There’s a lot of cool stuff going on with these stats, here.
First off, I love that Internet Explorer is taking a nose dive. The adoption of Firefox and Chrome has become increasingly more common by everyday users. I’m not sure what’s done it, perhaps a steady leak of education? Most users who try a new browser after using IE stick with it. Maybe IE is so bad, it’s not too hard of a sell something else?
The other cool stat is the sharp use of Chrome. Google has challenged the idea that if you’re late in the game, you’re out of luck. This isn’t the case with Chrome! In fact, Google has managed to pull some pretty hard-core Firefox users away, too.
So what does it mean?
I asked myself that a number of times. It was a real “Double Rainbow” moment for me — what does it mean!?!
This is what it means.
The Double Rainbow
Actually, it means a lot of different things, but I think it can tell us a story as it relates to the Church.
As Church technologists, it’s easy to get frustrated with the Church. The Church is slow to change, or at least it feels like it. The reality is, people are slow to change. Just look at the graph at the top of the post. Internet Explorer, as bad as it has been, did not drop overnight.
We, Church techies, are always on the lookout for the latest and greatest tool of technology. Most people are happy enough to figure out how to make a phone call from their smartphone. Give’em a break. Instead of becoming frustrated with “those old guys,” take a cue from the book of Timothy. Show some respect and educate.
You won’t win everyone over before the end of the week, but as we’ve seen with Google Chrome, change can come plenty fast if we play our cards right.
[via Mashable]
Ben says
I love the application here. +1 🙂 More like this please.
Eric Dye says
Thanks, Ben.
🙂