Smartphone Users Expect to do Banking from Mobile | Voice of Toronto. November 17th, 2011 News Desk sc lottery With mobile banking expected to become a bigger trend in the next few years, a new survey from ING DIRECT finds that nearly half of Canadian smartphone users (49%) expect to do banking from their mobile device in the next 12 – 24 months. This number grows to 64% when looking at those aged 18 – 34. "We know that as the mobile marketplace continues to expand, mobile banking is set to become a more popular option for Canadians. While online banking has and continues to be a convenient option, Canadians want easy access to their money at any time, wherever they are," said Peter Aceto, President and CEO at ING DIRECT Canada.
"The appetite for mobile banking among Canadians is growing. Who's using mobile banking? "It's not surprising that security is one of the biggest concerns given that the popularity of mobile banking has only recently started to pick up," said Charaka Kithulegoda, Chief Information Officer at ING DIRECT Canada. Slideshare. The Mobile Movement, Google/Ipsos OTX Media CT, U.S., Apr 2011. Report: Google Desktop vs Google Smart Phone Search Results.
Bryson Meunier posted a study showing that search results on a desktop different from search results on a smart phone by about 86%. That means, the results you get for a specific keyword search when done on a iPhone or Android phone will 86% of the time be different in some way then if you conducted the same search on a desktop browser. Bryson said that most SEOs have claimed there are no major differences between the two. I don't really remember respected SEOs saying that but maybe they have. I do know there aren't many SEO changes one should make between optimizing their pages for desktop versus iPhone or Android phones, specifically. Okay, this is an over simplification of the process and I've explained a lot what you should be aware of. Overall, as Bryson said, the majority of the difference in the search results has to do with Google showing you more locally related results. Forum discussion at Sphinn. Most Popular Apps | iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch App Store App Reviews.
Newest Stats on Mobile Search. Julie Batten | May 23, 2011 | 1 Comment inShare150 Four insightful findings on the types of information consumers are searching for on mobile. I don't know about you, but I'm always on the lookout for the latest stats to help me justify to my clients where to invest their marketing dollars. What I'm particularly interested in are bite-sized pieces of compelling data I can share quickly with others. As mobile is one of the hot topics in digital, I was excited to see Google release a brand new study on mobile and smartphone usage.
The study, entitled "The Mobile Movement," was conducted in partnership with OTX MediaCT, U.S. in April 2011. The study looked at five key areas: How are smartphones used in daily life? Given the nature of this column, I'm naturally going to focus on no. four today – what users are searching for on mobile. This is going to be a bullet-point dissemination of facts that you can pull out during an elevator conversation with your executive.