Archive for the “Technology” category
How to Embed Videos on Mobile Websites
by Mike Mai on May 16, 2012
Are you feeling that your mobile website is too plain? Do you want to add some flair to it? Well, embedding videos would be one way to achieve that (assuming that your videos are awesome and engaging). Now let’s take a look at a few ways to embed videos on a mobile website. What follows will be pure techie talk. You’ve been warned.
8 Ways Smartphones Are Becoming More Human
by Nate Teplow on March 16, 2012
While this post sounds like the beginning of a sci-fi thriller, I think we can assume we’re safe from any sort of machine takeover…at least in the near future. All kidding aside, smartphones can do some pretty cool things these days, and their capabilities are changing so quickly, it’s almost impossible to keep up. Even though this article will most likely be outdated by next week, here are some ways that smartphones are becoming more like, and in some cases even smarter than, human beings.
What If The Rest Of History Had Smartphones?
by Nate Teplow on February 13, 2012
We are in the midst of a mobile revolution. Smartphones enable us to connect to the world, and each other, in ways that have never before been possible. Seeing that we’re in this new era of communication, we thought we’d ask the question, “What if the rest of history had access to smartphones?” Here’s what we came up with:
CES 2012: The Mobile Experience
by Ezra Englebardt on February 9, 2012
If you want to see the latest, coolest, shiniest, most exciting technology in the world, and you can’t get into DARPA headquarters, your best bet is to attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. I spent a week in the desert and brought back some exciting news from the frontlines of the tech battleground that I’m excited to share with you today.
How to Build a Mobile Website, Part 6: Hybrid Mobile Website
by Steffan Berelowitz on January 10, 2012
Hybrid Mobile Website
How to Build a Mobile Website, Part 5: Responsive Design
by Steffan Berelowitz on January 5, 2012
Responsive Design
In Brief
The Rolls Royce of mobile websites, these things will polish your shoes in the morning and serve you tea! It comes with a price — some responsive design could cost about as much as a small country and will take 9 months to a year to develop. In some cases, you have to rebuild the desktop website from scratch to fit this responsive technique.
How to Build a Mobile Website, Part 4: Mobile Website Templates
by Steffan Berelowitz on January 3, 2012
Mobile Website Templates
MobileGrader.com on The Pulse Network
by Caitlin Edwards on December 30, 2011
We were thrilled when The Pulse Network asked to interview our VP of Marketing, Andy Komack, about the recent launch of Mobile Grader. Not only are we excited to get the word out about this great new tool, we’re especially curious to see how marketers will use Mobile Grader to make changes and improvements to their mobile websites.
How to Build a Mobile Website, Part 3: Transcoding
by Steffan Berelowitz on December 29, 2011
Transcoding
In Brief
If you really liked aluminum siding in the 1970′s then this is for you! You get to put a mobile facade on your otherwise non-mobile friendly website. The only problem is that if you make any structural changes to your house, you may break your facade and have to reapply the siding. This means that if you make any structural changes to your website, your mobile website may break.
How to Build a Mobile Website, Part 2: Mobile Template/Plugin from Desktop CMS
by Steffan Berelowitz on December 27, 2011
Mobile Templates/Plugins from Desktop CMS
In Brief
Perfect for a personal blog, but for mobile marketing website? Not so hot. Mobile templates/plugins are a poor choice for a marketing website, but a good choice for a simple blog website in which you want to display the exact same content and comments for all users.
