Tag: mobile
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This article provides a critical comparative analysis of mobile versus personal computer (PC)-based forms of Internet access. Drawing from an interdisciplinary body of literature, it illustrates a wide range of ways in which mobile Internet access offers lower levels of functionality and content availability; operates on less open and flexible platforms; and contributes to diminished…
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Part of the problem is that many news organizations, seeing this new generation of devices, made a bad bet. They decided that tablets, not smartphones, were the place to invest. Magazines, in particular, spent many millions building interactive iPad apps that promised to transfer the magazine-reading experience to a flat piece of glass about the…
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And another extraordinary chart – screen minutes per device (via Mobile Is Eating Global Attention: 10 Graphs on the State of the Internet – Derek Thompson – The Atlantic)
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Mobile usage as a % of web usage (via Mobile Is Eating Global Attention: 10 Graphs on the State of the Internet – Derek Thompson – The Atlantic)
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In a short period of time, the meaning of “mobile” at Google has shifted dramatically to “handset” from “tablet handset”. We expect the definition of “mobile” to continue to evolve as more and more “smart” devices gain traction in the market. For example, a few years from now, we and other companies could be serving…