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Tips and Tricks for Developing PhoneGap Apps for Windows Phone 8
January 21, 2014, by RobLauer
One of the biggest perceived advantages of developing a mobile app with PhoneGap is writing once and generating binaries that run natively on nearly every mobile platform. For those of us who have tried to simply migrate an iOS PhoneGap app to Android (or vice versa), we know that sometimes it's easier said than done. And as the landscape continues to evolve, we are being confronted with what is becoming a relatively strong third option in the mobile realm - Microsoft's Windows Phone 8... Read More
Automated Mobile UI Testing with CasperJS
January 13, 2014, by mark.anderson
While real user testing is critical to almost any web effort, the benefits and speed provided by automated testing make it a powerful addition to any test regime. In this article we'll be discussing the automation of UI testing with CasperJS, and PhantomJS... Read More
Does social messaging offer an exciting new opportunity or further headache for marketers?
December 12, 2013, by mobiThinking
New research from On Device Research suggests that WhatsApp is now more popular for social messaging for smartphone users than Facebook Messenger, WeChat, BBM, Line etc. The initial reaction is: so what? Clearly this is of interest to: a) a provider of social messaging; b) a user of social messaging; or c) a network operator that sees these applications as a threat to SMS revenues, but what about marketers? Should social messaging be seen as:... Read More
Mobile SEO best practices for 2014: 11 tips to drive more traffic to your mobile site
December 10, 2013, by mobiThinking
In the six years since mobiThinking published its first Mobile SEO best practices guide, the mobile Web has become a very different place. The average handset is much more capable, the operator’s data networks are more reliable, data plans are more affordable and there are so many more engaging mobile-friendly, Websites. All of this has led to a boom in mobile Web traffic and with it a boom in mobile search. Now, more than ever, it is essential that mobile visitors find your site whether they are searching on Google, Bing, Yahoo or Baidu... Read More
The Meffy Awards (Meffys) 2013: the winners with videos
November 14, 2013, by mobiThinking
Awards: Meffy Awards Organized by: Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) Founded: 2004 Deadline for entries: July (often extended). Entry fee: US$399 per submission; US$199.00 for MEF members; Start-up/NGO US$75. Number of entries: N/A. Finalists announced: October. Winners announced: November at the Meffys Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner, 2013, in San Francisco (previously always held in London)... Read More
