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November 6, 2013 03:13 pm GMT
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Mobile Survey Platform GeoPoll Raises $6.6M Series A To Reach People In Developing Countries
Smartphones have become so commonplace in developed countries that it can be hard to imagine life without them. But the worldwide Internet penetration rate is just 39%, according to the International Telecommunication Union, and in Africa, only 16% of people are online. Mobile-cellular penetration rates are 89% in developing countries, however, with many people relying on their phones for online access. As more organizations use Internet surveys to conduct research into subjects ranging from product preferences to human rights, GeoPoll's platform seeks to help them to reach people on featurephones or even more basic devices.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/OgIjhCPy6g8/
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