Mobile Apps Overtake Web in Time Spent. Mon, 06/20/2011 - 14:40 by Greg Sterling It wasn't supposed to be this way.
Mobile apps, insiders argued, are a stopgap on the way to the true "mobile Web. " Apparently not so. Mobile apps are not only here to stay, they've reportedly overtaken the PC and mobile Web in terms of time spent. This is according to a new report from Flurry analytics: Our analysis shows that, for the first time ever, daily time spent in mobile apps surpasses desktop and mobile web consumption.
In February of this year, similar data was released by GSMA and analytics firm Zokem, which found that mobile apps are responsible for 667 minutes of use per user each month vs. messaging (671 minutes), voice (531 minutes) and web browsing (422 minutes). Flurry's report showed, amazingly, that mobile apps account for more time spent per day (81 minutes) than the PC and mobile Web combined. I couldn't believe that mobile apps were taking more time than the "mobile Web" and PC Web combined. This is an amazing milestone.
Can Facebook Get You a Job? [INFOGRAPHIC] In answer to the question above, approximately 18,400,000 Americans say yes, they got their current job through Facebook.
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Though Zuck's platform ranks #1, Twitter and LinkedIn don't have shabby numbers either — 8 million and 10.2 million Americans, respectively, have gotten their jobs through social platforms. Judging from our Job Search Series, it should come as no surprise that being socially savvy pays off in the job hunt for two reasons — it helps you network, and it's a highly marketable strength in your skill set, given all the openings in the digital space. So, it's about time you spruce up those social profiles and start networking. The infographic below combines data from Jobvite, CNN, LinkedIn and JobSearch to assemble a statistical picture of the modern-day job seeker. Check it out for interesting insights and some tricks of the trade to help you land a job. Infographic courtesy of MBA Online Every week we post a list of social media and web job opportunities. Why I Hire People Who Fail. By Jeff Stibel | 1:32 PM December 9, 2011 A few weeks ago, I wrote about avoiding social media failures.
I briefly mentioned our company’s “Failure Wall” and was surprised by the number of comments and questions I received about it. What’s the purpose? How does it work? And what other kinds of things do you do in that crazy office of yours? The failure wall was part of our efforts to create a company culture where employees can take risks without fear of reprisal. “Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill“I have not failed, I’ve just found ten thousand ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison“Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.” – Sophia Loren One random Thursday night, I returned to our corporate headquarters afterhours with a bottle of wine and a box of acrylic paints.
In the beginning, the wall was met with surprise, curiosity and a bit of trepidation. Brad's Thoughts on the Social Graph. Translations: [ Беларускі ] I've been thinking a lot about the social graph for awhile now: aggregating the graph, decentralization, social network portability, etc. If you've seen me at any conference recently, I probably talked your ear off about it. I've gotten good at my verbal/visual presentations, showing my slides , pictures of graphs, and adapting my delivery to you based on your background, facial expressions, questions, etc. This is all a lot harder to do in a blog post where the audience is so diverse, so I've been lazily putting it off. I was also afraid that if I left anything out, I'd get flooded with comments like But what about __________? TMT Predictions 2011. Deloitte predicts that in 2011 social networks are likely to surpass the breathtaking milestone of one billion unique members 1 .
Also, they may deliver over 2 trillion advertisements 2 . Yet the advertising revenues directly attributable to social networks may remain relatively modest compared to other media, at least in the short term. With per member annual advertising revenue of about $4, that implies total 2011 advertising revenues of about $5 billion (see Figure 1). Despite social media’s large and growing audience, its advertising revenues still represent less than one percent of the worldwide advertising spend total. Other sources of social network revenues, such as payments systems and e-commerce, might exhibit faster growth. In 2011, it is likely that social networks’ long-term market value will continue to polarize opinions 3 .
An assessment of social networks’ potential hinges on three metrics: subscriber growth, time spent on the network, and CPMs. Bottom line </i>*}
Non-economic, general research.