This is a guest article by Jason Taylor, VP of platform strategy at Usablenet.
The travel industry has found itself as the benchmark for mobile, with early adopters among business travelers driving the overall market forward for other verticals.
How travelers have embraced smartphones has influenced other sectors such as retail, healthcare, insurance, energy, and beyond.
Read full story at: http://www.tnooz.com/2011/07/20/mobile/how-travel-became-a-barometer-for-wider-mobile-adoption/