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fumar · 2013-12-11 · Original thread
The medium distracts from the content. Luckily the scroll wheel comes in handy.

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TECHNOLOGY HAS SENT BUSINESS THROUGH A MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION.

IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS, THERE’S A STRONG LIKELIHOOD THAT SOMEONE IN YOUR INDUSTRY WON’T MAKE IT. WILL IT BE YOU?

WE ASKED 3,397 PEOPLE WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE.

SEE HOW YOUR ANSWERS STACK UP, AND HOW READY YOU ARE FOR WHAT’S AHEAD.

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED.

GOOGLE’S ADVERTISING REVENUE IS NOW BIGGER THAN THAT OF THE ENTIRE U.S. PRINT INDUSTRY.

2/3 OF APPLE’S REVENUE COMES FROM PRODUCTS IT RELEASED AFTER 2007,

AND WHILE MOST BUSINESSES STRUGGLE TO CATCH UP, COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON ARE LEADING THE WAY. WITH ANNUAL REVENUES LARGER THAN THE GDPS OF HALF THE WORLD’S COUNTRIES,THEY HAVE ENOUGH WAREHOUSE SPACE TO FILL OVER 700 MADISON SQUARE GARDENS,AND A BIGGER STAKE IN NORTH AMERICAN E-COMMERCE THAN OFFICE DEPOT, STAPLES,DELL, AND SEARS COMBINED.

AND IT’S NOT JUST THE BIG COMPANIES LIKE GOOGLE, APPLE, AND AMAZON

START-UPS LIKE:OUYA OUYA IS AN ANDROID-BASED GAMING CONSOLE THAT ALLOWS ANY DEVELOPER TO BUILD VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY ON YOUR TV. PLEDGES REQUESTED: $950,000 PLEDGES RECEIVED: $8,596,474 VISIT THEIR KICKSTARTER PAGE OuyaFLIPBOOKIT FLIPBOOKIT IS A KIT THAT YOU CAN PURCHASE TO BUILD YOUR OWN HAND-CRANKED OR MOTORIZED 24-FRAME ANIMATIONS. PLEDGES REQUESTED: $5,000 PLEDGES RECEIVED: $137,567

AMAZONSTART-UPS LIKE:OUYA OUYA IS AN ANDROID-BASED GAMING CONSOLE THAT ALLOWS ANY DEVELOPER TO BUILD VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY ON YOUR TV. PLEDGES REQUESTED: $950,000 PLEDGES RECEIVED: $8,596,474 VISIT THEIR KICKSTARTER PAGE OuyaFLIPBOOKIT FLIPBOOKIT IS A KIT THAT YOU CAN PURCHASE TO BUILD YOUR OWN HAND-CRANKED OR MOTORIZED 24-FRAME ANIMATIONS. PLEDGES REQUESTED: $5,000 PLEDGES RECEIVED: $137,567 VISIT THEIR KICKSTARTER PAGE FlipbookitBRYDGE BRYDGE IS AN ULTRA-SECURE IPAD KEYBOARD WITH BUILT-IN SPEAKERS THAT ALLOWS FOR CLOSE TO 180 DEGREES OF POSITIONING. PLEDGES REQUESTED: $5,000 PLEDGES RECEIVED: $137,567

ARE CROWDFUNDING THEIR WAY TO SUCCESS,AND CLAIMING THEIR PIECE OF THE PIE.

CONSUMERS HAVE CHANGED TOO.IN 1999, THERE WERE 38 MILLION BROADBAND INTERNET USERS WORLDWIDE. TODAY, 1.2 BILLION PEOPLE GET BROADBAND INTERNET ON THEIR PHONES.

NEARLY HALF OF FACEBOOK’S 150 MILLION DAILY VISITS COME FROM MOBILE, AND MORE PEOPLE HAVE MOBILE DEVICES THAN ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER, OR ELECTRICITY.

THE COMPETITION HAS CHANGED TOO.STAYING COMPETITIVE IS NOT JUST ABOUT KEEPING UP WITH MOBILE COMPETITION TODAYCOMES FROM EVERYWHERE.

IN JUST FOUR YEARS, KICKSTARTER LAUNCHED OVER 98,000 NEW PROJECTS AND RAISED $521 MILLION. LAST YEAR THEY DISTRIBUTED MORE MONEY TO BUSINESSES IN THE ARTS THAN THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. AND THEY HELPED LAUNCH EMERGING COMPANIES LIKE THIS [show Pebble watch].

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED. [stast like this] MOBILE COMMERCE WILL BE $150 BILLION THIS YEAR 50% OF CLICKS ON MOBILE ADS ARE ACCIDENTAL MOBILE DRIVES 23% OF PAID SEARCH CLICKS WE SPEND 2.5 HRS A DAY ON OUR MOBILE DEVICES 50% OF WIRELESS TRAFFIC IS VIDEO

AND WE’RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS EVOLUTION. IF YOU WANT TO BE EMPLOYABLE IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS IT’S TIME TO REBOOT.

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