by internet-based communications networks made "user friendly" via social networks like Facebook and Twitter.The lack of available finances for consumer purchase of computers is mitigated by the emergence of cell phones as the primary computing platform largely focused "in the world's developing countries over the next ten years." (International Telecommunications Union, 2008 Report) The "so what" of all these stats are obvious, dramatic and revealing. The world is skewing younger (less than 40) and they are very quickly adopting mobile technology to communicate, compute and to access more commerce opportunities than ever before. And no better region represents this new reality than Latin America, where we can see this dramatic change taking shape before our very eyes catapulting it to economic vitality. Generally speaking, this region has some pretty strong forces driving this transformation -- an increasingly technologically skilled labor force, deep penetration of mobile technology and accelerated internet market adoption (often delivered via wireless network BTW). For example, internet penetration went from a virtual 0% a few years ago to adoption rates that are scaling very fast. According to ComScore, the number of internet users in Mexico increased 20% in just one year (March 2008 vs March 2009), reaching 15.5 million. The same trend can be seen across the region including Brazil where there are 62 million internet users, represents about 1/3 of the population (source: IAB). Digging even deeper into Brazil, this country represents how these powerful changes are playing themselves out on a global scale. We see that in Brazil, for example, the relatively high level of internet access created a high concentration of interconnected consumers which then created a receptive consumer market driving a significant increase in ad revenue coming into Brazil (topping $500MM). The net result of this growth engine is that seemingly overnight, Brazil became the world's 10th largest economy. The formula is simple; more access generates more revenue for more citizens (and happily their governments too). We see these same macro forces working positively in a completely different way in Costa Rico, for example. There a company called Avventa Worldwide has opened a 500-person office as a near-shore digital production services company. According to Meg Walsh, managing director, they create and produce advanced digital marketing programs for global brands using the latest technologies in web development, flash, social and mobile. This type of company simply could not have existed a mere two years ago. The economic vitality resulting from this one company in one country is truly profound. Connecting the dots gives us a rich, optimistic view of a possible stable world economic system where more connectivity (via mobile technology) leads to more access to information which results in higher adoption of technology which allows for a fast evolution to mobile computing which can permit the creation of commerce and economic prosperity possible at an exponential dynamic never possible before. Joy DiBennedtto, founder of HUM News, explains it this way. "A global economy starts with global visibility and connectivity. The ability to provide 'opportunity' means the world needs 'globility' of information from all countries to