Comments on: Mobile Web Developers, Please Prepare for Cross-check http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/05/20/mobile-web-developers-please-prepare-for-cross-check/ Ripping mobility from the clutches of telecom Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:46:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dean Collins http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/05/20/mobile-web-developers-please-prepare-for-cross-check/comment-page-1/#comment-278107 Dean Collins Wed, 28 May 2008 13:52:59 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=564#comment-278107 I can answer what happened to Dodgeball :) http://valleywag.com/tag/dennis-crowley/ Basically Dennis and Alex sold it to Google, they hated it, left and have moved on to other things. I've never met Alex but every time I talk to Dennis he is either about to head off on a ski trip or just come back from one so dont feel too bad for him. Cheers, Dean Collins www.Amethon.com I can answer what happened to Dodgeball :)

http://valleywag.com/tag/dennis-crowley/

Basically Dennis and Alex sold it to Google, they hated it, left and have moved on to other things.

I’ve never met Alex but every time I talk to Dennis he is either about to head off on a ski trip or just come back from one so dont feel too bad for him.

Cheers,
Dean Collins
http://www.Amethon.com

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/05/20/mobile-web-developers-please-prepare-for-cross-check/comment-page-1/#comment-277318 Jonathan Mon, 26 May 2008 16:24:29 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=564#comment-277318 I am actually on wikipedia a LOT on my mobile phone. it's so useful to look up something while someone is talking about it, or look up information for a friend. their site already looks great when my pocket IE (Windows-Mobile based HTC Wizard user here) opens them. google.com/m is my home page. I am on facebook mobile and myspace mobile all the time, to check for new messages like you mention. I am not on yahoo ever, and there isn't much activity in my area on mocospace or itsmy but I have used them. Since this IS a WM phone, live.com is pretty fun to play around on, and if I ever get into such things it might be my #1 mobile choice for publishing pics and blogs on-the-go (even though facebook makes things super easy, as well as blogger.com). I'm just as surprised as the other comments about ebay being anywhere close to the top of a mobile list. I'd be interested in more specifics on that... did they just go to ebay to see if it actually looked any good on a mobile or proxy-based mobile browser? or did they actually make a purchase. cool information, thanks :) now i'm going to have to see what hi5 mobile is all about...whatever happened to dodgeball! I am actually on wikipedia a LOT on my mobile phone. it’s so useful to look up something while someone is talking about it, or look up information for a friend. their site already looks great when my pocket IE (Windows-Mobile based HTC Wizard user here) opens them. google.com/m is my home page. I am on facebook mobile and myspace mobile all the time, to check for new messages like you mention. I am not on yahoo ever, and there isn’t much activity in my area on mocospace or itsmy but I have used them. Since this IS a WM phone, live.com is pretty fun to play around on, and if I ever get into such things it might be my #1 mobile choice for publishing pics and blogs on-the-go (even though facebook makes things super easy, as well as blogger.com).

I’m just as surprised as the other comments about ebay being anywhere close to the top of a mobile list. I’d be interested in more specifics on that… did they just go to ebay to see if it actually looked any good on a mobile or proxy-based mobile browser? or did they actually make a purchase.

cool information, thanks :) now i’m going to have to see what hi5 mobile is all about…whatever happened to dodgeball!

]]> By: Steven Hoober http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/05/20/mobile-web-developers-please-prepare-for-cross-check/comment-page-1/#comment-275271 Steven Hoober Tue, 20 May 2008 16:04:48 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=564#comment-275271 I for one do wikipedia-specific searches (added the word to my T9 dictionary even). Especially on mobile its easier to get to an actual data repository than sifting through all the general results. However: The google search thinger on my home screen means that I end up using the default (Nokia) browser a lot anymore. When I know I am browsing, I launch Opera. When its a search, I get the other. Sad and annoying, but speed is king in this space. I for one do wikipedia-specific searches (added the word to my T9 dictionary even). Especially on mobile its easier to get to an actual data repository than sifting through all the general results.

However: The google search thinger on my home screen means that I end up using the default (Nokia) browser a lot anymore. When I know I am browsing, I launch Opera. When its a search, I get the other. Sad and annoying, but speed is king in this space.

]]> By: Dean Collins http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/05/20/mobile-web-developers-please-prepare-for-cross-check/comment-page-1/#comment-275251 Dean Collins Tue, 20 May 2008 14:09:43 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=564#comment-275251 Hi Mike, As a user of wikipedia I can see why it is up there, however I'm stunned at ebay, wouldn't have thought their site was 'user functional' enough for mobile usage. Whilst Opera users are a little skewed I think it's a great datapoint. If they increase the list of sites expect to see the top 20 dominated by 'additional' social networking sites. As per the article listed here http://mobileanalytics.com/forum/index.php?topic=42.0 there are something like 47 new mobile social networks with massive numbers in the last few years alone. It's the ideal medium / content for 'quick easy bite size snacks of social interaction'. Cheers, Dean Collins www.Amethon.com Hi Mike,
As a user of wikipedia I can see why it is up there, however I’m stunned at ebay, wouldn’t have thought their site was ‘user functional’ enough for mobile usage.

Whilst Opera users are a little skewed I think it’s a great datapoint. If they increase the list of sites expect to see the top 20 dominated by ‘additional’ social networking sites.

As per the article listed here http://mobileanalytics.com/forum/index.php?topic=42.0 there are something like 47 new mobile social networks with massive numbers in the last few years alone.

It’s the ideal medium / content for ‘quick easy bite size snacks of social interaction’.

Cheers,
Dean Collins
http://www.Amethon.com

]]> By: Fred Grott http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/05/20/mobile-web-developers-please-prepare-for-cross-check/comment-page-1/#comment-275243 Fred Grott Tue, 20 May 2008 13:10:17 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=564#comment-275243 Hello Mike, I follow you on twitter to get mobile trend news. I am curious about numbers for other search engines such as the human powered ones like Mahalo.com any numbers on those sites yet? Hello Mike, I follow you on twitter to get mobile trend news.

I am curious about numbers for other search engines such as the human powered ones like Mahalo.com any numbers on those sites yet?

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