Emerging Digital Markets
I’ve been looking into where the next big tech trends are coming from, and it’s crazy how much is happening in places I never really thought about before. I used to think everything started in Silicon Valley, but lately, I’ve been seeing these super-advanced apps from places like India that handle everything from payments to entertainment way better than the ones I use here. Does anyone here actually follow how these digital markets in fast-growing countries evolve, or have you noticed any cool features from abroad that we’re missing out on?
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It’s definitely worth keeping an eye on those markets because they are basically skip-jumping over the tech phases we went through. I remember my last trip to Bangalore; I didn't see a single person using a laptop at the cafe, but everyone was doing high-end gaming and full business transactions on their phones. I found a really solid deep dive into this trend at https://economicweeklynews.org/why-indias-phone-first-entertainment-culture-keeps-raising-the-standard-for-apps/ which explains how that intense demand for mobile-first content is setting a much higher bar for app developers globally. My advice is to try setting your app store to a different region once in a while—you’ll be surprised at how much more intuitive the interfaces can be when they’re designed for a massive, mobile-only audience.