Networked Consumers: How networked and how important?
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Jim Jansen's document discusses the increasing connectivity of consumers through technology, noting that a significant percentage of adults are utilizing social networking and mobile services. It emphasizes the correlation between higher income and greater use of the internet for product research and online purchases. The document highlights ongoing technological revolutions that are transforming consumer behavior and engagement with both online and offline worlds.
Networked Consumers: How networked and how important?
- 1. Networked Consumers: How networked and how important? Jim Jansen Senior Fellow Pew Internet & American Life Project
- 2. Thanks!
- 3. Who’s Jim Jansen? • Senior Fellow at the Pew Research Center (Pew Internet & American Life Project) - http://www.pewinternet.org • Associate professor at College of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, USA • Active research and teaching efforts in the web searching area - http://ist.psu.edu/faculty_pages/jjansen/ • New book, Understanding Sponsored Search (Cambridge University Press) … theory of keyword advertising • Recent Pew Internet reports focusing on purchasing digital content, income effect on internet usage, online product research, religious and their technology. • Academic Panelist for The Google Online Marketing Challenge
- 4. What is Pew Internet? • Part of the Pew Research Center • A nonpartisan ‘fact tank’ based in Washington, DC • Provide quality and objective data to thought leaders and policy makers • Pew Internet & American Life is one project of the Center • All findings are based on nationally representative telephone surveys … – U.S. adults age 18+ or U.S. teens ages 12- 17 – Drawn from dual-frame (landline/cell phone) samples – English or English and Spanish
- 5. Are consumers really networked? • Yes, they are …
- 6. In fact, …. • 71% of online adults now use video-sharing sites (e.g., YouTube) • 66% of online adults use social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn) • 58% of Americans with smart phones use mobile and social location-based services (e.g., FourSquare) • the networked consumer is engaged, via technology, with the ‘offline’ world (getting harder to separate offline from online)
- 7. Is this important? • Yes, it is …
- 8. In fact, …. • 95% of those earning $75,000 or more a year use the internet at least occasionally, compared with 70% for those earning less than $75,000. • 88% of those earning $75,000 or more a year conduct online product research compared to 58% for the overall internet population There is a positive correlation between income and … use of the web, use of the internet, and ownership of electronic devices. The more income = more networked.
- 9. Before we look at the details, … • Let’s examine the context in which this is occurring. • There are three on-going revolutions in technology and access …
- 10. #1 Internet and Broadband Revolution 10
- 11. Check out these usage rates! Probably slow growth for years ahead Has stabilized Pulling down the average
- 12. Broadband access at home 70% transformational, internet becomes a central hub for: 66% • information • communication • entertainment More importantly, made efficient ecommerce a reality!
- 14. Cell phone owners: 85% of adults All adults Ages 18-29 Ages 30-49 Ages 50-64 Age 65+ 100% 96% 90% Cell phone ownership 90% has outpaced or is on par with internet access 85% 80% for all age groups! 70% 60% 58% 50% Near 100% 40% marketshare 30% for many age groups 20% 10% 0% Jan-05 Jul-05 Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10
- 15. Mobile internet connectors: 57% of adults All adults Whites Blacks Hispanics 70% 62% 60% Mobile internet connectivity with: • Cell phone – 39% 59% • Laptop, etc. – 87% 55% 50% 40% Highest among non-white 30% demographics 20% 10% … and at increasingly significant bandwidth 0% (ex. 4G wireless is exponentially faster than a T1 line)
- 16. #3 Social Networking Revolution 16
- 17. Amazing growth in 6 years! 50% of American adults use social networking sites. The fastest growing is the 50+ age cohort!
- 18. And, folks aren’t using just one SNS! If trends continue, the majority of American adult internet users will have profiles on multiple social network sites. Currently, a majority of social networking site users already do (52%).
