Lost-cost Phones Becoming a Reality
In a previous post, I talked about a low-cost $15 phone. The GSM Association promoted development of a mobile phone costing less than $30 with a contest. Motorola won, and is now developing phones for Bangladesh, China, India and Russia. Now GSM is pushing development...4 Billion Cell Phones by 2010
In previous posts (see the-future-of-the-mobile-web and nearly-3-billion-mobile-phone-connections), I reported that projections shows that mobile phone subscribership worldwide will grow to 3 billion by 2007. That still seems on track; we have 2.6 billion now....Can’t get enough of ldsWebguy?
Click the Subscribe tab above to learn how to: Sign up to receive ldsWebguy information by e-mail. Subscribe by RSS if you have an RSS-enabled browser. Web-based subscription for My Yahoo!, Google, Bloglines, and Newsgator.Spam Accounts for 91% of all E-mail in the USA
According to the online security firm IronPort Systems, 62 billion spam messages a day clogged US e-mail systems in October–twice the volume of the previous October. They report that unwanted e-mail is currently 91% of all e-mail. The problem isn’t limited...Podcast Use Doubles in Past 7 Months
12% of Internet users download video, audio, and text at least occasionally according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. As downloadable content becomes more available, the audience and desire for the content increases. The Pew survey finds that 12% of...100 Million Active Web Sites
There are now more than 100 million active Web sites on the Internet–double the number we had in May 2004. In 2006, we saw dynamic growth with 27.4 million new sites — 3.5 million in October alone! Blogs and small business Web sites drove the explosive...Watch Out for Phishing Scams
In 2004, 57 million U.S. adults received phishing e-mails. In 2006, that’s up to 109 million. I get several a day among the dozens of spam e-mails I receive. Why? Because phishing works! Financial losses from phishing attacks rose to more than $2.8 billion in 2006....More Europeans are Accessing the Internet by Phone
A recent study by comScore Networks across five European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) and the USA showed that 29% of European Internet users regularly access the Internet from their mobile phones, while only 19% of US users do the same. The...New Population and Internet Usage Numbers
The US population recently reached 300 million, according to the US Census Bureau. 63% of the US population (180 million people ages 3 and older) uses the Internet at least once a month according to eMarketer. 51.4% of the US Internet users (92.6 million) are women;...Don’t Forget Traditional Media
Those of us who focus our attention to the Internet shouldn’t forget the value of traditional media. Lexis-Nexis reports that during major national events, consumers turn first to TV, radio, and print. According to their study, half of the respondents said they...Today’s Google Results for “Church”
Google the word “Church” and you’ll find LDS.org in first place. Mormon.org comes in at #7. Google the phrase “Mormon Church” and you’ll find LDS.org #1, FamilySearch #2, and mormon.org #3.Most Hispanic Americans Are Internet Users
As the Hispanic population in the US grows in size and influence, their use of the Internet also grows. A recent study found that there are more than 16 million Hispanic Americans online (55% of the total US Hispanic population), and 77% of those online have broadband...Referral Logs and Search Logs
Bookslinger posted a great call to action on Bloggernacle: “Call to action for bloggers: If you have a public counter/tracker, send Larry the URL. If you have a private one, or a private referral log, send him an occasional snap-shot if you think that LDS.org or...Internet Safety Resources
The new Gospel Topics section of the Gospel Library on LDS.org has an entry on “Internet” that has links to some valuable resources.Follow on social media