Mobile

I recently completed some proof-of-concept work for a major automotive manufacturer and I have come to the realization that the automotive manufacturer’s approach to the concept of the “Connected Car Platform” is going to run into growing pains as the pace of mobile innovation continues unabated. One of first issues I ran into was that […]

Mobile is one sticky form factor.  So sticky that many states are finding it necessary to legislate people out of using their phones while driving.  In other words, the mobile experience is so compelling that some people literally won’t put down their phones unless you make using them illegal. Meanwhile, intranets have traditionally struggled with […]

In my latest post over at CMSWire, I’ve outlined a (very plausible) scenario whereby the groundswell of user preference for mobile form factors could– and perhaps, should– spell doom for the concept of the enterprise intranet.  This is “digital transformation” writ large for employee productivity. Sound a bit loony, coming from someone who loves to […]

Everything is getting smarter—phones, trashcans, scales that tweet (so cruel).  There are even implanted digital do-dads, like pacemakers, helping to improve life for those with particular medical needs.  So it seems inevitable that clothing would not be immune.  Digital novelty wear, such as kids shoes that light up with each step, or shirts that light […]

Barry Pellas from PointSource spoke about several options for delivering content to mobile devices. Imagine you want to display a coupon to a user has they navigate your mobile app. But you also want to deliver that same coupon to someone browsing on a desktop browser. You don’t want to create two different coupons and […]

Tyler Tribe, IBM’s Product/Offering Manager, IBM Digital Experience Software, presented a great session at ConnectED 2015 titled “Optimizing Mobile Applications with IBM Digital Experience, IBM MobileFirst, and IBM ExperienceOne.”  The session focused on keys to delivering successful mobile experiences.  Some of the key points and messages from the session were:  Mobile Statistics People check their phones […]

Dan Swango, Director, IBM Collaboration Solutions, and Baan Slavens, Sr Product Manager, IBM Connections presented a session at IBM ConnectED 2015 on IBM’s Mobile Strategy in the collaboration space, which includes IBM Verse, Connections, Sametime and Traveler applications. Baan presented some market statistics: “The average person unlocks his or her smartphone 110 times each day.” “25% […]

When designing and developing a website for mobile devices, there are many things one needs to consider. Are you using a responsive or adaptive approach? What devices / browsers should be supported? What are the major breakpoints? When trying to answer these questions, we as designers and developers tend to focus on mobile device resolutions […]

Before I get into the details of the announcement on Offline Sync, let me take a moment for a quick introduction to Azure Mobile Services, as I don’t believe we have blogged on Mobile Services yet.   With Azure Mobile Services, it’s easy to rapidly build engaging cross-platform and native apps for iOS, Android, Windows or Mac, […]

If Will McAvoy taught us anything during those three powerful seasons of The Newsroom, it’s that verified facts and details outweigh the race to be first in breaking a story. Social Media is seen as the enemy throughout the series, and they make a good argument as to why my profession can destroy the truth, […]

The shift in retail strategies has allowed for consumers to change up their shopping behaviors combining an in-store and online shopping experience.  With the first rush of the holiday shopping season done, retailers are offering their most aggressive promotions and deals of the year.  And this holiday season is shorter than average with only 28 […]

BONUS! Watch our Live Virtual Keynote Online Event on “All Things Mobile” withGoogle’s Gary Illyes and Eric Enge. Google’s Gary Illyes recently was gracious enough to answer questions about the new “Mobile-Friendly” ranking factor, as well as other SEO related topics. Eric Enge, Question 1: This Search Engine Land article provides a lot of information on […]