Source: The Verge, 19th September 2012
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Thursday, 20 September 2012
Users of the site Quirky created 15 new products for the iPhone 5 within a week of the launch
"As soon as the new specs for the iPhone 5 arrived last week, the users at Quirky, a worldwide group of inventors, began submitting their ideas. In 24 hours the community, now over 240,000 strong, had pitched nearly 2,000 new products. In a rapid fire evaluation session with CEO Ben Kaufman, the field was narrowed to 50. And over the next week, the team of designers and engineers working in house, prototyped, lasercut, and 3D printed their way to a set of 15 finished products which went on sale today at fellow Silicon Alley startup Fab.com."
100 billion searches a month are made on Google
"A stat we haven’t heard from Google for a long time. How many searches it handles: 100 billion per month."
Earlier - 1.2 billion a day in 2007 - warning - different methodology
Note: The 2012 figure could include all of the searches on Google properties, especially those on YouTube. Bt if not it shows a 2.5 x increase in 5 years - 1.2bn in 2007 vs 3.3bn in 2012
Smartphone ownership in America is highest among 25-34s
"Overall, young adults are leading the growth in smartphone ownership in the U.S., with 74 percent of 25-34 year olds now owning smartphones, up from 59 percent in July 2011. Interestingly, teenagers between 13 and 17 years old demonstrated the most dramatic increases in smartphone adoption, with the majority of American teens (58%) owning a smartphone, compared to roughly a third (36%) of teens saying they owned a smartphone just a year ago.
“Among most age groups smartphones represent the majority of U.S. mobile subscribers, but American teens were the age group adopting smartphones the fastest,” Nichole Henderson, a Nielsen analyst, said. “As teens increase in their share of smartphone owners, mobile carriers and manufacturers should consider how to market to this growing group.”"
“Among most age groups smartphones represent the majority of U.S. mobile subscribers, but American teens were the age group adopting smartphones the fastest,” Nichole Henderson, a Nielsen analyst, said. “As teens increase in their share of smartphone owners, mobile carriers and manufacturers should consider how to market to this growing group.”"
Source: Nielsen, 10th September 2012
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Mobile web users spend more time consuming media on their smartphones than watching TV
"Mobile web users now spend more time consuming media on smartphones than they do watching TV, according to research by ad network InMobi.
Britan's mobile data users consume an average nine hours of media a day - 2 hours, 47 minutes of which is spent on mobile, compared to 2 hours, 24 minutes watching TV.
It's a similar story in the US, where mobile web users also spend nine hours consuming media, and where mobile (2 hours, 24 minutes) again outpaces TV (2 hours, 21 minutes).
In Germany, meanwhile, mobile is leading by a much greater margin. Of the 6 hours, 30 mins of media time each day, mobile makes up 2 hours, 5 minutes - significantly more than the 1 hour, 25 minutes spent watching TV. More than 40 per cent of German respondents stated mobile as their primary or exclusive means of going online."
Britan's mobile data users consume an average nine hours of media a day - 2 hours, 47 minutes of which is spent on mobile, compared to 2 hours, 24 minutes watching TV.
It's a similar story in the US, where mobile web users also spend nine hours consuming media, and where mobile (2 hours, 24 minutes) again outpaces TV (2 hours, 21 minutes).
In Germany, meanwhile, mobile is leading by a much greater margin. Of the 6 hours, 30 mins of media time each day, mobile makes up 2 hours, 5 minutes - significantly more than the 1 hour, 25 minutes spent watching TV. More than 40 per cent of German respondents stated mobile as their primary or exclusive means of going online."
Smartphones influence approximately 6% of UK in-store retail sales
"Almost half of UK smartphone owners have used their device to research product information before or during a shopping trip, according to new research from Deloitte Digital, the firm’s digital services practice. As a result, around 6% of in-store retail sales are being influenced by smartphone use, equivalent to £15.2bn of sales this year. This is almost double the value of direct purchases made through mobiles which are estimated at around £8bn in 2012. By 2016, more than 80% of consumers are expected to own a smartphone and Deloitte estimates that between 15% and 18% of in-store sales will be smartphone-influenced, equivalent to £35-43bn."
