A presentation given at Advance 2011 conference on The Networked Consumer. Trend data over the 10 years from Pew Internet & American Life
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1. Are consumers really networked? And, if they are, should you care?Jim JansenSenior FellowPew Internet & American Life Project(they are and you should)
3. Who’s Jim Jansen?Senior Fellow at the Pew Research Center (Pew Internet & American Life Project) - http://www.pewinternet.orgAssociate professor at College of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, USAActive research and teaching efforts in the web area - http://ist.psu.edu/faculty_pages/jjansen/New book, Understanding Sponsored Search (Cambridge University Press) … theory of keyword advertisingRecent Pew Internet reports focusing on purchasing digital content, income effect on internet usage, online product research.Forthcoming report, the religious and their technologies
4. What is Pew Internet?Part of the Pew Research Center A nonpartisan ‘fact tank’ based in Washington, DC Provide quality and objective data to thought leaders and policy makersPew Internet & American Life is one project of the CenterAll findings are based on nationally representative telephone surveys …U.S. adults age 18+ or U.S. teens ages 12-17Drawn from dual-frame (landline/cell phone) samples English or English and SpanishStudy how technology is shaping society and individuals
6. In fact, ….71% of online adults now use video-sharing sites(e.g., YouTube)65% of online adults use social networking sites(e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn)58%of Americans with smart phones use mobile and social location-based services (e.g., FourSquare) the networked consumer is engaged, via technology, with the ‘offline’ world (getting harder to separate offline from online)
8. In fact, ….95% of those earning $75,000 or more a year use the internet at least occasionally, compared with 70%for those earning less than $75,000.88% of those earning $75,000 or more a year conduct online product research compared to 58% for the overall internet populationMany other reasons on why the networked consumer is important. Income is just one example.There is a positive correlation between incomeand … use of the web, use of the internet,and ownership of electronic devices. The more income =more networked.
9. Before we look at the details, …Let’s examine the contextin which this is occurring.There are three on-going revolutionsin technologyand access …
16. Cell phone owners: 85% of adults96%90%Cell phone ownership has outpaced or is on par with internet access for all age groups!85%58%Near 100% marketshare for many age groups
18. Laptop, etc. – 87%59%55%Highest among non-white demographicsAlways on!–accessanytime and anywhere!… and at increasingly significant bandwidth (ex. 4G wireless is exponentially faster than a T1 line)
20. Amazing growth in 6 years!48% of American adults use social networking sites. The fastest growing is the 50+ age cohort!
21. And, folks aren’t using just one SNS!If trends continue, the majority of American adult internet users will have profiles on multiple social network sites.Currently, a majority of social networking site users already do (52%). Changing social roles, workforce, culture, politics, news sources, community, participation, and commerce
22. The impact on information …Dramatic effects on people’s relationship to information, communication, and commerce
23. So, what does this mean for networked consumer?This is what we are seeing …
24. Snapshot of the networked consumer79% of American adults use the internetNearly half of adults (47%) or 59% of internet users, say they use at least one social network site (92% use Facebook)Half of all adult cell owners (51%) use their phone to access information92% of smart phone users send or receive text messages
25. The networked consumer: cell phonesInteresting tidbit: 82% of American adult cell phones owners have bumped into another person or an object because they were distracted by talking or texting on their phones.What’s left?Visual communicationGet/Share informationEntertainmentTransactingMiscellaneous
26. Take AwaysTechnology and access is changing (has changed) the value, dissemination, and relationshipattributes of informationThe networked consumer is leveraging technology, especially social, to engagewith the physical world.Near majorities of American adults are now (or soon will be) networked consumers. For some networked activities and consumer demographic groups, near saturation levels.
27. Follow-on DiscussionHappy to chat (either today or contact me) Email jjansen@acm.orgLinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/jjansenTwitter jimjansen
28. Related Reports Available at Pew InternetUse of the internet in higher-income householdshttp://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Better-off-households.aspxOnline product researchhttp://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-Product-Research.aspxGenerations and their gadgetshttp://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Generations-and-gadgets.aspxAdults and cell phone distractionshttp://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Cell-Phone-Distractions/Major-Findings/5-Bumping-into-people-and-objects.aspxGenerations 2010http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Generations-2010.aspxPew Interest uses a ‘freemium’ model. All reports, surveys, and data are available and free. Material from 2000 to the present!
Rise of broadband at home was transformative – internet becomes a central info and communications hub in the home after the switch from dial-up. People do more stuff online; privilege the internet over other info sources in many cases; report better outcomes from internet use, and, most importantly become content creators. Two thirds of adults and 80% of teens are content creators. This is the big change the internet has introduced to media landscape. Probably take a minute to say this.
Quick rundown of growth of cell ownership – 30 seconds
Rundown of mobile connectivity Cell phones – 39% of cell owners Laptops – 87% of laptop ownersOverall that adds up to 57% of adults
Quick rundown of our data on rise of social networking. This amplifies long term trends dating to 20th century in technology, new social roles, workforce structure, politics and culture. Right now, 48% of American adults use social networking sites and fastest growth is taking place in the 50+ age cohort