The number 1 application of people using computers now is email and for cell phones it is texting. We have been texting and emailing for well over 10 years now, and although there has been a lot of arguments that there are better and faster and more efficient ways to collaborate and work together than this, these 2 fundamental applications just kept growing. One of the interesting stats I see is that only 56 percent of the Americans text. However, it IS catching on, and another statistics pointed that global SMS traffic grew byover 30%. A sign that it is popular – 43 billion text messages were sent alone wishing the coming new year. The only difference – most text messages you receive in other countries are mobile ads or sent automatically, while in the Philippines, it is really sent by a person and it is a personal message. When I saw the breakdown, it seems we Filipinos still among tops. India has 220 million mobile subscribers and they sent 1 billion text messages in New Year. The Philippines, in contrast with just 50 million users, sent 1.39 billion text messages welcoming the New Year. There has been a lot of news that says the US Economy, and even the world economy might slow down in 2008. While that mean that the IT outsourcing will also slow down? I really don’t think so, and in fact one study pegged that BPO outsourcing will continue to grow at a forecast growth rate of 8.1% in 2008. More
Wilson Ng keeps a blog of his articles in www.ngkhai.net/bizdrivenlife
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