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The Mobile Landscape
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People are adopting mobile 8 times faster than they got on the Web a decade ago.Source: http://www.consafelogistics.com/en/KnowledgeCenter/News/2011/September/07/Mobility_trends.aspx
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Mobile’s taking over Facebook
Source: http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics
Mobile usersNon-mobile users
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In 2 to 4 years, half your site’s visitors will be via mobile.
Source: http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23028711
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What kind of mobile?Other2.0%
iPod Touch14.9%
Feature phone1.5%
Other smartphone3.6%
Android Phone8.2%
iPhone34.6%
Other Tablets1.3%
Android Tablet0.4%
iPad33.5%
Web traffic by device in Canada
Source: http://searchengineland.com/comscore-the-ipad-owns-97-percent-of-us-tablet-traffic-82855
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First Decision:App or Site?
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Native App?
Monetization
Camera
Contacts
Accelerometer
Advanced UI
Graphics
Full screen Calendar
GPS
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80% of branding apps never reach
1000 downloads
Source: http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1402
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Website?
Don’t need Steve’s approval
No installation
No 30% cut
No updates
Single platform
Cheap
Linkable
Quick to market
Searchable
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People looking for information about you are more likely to Google you than open the App Store.
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Blackberry13%
iPhone14%
Android14%
m.facebook.com59%
Facebook Mobile Posts by Client
http://danzarrella.com/new-data-on-mobile-facebook-posting.html
What do users prefer?
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So unless you absolutely must, go Web.
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10 Tips for Strong Mobile Content
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Learn how your audience uses their devices.
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Downtime
In lines
Shopping
Work
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Commute
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http://blog.compete.com/2010/03/12/smartphone-owners-a-ready-and-willing-audience/
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Don’t assume users’ current situation.2
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Supply the same content to all devices.3
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Represent content differently across different devices. 4
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Highlight crucial content.
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Entice visitors into long-form content.6
Source: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/page-abandonment-time.html
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Split content into smaller chunks.
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Adapt to observed behaviour.
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Use mobile to improve the desktop.9David Leggett : “The most reasonable case for omitting objects from a mobile site is when the object wasn’t essential to the desktop site in the first place.”http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/considerations-for-mobile-design-part-2-dimensions/
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Let the constraints spur your imagination.
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