Presentation slides are here Problems with the mobile web
- More internet phones sold than laptops
- Limit 1 – small screen on mobile
- Limit 2 – Interface of phone. Mouse and keyboard equivalent are a numberpad
- There are many different mobile web browsers.
- You should you build a separate web site for a mobile browser.
- Mobile users don’t want a complex experience – they want a brief, quick user experience…don’t want fancy graphics, just want core info.
- Touch screen vs. small keyboard.
- iPhone uses a different protocol to what is in Australia (??)
- Mindset of website design = presume interface used is a desktop.
- Workflow, mundane tasks – mobile devices are best for this. Phone numbers, opening hours. Very directed info.
- So – don’t squish all the info from website into the mobile website version. Pare it down.
- Dec 2006 – $100 for 1 G of traffic, 3 months later $50…now if you have the right plan with 3 then you can get $30 1G.
- Custom aps for mobile interfaces eg. google maps.
- Opera one of best mobile browsers for mobile – can conver java to links.