How to be a Mobile App Developer [Infographic] By: Prashanth Shantharam
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27, August 2012
Mobile apps are growing exponentially ever since their inception. The market for mobile apps is at an inflection point with 31B apps downloaded last year and projected to more than double by 2016. The potential for any developer, big or small, to capture mindshare and marketshare and generate big revenues is huge. Learn how from this infographic by Schools.com
"Mobile is fundamentally reshaping how we as consumers spend from housing and healthcare to entertainment and travel, from food and drinks to communication and transportation. Mobile not only influences purchase behavior but also post purchase opinions. When the share button is literally a second away, consumers are willingly sharing more information than ever before. Mobile is thus helping close the nirvana gap for brands and advertisers who seek to connect advertising to actual transactions. The long-term battle is however for owning the context of the users. Having the best knowledge about the user to help drive the transaction is the simply the most valuable currency of commerce.” -- Chetan Sharma State of Global Mobile Industry Report1H, 2011
Data Point
AdMob Witnesses 8 Billion Tablet Ad Requests In November, 2011. 700% y-o-y growth
The Mobile industry will go from 6 Billion connections today to more than 12 Billion by 2020
Public IT Cloud Services Spending to Reach $72.9 Billion in 2015
Only 0.5% of advertising dollars goes to mobile phones even though people spend more than 8% of their media time using them
428.7M mobile phones shipped in Q2, 2011
74% of app downloads in the U.S are from iOS & Android Devices
Mobile Search Advertising can be a $2 Billion to $3 Billion Market in 2012
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