Mobile is the Future but Culturally We’ll need to Adapt
I’m a firm believer in many technology aficionados
prediction that mobile technology is the future; many would argue the “connected”
world has already made the transition. I
would say Yes and No.
Sure, if you want to make a 6 second funny video on Vine or
upload a breaking news story to YouTube from your mobile is definitely the
trend. Collectively the Internet using
population, for purely social reasons, has made the jump. However, what about major life events? Would
you use your mobile device to submit a resume online (those services that
require a little more information than uploading a cover letter and resume), submitting
a college application, or completing that 20 page report for your boss? In most cases no.
In order for us (us = internet using people) to completely
make the change it will require institutions to also adapt to the growing
trend. Will education institutions,
corporations, etc. make everything mobile friendly? Since most of these
organizations are slow movers on new technology I think we are a ways off (10
years) from truly being a mobile device dependent society but we’re close. All it takes is some genius entrepreneur to
disrupt the system and make it easy for “The Man” to take the plunge.
What do you think? Are we closer than I think?
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