Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/us/new-digital-divide-seen-in-wasting-time-online.html?pagewanted=all69% of children 2- 5 years old can use a computer mouse – but only 11% can tie their own shoelaces.58% of young children know how to play a computer game - while 52% know how to ride a bike, and only 20% know how to swim.28% of young children can make a mobile phone call – but only 20% know to dial 911 in case of an emergency21% of 4- 5 year olds know how to use a smartphone app – and 17% of 2- 3 year olds possess the same skillSource:http://e-skolar.com/blog/kids-today-digital-skills-vs-life-skills_01212011.html
Source: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/page-abandonment-time.htmlSource: http://www.xenermedia.com/Services/Design/Website_Design.cfmAverage time someone will spend on your site to determine if it has value and if they will stay or leave the site? Four seconds.Before prospects will do business with you, 90% of them will visit your website.Almost 50% of online sales are lost (abandonment rate or bounce rate) due to the website's inability to establish credibility and value.The #1 reason visitors leave a website is due to poor design.
Source:http://visualizingeconomics.com/2008/02/18/adoption-of-new-technology-since-1900/Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/05/idUS137317+05-Jun-2012+HUG20120605In a period of 20 years 85% of the world will have access to high speed internet. Ericsson releases its second Traffic and Market Report - On the Pulse of the Networked Society, revealing that by 2017, 85 percent of the world's population will have 3G coverage50 percent of the world's population will be covered by 4G in 2017Smartphone subscriptions expected to reach 3 billion in 2017Mobile subscriptions reached 6.2 billion in Q1 2012 and 170 million new mobile subscriptions were added during the quarterGlobal data traffic to grow 15 times by the end of 2017
