Comments on: about context and the mobile web http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web The mobile usability and user experience blog Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:44:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mobile 2.0, a follow up to the Year of the Mobile Game | Daily Blogging Tips and Web 2.0 Development http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web/comment-page-1#comment-12859 Mobile 2.0, a follow up to the Year of the Mobile Game | Daily Blogging Tips and Web 2.0 Development Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:33:10 +0000 http://www.gotomobile.com/?p=193#comment-12859 [...] services - and other components. For a more detailed analysis of context and the mobile web, see this article I wrote for gotomobile. The iPhone proves all of this correct, and now all the OEMs are racing [...] […] services - and other components. For a more detailed analysis of context and the mobile web, see this article I wrote for gotomobile. The iPhone proves all of this correct, and now all the OEMs are racing […]

]]> By: Dick Carlson http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web/comment-page-1#comment-12754 Dick Carlson Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:48:45 +0000 http://www.gotomobile.com/?p=193#comment-12754 I'm experimenting with developing some mobile learning examples -- and this post was really helpful in my understanding of why so much of what I'm doing doesn't seem to work! The implementation has really been a great experience for me, and a steep learning curve. On the "contextual" side I can't agree more. As an Instructional Designer, most of the "learning" content I see for the mobile space is either a talking head with huge video files, a long boring text file that goes on and on, or just a bunch of aimless links that don't really display properly. Reminds me of the old joke -- "What is two dead pigs and a tractor that won't start?" "The Iowa State Fair." (Well, it's funny if you grew up in Minnesota. I’m experimenting with developing some mobile learning examples — and this post was really helpful in my understanding of why so much of what I’m doing doesn’t seem to work! The implementation has really been a great experience for me, and a steep learning curve.

On the “contextual” side I can’t agree more. As an Instructional Designer, most of the “learning” content I see for the mobile space is either a talking head with huge video files, a long boring text file that goes on and on, or just a bunch of aimless links that don’t really display properly.

Reminds me of the old joke — “What is two dead pigs and a tractor that won’t start?” “The Iowa State Fair.” (Well, it’s funny if you grew up in Minnesota.

]]> By: Carnival Of The Globalists : MPLE’s on the rise? : alexanderhayes http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web/comment-page-1#comment-12551 Carnival Of The Globalists : MPLE’s on the rise? : alexanderhayes Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:25:40 +0000 http://www.gotomobile.com/?p=193#comment-12551 [...] About context and the mobile web by Rudy De Waele at gotomobile.com What is “Mobile 2.0″ (Beta) by Dan Appelquist [...] […] About context and the mobile web by Rudy De Waele at gotomobile.com What is “Mobile 2.0″ (Beta) by Dan Appelquist […]

]]> By: Mobile Web Revisited 7-7-7 at mTrends - mobile media lifestyle trends - m-trends.org http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web/comment-page-1#comment-12484 Mobile Web Revisited 7-7-7 at mTrends - mobile media lifestyle trends - m-trends.org Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:44:05 +0000 http://www.gotomobile.com/?p=193#comment-12484 [...] Web stays somehow a non-standardised fragmented experience for most people. I have been writing about this confusion before, now it was kind of weird reading this ’strikethrough’ story from Scobleizer on [...] […] Web stays somehow a non-standardised fragmented experience for most people. I have been writing about this confusion before, now it was kind of weird reading this ’strikethrough’ story from Scobleizer on […]

]]> By: Wireless / News » Blog Archive » Mobile2.0 http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web/comment-page-1#comment-12188 Wireless / News » Blog Archive » Mobile2.0 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:38:11 +0000 http://www.gotomobile.com/?p=193#comment-12188 [...] services - and other components. For a more detailed analysis of context and the mobile web, see this article I wrote for [...] […] services - and other components. For a more detailed analysis of context and the mobile web, see this article I wrote for […]

]]> By: mobiedave http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web/comment-page-1#comment-8225 mobiedave Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:27:19 +0000 http://www.gotomobile.com/?p=193#comment-8225 I absolutely concur that context is fundamental to the mobile UI. My primary device for surfing the Web is my lap-top. My phone is for immediate, specificall targetted, contextually relevant information that I need NOW. Clever icons and graphical 'devices' are no substitute for one click access to what I need. One device cannot be expected to do everything perfectly. However, I do want he device I have with me to serve the purpose I need when I need it... or am I being naive? I absolutely concur that context is fundamental to the mobile UI. My primary device for surfing the Web is my lap-top. My phone is for immediate, specificall targetted, contextually relevant information that I need NOW. Clever icons and graphical ‘devices’ are no substitute for one click access to what I need. One device cannot be expected to do everything perfectly. However, I do want he device I have with me to serve the purpose I need when I need it… or am I being naive?

