Mandel, Michael. "What the App Economy Can Teach the Whole Economy." The Atlantic, February 22, 2012.
From the article: "But the App Economy didn't just mean more fun games and more ways to do work on the go -- it meant more jobs as well. Based on research I did for Technet, the association of high-tech innovative companies, the App Economy has generated nearly 500,000 jobs since 2007. This is an impressive total, especially during the worst labor market downturn since the Great Depression. It's also an indication of the growing macroeconomic impact of the App Economy.
We can draw three lessons from the success of the App economy to help us understand how we can drive prosperity forward." Read more