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Poll: would you use more Erie news with a mobile app?

May 2nd, 2011 joel

When we asked last month about your favorite cable news channel, over one-third of P&T respondents said that it was Fox News Channel, followed by CNN and MSNBC.

It seems these days that there is an app for just about everything, and now that includes local Erie news. Nexstar has added the YourErie.com 2Go app for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. Meanwhile Lilly Broadcasting has contracted with a new web provider that will most definitely give them a mobile presence, and GoErie.com doesn’t look too shabby on my Android browser.

It does make me wonder if the mainstream news operations really embraced mobile, would their eyeballs on their content and advertising jump up considerably? Would that include you?

Would you read or watch more local Erie news if available on a mobile app on your smartphone or tablet/iPad?

  • Yes, definately. (34%, 11 Votes)
  • No, not at all. (25%, 8 Votes)
  • I don't have a smartphone, tablet or even iPod Touch! (25%, 8 Votes)
  • Maybe, it depends. (16%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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Poll: is a new smartphone in your future?

January 17th, 2011 joel

When we asked P&T readers about the most likely headlines they might see as the close of 2011, a plurality said that they didn’t think local news in high definition would be a reality this year. Almost one-fourth predicted a single-branded newscast coming out of 35th & State.

Well the big announcement for Verizon Wireless subscribers finally came last week: the new iPhone for Verizon will be released February 10th. My feeling is that with Verizon’s market share in this area, the iPhone will be a big winner in the Erie market. It might even turn the heads of local late adopters who have been holding out. How about you? Are you thinking about going smartphone in 2011?

Will you be buying a new smartphone in 2011?

  • No...I already have a smartphone (44%, 16 Votes)
  • No...I don't want a smartphone (42%, 15 Votes)
  • Yes...I will be buying an Android OS phone (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Yes...I will be buying an iPhone (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Yes...I will be buying a BlackBerry (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Yes...I will be buying a Windows Mobile phone (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 36

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Poll: where do you go online for Erie news?

July 5th, 2010 joel

Folks who responded to our P&T poll about the potential Hamot merger with UPMC were split, with over 40% feeling that the health system was dropping the ball when it comes to the public relations and communications efforts over the merger. About another third said that it was too early to tell, with a quarter saying that Hamot was doing just fine with getting its message out there.

This week we want to know where you get your news online. So many of us now have iPhones, Androids, and Blackberrys and never have to wait until the morning paper or the 6 o’clock news to get up to date on what’s happening in Erie. However, the quality of the websites for those who originate local news content vary greatly, from quite good to downright poor. And I would add that smartphone compatibility for Erie’s news sites is quite lacking, with only ErieBlogs providing a mobile version of their site at all (along with Press and Tower, of course).

So, what say you?

Which online Erie news site do you use most?

  • ErieBlogs.com (50%, 32 Votes)
  • GoErie.com (27%, 17 Votes)
  • YourErie.com (14%, 9 Votes)
  • WICU12.com (6%, 4 Votes)
  • WSEE.tv (3%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 64

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Poll: are you watching video on your phone?

June 1st, 2009 joel

Last week’s poll results regarding the readiness of Erie viewers for DTV were kind of shocking. A full 25% of respondents said that they knew someone or a workplace that will be without any TV service after next Friday, June 12th. I guess education doesn’t always cure procrastination.

This week we are asking if you are using some of the new capabilities of mobile devices. This comes on the news that Ford is planning to have internet access in their new cars in the next 9 to 12 months. If you have a iPhone or smartphone with data package, or an iPod touch, have you listened to live streaming audio, or watched video on demand on your small screen? Let us know if you are with me, still only using my phone as, uhmmm, a phone.

Have you listened to live audio or watched any video on your mobile device in the past month?

  • No - I'm still limited to voice and text on my phone (60%, 12 Votes)
  • Yes - I'm one of those early adopter types (30%, 6 Votes)
  • No - even though I have a data package on my smartphone (10%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 20

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