Mobile Optimizers

Mobile Content Optimization Tools

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:17:03 -0500

You can't optimize mobile content unless the mobile readers can see it. Gary Price has some tools for getting your site mobile-ized

Mobile Phone Banner Advertising Guidelines

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 15:35:40 -0500

Courtesy of MarketingVox, it seems the guidelines for mobile phone banner advertising have been released. Woohoo! Now I'll be able to punch the monkey or win an ipod anywhere that I go!

Local Mobile Search Tools - Hello Mobile World

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 16:07:43 -0500

I'm pretty psyched to finally get a post in here at Mobile Optimizers. Jimmy and Andy have provided me with a multitude of resources that I've been studying for the last few months to really catch up on what's going on with mobile. I'm pretty excited personally about the application of Local search to mobile devices. I won't add to the hype, but will contribute my first post to what will hopefully turn into a fine set of resources on an emerging hot topic.

Gary Price posted a great list of local mobile search tools several months ago that is definitely worth reviewing for those interested in mobile, as well as local search.

WML? Don't bother

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:50:09 -0500

Last year Robert Jones gave a good primer on mobile Web design at O'Reilly. In it, he addressed one of the most basic questions you must ask yourself when designing a mobile site: Should you code in WML, XHTML MP, or both?

First sighting of mobile SEO

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:58:14 -0500

It's official: search engine optimizers have moved to the mobile Web. Well, at least I have, and I've got a Web site to prove it. Check out MobileSearchMarketing.com (or, go straight to the mSEO guide).

Prepare your content for mobile users

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:42:01 -0500

Previously, we've written about the state of the mobile Web. To summarize: it's a mess. Presently, there is no standard mobile device browser technology; therefore, it may not be cost- or time-effective to go "all-out" on a mobile solution. Of course, you still want to do something for your mobile users now because it may be years before standards are set and properly followed.

The following best practices will make your current site more accessible to mobile device users and will make any subsequent implementation of a mobile-specific site much easier.

Mobile Web design: chaos now, revolution later

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:30:46 -0500

You've heard the statistics. There are over 190 million mobile device users in the United States. There are over 1.5 billion mobile devices in the world—one for every four people. As Brian Fling points out in 10 Reasons to Publish to Mobile, this equates to three mobile devices per personal computer. And as networks get faster, the scope of what's possible on the mobile Web only increases.

OK, we get it. The mobile Web is The Next Big Thing™.