Mobile Top Topics & Advances in 2010 from Mobile Future

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Mobile Future has released a video of the top mobile trends of 2010.  Topics covered include app, location-based services, social media, data traffic and wireless call pricing.

  • Massive increase in apps downloaded - FIVE BILLION apps downloaded - up from 300 million in 2009
  • Whopping expansion of location-based services - FIVE MILLION Foursquare users - up from 200,000 users in 2009.
  • Surge in social media mobile platforms -
    347 PERCENT growth in Twitter mobile usage.  200 MILLION mobile Facebook
    Users. 100 MILLION YouTube videos played on mobile devices every day.
  • Ongoing explosion in data traffic - 3,000 PERCENT growth in one
    carrier's data traffic since 2008.  3,339 average number of texts sent
    per month by U.S. teens.
  • Unprecedented competition and choice -
    96 PERCENT of mobile users can choose from 3 or more providers.  92
    PERCENT of mobile users are satisfied with their provider.  4 CENTS is
    average voice rate per minute in the U.S.  77 MILLION number of
    smartphones shipped in the fall of 2010.