mobile web: the rise of mobile devices
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Mobile Web:The Rise of Mobile Devices
By: Jessica KnightMarch 25th, 2012
Fundamentals of Web Design
Objectives To attract more customers. To add functionality to events and self-scheduling capabilities. Change how site links to menu options.
Mobile & Tablet Growth
One out of four cell phone users are using Smartphones.
Half of all searches are completed on a mobile device.
4 Ways Mobile Sites Are Different from Desktop
Sites① Simpler and More Prioritized Content.
② Very Few Hyperlinks, Footers and Graphics.
③ Site Integration with GPS and Phone Numbers.
④ Vertical Navigation as shown in the next slide.
Example of Vertical Navigation
Technologies to make websites
accessible on all devices
Great Mobile Websites
Not So Good Mobile Websites
Recommendations for Collins Catering and
Events Create a mobile website.
Using HTML5 and CSS, make the menu a vertical navigation menu with the menu item, then a pullout vertical navigation with additional information, such as pricing.
Add a calendar, where people can schedule their own events and be contacted by a representative to discuss details.
Possible addition of a blog, possibly discussing of weekly events and follow-up posts, which can also double as testimonials.
Update monthly for pricing, add photos of events to gallery.
In Conclusion…
Mobile is the new way. It’s the wave of the future. Don’t you wish
you would’ve been one of those first companies to have a website
when the Internet first came about? You can be on the cutting edge with a mobile site. Without one, your customers will find your
competitors.
ReferencesSinger, Dirk, A Chart showing How the World is Going Mobile, published Dec. 6, 2010, located March 25, 2012 at:
http://liesdamnedliesstatistics.com/2010/12/a-chart-showing-how-the-world-is-going-mobile.html
Ma, Shanshan, 10 Ways Mobile Sites Are Different from Desktop Web Sites, published March 21, 2011, located March 25, 2012 at:
http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2011/03/10-ways-mobile-sites-are-different-from-desktop-web-sites.php
All images were located using Google on March 25, 2012 at :
www.google.com