One of my biggest frustrations with the blogging world as of late is the lack of compatibility for mobile devices. More and more, people are accessing the web and online content via mobile devices like the nexus one, droid, iphone, ipod, blackberry, palm, etc.
Many mobile gadgets due a decent job of parsing/displaying data for reading. Newer gadgets will even render complete HTML content as well. Hell, the new breed of pda/phones have chip speeds equal to computers of only 5 years ago. Clearly, processing power isn’t the problem.
The big problem is trying to squeeze webpages meant to run on a computer screen onto a device a fraction of the size. To their credit, most mobile device makers have ingenious rendering or zooming techniques. That said, its still extremely annoying, especially if you are surfing a lot. Even worse, most professional sites often incorporate scripts/plugins/flash that won’t run on most mobile devices. And again, the problem is not from processing speed. No, as usual it boils down to petty proprietary rules, squabbles over licensing, poorly written software, and last but not least, greed. All of which are sad, pathetic, and stupid. For the corporate aspect, companies need to get their act in gear or perish. The need for mobile access is far from stale and is only going to increase. Not to mention, in today’s economy, companies need to encourage access any way they can.
For a medium wholly dependant on exposure, I’m really surprised more folks haven’t updated their sites/blogs to accommodate mobile exposure. Hell, my blog isn’t even that popular and I’ve had a mobile version for several years. [1]To be fair, I upgraded my mobile app months ago and just realized tonight I hadn’t activated the change. While the old app did the job, the new one is sooooo much nicer. Feel free to give me … Continue reading There is already a niche industry to handle the demand. More people/companies just need to realize and take advantage of it.
For myself, I consume most of my online content via my phone now. Its just easier with my schedule and time constraints. Sadly, for the blog world, commenting or interacting is still painfully awkward or even impossible at times. Not to mention, extremely frustrating.
The point of my little ramble? All you companies and dedicated bloggers out there, upgrade your sites for mobile consumption already! Sheez, bulky computers are so 90’s. :p
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| ↑1 | To be fair, I upgraded my mobile app months ago and just realized tonight I hadn’t activated the change. While the old app did the job, the new one is sooooo much nicer. Feel free to give me feedback on it. |
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My blog is fully mobile compliant. If you ever need a quick reference for the Hanky Code… just go to my blog, click the little drop down arrow on the upper right and pick Hanky Code… lol.
Useful… i know.
@Chris ~ oh yeah…very useful. Have I mentioned lately there is something very wrong w/you? LOL
OK, Mister…you wanna tell us how to do it? 🙂
Tony ~ check your email. The one I sent is actually a plugin vs a stand alone theme. But, you can also do a search of "mobile themes" on the wordpress theme site and/or thru Google.
First, your blog is popular! Maybe you should write a post as tutorial for most of us.
Umm… was there ever anything right with me?
I loved this so much that I switched my mobile theme to this one.
So much happier now. Thanks a million for finding this and sharing it.
I have learned so much from you.