5. Mobile cellular subscriptions worldwide grew from under 1 billion to over 5 billion in a decade. T Source: International Telecommunication Union www.itu.int
9. 63.2 million U.S. smartphone subscribers Top Acquired Phones in the U.S. 1. Apple iPhone 3GS 2. Apple iPhone 4 3. BlackBerry Curve 8530 4. LG - Cosmos 5. Motorola – Droid Source: comScore MobiLens, Jan-2010 to Dec-2010
11. “Even in the most remote parts of the world with no electricity, people have mobile phones,” – Google’s Osama Bedier at TEDxAustin
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14. In 2011, New York Times gives its reporters iPhones 4Gs to capture video
15. Mobile Reporters Can capture video Take photos Record audio Write notes Send e-mails Tweet Make phone calls
16. In 2010, 5 BILLION apps downloaded — up from 300 million in 2009
17. Favorite apps for reporters Twitter Instagram for photos Cinch for recording short interviews iTalk Lite to record longer interviews Foursquare/Gowalla for check-ins Plancast for scheduling LinkedIn/Facebook/Youtube Safari for Google maps
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19. Consuming media on mobile Nearly 47 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers browse the web, access apps, download content or access the mobile Internet via SMS That’s up from 7.6 % a year ago Source: Comscore’s The 2010 Mobile Year in Review at www.comscore.com
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21. Social Mobile Social Networking was the fastest growing category for U.S. subscribers with 57.9 million mobile users in Dec. 2010, up 56 % from a year ago.
31. Used I.M. Accessed sports , listened to music, checked bank accounts, financial news, restaurant Info
32. Surge in mobile social media platforms 347 %growth in Twitter mobile usage 200 MILLION mobile Facebook Users 100 MILLION YouTube videos played on mobile devices everyday Source: MobileFuture.org
36. Ninety-one percent of U.S. adults say that they have seen people misuse mobile technology. Seventy-five percent of U.S. adults say mobile manners are worse now than in 2009. Source: Intel Corp.