<\/a>Since the year 1994, the internet has been used by millions of people for various purposes all over the world and within a few years, it became an extremely important platform. This platform literally changed the way people did business and the way they communicated. Mobile technology has definitely changed the way Americans use the internet giving them a new way to communicate through social media platforms. Facebook is the largest social media platform today that encourages mobile users to access the digital world.<\/p>\nSurveys about mobile usage habits have revealed that almost 89 percent users look at their mobile phones within one hour after they wake up in the morning. Smartphone ownership has also increased over the years to 82 percent with the younger generation scoring a little over the older generation. This penetration of the mobile phones has steadily allowed the rise of communication services. Reading the news on their mobile devices is another regular activity users indulge in resulting in a constant mobile internet usage growth in the USA<\/b>. In addition, payments are also being made using the mobile devices. Net banking, e-commerce, retail, gaming are only a few of the things that internet users access in the digital world.<\/p>\n
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