As internet usage spreads across the globe, more and more people are looking for cheaper ways to get online. Mobile phones have begun to fill that gap. In a recent survey, "45% claimed that mobile phone is the gadget most people could not live without."
Phones are becoming a necessity in every country, even in developing countries. For example, there is a new movement called mHealth, or mobile health, which aims to spread "use wireless technology to improve health outcomes, reduce costs and create a new paradigm in health care delivery." Putting mobile phones with internet access in the hands of disenfranchised people (particularly women in developing countries) can help improve access to health care and thus improve quality of life.
The price of desktops and laptops deter certain people from purchasing them when similar services are available on phones (and tablets). And as more and more people access the internet via their mobile devices, sites are changing their designs to be more usable on the smaller screen.
Responsive design--or websites that readjust their design to fit the screen, whether it's a phone, computer, or tablet--is becoming more the rule than the exception. The fact that responsive design is so widespread is evidence that people are using their phones more than ever to get online.
Prompt for blog (4): Give an example of diffusion of Internet technology
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