]]> By: Internet Vibes » Blog Archive » Understanding Mobile 2.0 http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web/comment-page-1#comment-5999 Internet Vibes » Blog Archive » Understanding Mobile 2.0 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:09:39 +0000 http://www.gotomobile.com/?p=193#comment-5999 [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...] […] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. […]

]]> By: Eugenia’s rants and thoughts :: Mobilization of web sites: unlawful? :: October :: 2006 http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web/comment-page-1#comment-2535 Eugenia’s rants and thoughts :: Mobilization of web sites: unlawful? :: October :: 2006 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:20:24 +0000 http://www.gotomobile.com/?p=193#comment-2535 [...] There is some talk recently (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) on some blogs about sites like the Google Wireless Transcoder, Skeweezer and other similar services that take as an input a URL and they output a more mobile-friendly version of that site so it can be rendered faster and easier by a mobile browser. There are a lot of site owners who are very pissed about this because they say that these services are messing up with their copyrights and their financials because the ads are removed in the process. [...] […] There is some talk recently (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) on some blogs about sites like the Google Wireless Transcoder, Skeweezer and other similar services that take as an input a URL and they output a more mobile-friendly version of that site so it can be rendered faster and easier by a mobile browser. There are a lot of site owners who are very pissed about this because they say that these services are messing up with their copyrights and their financials because the ads are removed in the process. […]

]]> By: eIT http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web/comment-page-1#comment-705 eIT Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:01:50 +0000 http://www.gotomobile.com/?p=193#comment-705 On a side note, the dotMobi mTLD (mobile top level domain) has just been released and is in the sunrise registration period...the promise of dotMobi is to ensure that those sites with dotMobi extension will be tuned to mobile browsing...it is thus expected to make mobile browsing a far more enriching experience. One can expect a number of .mobi web sites - those that conform with standards for mobile browsing - to be online starting Oct 2006…while opinion is divided whether dotMobi will revolutionise mobile browsing or would be just another flash in the pan, when one considers that there are four mobile phones for every PC on earth, it certainly appears worth trying out a separate TLD More info on dotMobi can be found at <b><a href="http://www.mobinomy.com" rel="nofollow">Mobinomy.com - the Dot Mobi Directory</a></b>, this site also plans to start a dotMobi directory soon Ec from <a href="http://www.eit.in" rel="nofollow">IT, Software Database @ eIT.in</a> On a side note, the dotMobi mTLD (mobile top level domain) has just been released and is in the sunrise registration period…the promise of dotMobi is to ensure that those sites with dotMobi extension will be tuned to mobile browsing…it is thus expected to make mobile browsing a far more enriching experience.

One can expect a number of .mobi web sites - those that conform with standards for mobile browsing - to be online starting Oct 2006…while opinion is divided whether dotMobi will revolutionise mobile browsing or would be just another flash in the pan, when one considers that there are four mobile phones for every PC on earth, it certainly appears worth trying out a separate TLD

More info on dotMobi can be found at Mobinomy.com - the Dot Mobi Directory, this site also plans to start a dotMobi directory soon

Ec from IT, Software Database @ eIT.in

]]> By: M-Trends » Blog Archive » Carnival Of The Mobilists # 20 http://www.gotomobile.com/archives/about-context-and-the-mobile-web/comment-page-1#comment-314 M-Trends » Blog Archive » Carnival Of The Mobilists # 20 Fri, 12 May 2006 09:45:39 +0000 http://www.gotomobile.com/?p=193#comment-314 [...] I am delighted of course to see that my blogpost on user context and the Mobile Web I wrote last week for gotomobile.com was his recommended reading of this edition. [...] […] I am delighted of course to see that my blogpost on user context and the Mobile Web I wrote last week for gotomobile.com was his recommended reading of this edition. […]

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