1. 10 reasons why now is the perfect
time to get started with the mobile web
– By Tijs Vrolix –

2. My name is Tijs and I love mobile.

3. http://blog.sectiondesign.co.uk/2009/10/the-making-of-digital-nostalgia-mobile-evolution/

4. By Leodileo on Flickr
And we’re only just getting started

5. 2005: the year of the mobile web
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2007: the year of the mobile web
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2009: the year of the mobile web
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7. 1 Battle of the devices

8. By chriswsonic357 on Flickr
Apple introduces the iPhone (2007)

9. “The iPhone has taken the
frustration out of browsing
on a mobile phone.”
Charles Wolf, Needham & Company

10. 70%
Check email at least once a day.

11. 60%
Browse the web at least once a day.

12. 80%
Use iPhone to browse the web.
Smarthphone users in general: 32%
Mobile users in general: 10%

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iPhone sets the bar

16. Let’s not forget
about software.

17. 2 Early adopters eager to
consume the mobile web

18. So who is this early adopter?
• young (aged 16-34)
• affluent
• urban-dwelling
• professional
By ohad* on Flickr

19. And what are they using
the mobile web for?
• Social networking (70%)
• News and information
• Email
Essential Research

20. Let’s put things in perspective though

21. 76% of mobile phone users don't use their
mobile to access the Internet
• “It’s too expensive.”
• “My mobile is not capable.” (60%!)
• “Why would I?”
• “I don’t get it (and hey, I don’t care).”
Essential Research

22. 3 Millions of users entering the
market in the next few years

23. The launch of the iPad
brought about an interesting
discussion
• “Most people don’t need a
computer.”
• “The iPad is the uncomputer for
the masses.”
• “Should the Apple iPad be
considered a computer?”
• “My mom's next computer is
going to be an iPad.”

24. By futureatlas.com on Flickr

25. “More people will access the
mobile web than the desktop web.”
In 2013 according to Gartner.
In 2015 according to Morgan Stanley.

26. 4 Social networking is the number
one reason to use the mobile web

27. “The explosion of social networks in the past
few years is just the Web catching up with life,
since people are naturally social. What’s
different is that the Web is now the place where
all this sharing takes place.”
Eric Schmidt, Google

28. 70%
Use the mobile web for social networking.

29. “Facebook dominates UK mobile use.”
Accounts for nearly half of all the time people in the UK spend
going online using their phones.
GSMA/Comscore
December 2009
Facebook 2002
Google 395
Microsoft 165
Orange 138
AOL 106
UK number of mobile minutes spent (millions)

30. – You don't know what you're missing until you get a taste –

31. 5 Services are more
important than hardware

32. – Touchscreen smartphones are the new standard –

33. – Even Nokia says so –

34. Focus on mobile services
• communication (social
networking!
• integration and synchronisation
• mobile payments
• context-aware
• mobile health
• ...

35. 6 Realtime

36. – Everything is realtime –

37. Mobile is the perfect medium to
keep up with the realtime web.
• Who’s doing ... now?
• Where can I ... now?
• Why is ... now?
• ... now?

38. By apoxapox on Flickr
It’s always with us

39. 7 Context is king

41. “... there are now over 6000 location-
based iPhone apps, 900 Android apps
and 300 BlackBerry apps.”
Skyhook

44. freymartin.de/en/projects/jitwatch

45. 8 Mobile makes money

46. – July 10, 2008: iTunes App Store launch –
The app store economy

47. 140 000 apps
3 000 000 000 downloads
350 / second
75 % free
€ 2,70 price

49. Gartner mobile application store predictions
Numbers in billions.
2009 2010 2013
Downloads 2,5 4,5 21,6
Revenue $4,2 $6,8 $29,5

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• users know where to go • revenue share
• closely monitored: secure • app store owner decides
• don’t worry about payment, • slow publishing process
traffic, ... • ...
• top lists generate more
downloads
• ...
* don’t worry: the app store is only one way to distribute your service

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52. – Mobile display advertising isn’t quite dead though –

53. – Action speaks louder than words –

54. – Bridging the gap between online and offline –

55. 9 It’s called “smartphone”
for a reason

56. sound
motion
smell
compass
light humidity
location
weight shake
noise health
GPS
proximity
speed pressure
temperature height

57. Cry Translator for iPhone

58. Sleep Cycle for iPhone

59. WakeMate

60. 10 Big businesses are
excited about mobile

61. By thorinside on Flickr
We’re ready for the real thing

62. “We think there is the potential to actually
make this mobile web better than the PC web.”
Jonathan Rosenberg, Google

63. – Thank you –
slideshare.net/tijs
Tijs Vrolix
tijs@vrolix.eu
@tijs on Twitter