Interesting to see the figures on users following brands and users that follow brands that will purchase that specific brand too. Seems like Twitter has a more personal connection with users that actually use their products. Good for customer service.
Massive increase in apps downloaded -
FIVE BILLION apps downloaded — up from 300 million in 2009
Whopping expansion of location-based services -
FIVE MILLION Foursquare users — up from 200,000 users in 2009
Surge in mobile social media platforms -
347 PERCENT growth in Twitter mobile usage
200 MILLION mobile Facebook Users
100 MILLION YouTube videos played on mobile devices everyday
Ongoing explosion in data traffic -
3,000 PERCENT growth in one carrier’s data traffic since 2008
3,339: average number of texts sent per month by US teens.
Unprecedented competition and choice -
96 PERCENT of mobile users can choose from 3 or more providers
92 PERCENT of mobile users are satisfied with their provider
4 CENTS: average voice rate per minute in the US
77 MILLION: number of smartphones shipped in the fall of 2010.
WOW!
A book on infographics called 'The Visual Miscellaneum,' a source for inspiration for my web design project!
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/the-visual-miscellaneum/
Well my first year at NTU has finished and the summer holiday are in full swing. Here is a quick overview of what I'm going to be working on over the next few months -
