More Internet Users Turning to Mobile Devices for Access
October 3, 2013
A transition that has been in progress for some time has us wondering about the future of Internet search. Engadget reports, “Pew Survey: 21 Percent of US Cellphone Owners Get Online Mostly Through Their Phones.” The survey also reports that nearly two thirds of those in possession of a mobile phone at least occasionally go online with that device. Writer Jon Fingas tells us:
“There have been signs that Americans are leaning more and more on the smartphone as a primary internet device, and nowhere is that clearer than the latest edition of Pew’s Cell Internet Use survey. The research group found that 21 percent of American cellphone owners now get online chiefly through their handset, up from 17 percent last year. Offline users, meanwhile, have been reduced to a minority – 63 percent of US cell owners have hopped on the internet from their phones at some point.”
What does that say about the future of search? Well, search is not the focal point for mobile devices. Those of us who rely on our phones to find information online are at the mercy of vendors, who have yet to prioritize search functionality. Will that change as the shift from PC to smartphone continues?
Cynthia Murrell, October 03, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
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