Comments on: Who’s More Mobile: Blogs or Newspapers? http://www.bivingsreport.com/2007/whos-more-mobile-blogs-or-newspapers/ The Bivings Report (TBR) is a source of news, insight, research and analysis on the web-based communications industry. TBR content is posted, created and managed by internet strategists, media/communications analysts, web developers, designers and programmers, all of whom are employees of The Bivings Group. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:36:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nick Anstead » Blog Archive » When a good blog goes bad, but also some cool stuff http://www.bivingsreport.com/2007/whos-more-mobile-blogs-or-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-38439 Nick Anstead » Blog Archive » When a good blog goes bad, but also some cool stuff Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:06:54 +0000 http://www.bivingsreport.com/2007/whos-more-mobile-blogs-or-newspapers/#comment-38439 [...] On a slightly more cool, plugin related note, I’ve just installed a new one.  I doubt it will ever be used but it’s quite good for showing off value.  It was all bought about by the Bivings Report asking how many top blogs had mobile access. The answers were not very impressive.  Of the fifty top English language blogs, only twelve had mobile access set up.  Well, thanks to a wp-mobile, I’m now at the cutting edge!  If you point your pda or phone’s browser at www.nickanstead.com/blog, the plugin will identify the page is being viewed on a mobile device and reformat and simplify it for the small screen.  And it actually works too! [...] [...] On a slightly more cool, plugin related note, I’ve just installed a new one.  I doubt it will ever be used but it’s quite good for showing off value.  It was all bought about by the Bivings Report asking how many top blogs had mobile access. The answers were not very impressive.  Of the fifty top English language blogs, only twelve had mobile access set up.  Well, thanks to a wp-mobile, I’m now at the cutting edge!  If you point your pda or phone’s browser at http://www.nickanstead.com/blog, the plugin will identify the page is being viewed on a mobile device and reformat and simplify it for the small screen.  And it actually works too! [...]

]]> By: Todd Zeigler http://www.bivingsreport.com/2007/whos-more-mobile-blogs-or-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-33718 Todd Zeigler Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:47:24 +0000 http://www.bivingsreport.com/2007/whos-more-mobile-blogs-or-newspapers/#comment-33718 Mike, Thanks for your comment. We tried to access your site using mobile simulator software and the page did not load due to the file being too large. After your comment, we tried to access Techdirt again on four different mobile phones. The mobile version loaded without problems on two high end phones which were using mobile versions of Opera and IE. However, it timed out just like the simulator on a Razr and Samsung d907. We think it is important that mobile solutions work in all circumstances and not just under the best circumstances with ideal equipment. Our methodology reflects that. Sorry if you disagree. Thanks again, Todd Mike,

Thanks for your comment.

We tried to access your site using mobile simulator software and the page did not load due to the file being too large.

After your comment, we tried to access Techdirt again on four different mobile phones. The mobile version loaded without problems on two high end phones which were using mobile versions of Opera and IE. However, it timed out just like the simulator on a Razr and Samsung d907.

We think it is important that mobile solutions work in all circumstances and not just under the best circumstances with ideal equipment. Our methodology reflects that. Sorry if you disagree.

Thanks again,

Todd

]]> By: Mike Masnick http://www.bivingsreport.com/2007/whos-more-mobile-blogs-or-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-33241 Mike Masnick Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:19:02 +0000 http://www.bivingsreport.com/2007/whos-more-mobile-blogs-or-newspapers/#comment-33241 I think your methodology leaves something to be desired. Techdirt provides a mobile version, but we do so simply by autodiscovering the device/browser accessing the page, and if it's a mobile device, we put up the mobile version. We find this to be much more effective. You don't have to worry or think about where the mobile version is. We just give it to you. So you claim that we don't have a mobile version -- but we do, and we do it in a way that the user doesn't even have to think about it. I think your methodology leaves something to be desired. Techdirt provides a mobile version, but we do so simply by autodiscovering the device/browser accessing the page, and if it’s a mobile device, we put up the mobile version.

We find this to be much more effective. You don’t have to worry or think about where the mobile version is. We just give it to you.

So you claim that we don’t have a mobile version — but we do, and we do it in a way that the user doesn’t even have to think about it.

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