8. In-line shopping. A total of 32 percent of smartphone users already shopwithsmartphones; they now start to combine in-store and online shoppingaspects.They want to see products, get information and make price comparisons, andmakepurchases immediately without having to que up at the cash register.
9. TV goes social. A total of 62 percent of viewers use social forums whilewatching video and TV - and 42 percent of those who use social forums orchatswhile watching discuss things they currently watch on a weekly basis. Over30percent are more likely to pay for content watched in social contexts. Themajority of video and TV consumption on mobile devices takes place in thehome.
10. Learning in transformation. Learning is transformed through bothinternaland external forces: Young people bring their personal technologyexperienceinto the classroom, driving a bottom-up pressure for change. Simultaneouslygovernments and institutions look for new ICT solutions in order to be moreefficient. Connectivity changes the outlook for children on a global scale.InIndia, around 30 million of 69 million urban children aged 9 to 18 ownmobilephones.
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Link to infographics:
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