Getting Connected

In an earlier post in 2013 I made a few predictions for the year ahead. The 'Internet of Things' was one of the mega-trends I highlighted.

Here is CISCO's take on the Internet of Things, which they call "The Internet of Everything".


It boils down to interconnecting four key things: people, process, data and things.

As David Evans says in a recent blog article this will turn "information into actions that create new capabilities, richer experiences, and unprecedented economic opportunity for businesses, individuals, and countries."

Source: CISCO

We are in for an exciting future but the reality is of course, that this future is already here. In five years time (2017) it is predicted that there will be 10 billion smart devices on the planet and these will outnumber humans.

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A Social World

The daily social activity of various social networking sites
Original Source: XKCD.com

Download a copy of the large version here.

As the article at DailyInfographic remarks: "Not surprisingly, the ubiquitous Facebook sprawls across the top of the map, dwarfing its neighbors, and leading to the “Northern Wasteland of Unread Updates.” A place I have been, many times."

The Growth of Social Media

A couple of interesting observations can be made from this chart, recently release by Search Engine Journal:

• 75% of brand “likes” are coming from advertisements 
• Mobile access to Facebook accounts has grown 200% in a year.
• The 50-64 Age demographic have recorded the sharpest rise in growth over two years
• 80% of companies use social media for recruitment and 95% of them use LinkedIn

Click on the Infographic to see the larger version