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This post on ReadWriteWeb details how Moms are using their iPhones. There are some interesting statistics embedded in the article. Apparently Moms are hard demographic to reach:
Not too long ago, mothers were still considered to be a hard group to reach through mobile applications because they tend to be late adopters. The iPhone's mainstream success has changed this, however, and iPhone moms have now become a desirable target demographic for marketers.
According to the post, moms are using their iPhones to shop and make grocery lists. Many moms are putting apps on their phones for their younger children to play with and keep them occupied. I have had a similar experience in our home.
My wife and I each have an iPhone 3G. We use them for many different tasks throughout the day. When I try to explain to people what I believe one of the key attractions to the iPhone is, being user friendly, I use my wife as an example. My wife is not someone who would be considered an early adopter of technology. She used the family computer to check email and occasionally to shop for something online. But she embraced the iPhone immediately because it was instant and easy access to information. Honestly, I was amazed at how quickly my wife took to the iPhone. She rarely uses the home computer anymore. Email is almost exclusively done on the iPhone (she manages two email addresses). She uses a grocery app, to keep different shopping lists for each store she regularly shops at. She listens to podcasts and music often. She also can be found watching a few Brian Regan You Tube videos. She does have a few games on her phone for our children to play with, but my iPhone has more and frequently the kids will ask to use my phone for those purposes. She takes pictures and emails them to family and relatives. She uses Google Tasks to manage her daily chores. She uses the built is calendar app to manage her appointments. Her calendar is synched up with a Google Calendar in case she were to lose her iPhone. Many times my wife has commented how the iPhone has made it easier to manage her busy day.