The large majority of mobile websites still display the same information as their regular site, without taking into account that the mobile visitor is out on the go. They are not sitting in front of a PC on a T-1 line with 20 minutes to spare. They are riding in a cab, in a meeting, or waiting in line somewhere.
If you want to see a travel website that gets it, .
Many have used Kayak.com, the “travel search engine” that searches other travel websites for the best travel deals. Their mobile website, on the other hand, offers something specifically for the mobile user. Kayak Mobile allows users to search by city, zip code, or area code for same-day deals on flights, hotels, and restaurants.
Kayak Mobile is a great example of a company that understanding the context of the mobile web user. Enjoy!
Mobile Website: www.kayak.com/moby
January 17th, 2008
We at MobileMammoth.com have put together our Top 7 Mobile Websites from 2007.
If you surf the web from your phone at all, then you really need to consider bookmarking these in your mobile browser. They are all truly useful, and will save you time all year round. So without further delay, here they are:
Top 7 Mobile Wesbites of 2007
- Bloglines (Skweezed)
Bloglines is one of the most popular RSS readers on the web, and now that they’ve integrated Skweezer’s mobile browsing gateway, mobile users are touting it’s ease of use. If you already use Google Reader to browse your RSS feeds, their mobile version will do you just fine.
- The Weather Channel
There are some alternative mobile weather sites out there, but so far the Weather Channel stays on top.
- Yahoo! Mail
You will need to go here and enter your mobile phone number for the link, or type m.yahoo.com into your mobile browser and click on the Mail link.
- Google Search
Much like Yahoo!’s directions, you will need to go here and enter your mobile phone number for the link, or type mobile.google.com into your mobile browser.
- FlightStats
As noted by one of our readers in our mobile website contest, FlightStats provides a variety of useful tools to make sure you optimize your time on travel days.
- Dodgeball
This social networking service lets people “check in” through Dodgeball, which in turn alerts your friends of where you are. There’s a lot more to it, so go check it out.
- ESPN
Still the most comprehensive sports destination, and the mobile interface works well. A visit there today showed one small graphic on the mobile home page (to save bandwidth), and the navigation items on the bottom of the screen where they belong on a mobile display.
And because we always like to exceed expectations, here’s one more site for your mobile browsing pleasure…
- Google Maps
I much prefer Google Maps over MapQuest for its accuracy and intuitive interface. The same holds true for the mobile web. To visit Google Maps for Mobile, click here and enter your mobile number, or text “MYLOCATION” to 33669.
Enjoy these sites, add some more in the comments to this post, and Happy New Year!
January 1st, 2008
Flying American Airlines over the holidays? Use American’s mobile website to check your flight status and schedules, and save yourself some time in the process. It will be well worth the minutes used on your wireless plan.
Mobile Website:
http://www.aa2go.com
November 16th, 2007
