Interesting perspective Francis, you raise an important question can more mobile content result in more domains registered? i cant see the correlation clearly did you base it on mode of access? Thanks On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Francis Hook <francis.hook@gmail.com> wrote:
I think the real question is how much content is mobile ready? Current estimates (http://searchengineland.com/less-than-10-of-the-web-in-2012-is-mobile-ready-...) put it at less than 10%.
Locally despite the fact that mobile is the primary choice for accessing the net, not much content is mobile ready. Perhaps that's the point that should be underscored - how much content is mobile ready? and can more mobile content result in more domains registered? I think there is an opportunity here that has not been fully tapped by businesses and with mobile money and mobile payments becoming increasingly important, its just a matter of time before there is a flurry of activity to make more websites ready for mobile.
My two kilobits.
F
On 21 February 2012 13:46, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Apologies my statistics may not be accurate but i a using Kenya as a scenario for the 10 million mobile phone users.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
Just wondering aloud, whereas the mobile phone industry is a boon for the African continent, could it be stiffling growth of the domain name industry take an example we have over 10 million mobile phone subscribers, i dont know how many are using online services, there has been rapid growth over the last three years unfortunately the same case does not apply for the domain name industry, with all this apps being developed do we need domains and domain names? within the current scheme of things how can we spur content developement?, i know content can still be accessed using mobile devices but to what extent?, i will appreciate your thoughts on this subject
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