http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/30/tech/social-media/facebook-mobile-users/index.html
More mobile Facebook users than desktop users? Another indicator of mobile dominance. The mobile Facebook app is easy to use and addictive. While it takes 5 minutes to check your Facebook on a desktop, it takes only moments on a mobile device. This concept extends to games, movie reviews, maps, and dozens of other apps. The mobile app industry will continue to boom because of convenience. Compare a mobile phone to a local 711. A quick visit to 711 for bread may be more expensive but much more convenient than a trip to a supermarket. Mobile devices also provide convenience for the user. Whether it be SportsCenter, Netflix, Flixster, or Google Maps, apps bring convenience and users are willing to pay for it. As long as this continues to be true, the mobile app industry will flourish.
As long as mobile apps are fast, mobile phones will still be convenient in the future. If other "features" are added to make it nicer, it will also make it slower. Hopefully, the industries recognize this, and do not ruin the reasons to buy the mobile apps in the first place.
ReplyDelete"Whereas content consumption can easily be done on other media, such as tablets and phones, production and multitasking are still best suited for PC's."
ReplyDelete-Raluca Budiu, User Experience Specialist, Neilson Norman Group