Trends on Tuesday: Optimizing Infographics for Mobile
Mobile first means more than just focusing on text content; it’s also includes considering visual content as important element of the user experience.
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Trends on Tuesday: 65% of All Email Gets Opened First on a Mobile Device
While composing email on mobile phones is still a tricky feat, email reading is quickly shifting away from the desktop. According to data from the US Consumer Device Preference Report: Q4 2013 from Movable Ink, way more than half of all email — a full 65 percent — is now being accessed
Trends on Tuesday: 4th Qtr Online Mobile Traffic Up 40% Over Last Year
According to the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark report, overall 4th quarter online sales were up 10.3% year over year. Here were some of the key drivers: • Mobile Traffic and Sales: Mobile traffic soared, accounting for nearly 35 percent of all online traffic, up
Trends on Tuesday: The Future of Mobile Data
This infographic from Light Reading addresses recent trends in mobile data use. We are struck by how much data was transferred via a WiFi connection vs. cellular. People are using WiFi connections way more than cellular ones. Some other quick highlights: In Q2
Trends on Tuesday: What Might Smartphones Do in 2016?
A recent article in Mobile Marketing Watch suggested location-based sensor fusion would be featured on a billion mobile devices in 2016. Last year Mary Meeker said in 2013 that mobile would be wearable, sharable, drivable and flyable. We’ve gathered some other projections for the future functionality of mobile devices; • Indoor
Trends on Tuesday: Federal Agency Mobile Gov Trends in 2013
Today we want to tell you about the federal agency trends we saw this year in the development of public facing mobile products.
Trends on Tuesday: When Was Your Mobile Phone Not Within Ear Shot?
Here’s the latest news from the people are “crazy about mobile” beat. Do you remember the last time your phone was not within earshot? Well, according to this infographic from Fast Company, 25% of smartphone owners ages 18-44 surveyed said they couldn’t remember the last time their smartphone was not
Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Shopping Increased for 2013 Holiday Shopping
Mobile shopping increased significantly this year for both Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But by how much? A lot says this report from IBM: Online Sales Set New Record: Thanksgiving Day online sales grew by 19.7 percent year-over-year followed by Black Friday, with sales increasing 19 percent over 2012.
Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Gaming Habits
We’ve reported before that playing games is one of the most popular activities on mobile devices. A recent study by App Annie and IDC dives deeper into
Trends on Tuesday: More Tablet Shipments than PCs in 2014?
Canalys, an international IT company, predicted last week that tablets will almost out-ship all other PC form factors combined next year. They expect that tablets will account for almost 50% of the total client PC market (that includes desktops, notebooks, and tablets) in 2014. PC shipments accounted for 40% of PC shipments
Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Driving Pre-Cyber Monday Shopping
Cyber Monday, billed as one of the busiest online-commerce days of the year, is spilling into the rest of the holiday season as more consumers use mobile devices to shop whenever they please. Shoppers are no longer waiting to return to work on the Monday after Thanksgiving to surf and complete web deals. Consumers armed
Trends on Tuesday: Would You Trade Your Latte For Your Mobile Device?
Recently, Mobile Marketing Watch published Sprint’s interesting infographic showing how executives use their mobile devices. “Would you trade your latte or morning cup of coffee for your mobile phone?” Sprint asked business professional executives. According to the results of their survey, turns out business professionals would
Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Surpasses Desktop for Social Media
More users are now accessing social media via mobile than on desktops. People are checking email or using social networks during their commute, in line at the grocery store, or waiting at the doctor’s
Trends on Tuesday: Digital News Trends and Mobile
The Pew Research Center recently released a report on “12 Trends Shaping Digital News.” Some of these trends show that mobile devices continue to affect how the public consumes the news. The report found: 19% of Americans saw news on a social network “yesterday” in 2012, more than double the 9% who had done so
Trends on Tuesday: Let’s Talk Connected Devices
Mobile Future recently released this infographic about the proliferation of connected devices. Among the key data points: Today, there are 10 billion connected devices. By 2020, data from connected devices will more than double all global Internet traffic in 2012. Traffic
Trends on Tuesday: Pew Cell Phone Activities Report
Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project recently released their report on Cell Phone Activities for 2013. The report stated
Trends on Tuesday: The State of Mobile Search
Mobile searching has become a fact of life. According to a recent study by Econsultancy, 67% of smartphone owners had used their device to search for information in the past 7 days. The infographic below describes what they are searching for–the majority of searches are for
Trends on Tuesday: Kids are Going Mobile
From the time they can grasp an object in their hands, children are reaching for electronic gadgets of all kinds—particularly our smartphones and tablets. The early adoption of mobile is growing each year as evidenced by this infographic from EveryDayFamily.com. 30 percent of 2- to
Trends on Tuesday: Companies Use Mobile for Brand Loyalty
A recent survey of 100 retailers by EPiServer found that 46 percent of those with a mobile strategy in place and 74 percent of those planning to launch one soon said they are using mobile primarily to increase customer loyalty or provide a more personalized experience for
Trends on Tuesday: Why You Should Be Accessible on Mobile
Mobile Marketing Watch released an article explaining why it is important for the workplace to be making the move to mobile. When it comes to marketing, it is essential to understand your customer and be easily discoverable or else your product will go unseen.
