In the Palm of Your Hand

Welcome to 2011!  It has been a crazy year in the world of digital technology especially in the realm of social media, which has grown by leaps and bounds.  However, there is one item that almost everyone uses in their day-to-day life that has been greatly over looked, the smart phone/tablet. This technology has taken the digital market by storm.

Since the smart phone was introduced, there has been an evolution in the way people operate their lives. Business men and women flocked in droves to the Blackberry, which allowed acess to e-mail and calendars on right on their phone. Now, with today’s smart phone operating systems and applications, you have full internet access and capabilities directly through a smart phone.  Another facet of mobile technology has been the break through of tablets such as iPads and Android tablets.

Business men and women no longer need bulky laptops or accessories with the development and advancement of smart phones and tablets.  For businesses and employees alike this means you can access all the tools and resources like access to a database onsite, offsite, or from the cloud right on your smart phone.  Why is this great for business men and women? If you are a salesman for instance, you can access the company’s customer relationship management (CRM) software, such as Oracle, Salesforce.com, and others.  This gives you the ability to use all the information provided by your CRM on existing clients and potential clients directly on your smart phone. These advances can lead to better sales, communication, and relationship with clients.

As long as the smart phone and tablets remain powerful, so will social media. Most people interact using social media through their smart phones and tablets. In cramped environments, like tech conferences, it may be impossible to tweet from a laptop, but a smart phone or tablet will perform the task with ease..

Need a flight and hotel in New York for tomorrow through Tuesday? All you need is your smart phone/tablet and an app, such as Kayak, to book your accommodations.  Literally within minutes you can be booked for your next trip. If you need a book to read on the flight you can just by it on Kindle or iBooks and read it off your smart phone or tablet. Everyone us to wait for things to come to them; however, today we can go out an purchase them almost instantly.

The functionality that smart phones/tablets provide are so close to a personal computer that the typical computer is becoming obsolete.  A recommendation, get a smart phone because your computer may just become useless.