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View Full Version : Non-computers Now Account for Over Half of Web Real-time Traffic


Michael Knutson
10-27-2011, 04:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/55_of_real-time_entertainment_is_consumed_on_tv_mobile_tablet.php' target='_blank'>http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive...bile_tablet.php</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Real-time entertainment traffic dominates the Web now; and over half of it happens on devices other than a PC or laptop computer. This according to a new report by research company Sandvine."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1319728828.usr17748.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Interesting to see how viewing habits have migrated from desktop and laptop computers to, well, everything, including web-connected TVs, set-top boxes, game consoles, and mobile devices.</p><p>Looking at mobile devices, peak demand is about 30% real-time entertainment. Here is a breakdown of consumers:</p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1319728828.usr17748.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Another set of statistics claim that 33% of Facebook traffic happens on mobile devices, as does 60% of Pandora traffic, and 55% of Twitter traffic. It would be interesting to see statistics on content creation: I'd guess that it's still a majority on the computer side, but dropping. Any time, Anything, Anywhere may be my new motto.&nbsp;</p>