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The Boards Census from awhile back

  • 24-03-2012 1:04am
    #1
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭


    Was the gathered info from that ever put up?

    Anything interesting in it?
    Post edited by Shield on


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  • #2
    Cardinal Richelieu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Cardinal Richelieu


    Is that info used for Boards advertisers?


  • #3
    D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭D


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=541


  • #4
    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    D wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=541

    2005.
    Things have changed a tad since then. :)


  • #5
    D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭D


    Oh i thought that that forum was updated regularly. :o


  • #6
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    I think the OP is referring to the one done a little more recently :)


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  • #7
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,228 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Beruthiel wrote: »
    2005.
    Things have changed a tad since then. :)
    They really should make new polls, at least 3 of my answers have changed :p

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #8
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    _AVALANCHE_ wrote: »
    Was the gathered info from that ever put up?

    Anything interesting in it?
    It completely slipped my mind actually. Commissioner Gordon's just headed home, but I'll ask him for the summary tomorrow - we've no problem letting people know what was in it :)
    Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »
    Is that info used for Boards advertisers?
    The raw data itself wouldn't be going outside the company, but there would have been aggregated (and of course anonymous) data shared with clients (existing and potential) in order for the sales team to do their jobs - the sort of summary data I'm hoping to post up tomorrow. That's a part of the reason for doing these census' every few years, but far from the only reason - we need to know who's using the site too so we can factor that into ongoing development and so on.

    I'll come back tomorrow and see what I can get for sharing.


  • #9
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Yeah, we dont share specific information (eg: "User X like chicken, user Y likes beef") with advertisers, or anyone in fact, but we share general data (eg "x% of our user base likes chicken, Y% like beef").


  • #10
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,522 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    DeVore wrote: »
    Yeah, we dont share specific information (eg: "User X like chicken, user Y likes beef") with advertisers, or anyone in fact, but we share general data (eg "x% of our user base likes chicken, Y% like beef").

    So if I like beef and chicken does that mean you can end up with 127% of users voting, like normal polls? :D


  • #11
    later12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭✭later12


    Not quite a census but there were some interesting demographics from the boards.ie general election poll last year

    http://www.boards.ie/vote/demographics.php


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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 25,611 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Still no sign?


  • #13
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    I'll ask about it, Dav's been and incredibly busy boy lately so it's just slipped his mind.


  • #14
    Boards.ie: Nicola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 732 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Nicola


    Just spotted this now!

    I did do up a summary of the results, I'll need to have a root around for it possibly condense it down.

    I will confer with Dav and Commissioner Gordon and get back as soon as I can :)


  • #15
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    Who is Commissioner Gordon?:o:pac:


  • #16
    Boards.ie: Nicola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 732 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Nicola


    _AVALANCHE_ wrote: »
    Who is Commissioner Gordon?:o:pac:

    Commissioner Gordon is our COO who is in charge of all the day to day stuff here in the office. And with making puns to keep Dav and I amused :)


  • #17
    Rabies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    I'm more shocked there is a woman in the office.


  • #18
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    Of the 12 employees of Boards.ie Ltd, 5 are women.


  • #19
    Boards.ie: Nicola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 732 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Nicola


    Rabies wrote: »
    I'm more shocked there is a woman in the office.

    Ah I've been here a while now!


  • #20
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Dav wrote: »
    ... 5 are women.
    Are you sure they're not just Feds pretending to be women?


  • #21
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    Boards.ie: Nicola wrote: »
    Commissioner Gordon is our COO who is in charge of all the day to day stuff here in the office. And with making puns to keep Dav and I amused :)

    Whenever people mentioned Commissioner Gordon I just presumed they were adding commissioner to Gordons name because he is the Admin for prison...I feel like a dumb dumb now. :pac:


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  • #22
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    Wouldn't that make Zaph Batman?


  • #23
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Rabies wrote: »
    I'm more shocked there is a woman in the office.
    Shocked.....?

    Or intrigued....?

