2007
Mobile revolution
2009
/ phenomenon
During this period, the internet stops being “desktop-only” and the era of “always online” begins
Mobile devices have finally become the main way to access the Internet and the economy of digital services has changed traditional industries
/ resources
6 services
App Store
App Store
Spotify
Spotify
Uber
Uber
Airbnb
Airbnb
Netflix
Netflix
WhatsApp
WhatsApp
Instagram
Instagram
Telegram
Telegram
Snapchat
Snapchat
iCloud
iCloud
Google Drive
Google Drive
Creative Cloud
Creative Cloud
Aliexpress
Aliexpress
Pinterest
Pinterest
Twitch
Twitch
Google Drive
Google Drive
Creative Cloud
Creative Cloud
Aliexpress
Aliexpress
Pinterest
Pinterest
Twitch
Twitch
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Important
events
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of the era
{ 2007 - 2009 }

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App Store
2008
/ app
The App Store launched in 2008 and changed how software is distributed, making mobile apps accessible to everyone with a tap
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The world's first mass-market mobile app ecosystem
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Spotify
2008
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Airbnb
2008
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WhatsApp
2009
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Reddit laid the foundation for modern internet culture of discussion and viral content
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Uber
2009
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Netflix
2007
/ web & app
Netflix started as a DVD-by-mail service, but in 2007 it launched streaming
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Watching series and movies available anywhere

Services that
become
iconic
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7 000 000
users by late 2009
250 000
premium subscribers in the first year
16
countries had access to Spotify by 2009
Spotify
Spotify
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$5.4M
in funding raised in Uber’s first investment round in 2010
3
cities — San Francisco, New York, and Seattle were the first target markets
$10
average fare for the earliest rides in 2009
Uber
Uber
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10 000+
stays hosted by 2009
20+
U.S. cities featured listings by the end of the year
2
founders managed bookings manually in the first phase
Airbnb
Airbnb
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1 000
movies were available in Netflix’s catalog when streaming launched in 2007
$9,99
per month — the cost of the DVD and streaming plan in 2009
6.7B
hours of content were streamed on Netflix in 2015
Netflix
Netflix
2010
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