Mobile devices and applications October 14, 2015

“The Mobile Web Initiative is important - information must be made seamlessly available on any device.” – Tim Berners- Lee http://www.brainyquote.com/search_results.html#vfC21E5o7lXYBMo8.99

What is the Mobile Web:

For this, we looked at the mobile web that is the web component on a cellular telephone. C****** had some rather humourous pictures of the evolution of mobile devices compared with the evolution of man.

Myself and the components of Mobility:

I received my first phone in grade 9 or 10. I primarily used it to schedule once a week lunch dates with my dad. My first cellphone, I never connected it with the web as that would’ve been too expensive same with my second phone. By I think my third phone, web connections or data was a part of my contract. However, I still wasn’t texting by this time, so I could be abnormal on the scale of things. I didn’t start texting until I was in my 20s. My brother however, is forever forgetting to charge his phone, turn on his phone or plain know where his phone is. “Once a week, a lot more when on vacation.” –B*** text message on how often he uses data. So I am not that weird. The first thing I would have used data wise on my phone is the map app as I am forever getting lost.

What are some of the benefits of the mobile web:

Many websites today have a mobile webpage or app so that they are easier to read on a small screen. It is easy to tell when a website has not been made mobile user friendly. A person has to continuously pinch to zoom in and out to read everything on the page.

My brother not included, most of the younger generation, millennials, and many of the older generation use a mobile device on a daily basis, having a mobile friendly web page is necessary to bring users to your page where ever they are. People will not use a site that they find difficult to use, no matter the reliability of the information.

What are some mobile library initiatives:

The Saskatoon library has started making their service more mobile friendly. If you sign up for it, they will send you a text letting you know that your item is due or if your item on hold is in.