Are you trapped in the old thinking that mobile phones are for calls and texting only? First let me put mobile phone use in context for you.
…those who regularly follow mobile technology, know the relevance of 4 billion as a number. That was the total global count of mobile subscribers on the planet at the start of the year 2009. To put it in context, there are 480 million newspapers printed daily; 800 million automobiles registered on the planet; 1.1 billion personal computers including all desktops, laptops, notebooks and netbooks; 1.2 billion fixed landine phones; 1.4 billion internet users; 1.5 billion TV sets; 1.7 billion unique holders of a credit card of any type; and 2.1 billion unique holders of a banking account of any kind. But 4 billion mobile phone subscriptions. Kind of puts it in context. source
Ok, Rich so there are over 4 billion mobile subscribers, whats that got to do with me?
Whats It Mean To You
Well before we get into that let me share this with you first. Mobile web use is up 34% over last year! That amount of increase should have your attention. We are seeing a complete transfer of accessing the internet via computers to accessing it via mobile phones. So for you that means having to have a presence there as well. Are you using Internet advertising currently? Then here’s a site to check out for mobile advertising. Do you have a website that is compatible with mobile phones? If not check these guys out. You need to be where the people are today and where they are going tomorrow.
Of course as mobile phones get more powerful and software continues to make them more useful you will see more and more people flock to the mobile web.
