Five reasons why the mobile Web still doesn't work
- Date: October 2nd, 2007
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: Mobile, Mobile Web
- Tags: Web, Screen, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Marketing, Jason Hiner
Scott Karp at Publishing 2.0 has a nice synopsis of why trying to surf Web pages from a mobile phone is so frustrating. His observations are pretty consistent with my experience, although I think the iPhone’s Web browsing is pretty darn good; it just needs a faster connection than the AT&T Edge network can offer.
Here’s the list of Scott’s five complaints:
- Wireless carrier networks are SLOW
- Public Wi-Fi access is a SCAM
- Sites aren’t formatted for small screens
- Mobile device screens are too small
- Advertising gets in the way
Read the original post at Publishing 2.0.
Also, note that there’s now a mobile version of TechRepublic that is optimized for small screens at http://m.techrepublic.com.com.
Jason Hiner is the Editor in Chief of TechRepublic. Previously, he worked as an IT Manager in the health care industry. You can find him on Twitter, LinkedIn and at JasonHiner.com. To see the gadgets and personal tech he uses, view his gdgt profile.
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michael.webdev@... | 10/02/07
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RE: Five reasons why the mobile Web still doesn't work
armstrongb@... | 10/02/07
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From someone with bad eyesight
DanLM | 10/02/07
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Eyesight and talking websites
mahogan2000@... | 10/07/07
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re #3
Jaqui | 10/02/07
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m.techrepublic.com...
Jaqui | 10/03/07
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a sixth reason
mahogan2000@... | 10/04/07
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Your list of 5 is really a list of 4...
jhofman@... | 10/08/07
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