Sharing Device-First Content with The World @sshadmand #modeveast
May 10, 2015
Sharing Device-First Content with The World
@sshadmand #modeveast
Introduction
Me
SEAN SHADMAND
@sshadmand
VP, MOBILE
Sean is in charge of all things
mobile. He was previously the
President and Co-Founder of
Socialize, Inc., which was acquired
by ShareThis in March 2013.
FAVORITE THINGS TO SHARE:
Technology, science, startups,
product, design, music, philosophy,
art
Co-founder of Socialize, a social
mobile SDK, recently acquired by
ShareThis, Inc
Co-founder of AppMakr.com, DIY
website for building 100% native apps
Co-founder of PointAbout, a mobile
consulting company, acquired by 3
Pillars Global. Developed apps for
enterprise customers
ShareThis
2.4MM PUBLISHERS
120 SOCIAL CHANNELS
85% OF ONLINE AUDIENCE
ShareThis is the largest sharing platform reaching 211
million people over 120 social channels on 2.4 MM sites.
That’s 95% of the web!
Where the market headed and
what is the potential.
The Market
Times phones are
checked per day
150
The infrastructure to manage
the connections
Channels
Channels
79% More likely to use Multiple times a day
+14% Weekday
5PM for Retweets
1-3PM for clicks
Channels
78% of users
access FB on mobile
+32% Weekdays
1PM for Shares
3PM for clicks
Channels
300% More likely to use post on
mobile
Thurs./Sat. 2-4PM 8-11PM
... Mobile ... Device
^
Feeding the beast Pushing more and more data
to the channels.
Tablets
45% adoption growth year-over-year
118% Data growth
Smartphones and Featurephones
21% adoption growth year-
over-year
81% Data growth
Wearables
300% Growth in Sales
in 2012
8.3M wearables sold
64M sold within
4 years
TVs, Cameras, and Consoles
307M internet
connected TVs
50% tablets and phones
used with TV
Bikes, Vehicles, and Bikes
50% cars connected
by 2015
40K Nest Thermostats
Shipped per month
Machine to Machine Modules
5% internet enabled
36% Annual Growth
89% data growth
Not just P2P
ReThink the Share
Active Sharing
Passive Sharing
Heterogenous M2M-Esque Sharing
What does sharing mean in a
device saturated world.
Sharing
Web Share
Mobile Web Share
Mobile: OS Level
Mobile: App Level
Deep Linking
URL
Deeplinking
The Multiverse: Linking to Apps
Mobile: Custom
Emailers
Notifications
Wearables
Large item Peripherals
Consoles
A story now spans devices and
their inherent interfaces, how
do you play nice.
Bridge Gaps
Bridge Gaps
● Cookies aren’t guaranteed
● Either are device IDs
● Different IDs across devices
● Interfaces won’t match
● Content may not live on web
What to Share
Help your users help you
Don’t be afraid to ask
Help your users help you
Minesweeper Reloaded
Help your users help you
Give them something
to talk about
Help your users help you
Help your users help you
Make Sharing Easy
• Make it Easy o People want to share don't make it harder
than it needs to be: Don't create unnecessary
roadblocks • Make authenticating easy o if possible prefer
native login via iOS or the Facebook app • Ask for permissions at
contextually appropriate times o Don't ask for
permission to post until a user tries to post
Allow users to post to multiple ways simultaneously (Instagram does this as well as anyone)
o Don't forget about Email and SMS!
Don't create unnecessary roadblocks
Make Sharing Easy
Web Module Authentication Native Single Sign On
THANK YOU! Sean Shandmand