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Between 56% and 64% of Consultants interviewed answered (some) detailed questions about his/her participation on various forums. From one snapshot of the respondents:
29% of respondents come from the continent of Europe;
68% from North America (18% from Canada, 50% from US);
3% of respondents come from the continent of Africa.
So far the detailed African sample is very low, so they are not itemized in the analyses below. Consultants from continent of Asia have not provided detailed data about forum interactions.
Here are the forums included in this analysis:
How do Consultants report using PSDN?
How do Consultants report using PEG?
How do Consultants report using ProgressTalk?
PEG’s main OpenEdge forum is by far the most used site amongst PSDN, PEG and ProgressTalk forums. This may not be too surprising since I unearthed many of my early survey respondents from posters to forums. On PEG I posted a general invitation to respond, but few did; I also invited people directly which was more successful. On PSDN I posted an invitation for people to respond to the survey, but, as I could not email people directly, I didn’t get many responses from this venue. On ProgressTalk I could not get anyone to figure out why I was unable to post. On LinkedIn, I posted a group invitation and asked people directly, some of which was successful. As I interviewed people I asked for recommendations to other Progress Consultants, and as such, I have started to communicate with Consultants who never visit forums at all.
Although some respondents were consistent throughout each individual forum, many were not. Many respondents had 2-3 forums in which they lurked or participated. Amongst Consultants, which particular forums each participated in differed.
See Consultants' Frequency of Forum (or emaillist) Interaction.
Forum participation for customers and prospects
Look for more information on Progress Consultants and forums in the coming weeks.
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Between 56% and 60% of Consultants interviewed answered (some) detailed questions about his/her participation on PSDN forums. For a breakdown of Consultants participating in this section of the Progress Consultants survey, refer to Participating Consultants.
As results show, there are a few forums where people visit consistently. Click on the image below to load the popup with the chart details.
Of the responses, these are the most interesting remarks about PSDN:
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Between 60% and 64% of Consultants interviewed answered (some) detailed questions about his/her participation on PEG email and forums. For a breakdown of Consultants participating in this section of the Progress Consultants survey, refer to Participating Consultants.
As results show, there are a few forums where people visit consistently. Click on the image below to load the popup.
Of the responses, these are the most interesting remarks about PEG:
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58% of Consultants interviewed answered (some) detailed questions about his/her participation on ProgressTalk forums. For a breakdown of Consultants participating in this section of the Progress Consultants survey, refer to Participating Consultants.
As results show, there are a few forums where people visit consistently, though less so that the other forums. Click on the image below to load the popup with the chart details.
Of the responses, these are the most interesting remarks about ProgressTalk:
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Consultants answered questions about his/her participation in email and forums. For a breakdown of Consultants participating in this section of the Progress Consultants survey, refer to Participating Consultants.
Of Participating Consultants,
64% answered for a message posted on PSDN;
62% answered for a message posted on PEG;
56% answered for a message posted on ProgressTalk.
Consultants are much more likely to see timely information on PEG than PSDN forums. Europeans have different reading frequencies than do North Americans. The sample from Africa is small, so those Consultants are not itemized in this report. Consultants from Asia have provided no detailed data. Click on the image of the chart to see the details of this section of the survey.
Of the responses, these are the most interesting remarks:
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Consultants answered questions about his/her participation in email and forums. For a breakdown of Consultants participating in this section of the Progress Consultants survey, refer to Participating Consultants.
Of Participating Consultants,
65% of respondents answered about participation in PSDN;
67% of respondents answered about participation in PEG;
35% of respondents answered about participation in ProgressTalk.
This chart shows how Consultants, domiciled in different continents, have divergent reading patterns of PSDN. Click on the chart to load the popup image.
These are the most interesting remarks about reading patterns on PSDN:
This chart shows how Consultants, domiciled in different continents, have divergent reading patterns of PEG.Click on the image of the chart to see the details of this section of the survey.
These are the most interesting remarks about reading patterns on PEG:
This chart shows how Consultants, domiciled in different continents, have divergent reading patterns of ProgressTalk forum. Click on the chart to load the popup image.
These are the most interesting remarks about reading patterns on ProgressTalk:
Here are the average reading patterns of PSDN, PEG and ProgressTalk forums compared together. Click on the chart to load the popup image.
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Consultants answered questions about his/her participation in email and forums. For a breakdown of Consultants participating in this section of the Progress Consultants survey, refer to Participating Consultants.
Of Participating Consultants,
62% of respondents answered how educational he/she found PSDN;
60% of respondents answered how educational he/she found PEG;
58% of respondents answered how educational he/she found ProgressTalk.
Consultants responded from three continents. So far the detailed African sample is very low, so they are not itemized in the analyses.
Consultants find somewhat more educational value from PEG than PSDN forums. Europeans generally find more educational value from forums than do Europeans. Click on the image of the chart to see a popup link with the details of this section of the survey.
Of the responses, these are the most interesting remarks:
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Consultants answered questions about his/her participation in email and forums. For a breakdown of Consultants participating in this section of the Progress Consultants survey, refer to Participating Consultants.
Of the Participating Consultants,
38% of respondents answered customers’ usage of PSDN;
53% of respondents answered customers’ usage of PEG;
20% of respondents answered customers’ usage of ProgressTalk.
Consultants responded from three continents. So far the detailed African sample is very low, so they are not itemized in the analyses.
Consultants are more confident of their customers’ participation with PEG than PSDN forums. Europeans have higher participation in PSDN than PEG. Click on the image of the chart to see a popup link with the details of this section of the survey.
These are the most interesting remarks about customers’ IT employees subscribing to various forums:
Of the Participating Consultants,
31% of respondents answered prospective customers’ usage of PSDN;
45% of respondents answered prospective customers’ usage of PEG;
18% of respondents answered prospective customers’ usage of ProgressTalk.
Consultants responded from three continents. So far the detailed African sample is very low, so they are not itemized in the analyses.
Consultants are also more confident of their prospective customers’ participation with PEG than PSDN forums. Click on the image of the chart to see a popup link with the details of this section of the survey.
These are the most interesting remarks about prospective customers’ IT employees subscribing to various forums:
Of the Participating Consultants,
35% of respondents answered prospective customers’ usage of PSDN;
45% of respondents answered prospective customers’ usage of PEG;
20% of respondents answered prospective customers’ usage of ProgressTalk.
Consultants responded from three continents. So far the detailed African sample is very low, so they are not itemized in the analyses.
Consultants are more confident that forums are filled with potential customers. Click on the image of the chart to see a popup link with the details of this section of the survey.
Of the responses, these are the most interesting remarks about forums as a venue for potential customers:
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