The ongoing digital globalization of ecommerce and social media has resulted in an ever-increasing demand for people to stay connected at all time. As a result, smartphones have become an integral part of everyday life — but just how ubiquitous are they?
“I don’t need much. Just someone, whom I can talk to, take a trip together and who has a similar sense of humor.” Sounds familiar? It’s almost a proverb among single people, where the same question has been asked for centuries: “Where does one go to meet new people?” The answer to this question has changed throughout time and if ladies in Victorian times swore by dinner invitations and society balls, today’s unattached men and women needn’t go further than the screen of their phone or desktop.