I have often asked myself how important Apps really are, are they worth spending time and money developing or even blogging about. There are a lot of statistics out there that try and answer this question but collating them all into something usable isn't easy.
Today i found the picture below on a site called SocialMediaGraphics.They manage to condense all these statistics into a really nice view into what kind of interrest you can hope to achieve with a given product.
I won't be going into much detail or try to conclude anything from the poster, i will leave that up to you.
It is however nice to see Maps/Navigation so high up in the ranks. I work with GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and it just shows that this business is moving to the handheld device at a rapid pace. If i had a business that had products that fit into the first 5 of the most popular app types i would definitely consider the mobile platform as a place to expand and invest.
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Thanks for the great blog. What are your thoughts on the future of augmentive reality in apps?
SvarSletAugmented reality is definitely something we will see more of in the future, im not quite sure the technology is that usable on smartphones yet, location finders using this technology seems more like a novelty than something usable on a daily basis. There is a lot of research into it though, the military (go figure) is looking into using it for mechanics. This video is from last year but it shows what's possible today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn-zvymlSvk
SvarSletInterresting bit starts around 1:03.
BMW is looking into something similiar but it's clearly on a concept basis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9KPJlA5yds&NR=1