All Over the Map - My Mobile Strategy and Psychology

I think that my phone is always in my hand except when I'm eating and driving and yes sadly when I am in the bathroom I use it.  For me it is the one place that my kids might not bother me about my cell phone use.





My day begins with checking my Facebook page and then immediately looking at Instagram.  I love to look and comment but rarely do I post.  I  fit into the 35% http://www.factbrowser.com/tags/instagram/ of adults who check the page more than once a day.  This article also states that 17% of teenagers say that Instagram is the most important social app however I would think that that number is much higher.  I probably check instagram to keep up with my teens and tht is the site they consider the most relevant at this time.



I would have to agree that I use 6 out of these 12 apps every morning without fail. That number could increase if my day was going to include an activity outside my usual schedule.  In the other app I would include the manage my Facebook page app.  I always check my stats first thing and to see if I need to respond to customers.







 I am also a huge fan of YouTube and use it to watch programs like Big Brother Australia that I would otherwise not have access to on regular t.v.  https://www.youtube.com/yt/press/statistics.htm  I will make a commitment to to spend an hour on the treadmill at the gym if I can watch YouTube or Netflix on my mobile device.  I think the ability to stream video is a huge bonus for me in my personal and work mobile use.

The problem not talked about in today's world.   Women and gaming.  We still see it as a male problem but women have indeed surpassed men in online gaming use.  Mostly because of games, like Candy Crush, on mobile devices. http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/08/07/women-spend-more-time-and-money-on-mobile-games-than-men  It used to be that women shopped and hid the tags or receipts but I have friends who now hide the money they have spent on boosts for gaming apps.  I have to admit that I am incredibly cheap and won't buy boosts but I might go on to YouTube and learn a trick to pass a level.



I love my smartphone and all that it allows me to accomplish in a single day.  I am able to remain connected to family and friends around the world, bank, work, and play. I guess what I am trying to say is that I use my mobile device far to much.  It is like and appendage for me and it takes tremendous will for me to put it down at night.  my children recognised this long before me and that is why I hide in the bathroom.