    You should see what she posts in the mod forum... :D

    How things have changed since you retired.. ;)


  • #24
    Rabies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Dav wrote: »
    Of the 12 employees of Boards.ie Ltd, 5 are women.
    12 employees?
    Jesus, its really grown. Congrats to all those involved.
    Steve wrote: »
    Shocked.....?

    Or intrigued....?

    You should see what she posts in the mod forum... :D

    How things have changed since you retired.. ;)

    I haven't retired. On a very long break :)


  • #25
    Morag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,427 ✭✭✭Morag


    Rabies wrote: »
    12 employees?

    Is that including the boards deals staff?


  • #26
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    Dav wrote: »
    Of the 12 employees of Boards.ie Ltd, 5 are women.

    How many of them prefer beef over chicken?


  • #27
    Boards.ie: Neil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Neil


    Sharrow wrote: »
    Is that including the boards deals staff?
    It would do yes,

    5 tech (covering boards and boardsdeals).
    dav and nicola
    the commish
    5 boardsdeals.

    that makes 13, I included our group sys admin who looks after a lot of our infrastructure and is quite often forgotten about when it comes to being a part of boards :pac:.


  • #28
    Daemos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭Daemos


    Plus them pesky adverts.ie folks, but I understand they're only confined to Windows 2000 computers and are only allowed one toilet break per day

    If they behave themselves


  • #29
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    Adverts is a completely seperate company - has been for about 2 years - they have a bigger team of people than us :)


  • #30
    Daemos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭Daemos


    Maybe, but only in the same way Boards Deals are. Technically separate from boards but still very much connected to it


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  • #31
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,584 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Daemos wrote: »
    Maybe, but only in the same way Boards Deals are. Technically separate from boards but still very much connected to it
    Nah, the gap has widened considerably since you were involved.
    The support and mod forums are still there but apart from that it's totally separate.


  • #32
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Sarky wrote: »
    Wouldn't that make Zaph Batman?

    Who's been talking?


  • #33
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    Zaph wrote: »
    Who's been talking?

    You guys need a Robin...make sure it's someone you are bigger than him so you can make fun of him and not have him kick your ass at the Admin beers :pac:


  • #34
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    BoardsDeals is a trading name for Boards.ie which means the two sites are technically from the same LTD company and fall under the same umbrella. Adverts.ie is a wholly separate LTD company.

    Just wanted to clarify that...


    DeV.


  • #35
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    Who won the iPhones 4S?


  • #36
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    Conspiracy:eek:


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  • #37
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    There was a draw for an iPhone as a prize for filling it out. Am I right in saying that or is my memory playing tricks?


  • #38
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    There was a draw for an iPhone as a prize for filling it out. Am I right in saying that or is my memory playing tricks?
    post 4 i suppose is where you're coming from.

    Do you get commission every time you mention iphone, how much?


  • #39
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    _AVALANCHE_ wrote: »
    post 4 i suppose is where you're coming from.

    Do you get commission every time you mention iphone, how much?

    There was a draw at the end of the survey. Or at least there was a place to put in your email address for a draw.


  • #40
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    minidazzler wrote: »
    There was a draw at the end of the survey. Or at least there was a place to put in your email address for a draw.
    You're right.

    Dav wrote: »
    Hello all,

    It's been a while since we did a census on the site and with there having been one this year in Ireland, we thought we'd do one too. You may have seen these crop up already on some of the other sites in the group (Daft and Adverts have had theirs). We have a series of questions about you and about your internet habits and every question is optional and the data we gather is for internal purposes only - we don't sell it or use it for anything nefarious. It lets us get a more accurate idea of who's browsing Boards and why and it helps us to decide on where we spend our time making improvements.

    You can click here to start filling in the census.

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    You mentioned something about a Competition Dav!

    Yes I did, as a bonus incentive, there's an opportunity to win an iPhone 4S or one of 3 €100 One 4 All vouchers just by entering and you don't even need to be a Boards.ie member to enter - those of you who read but haven't registered for an account are welcome.

