Tuesday, March 20, 2012

HBR Daily Stat: What Happens to Your Smartphone After You Lose It

72% of people who found "lost" smartphones in five cities tried to access photos, 57% tried to open a file named "Saved Passwords," and 43% tried to open an app named "Online Banking." Symantec's experiment involving 50 phones left in food courts, restrooms, and other locations also showed that just half of the finders tried to contact the owners, whose phone numbers and email addresses were prominently shown in the phones' contact lists, according to Credit.com's report on the study.

Amazing and sad that more people will look at your photos than try to return the phone!

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .