The Mobile Wave
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| Author | Michael J. Saylor |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Mobile technology Business intelligence |
| Genre | Technology |
| Publisher | Perseus Books/Vanguard Press |
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Publication date
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June 26, 2012 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 304 |
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The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything is a 2012 nonfiction book by the technologist Michael J. Saylor, founder, chairman, and CEO of MicroStrategy, Inc. The Mobile Wave provides an analysis of then-current trends in mobile technology from the point of view of a scholar of the history of science. The book argues that mobile devices will become essential tools for life in the modern day, changing how businesses operate and how industries and economies are powered.
In The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything, Saylor argues that mobile technology will change how people live worldwide, affecting businesses, entire industries, and the very economies they power.
Saylor has also been featured in Forbes and CNN for the ideas presented in his book.
Chapter 1 - The Wave: The Shape of the Wave lays the foundation for some of the themes that occur throughout the book. These include the universal nature of mobile devices, and how mobile and cloud computing technologies will continue to disrupt established industries and the old ways of doing business. This chapter also introduces the ongoing Information Revolution as the third great revolution to transform society, after the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions.
Chapter 2 - Computers: The Evolution to Mobile Computing discusses the four great waves of computing described by technologists as leading to the fifth mobile wave: the mainframe, the minicomputer, the personal computer and the Internet PC. Saylor writes that a critical turning point unleashing the mobile wave was triggered by Apple, with the introduction of the affordable iPhone and its App Store, multi-touch capabilities and built-in GPS.
Chapter 3 - Paper: The Demise of Paper covers a short history of media delivery systems, ranging from the first clay tablets around 3000 B.C., up to the highly disruptive electronic content transforming the print industry. The chapter also discusses the benefits of electronic publishing, from distribution efficiencies that save money and protect the environment, to display format flexibility making the content more appealing.
Chapter 4 – Entertainment: The New Universal Screen describes how mobile technology has evolved to display movies, TV programming and video games. The impact of content mobility on advertisers is also discussed.
Chapter 5 – Wallet: A Smarter Wallet and Intelligent Money covers a short history of money and payment systems, and describes the effect the mobile wave is having on banking systems, including offering greater security.
Chapter 6 – Social Networks: A Mobile Social World discusses how evolving mobile/social applications are changing society, including their impact on events ranging from 2010’s unrest in the Middle East, to the social activities of today’s teenagers.
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