{"id":4690,"date":"2014-06-25T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=4690"},"modified":"2014-06-02T09:04:39","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T17:04:39","slug":"technology-internet-trends-for-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/technology-internet-trends-for-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology: Internet Trends for 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mary Meeker<\/a>,\u00a0Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) analyst, recently reported on her take of internet trends for 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some of her insights include:<\/p>\n

Cheaper Computing<\/strong> – The costs of computing have dropped about one-third every year over the last 20 years. \u00a0In particular, storage costs have dropped an average of 38 percent every year since 1992. \u00a0Computing hardware has dropped 33 percent every year since 1990. \u00a0Bandwidth costs have dropped 27 percent every year since 1999. \u00a0And smartphone costs have dropped 5 percent every year since 2008.<\/p>\n

Growing Cyber Threats<\/strong>\u00a0– Vulnerable systems are compromised within less than 15 minutes after connecting to the internet.<\/p>\n

‘Multi-screen’ Users<\/strong> – Users increasingly use their smartphones while they’re watching TV or browsing the web. \u00a0Multi-screen consumers soak up more content in less time.<\/p>\n

Smartphone Growth<\/strong> – Smartphone sales are soaring at 205 percent growth. \u00a0The fastest growth is seen in the BRIC countries.<\/p>\n

Mobile Data Traffic<\/strong> – Mobile data traffic is up 81 percent annually, with the bulk of that accounted for by video.
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