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Mobilize  Your Rails Application ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Why care about  mobile ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some  mobile  stats (in billions of course)
So, how do we take advantage of this?
Make your application accessible by the majority of   web enabled   mobile  devices devices devices
Keep your users engaged through  SMS ,  MMS   and  E-Mail E-Mail
Many  Mobile  Devices Can Access the Real Web From Flickr User Carlos Magaña
One Web Making the same information and services available to all users regardless of the device used Making the same information and services available to all users regardless of the device used
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Problems with  one web
Mobile Fu  Plugin ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How does one master  mobile  fu?
Not   Like This ...
Maybe   Like This ...
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base  has_mobile_fu end end
demo. presentlyapp.com iPhone Safari
respond_to  do | format | format.html format.mobile end ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
<%= mobile_xhtml_doctype %> <html> <head> ... </head> <body> ... </body> </html> </html> ../layouts/ application.mobile.erb http://mobiforge.com/designing/story/comparison-xhtml-mobile-profile-and-xhtml-basic
<?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; charset=&quot;UTF-8&quot; ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC &quot;-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN&quot; &quot; http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd &quot;> <html> <head> ... </head> <body> ... </body> </html> </html> ../layouts/ application.mobile.erb http://mobiforge.com/designing/story/comparison-xhtml-mobile-profile-and-xhtml-basic
Is the user using a specific device? is_device?( ‘blackberry’ ) Is the user using a mobile device? is_mobile_device? Is the request format currently :mobile ? in_mobile_view?
iPhone   foo_ mobilewebkit .css  <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'foo' %> Android   foo_ mobilewebkit .css  BlackBerry   foo_ blackberry .css  Win Mobile   foo_ mobileexplorer .css  etc...
 
What about leveraging other  mobile   technologies ?
SMS Short Message Service Short Message Service
Keep Users Informed with  SMS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What tools can we use to send  SMS  messages from our Rails application?
Clickatell  Gem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
api  =  Clickatell::API.authenticate(' your_api_id ',  ' your_username ', ' your_password ') api.send_message(' 5558675309 ', ' Hello from clickatell ') require 'clickatell'
SMS Fu  Plugin ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Wait, it’s free? So how does it work?
Number:  555-867-5309 5558675309 @ vtext.com Carrier:  Verizon
deliver_sms(‘ 5558675309 ’,‘ verizon ’, ‘ hello! ’) class AwesomeController < ApplicationController  has_sms_fu end end
Some  SMS  Fu Carriers Alltell, Ameritech, AT&T, Bell South Mobility, BlueSkyFrog, Boost Mobile, Cellular South, Kajeet, Metro PCS, Powertel, PSC Wireless, Qwest, Southern Link, Spring, Rodgers, Suncom, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Verizon Wireless ,  E-Plus, O2, Orange,  Telconica, Vodafone ...
What if I want to add a new carrier called  Ruby Mobile ?
carriers: ... ruby_mobile:  name: Ruby Mobile  value: @txt.rubymobile.com  Add the following to   .../config/sms_fu.yml deliver_sms(‘ 5558675309 ’,’ ruby_mobile ’, ‘ hello! ’)
Remind Your Users That They May Get Charged from flickr user ‘bowbrick’
MMS Multimedia Message Service Multimedia Message Service
MMS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Problem with Receiving  MMS Crap Crap Crap Cat
Well, how can I receive  SMS  or  MMS  from my Rails app ?
Short Codes Special numbers that are, you guessed it, short, that can be used to receive SMS or MMS messages from mobile phones. Special numbers that are, you guessed it, short, that can be used to receive SMS or MMS messages from mobile phones.
 
Short Codes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Receiving  SMS  or  MMS  as an e-mail is another solution and its free and relatively simple
MMS2R  Gem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Retrieve only the intended attachment mms.default_media Retrieve all media files from the MMS mms.media Retrieve only the intended message mms.body Create a new MMS2R object from a TMail object mms =   MMS2R::Media.new(email)
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Adding new templates for carriers is easy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],conf/mms.myhelio.com.yml
Mobilizing  your Rails app is simple and easy
Mobile Fu http://github.com/brendanlim/mobile-fu/ Clickatell http://clickatell.rubyforge.org/ SMS Fu http://github.com/brendanlim/sms-fu/ MMS2R http://github.com/monde/mms2r/
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Mobilizing Your Rails Application - LA Ruby Conference 2009

