The book's publication, which gave momentum to the emerging adoption-reform movement, prompted an outpouring of mail from people with similar stories.
One resounding, indisputable fact emerges: adoption decisions are heinously complicated and painfully irreversible.
Sensor Tower's data follows a report this fall from App Annie, which saw global app revenue and downloads in Q3 hitting record levels of $17 billion and 26 billion, respectively, thanks in large part to emerging markets' adoption of the smartphone.
Rachel also founded and ran Upward, a digital strategy consultancy providing a results-based approach to emerging technology adoptions to clients including startups, consumer brands, and nonprofits, from 2008-2010.
A complex picture of collective and individual responses emerged; uncritical adoption of the medical model, with pain as normal and focus on technical aspects of management conforming to a "reference typology".
As far back as 2005, Crane argued that Confucius disdained sex itself, and he cared far more about social bonds and supportive families, which can emerge from adoption.
To be fair, a good bit of the growth Flurry is touting today is due to mobile app adoption in emerging markets, something the company alludes to today by citing the adoption of gaming, utility and messaging apps like LINE, Kakao, Snapchat and WhatsApp around the world.
Channels like National Geographic are riding the rising tide of pay-TV adoption in emerging markets.
The new Florida law was meant to reduce the risk of a father's emerging years after an adoption and seeking custody.
It will also afford social and community organisations the opportunity to enhance their services, through the adoption of emerging information technologies".
