Interesting point...
Do any institutions (or anyone else for that matter) undertake any kind of snapshots/surveys of the kinds of mobile technology their new students are bringing with them to uni?
General iPhone demographics would indicate a typically 'older' audience? E.g. http://bit.ly/1CvLQK, which suggests that "74% of iPhone users are over the age of 25". Conversely, the iPod Touch seems to have penetrated the younger market (presumably because of its 'gaming' orientation?). E.g., from the same article, " 69% of iPod touch users are between 13-24 years of age".
Andy
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> Paul Boag wrote:
> > I thought this was a superb idea and wondered if anybody else has
> looked into it.
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> Could you expand on your reasoning on why you believe this is a superb
> idea? When I read the article it seemed to be fairly out of touch with
> the targeted user base. While the iPhone application is useful, it
> restricts itself to those users who actually have an iPhone. When the
> target audience is first year undergraduates, I'm not sure how big that
> audience is going to be.
>
> It would have been much better (as others have chosen) in my opinion to
> build mobile-friendly web services that work on a range of phones,
> notably on mobile versions of Safari and Opera, so that it can be used
> by more than just the privileged. I would imagine the most popular
> smartphone software amongst undergraduates is going to be S60, though
> most users would be unaware of actually having it.
>
> While the principle of distributing mobile information is a noble one,
> I'm not sure an iPhone app is the way to go.
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