Ericsson Multimedia is the source of this week’s Sunday Video. Released earlier this month, the 20-minute video features a variety of voices (David Rowan, the chief editor of Wired UK; Caterina Fake, the founder of Flickr; and Eric Wahlforss, the co-founder of Soundcloud are included) sounding off on the unique position the world finds itself in at present. As much technological innovation as it seems we’ve seen in the past week, the past month, the past year or the past decade … well, we’re poised for more — at a more rapid pace and from more multitudinous sources — going forward. Hence, the video’s title: “On the Brink.”
Now, mind you, this is a video produced by Ericsson, so a bit of a bent in favor of the future of mobile technology is to be expected. But some of the statistics contained in the video are staggering:
- 57 percent of people talk more online than in real life
- 48 percent of 18 to 34 year old checks Facebook first thing in the morning
- 1 out of 6 married couples met online
- Kids aged 8 to 18 spend more than 7.5 hours a day with mobile devices
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