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es» impressive continued growth at multiple levels (and rate of growth vs Android ahead in many countries).
es» interesting stats. Not sure about sample size.
With the Lianlian Group, AmEx gets access to a company that has partnered with 3 of the largest carriers in China, and served one-third of all Chinese mobile users through payments network infrastructure, he explains. So a Chinese consumer who was paying cash to get minutes can now load the Serve-powered Lianlian digital wallet and have the choice of digital commerce, paying bills via their mobile wallet, send peer-to-peer payments, buying more minutes and ringtones and more, says Schulman.
“As Google Maps has broadened in scope, we have also had to address fundamental differences in tasks as basic as navigation and driving directions. We have found that, generally speaking, people navigate primarily by street names in Western countries and by landmarks and points of interest in the East.”
Google Maps: Designing the Modern Atlas - Core77 (via omniar)
es- I think this varies a lot by city (Shanghai and Beijing are different, and Bangkok certainly uses both) even in “the East.” As for Tokyo most of the time- what’s a street name?
(via omniar)
es » proportionally more people using their tablets for commerce than relying on social networks for holiday shopping recommendations.
es » up from $141M in 2009. Apparently some unmet consumer need there!
“The Olympics will be a significant showcase for contactless and mobile payments. The eyes of the world will be on London and it is a chance to show people how easy, safe and convenient new payment technologies can be,” said Harris.”
“Commerce, particularly at the local level, will also benefit from this trend in 2012. The real opportunity lies in tying together the offline and online worlds, as identified by Alex Rampell, ceo of TrialPay* and an adviser to SV Angel. Put simply, more people are paying for experiences online and experiencing them offline. This online-to-offline trend means that bricks-and-mortar merchants finally have access to the tracking and measurability that are key pieces of internet economics and the result is enormous, and increasingly relevant, discounts to consumers.”