Monday, 17 September 2012
Shazam has 250 million users
"Shazam®, the world’s leading media engagement company, today announced that it has achieved the major milestone of exceeding a quarter of a billion users globally."
Earlier - 75m users in May 2010
Mobile payments company Square is valued at $3.25 billion
"Square, the mobile payments startup headed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has closed a more than $200 million fundraising round that will value the company at $3.25 billion.
The company had previously raised $100 million in 2011 valuing it at more than $1 billion, and was first revealed to be seeking another round of funding in late July. According to Square’s press release announcing the news, the investors who participated in the latest funding round included Citi Ventures, Rizvi Traverse Management and Starbucks."
The company had previously raised $100 million in 2011 valuing it at more than $1 billion, and was first revealed to be seeking another round of funding in late July. According to Square’s press release announcing the news, the investors who participated in the latest funding round included Citi Ventures, Rizvi Traverse Management and Starbucks."
Source: Mashable, 17th September 2012
Ed Sheeran's album + was illegally shared more than 300,000 in 6 months in the UK
"The data, collected independently by Musicmetric and seen exclusively by the BBC, is believed to be the biggest analysis of its kind to be conducted.
It monitored the global activity of BitTorrent files - a method of obtaining files by downloading from many users at the same time.
The data's release came as measures to attempt to curb illegal downloading began to take hold, such as the blocking of popular piracy websites and the relegation and removal of search results from Google.
Musicmetric's findings said that singer Ed Sheeran was the most pirated act in the UK for the first half of 2012, followed by hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks and Barbadian megastar Rihanna.
The data suggested that Ed Sheeran's 2011 album + (Plus) was illegally downloaded an average of 55,512 times every month, and was the most popular download in over 460 towns and cities in the UK.
Legal UK sales of his album in the first half of 2012 hit the 448,000 mark - making it the fourth most popular album behind releases from Adele, Emeli Sande and Lana Del Rey."
Source: BBC News, 17th September 2012
Note - more data, including country comparisons in the full article
It monitored the global activity of BitTorrent files - a method of obtaining files by downloading from many users at the same time.
The data's release came as measures to attempt to curb illegal downloading began to take hold, such as the blocking of popular piracy websites and the relegation and removal of search results from Google.
Musicmetric's findings said that singer Ed Sheeran was the most pirated act in the UK for the first half of 2012, followed by hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks and Barbadian megastar Rihanna.
The data suggested that Ed Sheeran's 2011 album + (Plus) was illegally downloaded an average of 55,512 times every month, and was the most popular download in over 460 towns and cities in the UK.
Legal UK sales of his album in the first half of 2012 hit the 448,000 mark - making it the fourth most popular album behind releases from Adele, Emeli Sande and Lana Del Rey."
Source: BBC News, 17th September 2012
Note - more data, including country comparisons in the full article
Chinese mobile messaging app Weixin has 200 million users
"Chinese internet giant Tencent today announced that its Weixin (WeChat) mobile messaging application has crossed the 200 mln user mark. The app, launched in early 2011, exceeded 100 mln registered users 14 months later in March 2012, and reached 200 mln within six months."
Apple received more than 2 million pre-orders for the iPhone 5 in 24 hours
"Apple® today announced pre-orders of its iPhone® 5 topped two million in just 24 hours, more than double the previous record of one million held by iPhone 4S. Demand for iPhone 5 exceeds the initial supply and while the majority of pre-orders will be delivered to customers on September 21, many are scheduled to be delivered in October. iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina™ display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology—all while delivering even better battery life."
Friday, 14 September 2012
Headphones that cost over $100 account for 43% of all US headphone revenue
"Sales of headphones priced over $100 have become the engine of growth in the audio market as a result, growing 65 percent (units) in the first half of 2012 and accounting for 43 percent of all headphone revenue, according to The NPD Group's Retail Tracking Service. Monster accounts for approximately half of the sales in this segment."
Source: Cnet, 13th September 2012
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