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each new generation is shaped by its technology
According to Forrester's Consumer Technographics Q1 2005 North American Youth Devices & Access And Finance Online Study, 58% of "North American" (meaning American & Canadian) 12 to 14 year olds have celphones.
They also have a document for sale to businesses ($279 US) that will teach how young consumers can be nurtured into profitable customers.
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February 8th, 2007 - 08:48
Looking back at the cellphone phenom…it’s always so difficult to find common threads that one might use as metrics forecasting the next big thing.
In 1900, it was thought that someday there might be enough demand for a (1) telephone in every town. In the middle 1950s, it was forecast that someday there might be the need for a (1) computer in every town. Even Bill Gates is famous for once proclaiming that 64K of memory is all we’d ever need.
Although people like to make fun of Microsoft, they have had a lot of bright people working there over the years. Their planners were not able to predict the ubiquitiy of the internet and playing catchup required the sort of shift in resources most big companies can’t pull off. And back in 1998 there were 20 search engines, but none were really seen as eventual big time players.
I don’t know about shaping generations and I might prefer spending a 100 bucks/child on immunizations, vitamins and clean water but…
check out the specs on the XO (a la one laptop per child program). Screw the podphone, I want one of these! My prediction of the next big thing.
http://www.laptop.org/laptop/hardware/specs.shtml
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February 17th, 2007 - 09:38
I had a cell phone from 1994-2006… when I finally cut the string that bound me.
Now I have a new string… it is called my laptop (from which I am posting this)… it is cheaper to maintain than a cell phone, I have unlimited calling on it with NetZero Voice, and can go to any INternet Cafe and get online (as I am doing right now).
As for kids having a cell phone I think parents need to use discretion when giving their child such a tool… some (not all) kids will abuse such.
If anyone wants to get in touch with me they can do so through email, MySpace, or by calling my Internet phone number.
People really need to learn how to consolidate their communication needs better.