Meeker's biggest Internet 2015 observations
The mobile Internet has exploded
You may feel naked without your smartphone by your side today, but 20-years ago any mobile phone was a rarity.
Internet video killed the television star
And, what are we doing with our mobile Internet devices? The same thing as we do at our desktops: We watch video, lots and lots of video.
User created video is becoming increasingly more imporant
While commercial Internet video is still important, KPCB is also seeing a gigantic rise in user created video productions.
Enterprise software gets easier and mobile
It's not all fun and games. Enterprise software's interface has adopted the mobile Internet with new, easier-to-use interfaces.
Messaging apps step forward
E-mail may never go away, but instant messaging, VoIP, and video-chat apps are all becoming much more important for personal and business communications.
E-commerce continues to grow
Amazon still has plenty of room to grow. E-commerce still hasn't reached 10 percent of total retail sales... yet.
Service grows while manufacturing declines
The Internet didn't cause the US shift from a manufacturing economy to a service one, but, as we'll see, it's helping.
Selling goods is important, but selling services is growing
Selling goods over the Internet, via Amazon, eBay, and Esty, will always be important, but service sales, Airbnb, Thumbtack, and Uber, are growing explosively thank to the Web.
The sharing economy couldn't exist without the net
Without the Internet, the so called sharing economy companies simply couldn't exist.
Millions of jobs now come from the sharing economy companies
The sharing economy service companies now employ tens of millions of Americans.
The sharing economy jobs pay poorly
While we may like cheap rentals and car rides, they come with poor wages. The Internet and the sharing economy have proven to be a mixed blessing so far.