These days, smartphones are like an extra appendage to most people. We use them for everything, especially searching the internet. Think about how much more convenient things have gotten since the rise of the smartphone. Today, if you need to find the nearest restaurant, you can with the swipe of a screen and a tap of an app. That’s why mobile search is on the rise. Gone are the days of having to wait until you got home to look something up on the internet, now you can do it whenever and wherever you please. So what does the rise of mobile search mean for advertisers? Well, it provides them with a very large…

If there was any doubt that the world is going mobile, 2012 eliminated the last ounce of it. People are buying up mobile devices as often as they change the oil in their cars and it shows in the statistics for Apple and the rest of the mobile world. In this year-in-review from The Mobile Future Coalition, we get to touch on some interesting statistics that show everything from Facebook to NASA are buying into the mobile phenomenon to the point that it can no longer really be called a phenomenon. It’s a part of life. Here’s the video: …

If there’s one thing that everyone can agree on when it comes to mobile technology, it’s that the industry is huge and growing. Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are a part of so many of our lives. The total number of mobile devices will soon pass the total number of humans on the planet. This infographic gives us some astounding numbers about mobile usage across the globe. Click to enlarge. From: Tallahassee Used Cars Via: Culture Label Related articles The Mobile App Market Across the Globe is Out of this World (techvert.com) Symantec survey shows surge in mobile apps, switching…