{"id":29296,"date":"2021-11-24T06:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T06:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?page_id=29296"},"modified":"2021-11-24T06:48:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T06:48:55","slug":"digital-communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/why-evaluate-trends\/digital-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Smart phones<\/li>\n<li>Digital payments<\/li>\n<li>Digital currencies<\/li>\n<li>Blockchain technology<\/li>\n<li>Passive investing through ETFs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Smart phones<\/h2>\n<p>More than 50% of search is now on mobile, according to Google.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile phone usage is even higher, approaching 80% in emerging economies like India.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/why-evaluate-trends\/fredgraph37\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fredgraph37.png?fit=4672%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4672,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fredgraph(37)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fredgraph37.png?fit=525%2C203&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15760 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fredgraph37.png?resize=525%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fredgraph37.png?w=4672&amp;ssl=1 4672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fredgraph37.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fredgraph37.png?resize=768%2C296&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fredgraph37.png?resize=1024%2C395&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/fredgraph37.png?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/2489944\/smartphones\/smartphone-prices-are-dropping--and-will-continue-to-dip-through--18.html\">IDC<\/a> forecast the biggest growth in smartphone sales will occur in emerging markets, such as India, Indonesia, Russia and China, with China accounting for nearly one-third of the 1.8 billion smartphones expected to be shipped in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smart phones Digital payments Digital currencies Blockchain technology Passive investing through ETFs Smart phones More than 50% of search is now on mobile, according to Google. 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