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Comment on Why Mobile Context Is The Key Design Parameter by Peter

Peter — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:39:47 +0000

Hi Darren,
great article and right in the zone.

We are specialising in .mobi design on open source, is there a forum you could point me to?
We are also looking for partners in developing apps.

Many Thanks

Comment on Why Mobile Context Is The Key Design Parameter by Darren Twiss

Darren Twiss — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:12:36 +0000

Hi James,

Thanks for commenting.

There is absolutely still a place for whole sites on the mobile browser. I hadn’t given any thought to developing markets, you’re bang on there.

In terms of your example of watching TV, if you are just browsing during the ad breaks then you most likely fit into the “Bored Now” group. Alternatively, if you are interacting with the content or looking for some more info related to the program you are watching, that might fit into one of the other contexts.

The main idea is that you can no longer assume that all traffic coming to your site is in the same context.

Comment on Why Mobile Context Is The Key Design Parameter by james (mjelly)

james (mjelly) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:37:18 +0000

I agree to some extent but there is still a role for putting the whole site onto mobile e.g. for developing markets it will be the primary access channel plus in developed markets mobile is also going to become a major access channel e.g. browsing as you would on a PC at home but sat watching TV.

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Comment on Why Mobile Context Is The Key Design Parameter by James Whatley

James Whatley — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:21:15 +0000

Nice post chap - found it after you started following me through Twitter…

(Greetings - by the way!)

Interesting stuff from Google, I hadn’t seen that before.

Cheers,

Comment on Opera Mini pressures the walled garden approach to mobile web? by Darren Twiss

Darren Twiss — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:41:12 +0000

Hi Nico,

Thanks for commenting. The reason you can’t reach live.vodafone.com on Opera mini is that Live! is on the Vodafone network and not on the Internet as such. This means the Opera servers can’t access it. Also your default browser probably connects via VFNZ Gateway rather than VFNZ Internet.

I think in time, Live! and other operator portals will move off the Network and onto the Web (the address will probably have to change to something like live.vodafone.co.nz as well).

As for data pricing, there is definitely a downward trend. In saying that, you can do a lot on your mobile for very little cost. I use my phone a lot for checking email (generally just headers only, but download if important) and reading news (m.nzherald.co.nz, just launched) and twitter (m.twitter.com). I generally don’t spend more than NZ$20 per month including my 3MB/$11.25 + NZ$2.25/MB over. That’s mostly due to OperaMini keeping the page sizes down.

Keep in touch.

Cheers,

Darren

Comment on Opera Mini pressures the walled garden approach to mobile web? by Nico Muller

Nico Muller — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:02:37 +0000

Hi,
I found your blog through a vodafone live opea mini search on google. You seem to have also read that ibm red paper on the semi-walled garden. I have been using opera mini since its first release, and have built my own aggregation site for easy wap and xhtml content i access thorugh my phone, but have obviously been screwed since moving to nz, as data currently is $10 /Mbt, and it looks as if they calculate it in a rather shitty way as well. So I have been excited about this new $1/10Mbt deal, and the free content, including Wikipedia. But, it seems while my SE Z800i’s built in browser can reach the free content, my Opera Mini 3 will not. It has no problem cruising the rest of the web but try as I might, it refuses to go to http://live.vodafone.com Do you think they are barring it? Or is the wall of the semi walled garden excluding the Opera Mini server system?

Comment on Mobile 101 - Mobile Internet by Darren Twiss

Darren Twiss — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:20:26 +0000

Hi @codyks.

Thanks for commenting. I have a particular focus on the mobile tech and what the future holds for mobile apps and services. The mobile 101 is designed to answer a few questions I get from beginners when I’m out on the street. Hopefully encourage more people to get mobile. Consider it a special feature rather than the norm.
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Comment on Mobile 101 - Mobile Internet by Codytalks

Codytalks — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:07:17 +0000

Found you on twitter… I am @codyks . Will the blog continually get more advanced or is the goal to stay this basic? Not a knock at all very cool intro stuff here just wondering.

Comment on Opera Mini pressures the walled garden approach to mobile web? by theregoesdave

theregoesdave — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:21:17 +0000

Great post Darren. I actually just wrote something similar about how free services, open handsets and free location technology are forcing change in the mobile carrier market and I’m psyched about it!