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The phrasing of this survey question from goo Ranking is a bit odd, but it’s rather a good list none-the-less, looking at what people think it might be dangerous to tweet about.

Demographics

Between the 18th and 20th of October 2011 1,092 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.3% of the sample were male, 11.2% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 25.7% in their thirties, 25.8% in their forties, 11.5% in their fifties, and 9.5% 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.

If numbers 7 and 8, for instance, were followed on Facebook, it would be a very, very quiet place indeed! That reminds me of the recent story about how three-quarters of the photos of British people on Facebook are from when they were drunk!

I’m more likely to post to Google+ myself, and the only one I’d stop at would be posting a photo taken at home and tagged with location information.
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I’m knackered!

This little bit of fun from goo Ranking looks at the moment people realise they must be exhausted.

Demographics

Between the 18th and 20th of October 2011 1,092 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.3% of the sample were male, 11.2% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 25.7% in their thirties, 25.8% in their forties, 11.5% in their fifties, and 9.5% 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.

I’m surprised that there’s only one train-related answer here – I’d have thought that “when I sleep past my stop” would have been well up in the rankings! And talking of sleeping on the train:

Sleepy cats on a train
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Lusting after formidable women

goo Ranking took a look at the characteristics of formidable but alluring women.

Demographics

Between the 18th and 20th of October 2011 1,092 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.3% of the sample were male, 11.2% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 25.7% in their thirties, 25.8% in their forties, 11.5% in their fifties, and 9.5% 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 was for the men only.

Not to boast, (hah! that’s a lie!) but my wife scores highly on this checklist, but I never found her formidable – well, at least no more formidable than anyone of the opposite sex – nor alluring; she was, and is, of course, just the right person for me. Holding her drink is probably the first one that she falls down on.
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Local Kit Kats Japanese want to eat

For snacks in particular in Japan, bringing out new flavours regularly is all-but-mandatory, it seems. Another related favoured marketing technique is local flavours only offered for sale in that particular region, which formed the basis of this survey from goo Ranking, what local edition Kit-Kats people would like to try.

Demographics

Between the 18th and 20th of October 2011 1,092 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.3% of the sample were male, 11.2% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 25.7% in their thirties, 25.8% in their forties, 11.5% in their fifties, and 9.5% 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.

Note that it is all but impossible to find a boring old red-packaged Kit Kat here; the standard currently seems to be an “Adult Kit Kat” in a black wrapper, made less sweet and with bitter chocolate, which is rather nice, but I want my plain ones!

I’ve had ordinary melon Kit Kats before, and they were horrendously sweet, but blueberry cheese cake sounds nice. I keep meaning to try the Kobe Purin, but as it’s for tourists, they only sell them in largish multi-packs. I don’t know what to make of the savoury flavours towards the end of the list – has anyone tried them?

Here’s a blog about Japanese Kit Kats, and here’s a video from a successful Greenpeace campaign to get Nestle to stop using palm oil in Kit Kats and other products:


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Guys Japanese women would never date again

This fun survey from goo Ranking looked at what women thought were the characteristics of a guy they wouldn’t want to ever date again. If the male’s thoughts are published, I’ll be sure to report them too!

Demographics

Between the 18th and 20th of October 2011 1,092 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.3% of the sample were male, 11.2% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 25.7% in their thirties, 25.8% in their forties, 11.5% in their fifties, and 9.5% 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.
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Embarrassing ignorance of smartphone technical terms

goo Ranking recently took a look at what smartphone-related terminology people are too embarrassed to display their ignorance by asking about.

Demographics

Between the 18th and 20th of October 2011 1,092 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.3% of the sample were male, 11.2% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 25.7% in their thirties, 25.8% in their forties, 11.5% in their fifties, and 9.5% 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 ranking implies that the higher the score, the less likely people are to know the term. I’d never heard about drawr (!NSFW!) before, but I don’t know if it really is that much of a topic of conversation. UPDATE: Oops, my mistake – it was drawer, not drawr; that term’s made me embarrassed too!

