Some time ago we received a request for an online study in Cuba, I couldn’t help laughing at the request. The fact that Cuba is not a threat to anyone anymore maybe makes people forget how bad things are there in general. I came across this article this morning, it accurately describes the Internet access [...]

After spending three exhausting days in Berlin we are finally back in London. The congress was great in several ways… The sessions Although not entirely relevant, Florian Henckel was great. But James Surowiecki was absolutely brilliant. His “Wisdom of Crowds” theory challenged a few market research paradigms and left a lot of people thinking. I [...]

Well, for those of you who were hoping there were any flaws or disadvantages to using Facebook polls… one just popped up. According to this post, a series of “spammy” polls have been showing up on Facebook, here are some examples: (This one is particularly funny…) I’m sure Facebook will find a way of dealing [...]

Hi everybody, Joana and I are currently attending the Berlin congress, use the SpotMe device if you want to locate us. We’ll report a bit further later today or tomorrow. Danke!

Frost & Sullivan have estimated that broadband access points in Latin America will grow to 28.5 Million in 2012, up from 12.5 million in 2006. “Falling broadband prices are prompting many first-time Internet users to sign up. Growth is also coming from subscribers who are done with dial-up.” points out the report. According to a [...]

According to a Medimix study, over 80% of doctors in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico connect to the Internet from home. These are some of the findings published: Doctors connect a lot more from home than from work. About 50% of doctors access the web from work. Very few connect at internet cafes. Throughout the region, [...]

In the last few days a couple of blog posts giving advice to consumers on how to sign up and participate in online surveys were posted. Contrary to what I would have thought, the advice is pretty good, but with a few interesting finds. In this article for example: How and why to take online [...]

The last few months have been interesting for those interested in the Latin American Internet scene. Reminiscent of the “bubble years”, a couple of acquisitions and an IPO have raised some eyebrows: – The IPO is Mercado Libre, the online auction regional leader. – One of the acquisitions was Fotolog, an American social networking site [...]

We just put live a minor update of the Livra Panels website, improving some little details, for example: New set of images on the homepage Box with the blog’s latest posts (like this one for example) Photos in the About Us section And other stuff! Enjoy! http://www.livrapanels.com

The Financial Times has announced that they will issue a special report on Latin America on October 17th. The report will cover the following topics: Regional politics Analysis of Latin America’s new governments Cuba’s transition into a healthier economy Energy, infrastructure and integration Effects of the rise of remittance income Social policy Prospects for regional [...]