Jul 03 2007
Cool mobile enabled web sites
I know that everyone is obsessed with the full web browser capabilities of the iPhone. After all, the display is incredibly sharp and it allows you to view, navigate and read any web site (providing it doesn’t use Flash or Java). Before the iPhone web developers had to develop a specific interface for those users wishing to view their site using a mobile device. Most companies don’t go through the trouble of developing a stripped down version of their site for these small, but loyal group of users.
Fortunately, a number of media companies have reviewed their web logs and recognized that there is a large number of individuals who are trying to access their web site using a mobile device. The following organizations have special URLs for accessing their content using a mobile device (in the order in which I access them each day):
- Mac Rumors – http://mobile.macrumors.com
- Google (Search) – http://www.google.com/m
- Yahoo – http://us.m.yahoo.com
- USA Today – http://wap.usatoday.com
- Newsweek – http://mobile.newsday.com
- BusinessWeek - http://businessweek.mobi
- Time – http://mobile.time.com
- AM NY – http://mobile.amny.com
- Exxon/Mobil Locator – http://wapgo2roads.com
- Fox News – http://foxnews.mobi
- Geek.com – http://www.geek.com/portable/index.htm
- You Tube – http://m.youtube.com
What is interesting is the complete lack of consistency in the way the URLs are formed. Very few of the mobile enable web sites I use are using the “.Mobi” domain designator although the number is growing each and every day.
If there is a mobile site that you find useful, please comment this post and I’ll add it to the list.
Happy trails.
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