Online retail sales from mobile devices have doubled in the last year, increasing from 5.5% in December 2010 to 11% in December 2011, according to IBM. And the rate of growth has remained steady through the first quarter of 2012, increasing to 13.3% from 7% last year. A whopping 79% of US smartphone and tablet owners have used their mobile devices for shopping-related activities. Read →
“The mobile revolution is still in its infancy and poised for tremendous growth,” according to Mary Meeker, who recently made a presentation about current Internet trends at the Web 2.0 Summit. Currently just one-third of Facebook’s traffic currently comes from mobile, but that number is expected to increase dramatically. Read →
Recent data from eMarketer measures current and projected growth of mobile coupon use in the US. Mobile coupon users will nearly double between now and 2013, and use will rise even more dramatically among smartphone owners. Read →
According to a new study by Juniper Research, the total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, money transfers and NFC (Near Field Communications) transactions will reach $670 billion by 2015, nearly triple the current value of $240 billion. Read →
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