  • 1.
  • 2.  
  • 3.
  • 4. Some mobile stats (in billions of course)
  • 5. So, how do we take advantage of this?
  • 6. Make your application accessible by the majority of web enabled mobile devices devices devices
  • 7. Keep your users engaged through SMS , MMS and E-Mail E-Mail
  • 8. Many Mobile Devices Can Access the Real Web From Flickr User Carlos Magaña
  • 9. One Web Making the same information and services available to all users regardless of the device used Making the same information and services available to all users regardless of the device used
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12. How does one master mobile fu?
  • 13. Not Like This ...
  • 14. Maybe Like This ...
  • 15. class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base has_mobile_fu end end
  • 17.
  • 18. <%= mobile_xhtml_doctype %> <html> <head> ... </head> <body> ... </body> </html> </html> ../layouts/ application.mobile.erb http://mobiforge.com/designing/story/comparison-xhtml-mobile-profile-and-xhtml-basic
  • 19. <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; charset=&quot;UTF-8&quot; ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC &quot;-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN&quot; &quot; http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd &quot;> <html> <head> ... </head> <body> ... </body> </html> </html> ../layouts/ application.mobile.erb http://mobiforge.com/designing/story/comparison-xhtml-mobile-profile-and-xhtml-basic
  • 20. Is the user using a specific device? is_device?( ‘blackberry’ ) Is the user using a mobile device? is_mobile_device? Is the request format currently :mobile ? in_mobile_view?
  • 21. iPhone foo_ mobilewebkit .css <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'foo' %> Android foo_ mobilewebkit .css BlackBerry foo_ blackberry .css Win Mobile foo_ mobileexplorer .css etc...
  • 22.  
  • 23. What about leveraging other mobile technologies ?
  • 24. SMS Short Message Service Short Message Service
  • 25.
  • 26. What tools can we use to send SMS messages from our Rails application?
  • 27.
  • 28. api = Clickatell::API.authenticate(' your_api_id ', ' your_username ', ' your_password ') api.send_message(' 5558675309 ', ' Hello from clickatell ') require 'clickatell'
  • 29.
  • 30. Wait, it’s free? So how does it work?
  • 31. Number: 555-867-5309 5558675309 @ vtext.com Carrier: Verizon
  • 32. deliver_sms(‘ 5558675309 ’,‘ verizon ’, ‘ hello! ’) class AwesomeController < ApplicationController has_sms_fu end end
  • 33. Some SMS Fu Carriers Alltell, Ameritech, AT&T, Bell South Mobility, BlueSkyFrog, Boost Mobile, Cellular South, Kajeet, Metro PCS, Powertel, PSC Wireless, Qwest, Southern Link, Spring, Rodgers, Suncom, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Verizon Wireless , E-Plus, O2, Orange, Telconica, Vodafone ...
  • 34. What if I want to add a new carrier called Ruby Mobile ?
  • 35. carriers: ... ruby_mobile: name: Ruby Mobile value: @txt.rubymobile.com Add the following to .../config/sms_fu.yml deliver_sms(‘ 5558675309 ’,’ ruby_mobile ’, ‘ hello! ’)
  • 36. Remind Your Users That They May Get Charged from flickr user ‘bowbrick’
  • 37. MMS Multimedia Message Service Multimedia Message Service
  • 38.
  • 39. The Problem with Receiving MMS Crap Crap Crap Cat
  • 40. Well, how can I receive SMS or MMS from my Rails app ?
  • 41. Short Codes Special numbers that are, you guessed it, short, that can be used to receive SMS or MMS messages from mobile phones. Special numbers that are, you guessed it, short, that can be used to receive SMS or MMS messages from mobile phones.
  • 42.  
  • 43.
  • 44. Receiving SMS or MMS as an e-mail is another solution and its free and relatively simple
  • 45.
  • 46. Retrieve only the intended attachment mms.default_media Retrieve all media files from the MMS mms.media Retrieve only the intended message mms.body Create a new MMS2R object from a TMail object mms = MMS2R::Media.new(email)
  • 47.
  • 48.
  • 49.
  • 50.
  • 51.
  • 52.
  • 53.
  • 54.
  • 55. Mobilizing your Rails app is simple and easy
  • 56. Mobile Fu http://github.com/brendanlim/mobile-fu/ Clickatell http://clickatell.rubyforge.org/ SMS Fu http://github.com/brendanlim/sms-fu/ MMS2R http://github.com/monde/mms2r/