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Sean, Samma and Josh gaze into the future of the Internet with some inspiration from Mary Meeker's awesome Internet Trends slides. Here is what we learned from this podcast Mary Meeker has been reporting on Internet Trends since 2001 Commerce has moved significantly to online from offline Mobile is the primary way consumers transact and engage online What's the difference between first and second generation online Commerce? What are the relationships between products, services and platforms? Has the barrier to trusting online Commerce changed? Design for mobile first Don't wait for the official report to validate what you already saw happening on the street (ref: One Up on Wall St) upWork is an example where you can hire or be hired as a freelancer Can Australia turn the export of 1's and 0's into a primary industry? Do you record video in horizontal or vertical format? Informalisation of communication through short messaging technology is moving beyond personal conversations to business conversations (e.g. WeChat) Which bloke sold his car and now only uses Uber and Public Transport Australia's number one TV show is not reported by OzTAM's ratings figures Want to watch 45 million gamers play it out? Get on Twitch Some insights & links from this podcast Mary Meeker's profile Scroll down to see every year from 2001-2015 of Mary Meeker's Internet Trends report. Related episodes 075: Mobilegeddon! We chat SEO with Jim Stewart 039: Time Management with Sean and Samma iTunes reviews - 76 listeners have left an iTunes review for the podcast - THANK YOU read them all here Got a question? Tweet the Blokes or @BeersBlokesBiz Let us know in the comments or on Twitter @BeersBlokesBiz or on Facebook with your opinion. Connect with these Blokes The blokes on this podcast were: @seancallanan from Sports Geek and SeanCallanan.com, and Sports Geek Podcast @sammartino from SteveSammartino.com @joshrowe from realAs.com Thanks for review A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down! Great listening. You swim in the murky waters of start ups hoping for those small wins, so its comforting to know there’s guys willing to teach you that that they’ve been through it too. - Hail The Punisher The beer was a Miller Chill - low carb with a twist of lime. Join the BBB Army Are you on Facebook? Like BBB here and join the BBB Army Facebook group to chat with guests and listeners. Download episode below but we'd prefer you to subscribe in iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud or this feed if you don't use iTunes. Don't forget you can get these show notes via email subscription. Let us know your thoughts in the comments