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Why Mobile Social Media Matters - Statistics, Trends, Technologies. More than B2C, Business Users also do Mobile « The Future of Mobile and Mobile Marketing. Social Media Report. Internet Service Provider Survey: 2011. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) Survey collects information on the provision of Internet access to New Zealand households and businesses.

Internet Service Provider Survey: 2011

For more information on the purpose of this survey and what data is collected, see the Definitions section. Number of broadband subscribers and connection types The total number of broadband subscribers increased by 14 percent between June 2010 and June 2011, to almost 1.5 million. Broadband subscribers accounted for over 85 percent of all Internet connections. Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) continued to be the most popular broadband connection type, with over 1 million subscribers at 30 June 2011. Consumers choosing plans with larger data allowance Internet subscribers are opting for plans that allow them to download and upload more data at a fixed cost. In 2009 and 2010 the most common data cap among broadband subscribers was less than 5GB.

Social Media Mobilized…. Is 80% of Twitter Use from Mobile Devices? What happened to the phone booth?

Social Media Mobilized…. Is 80% of Twitter Use from Mobile Devices?

When you had to talk to someone to tell them something while you were out you used the phone booth. Now social media sites help people connect and communicate. However, did you ever think you could stay connected virtually anytime and everywhere you go? The fact that we can use mobile devices when we are on the move away from your computer to share real time experiences and interact on social media makes this a powerful medium. Social Networking On-The-Go: U.S. Mobile Social Media Audience Grows 37 Percent in the Past Year. October 20, 2011.

Social Networking On-The-Go: U.S. Mobile Social Media Audience Grows 37 Percent in the Past Year

Social media, mobile devices creating brand loyalty challenges for mid-size businesses. Innovations in technology and the spread of social networking have provided buyers with new tools for discovering, comparing, evaluating, choosing and experiencing brands, reveals a new IBM study.

Social media, mobile devices creating brand loyalty challenges for mid-size businesses

A new global IBM study of mid-market chief marketing officers (CMOs) has revealed that though building and sustaining brand loyalty is the top concern for today's mid-market CMOs, yet 72 per cent do not feel sufficiently prepared to effectively build this loyalty. Additionally, 70 per cent of mid-market CMOs are concerned about data explosion, as they are tasked with making sense of highly complex information generated constantly from a variety of sources such as consumer blogs, tweets, mobile texts and videos.

The proliferation of social media and mobile devices is creating a new breed of consumers who are digitally savvy and able to quickly compare and evaluate which products and services they want to buy. See: Case study 1: Lee Jeans teams with IBM to understand the individual consumer. New Study Shows the Mobile Web Will Rule by 2015 [STATS] - Viral. 11 Essential Tools for the Tech-Savvy Traveler. The Trendsetter Tech Series is supported by smart.

11 Essential Tools for the Tech-Savvy Traveler

Test drive the space saving, eco-friendly, totally unique, smart. Visit smartusa.com to find a new smart center near you. smart — unbig. uncar. The holiday season is upon us, and that means one thing: traveling. Whether you're hastily coordinating the logistics to actually get to grandma's house or frantically securing those last minute business deals on the other side of the country before 2012, finding the right flight, hotel and rental car is no joke. And if you're pressed for time or on a budget, getting a great package is nothing short of a holiday miracle.

Luckily, there is a veritable cornucopia of travel applications, available both online and via smartphone, that can ease those transit-induced tension headaches. Series supported by smart The Trendsetter Tech Series is supported by smart. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, YinYang. 44 Useful Mobile Apps for Social Media Marketers. 5 Musts for Mobile App Marketing. Ken Yarmosh is the proprietor of a boutique mobile agency based in the Washington, D.C. area and the author of App Savvy (O'Reilly).

5 Musts for Mobile App Marketing

Mobile is only getting bigger. Thousands of new apps are hitting app stores every day. The result is that even innovative or well-made apps are often ignored. One reason for this is that far too many mobile developers start their marketing efforts after they launch their app. This approach wastes one of the best marketing opportunities available — when the app first goes into an app store. ComScore: Mobile social media audience grows 37% Mobile social networking is on the rise, according to a new study from comScore, which shows that 72.2 million Americans accessed social networking sites or blogs on their mobile devices in August, a 37 percent increase over the past year.

ComScore: Mobile social media audience grows 37%

In addition, the study revealed that almost 40 million mobile users in the U.S. visit these types of sites every day, a 58 percent increase since August 2010. "This behavior is even more prevalent among smartphone owners with three in five accessing social media each month, highlighting the importance of apps and the enhanced functionality of smartphones to social media usage on mobile devices," said Mark Donovan, comScore senior vice president for mobile. Sign up for our FREE newsletter for more news like this sent to your inbox! The largest increase in growth was the number of users who accessed social networking sites from a mobile application, a 126 percent change from this time last year.