apps store: the one stop shop
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how apps are changing the way we live.TRANSCRIPT
The one stop shop
Crystal Lin
Apps are
revolutionizing
the way we live
1 in every 5 people in the world owns a
smartphone
1 in every 5 people owns a tablet
It is estimated that there is over 850 000 apps in Apple’s App Store and Google PlayStore
56-82 billions apps were downloaded in 2013, is it estimated by 2017 there could be up to 200 billion downloads
Games are the most popular apps
Angry Bird, Flappy Bird, Don’t Touch the
White Tile all have over 10 million
downloads
Addiction and loss of productivity has become closely associated with
mobile app games
The removal of the highly
popular game Flappy Bird due
to high addiction problems
The number one app in 2012 is
Similar social media apps such as
Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr are just
as popular
“WhatsApp, Snapchat, Facebook
are replacing conversation that
used to place face-to-face” –Nick
Bilton
Mobile
shopping is
increasing in
popularity
65% of
smartphone
user prefer
mobile apps
for shopping
eBay, Amazon all have an app
version of websites
PayPal and HAPPAY allow for
mobile payment
Washio for
laundry
Apps can also be
used for safety
LiveSafe is an
emergency
communication
and response
app allowing
two way
channel of
communication
Security
Apps uses
direct
messaging
and/or real-
time GPS/live
GPS tracking
“This allows us to now get
information at the dispatch level
that we have never been able to
gather before” – Jason D.
FriedBerg (Vice presidence of
EmergenSee)
“What is the
price of all
this
convenience?”
–Nick Bilton
“You used to have
accidental contact with
all sorts of people that
were part of your
economic life” –James
Glerick
“However the
pros of our
technology-
driven lives
outweigh the
cons”-Nick
Bilton
Work Cited
• Bilton, Nick. "The New York Times." Staying Home, Connected to the World. N.p., 16 Mar. 2014. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/staying-home-connected-to-the-world/>.
• "Global mobile statistics 2013 Section E: Mobile apps, app stores, pricing and failure rates." mobi Thinking. N.p., 2014. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats/e#toomanyappstores>.
• Golbeck, Jennifer. "Track Star." Track Star. N.p., 28 Jan. 2014. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/01/ibeacon_shopkick_privacy_policies_for_location_tracking_apps_aren_t_clear.single.html>.
• Heggestuen, John. "One In Every 5 People In The World Own A Smartphone, One In Every 17 Own A Tablet Read."
Business Insider. N.p., 13 Dec. 2013. Web. 21 May 2014. <One In Every 5 People In The World Own A Smartphone, One In Every 17 Own A Tablet Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/smartphone-and-tablet-penetration-2013-10#ixzz32ObSmyiB>.
• Megan O'Neil ."Sophisticated Mobile Apps Are Reshaping Campus Safety." The Chronicle of Higher Education. Ed. N.p., 10 Mar. 2014. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://mobithinking.com/mobhttp://chronicle.com/article/Sophisticated-Mobile-Apps-Are/145151/ile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats/e#toomanyappstores>.
• Shoichet,, Catherine E. "CNN." Developer yanks 'Flappy Bird' after game soars to success. N.p., 16 Feb. 2014. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/staying-home-connected-to-the-world/>.