Mobile Web 2.0
Okay, I'm setting aside tremendous fear of feeding the hype engine on this one...
Anjit Jaokar (along with Tony Fish) has written a series of articles (here, here, and here) that propose a framework for deploying Web 2.0 capabilities to mobile devices. A lot to read, but thought provoking.
He raises some interesting points, including a method tackling the notoriously painful input/output aspects of most mobile devices (I hear endlessly typing long URLs using a standard phone keypad is one of the key tortures in Hell). To illustrate, he suggests a mash-up of del.icio.us and flickr. I'm not sure I get the example, but I do get his point: Mobile Web 2.0 would add the interesting dimensions of location and proximity to the mix and would, if nothing else, present some interesting opportunities for building Location Based Services (remember that ancient concept?).
Frankly, I'm a bit on the fence on this one. Until there's a breakthrough in useability (and this isn't it), using the web effectively on small devices just won't be possible.
Anjit Jaokar (along with Tony Fish) has written a series of articles (here, here, and here) that propose a framework for deploying Web 2.0 capabilities to mobile devices. A lot to read, but thought provoking.
He raises some interesting points, including a method tackling the notoriously painful input/output aspects of most mobile devices (I hear endlessly typing long URLs using a standard phone keypad is one of the key tortures in Hell). To illustrate, he suggests a mash-up of del.icio.us and flickr. I'm not sure I get the example, but I do get his point: Mobile Web 2.0 would add the interesting dimensions of location and proximity to the mix and would, if nothing else, present some interesting opportunities for building Location Based Services (remember that ancient concept?).
Frankly, I'm a bit on the fence on this one. Until there's a breakthrough in useability (and this isn't it), using the web effectively on small devices just won't be possible.
posted by Joe Fuqua
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