Open discussion with Mozilla on the use cases for UA strings
November 6, 2013, by ronan
Yesterday, [url=https://twitter.com/miketaylr]Mike Taylor[/url] from Mozilla kicked off a very interesting open discussion on the use cases for user agent (UA) strings on the modern web. The results of this document will ultimately end up on the [url=https://wiki.mozilla.org/UA/UseCases]Mozilla wiki[/url]... Read More
Meet UCWeb, the Chinese mobile browser with 400 million mobile users: Q&A with Yu Yongfu, chairman & CEO, UCWeb
October 23, 2013, by mobiThinking
Mobile Web in China is booming. The latest stats from China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) estimate that there are now 464 million mobile Internet users; and the three mobile operators share 360 million 3G subscribers, according to mobiThinking’s latest calculations... Read More
Lightening your RWD website with RESS
October 17, 2013, by ronan
This article will show you how to use a technique called RESS (Responsive design with Server Side components) to make significant performance and reach improvements to a website for both mobile and desktop alike. This technique requires just a few lines of code, some simple configuration and no ongoing maintenance. The site will change from one that works on desktops, tablets and smartphones to one that works on almost anything, anywhere and loads faster in all cases... Read More
Berg Insight: 64 million wearable technology devices by 2017. Why companies need to watch this market closely
October 8, 2013, by mobiThinking
Berg Insight forecasts that sales of smart glasses, smart watches and wearable fitness trackers will reach 64.0 million units in 2017. That’s an increase of 50.6 percent per annum from 2012, when there were just 8.3 million units shipped worldwide. mobiThinking asked Berg Insight CEO Johan Fagerberg some questions about the latest research and his opinions on the market, but before we get to the Q&A, first let’s explain what the fuss is about wearable technology and why companies need to track this market... Read More
Winners of the Smarties (MMA Global Mobile Marketing Awards) 2013 with videos
October 1, 2013, by mobiThinking
Congratulations to the MMA Awards Winners. If you would like to see your video case study featured here, please email details to: editor(at)mobiThinking.com. Awards: Smarties (MMA Global Mobile Marketing Awards) Founded: 2004... Read More
The insiders guide to mobile Web marketing in Germany
September 27, 2013, by mobiThinking
Germany is Europe's largest mobile market and biggest economy. Here, a cell phone is called a “handy”, and Germans are very keen on them... Read More
Essential top tips to improving mobile site SEO
September 19, 2013, by mobiThinking
mobiForge recently published an excellent technical guide to help Web developers make it easier for mobile users to find their site when they are searching on Google, Bing, Yahoo etc. This is search engine optimization (SEO) and it is just as important for mobile search as for desktop search… and there are considerable differences between the two. It doesn’t matter if you have a PC and mobile site, or a responsive-design site, mobile SEO matters... Read More
How knowing the device, carrier and connection helps marketers: Q&A with Digital Element and dotMobi
September 13, 2013, by mobiThinking
The more marketers know about their mobile visitors, the more they can target appropriate content and offers – including third-party ads – and deliver them in the most efficient manner. Knowing whether a visitor is coming via a mobile network (and which carrier) or WiFi, what country they are in and the device type (and its capabilities) are essential tools in a marketer’s armory... Read More
Eleven questions to better mobile SEO
September 12, 2013, by Bryson Meunier
Earlier this year I resolved to share more actionable information on mobile SEO in my Search Engine Land column, so it was nice to be invited to do that here on mobiForge. Mobile SEO best practices are so 2008. These days mobile search matters more than ever, and it’s important not only to have general guidelines, but to have a process for optimizing your site for mobile searchers. Today I’m going to go through an actual site example and optimize it... Read More
What is the future of mobile? Q&A with Tomi Ahonen
September 12, 2013, by mobiThinking
If companies/organizations want to engage customers and clients, retain them, learn more about them and sell to them, then they need to plan a cohesive and agile mobile strategy that will prepare them for the years ahead... Read More
