Earlier today I wrote about the LinkedIn Mobile announcement, but I have to confess that I’m not a big mobile app user myself. I use my cell phone for one thing and one thing only — voice conversation, and generally as little of that as possible.
So I asked my business partner and coauthor Jay Deragon for his thoughts on the big picture implications. Here’s what he had to say:
The Human Network Is a Mobile Network
Online and mobile markets have been converging to enable people to do more wherever they are and through whatever device they use. Consider what is happening in the telecommunications industry. Mobile devices have advanced to the point of enabling users to watch live and on demand broadcast, receive emails, surf the net and now the fastest growing mobile applications are aimed at social networking. Mobile devices have a shelf life of six months only to be replaced by a newer version having increased functionality. Information and communications technologies are advancing faster than ever before.
