional media coverage. However, the latest electronic communications techniques are also largely a one-way street as campaigns (and automakers) talk at but rarely share or forward responses, long a complaint of traditional media critics. Continue reading
Posted in news, news analysis, people, Uncategorized
Tagged auto informed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, digital media, Ken Zino, pew, politics, social media, web
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Local News is Newspaper Strength in Shifting Media Fare. Duh
What this means to struggling local newspapers is unclear. Nevertheless as a group, local news consumers are more likely than others to prefer newspapers for almost all of 16 topics asked about in the survey—including crime, local politics, community events, arts and culture, local schools, taxes, government activity, restaurants, other local business, housing issues, job openings, and local zoning issues. Continue reading
Posted in news, news analysis, people, Uncategorized
Tagged auto informed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, Ken Zino, media trends, newspapers, pew
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