Sharing Device-First
Content with The World
@sshadmand #modeveast
Introduction
Me

Co-founder of Socialize, a social
mobile SDK, recently acquired by
ShareThis, Inc
Co-founder of AppMakr.com, DIY
website for building 100% native apps
Co-founder of PointAbout, a mobile
consulting company, acquired by 3
Pillars Global. Developed apps for
enterprise customers
ShareThis
ShareThis is the largest sharing platform reaching 211
million people over 120 social channels on 2.4 MM sites.
That’s 95% of the web!

2.4MM PUBLISHERS
85% OF ONLINE AUDIENCE

120 SOCIAL CHANNELS
The Market
Where the market headed and
what is the potential.
150
Times

phones are
checked per day
Channels
The infrastructure to manage
the connections
Channels

+14% Weekday
5PM for Retweets
1-3PM for clicks

79%

More likely to
use Multiple
times a day
Channels

+32% Weekdays
1PM for Shares
3PM for clicks

78%

of users
access FB on
mobile
Channels

Thurs./Sat.
2-4PM
8-11PM

300%
More likely to
use post on
mobile
Device
... Mobile ^...
Feeding the
beast
Pushing more and more data
to the channels.
Tablets

45%

adoption growth yearover-year

Data growth

118%
Smartphones and Featurephones

21%

adoption growth yearover-year

Data growth

81%
Wearables

300%

Growth in Sales
in 2012
wearables sold

8.3M

64M

sold within
4 years
TVs, Cameras, and Consoles

50%

tablets and phones
used with TV
internet
connected TVs

307M
Bikes, Vehicles, and Bikes

50%

cars connected
by 2015
Nest Thermostats
Shipped per month

40K
Machine to Machine Modules

5%

internet enabled
Annual Growth

36%

89%

data growth
ReThink the
Share
Not just P2P
Active Sharing
Passive Sharing
Heterogenous M2M-Esque Sharing
Sharing
What does sharing mean in a
device saturated world.
Web Share
Mobile Web Share
Mobile: OS Level
Mobile: App Level
Deep Linking

URL
Deeplinking
The Multiverse: Linking to Apps
Mobile: Custom
Emailers
Notifications
Wearables
Large item Peripherals
Consoles
Bridge Gaps
A story now spans devices and
their inherent interfaces, how
do you play nice.
Bridge Gaps

● Cookies aren’t guaranteed
● Either are device IDs
● Different IDs across devices
● Interfaces won’t match
● Content may not live on web
What to
Share
Help your users help you

Don’t be afraid to ask
Help your users help you

Minesweeper Reloaded
Help your users help you

Give them something
to talk about
Help your users help you
Help your users help you
Make Sharing Easy

Don't create unnecessary
roadblocks
Make Sharing Easy

Native Single Sign On

Web Module Authentication
THANK YOU!
Sean Shandmand
sean@sharethis.com

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