世論 What Japan Thinks

One of the new features in the Nintendo 3DS is StreetPass, the ability to exchange information with people when you pass within range. This survey from goo Ranking looked at what people thought might be fun information to exchange in passing, using this or similar technologies.

Demographics

Between the 20th and 22nd of April 2011 1,110 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 60.5% of the sample were female, 10.8% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 27.4% in their thirties, 26.4% in their forties, 9.3% in their fifties, and 9.9% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.

This survey reminds me a little of an Augmented Reality Twitter app that I read about once. However, the whole idea sounds a bit creepy to me, so I don’t think I’d want a mobile device that had such a feature! If I were to do so, though, I’d probably advertise either my blog URL or Twitter handle.

Ranking result

Q: What might be a fun to exchange over StreetPass or similar adhoc location-based communication services? (Sample size=)

Rank		Score
1	Recommended items at a nearby shop	100
2	Recommended nearby restaurant	79.2
3	Information about nearby events, festivals, etc	78.1
4	Information about sales, special items at local shops	64.6
5	My own recommended anime, drama, film	46.9
6=	Today’s menu	46.4
6=	Recommended book	46.4
8	My own recommended manga	39.6
9	Nearby recommended date spot	39.1
10	Information about famous people spotted nearby	35.9
11	My own favourite idol, musician	32.3
12	My own recommended game	31.8
13	Information about stuff people want to buy or sell	29.2
14	Nearby recommended photography spot	27.6
15	My own Twitter handle	24.0
16	My own favourite comedian	18.8
17	My compatibility horoscope for today	15.6
18=	My blog URL	14.6
18=	Profile for seeking a partner	14.6
20	My SNS account handle	9.4