What took the internet 15 years to build, could be built in five years as app development skyrockets. These mini gems of software code are the next great wave in personal online expression. Businesses will use apps to take place of manuals, product guides, pretty much anything that is printed, could be incorporated into an app. As the sales of smartphones increase, there will be a huge demand for app creation to satisfy the needs of consumers.
Thus for every man, woman, and child, you may see 25 to 50 apps made specifically for them. And for every company, you may see thousands of apps developed. Expect to see jobs and companies emerge from app development including jobs in design, programming, marketing, events, conferences, books, and many more.
If you were around for the birth of the internet you might remember how we believed that in order for companies to compete into the future, they needed to have a web site. An online presence was an essential means for companies to keep current. App development could have the same effect on business. The mobile environment is still an untapped market where in the next five years it is estimated to experience unbelievable growth.
The app market will be $17.5 billion and there will be 1 million apps by 2012 according to GetJar. We’ve only scratched the surface with the 300,000 apps that are available for the iPhone. It’s a mere pittance of what could be. The explosion of apps has a lot of possibilities.
Nick Nebelsky is President of Ideation at Intense Media, an idea development company. He is a certified Apple Developer and specializes in creating software apps and media for mobile devices such as the Apple iPhone and iPad. Nick’s background is in both electronic and traditional media, with a heavy emphasis on graphics. You can email him with story ideas at this address.
Posted on September 14, 2010
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