Ever since I read about Mary Meeker’s influential misinformation in this morning’s paper, I feel obliged to present my own made-up statistics and fabricated facts:
- 12 percent of all “lossless” audio files were made from low-quality mp3s.
- 36 percent of smart phone users are not as smart as their phones.
- Dropped calls account for more than $8 million a year in unconsummated craigslist deals.
- The “cloud” is actually stored in a shoebox under Jeff Bezo’s bed.
- Siri was known as “Goober” throughout its development.
So there you are, feel free to use the comments section to add your own. For the record, Meeker was caught red-handed using a statistic that doesn’t exist, that the average smartphone user looks at his or her phone 150 times a day. The source quoted not only admitted making it up (and clearly labeling it such) but the blog itself was titled “What would a ‘typical user’ do with the non-smartphone today … ?” (at least according to the Chronicle, though I have not been able to find such a post on the public internets).
