An App for Widespread Chaos?
According to The Times of India, social networks are swiftly replacing cell phones as the preferred means of communication in Australia. A similar trend could be noted in the United States, as many people seek to purchase smart phones that support social networking applications to stay in touch with friends and loved ones.
What does this mean for the cell phone market? It means that any cell phones that aren’t smart phones should just throw in the towel, for one. But it also has implications in the larger mobile device category. Smart phones will need to be all the more useful for consumers to continue to bother with them. Texting is still popular in most countries, but soon the capabilities of smart phones could win out over the limited (albeit, fast) communication through texting.
In the end, as long as smart phones play their cards right and remember that relevance is the name of the game, they should be fine in the broader consumer market. After all, what would people do if they couldn’t access their social network to communicate with friends instantaneously? I’m betting on widespread chaos.