I’m familiar with all the terms except for “home app”; Google suggests that it’s some kind of replacement for the default Android shell.

Ranking result

Q: What smartphone technical terms are you too embarrassed to display your ignorance by asking about them? (Sample size=1,092)

Rank   Score
1 Drawer 100
2 Flick input 97.0
3 Tethering 83.2
4 AR 81.0
5 Galakei 78.4
6 OAuth authentication 76.7
7 Pinch in, pinch out 74.1
8= Dock 71.1
8= UI 71.1
10 Widget 69.8
11 Dual core 63.4
12 Push notification 62.5
13 SIM free 56.9
14 Tap 55.2
15 3G 51.3
16 Bluetooth 48.7
17= Wi-fi 47.0
17= BlackBerry 47.0
19 Multitask 46.1
20 Home app 39.7
21 SMS, MMS 38.8
22 Live wallpaper 37.9
23 Multitouch 35.8
24 Lock screen 31.5
25 Android 31.0
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Why Japanese love Apple products

With the iPod having beaten just about all the opposition (Sony are still fighting strongly), then the iPhone dominating, although it may be slipping right now, and the iPad too doing very well, it seems opportune to ask why people like Apple products. This ranking survey was conducted by goo Ranking.

Demographics

Between the 18th and 20th of October 2011 1,092 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.3% of the sample were male, 11.2% in their teens, 16.2% in their twenties, 25.7% in their thirties, 25.8% in their forties, 11.5% in their fifties, and 9.5% 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.

I own no Apple products, but they definitely are idiot-proof (#3) and the unified infrastructure (#5) such that all your music, photos and apps can seamlessy travel between all your devices is really a very strong selling point, and a great way to lock-in customers. I also suspect that if people had really been honest, #20 would be much higher!

And talking of cute logos:

Snow Leopard Tan

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What one should sort out before marriage

The second goo Ranking survey tonight is more serious, a look at what couples should talk through before marriage.

Demographics

Over the 5th and 6th of September 2011 1,112 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 70.8% of the sample were female, 13.5% in their teens, 18.2% in their twenties, 28.1% in their thirties, 25.5% in their forties, 8.7% in their fifties, and 6.0% 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.

Looking at that list there’s probably just one or two I actually discussed at any length! Perhaps this list indicates that Japanese men in particular tend to be quite selfish and see themselves as the head of the household that can do whatever he wants, so this list is perhaps the bride-to-be ensuring that some ground rules are in place?
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What you would most hate your family to see

Today’s silly survey from goo Ranking is a look at what people would most hate their family to see, and for a change it has some slightly more spicy answers than usual.

Demographics

Over the 5th and 6th of September 2011 1,112 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 70.8% of the sample were female, 13.5% in their teens, 18.2% in their twenties, 28.1% in their thirties, 25.5% in their forties, 8.7% in their fifties, and 6.0% 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.

Number two was rather difficult to translate, as I wasn’t quite sure of the exact nuance in the phrase! I’m not really sure what my own answer would be, but for number one, given the availability of the internet these days, being caught *cough* reading *cough* an inappropriate web site must be an ever-present danger for teenagers.

According to a random photo on flickr, even grannies can be caught doing number one…

Reading Some Good News.
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What you wouldn’t let your Japanese boyfriend wear

goo Ranking recently surveyed their members to find out what items of fashion women would baulk at their boyfriends wearing or putting on.

Demographics

Over the 5th and 6th of September 2011 1,112 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 70.8% of the sample were female, 13.5% in their teens, 18.2% in their twenties, 28.1% in their thirties, 25.5% in their forties, 8.7% in their fifties, and 6.0% 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 was for the women only.

This is another one of these surveys that leaves me scratching my head as to the point; nail art and skirts on men are a very different statement to, say, a piercing or a tanktop. Here’s a photo from Flickr of someone violating numbers 2, 4, 12, 18 and 21 at least!

Red nails pink lipstick

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