Incorporating data such as geographic details has enhanced business analysis in many ways. API like those developed by QVSource bring location data from various sources. This data has become quite valuable because it gives organizations perspective on what is going on outside of the business, and adding this type of data to business data changes the way we do business.
2011 was a big year for Mobile devices. Tablet and phone applications went wild. From Angry Birds to social media applications like Facebook, we can now take everything with us on one mobile device. Not only did this affect us personally but also on professionally. From 2010 to 2011, visits to the Visual Data Group website from a mobile device increased from .66 percent to 7.09 percent. My guess is that we will reach somewhere around 15 percent in 2012. This reminds us that mobile device use in business is here to stay and will continue to increase.
