We face significant competition with respect to our technology platform, including but not limited to Facebook and LinkedIn, which offer a variety of online digital and social networking technology offerings. As such, we expect tech competition to intensify further in the future, further subjecting us to competitive forces. Many of our competitors, including the competitors stated above, have greater capital resources, facilities and diversity of services and product lines, which will enable them to compete more effectively in this market. Competition may increase because of consolidation within the industry. We may be unable to differentiate our products and services from those of our competitors, or successfully develop and introduce new products and services that are less costly than, or superior to, those of our competitors, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We compete with other platforms for market share and for the time and attention of consumers. The proliferation of choices available to consumers for information and business connections has resulted in audience fragmentation and has negatively affected overall consumer demand. We also compete with digital publishers and other forms of media, including social media platforms, search platforms, portals, and digital marketing services. The competition we face has intensified because of the growing popularity of mobile devices, such as smartphones and social-media platforms, and the shift in consumer preference from print media to digital media for the delivery and consumption of content, including video content, websites or use our digital applications directly. Given the ever-growing and rapidly changing number of digital media options available on the Internet, we may be unable to increase our online traffic sufficiently and retain or grow a base of frequent visitors to our websites and applications on mobile devices. In addition, the ever-growing and rapidly changing number of digital media options available on the Internet may lead to technologies and alternatives that we are unable to offer.
The proliferation of new platforms available to advertisers may affect both the amount of advertising that we are able to sell as well as the rates advertisers are willing to pay. Our ability to compete successfully for advertising also depends on our ability to drive scale, engage digital audiences, and prove the value of our advertising and the effectiveness of our digital platforms, including the value of advertising adjacent to high quality content, and on our ability to use our brands to continue to offer advertisers unique, and multi-platform advertising programs. If we are unable to demonstrate to advertisers the continuing value of our digital platforms or offer advertisers unique advertising programs tied to our brands, business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.