- 19. The impact on information … Industrial Age Information Age Info was: Info is: Scarce Abundant Expensive Cheap Institutionally Personally oriented oriented Designed for Designed for consumption participation
- 20. So, what does this mean for networked consumer? This is what we are seeing …
- 21. Snapshot of the networked consumer • 79% of American adults use the internet • Half of adults (50%) or 66% of internet users, say they use at least one social network site (92% use Facebook) • Half of all adult cell owners (51%) use their phone to access information • 92% of smart phone users send or receive text messages
- 22. The networked consumer: cell phones Interesting tidbit: 17% of American adult cell phones owners have bumped into another person or an object because they were distracted by talking or texting on their phones. Visual Get/Share Entertainment Transacting Miscellaneous communication information
- 23. Social media and the networked consumer • 66% of online American adults use social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) • 43% of online adults use social media sites use on a typical day. Only email (61%) and search engines (59%) are used more frequently. • Social media sites most popular with women (69%) and adults under 30, especially those 18-29 (83%)
- 24. The State of Online Shopping • 58% of Americans perform online research concerning the products and services that they are considering purchasing • 21% of Americans do research about products on any given day • 78% of American internet users, at least occasionally conduct online product research • 74% of American internet users have bought products such as books, music, toys or clothing online • 74% American internet users have made travel reservations or bought travel services such airline tickets, hotel rooms, or rental cars • a lot business online! Source: Jansen, B.J. (2010) Online Product Research. 29 September 2010. Pew Research Center. Available at http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-Product-Research.aspx
- 25. Purchasing Online Content (i.e., bits vs atoms) • 65% of internet users have paid for online content and they spend about $10 per month
- 26. What do we mean by online content? • Online content in this case refers to intangible digital products (i.e., software, articles, music, etc.). This is in contrast to … • tangible products (e.g., hard- copy books, clothes, computers, etc.) that one can touch or • tangible services (i.e., hotel reservations, airline ticket, rental cars, etc.) that one engages after purchase.
- 27. Breakdown by type of content Music and software High of 33% • 33% of internet users have paid for digital music online • 33% have paid Apps. Games, and Articles for software • 21% have paid for apps for their cell phones or tablet computers • 19% have paid for digital games • 18% have paid for digital newspaper, magazine, or journal articles or reports Videos and Ringtones • 16% have paid for videos, movies, or TV shows • 15% have paid for ringtones content, and e-books Photos, Premium • 12% have paid for digital photos • 11% have paid for members-only premium content from a website that has other free material on it • 10% have paid for Stuff for Games, and Services Podcasts, e-books • 7% have paid for podcasts • 5% have paid for virtual items to use in video or computer games • 5% have paid for “cheats or codes” to help them in video games • 5% have paid to access particular websites such as online dating sites or services Porn Low of 2% • 2% have paid for adult content
- 28. Information on Local Businesses • Some 55% of adults say they get news and information about local restaurants, bars, and clubs. • 51% use the internet, including: – 38% use search engines – 17% use specialty websites – 3% use social networking sites • 47% use the internet for news & information about other types of local businesses
- 29. Take Aways • Technology and access is changing (has changed) the value, dissemination, and relationship attributes of information • The networked consumer is leveraging technology, especially social, to engage with the physical world. • Near majorities of American adults are now (or soon will be) networked consumers. For some networked activities and consumer demographic groups, near saturation levels.
- 30. Follow-on Discussion • Happy to chat (either today or contact me) • Email jjansen@acm.org • LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/jjansen • Twitter jimjansen
- 31. Related Reports Available at Pew Internet • Use of the internet in higher-income households http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Better-off-households.aspx • Online product research http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Online-Product-Research.aspx • Generations and their gadgets http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Generations-and-gadgets.aspx • Adults and cell phone distractions http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Cell-Phone- Distractions/Major-Findings/5-Bumping-into-people-and-objects.aspx • Generations 2010 http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Generations-2010.aspx
- 32. The Google Online Marketing Challenge
- 33. Thanks! (welcome questions!) Consumers are increasingly networked … and it’s increasingly important! Jim Jansen Senior Fellow Pew Internet & American Life Project
Editor's Notes
- #13: Rise of broadband at home was transformative – internet becomes a central info and communications hub in the home after the switch from dial-up. People do more stuff online; privilege the internet over other info sources in many cases; report better outcomes from internet use, and, most importantly become content creators. Two thirds of adults and 80% of teens are content creators. This is the big change the internet has introduced to media landscape. Probably take a minute to say this.
- #15: Quick rundown of growth of cell ownership – 30 seconds
- #16: Rundown of mobile connectivity Cell phones – 39% of cell owners Laptops – 87% of laptop ownersOverall that adds up to 57% of adults
- #18: Quick rundown of our data on rise of social networking. This amplifies long term trends dating to 20th century in technology, new social roles, workforce structure, politics and culture. Right now, 48% of American adults use social networking sites and fastest growth is taking place in the 50+ age cohort