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According to a GfK/ Roper Poll conducted for www.CheapStingyBargains.com, 77% of Americans admit that they do not regularly make back-up copies of photos for safe keeping onto a DVD or CD. One in six people have lost special photos that they valued.
Everyone's Gone Digital, But...
While 66% of respondents report using a digital camera, 47% wish we were still in the pre-digital age, when people gave you real copies of photos instead of digital ones.
Photo Albums Might be a Thing of the Past
50% of respondents admit we are taking digital photos, but not developing them. While only 15% report permanently losing photos, one quarter (24%) develop photos but aren't backing them up.
Photo Protection Plans Are Not as Common as You Would Think
Only 6% are actually using an online storage site, 18% are developing photos and using either home or work computers as a back-up, and 18% are using a CD or DVD. 34% don't know what we're doing for back-up. (and it isn't just photos - only 13% of Americans say they backup their music / iTunes library more often than they back up their photos.)
Photo Protection is Not as Common
"So many people have photos of trips and family they have downloaded on their computers that a computer crash can be devastating," said Mike Glozman, founder of CheapStingyBargains.com. "We regularly hear from customers on our site who are buying a new computer to replace an old one that crashed, yet their photos and documents are often lost forever."
CheapStingyBargains.com knows how much you love your photos. The 75% of respondents who took photos of special events captured
-- Family gatherings (56%)
-- Kids' birthdays (55%)
-- Travel (55%)
-- Events with friends (53%)
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We want to help you protect your memories of those events. So, we are giving (2) three year subscriptions and (2) one year subscriptions to Carbonite's back-up services. http://www.cheapstingybargains.com/photo-backups/
Poll methodology
The survey was conducted from January 22-24, 2010, by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media on behalf of CheapStingyBargains.com. Random digit dialing phone interviews were completed with 1,005 adults 18 years old or older. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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About GfK Custom Research North America
Headquartered in New York, GfK Custom Research North America is part of the GfK Group. GfK Group offers the fundamental knowledge that industry, retailers, services companies and the media need to make market decisions. It offers a comprehensive range of information and consultancy services in the three business sectors of Custom Research, Retail and Technology and Media. The no. 4 market research organization worldwide, GfK Group operates in more than 100 countries and employs over 10,000 staff.
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