So the mobile space is very interesting to me, so interesting in fact, that I see it as Internet 2.0.
For the first time ever, in the history of mankind, every human being is connected everywhere, all the time. There can be so much more interaction that could occur around us that is not currently happening, we are literally just barely beginning to scratch the surface of what mobile can do. I think that in the next 10 years there will be as drastic a change in our lifestyles as in the past 10 years. People are going to look back 10 years from now thinking "I can't imagine how life was like before X" (X referring to mobile internet) just like how we look back 10 years and think "I can't imagine how life was like before the internet."
The real power of mobile lies in its inherent ability to integrate physical location in real-time. Most of the really popular apps unfortunately don't currently employ what mobile does best. Look at Instagram for example, it's not really real-time and location is merely an afterthought. Even apps like Snapchat and Whatsapp really only take advantage of real-time, which by itself is not much of an innovation seeing as how the internet has been real-time for quite some time now; it's the usage of location in concert with real-time that makes mobile really really interesting.
If you really think about it, you can open up the Uber app, type in a location halfway across the world such as Hong Kong or Tokyo, and literally move metal instantly at the click of a button. Isn't that insane? Now think about the implications this has on us in the near future. What used to be impossible is now possible, the floodgates just opened with the advent of mobile technology, so be ready for the wild ride. I'm egggcited.
For the first time ever, in the history of mankind, every human being is connected everywhere, all the time. There can be so much more interaction that could occur around us that is not currently happening, we are literally just barely beginning to scratch the surface of what mobile can do. I think that in the next 10 years there will be as drastic a change in our lifestyles as in the past 10 years. People are going to look back 10 years from now thinking "I can't imagine how life was like before X" (X referring to mobile internet) just like how we look back 10 years and think "I can't imagine how life was like before the internet."
The real power of mobile lies in its inherent ability to integrate physical location in real-time. Most of the really popular apps unfortunately don't currently employ what mobile does best. Look at Instagram for example, it's not really real-time and location is merely an afterthought. Even apps like Snapchat and Whatsapp really only take advantage of real-time, which by itself is not much of an innovation seeing as how the internet has been real-time for quite some time now; it's the usage of location in concert with real-time that makes mobile really really interesting.
If you really think about it, you can open up the Uber app, type in a location halfway across the world such as Hong Kong or Tokyo, and literally move metal instantly at the click of a button. Isn't that insane? Now think about the implications this has on us in the near future. What used to be impossible is now possible, the floodgates just opened with the advent of mobile technology, so be ready for the wild ride. I'm egggcited.