Why Mobile Matters

Kathryn Greenhill of Librarians Matter blogs about Why libraries should care about mobile phones, reporting on a recent study conducted by the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association and the Australian National University. According to the study, over 88% of respondents owned at least one mobile phone. she also points to an interesting video clip presentation - Why You Should Build Mobile Specific Websites for Mobile Devices. Be sure and check out her post for all the details.

For a US perspective, check out yesterday’s GigaOM post All Americans To Have Mobile Phones by 2013. Om Malik reports on research by SNL Kagan that shows that nearly 84% of the US population will have cell phones by the end of 2007.

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