    Terms & Conditions
    • "Sponge It" are the independent consumer research agency who are running the Boards.ie census on behalf of "Distilled Media".
    • The census is being run by Distilled Media for themselves in order to better understand the wants and needs of their readers.
    • Participation is completely voluntary and you may withdraw from the survey at any time. All your responses are completely confidential and are reported in statistical form only, as part of an aggregate response.
    • Personal information is not gathered, with the exception of an email address the respondent may enter in order to participate in a prize draw for those who complete the survey. This address is for that purpose only. They are not passed to Distilled Media, nor are they used for any other purpose.
    • If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures you may contact Sponge It at denise.johnston-at-spongeit.ie


  • #41
    Boards.ie: Nicola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 732 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Nicola


    I'll have to ask the higher ups about the prize, I'm not sure we can share the winner's details etc without their permission but I would assume the winner has been picked and awarded their prize :)

    I've been out of the office the last few days so need to catch up with Dav and I'll be back with lots of lovely data to share.


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  • #42
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    I mustn't have read the first page of the thread at all at all. Bad teddy. I deserve a spanking...


  • #43
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    I've sent off a request to SpongeIT for the details - they handled all of that for us. Meanwhile, here are some of the findings from the census:
    • Members are predominantly male (69%) and living in Leinster (60%). They are also more likely to be under the age of 35 (60%)
    • The remaining proportion is between the ages of 35 and 54 (35%)
    • The main income earners in Boards.ie visitors household are more likely to be qualified professionals (21%), middle/junior management (15%) or students (14%).
    • The highest level of education amongst respondents is a third level degree at 32%. This is followed by third level non-degree at 24%
    • A large proportion of Boards.ie visitors (15%) have completed a postgraduate/doctorate
    • For Boards.ie visitors it is a site which fulfils many requirements including keeping them in the loop (31%), a place to pass time (26%) and a source of entertainment (24%)
    • Respondents are heavy cinema goers with 53% going 1-2 times a month. They are also avid gamers with 61% playing a games console at least once a month and 23% playing 9-10 times in a month.
    • Boards.ie users are more likely to download a movie (51%) than to rent a movie (44%)
    • Almost 9 out of 10 participants in the census have a Boards.ie account and 73% of those post on Boards.ie
    • Overall the quality of information on Boards is rated by Boards.ie visitors as good to excellent. In only one case are Boards.ie visitors indifferent and that is towards trustworthiness.
    • Boards.ie is seen as up to date (93%), useful (90%), entertaining (90%) and relevant (90%)
    • 39% of Boards.ie visitors use DSL while 24% claims to use cable internet connection.
    • One in three Boards.ie visitors are male. As with members, Boards.ie visitors predominantly live in Leinster and are of a younger age demographic with 60% under the age of 35.
    • Similarly to other sites the majority of visitors are single/unmarried and with such a low age demographic it is not unusual to find that only (30%) have children.
    • Boards.ie users are regular and loyal users. 87% have an account with Boards.ie and 73% post on the site. In comparison to Twitter this is a very significant figure. Boards.ie visitors are emphatic about the quality of content on Boards.ie with users rating boards as excellent in having up to date information (46%) relevant content (35%) , entertaining content (41%), and useful content (36%).
    • One third of all Boards.ie users have completed a third level degree while a further 15% have gone on to further study. One quarter of visitors have completed a non degree course in a third level institution indicating a highly educated group.


  • #44
    MugMugs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    I deserve a spanking...

    Ummmmmmm :confused:


  • #45
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    MugMugs wrote: »
    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    I deserve a spanking...

    Ummmmmmm :confused:
    Sorry, a lack of sleep is making me sense of humor worse than usual. I'll get my coat. Thanks for the stats. They're interesting to examine.


  • #46
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    I don't buy into the stats though looking at them. They must be seriously skewed.


  • #47
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    I don't buy into the stats though looking at them. They must be seriously skewed.

    Yes, they would be, but overall the stats aren't for us to know, they are to make selling advertising easier and more effective, if I read one person complaining about that I may have to track them down in real life....

    They are skewed in that the people who answered the survey are those of us who are for the most part heavily into boards and use it a lot. I doubt you'd have many passing visitors whose first time it is reporting in on this.


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