2. • In 1995, cell phone subscriptions
covered only 11% of the United
States population
• 88% of U.S. adults now own a cell
phone
• There are almost 1.2 billion mobile
Web users in the world
• in fact by the end of 2012 there are
expected to be over 975 million
mobile web users.
3. • 6 out of 10 U.S.
consumers use • Tablet unit sales will
smartphones, while reach nearly 500
tablets are used by million units by 2015
more than 1/3
• In April, 16.5% of
mobile phone
subscribers reported
using a tablet,
representing an
increase of 11.8
percentage points in
the past year.
4. • It’s hard to pull information from a
website that is all jumbled. It’s even
harder if you are trying to do it on your
phone
• It’s hard to see any image on the small
screen of your mobile Internet device
• Web 2.0, the social web, is giving way to
web 3.0 which promises to be run
increasingly through mobile devices
5. • iPad highlights the need for smart fluid • Web design has moved away from
width design. Using a smart heavy text-based websites to
combination of CSS and JavaScript the interactive, image-rich, video sharing
User Experience can be made to applications
improve drastically.
6. • Add a description to every link
• Supply alternate content for images
• Make the navigation accessible
• The page should work with JavaScript disabled
• Understand assistive technologies
• available are HTML validation, link checking,
search engine tools and other browser-
compatibility tests.
7. • www.louisvuitton.com
A basic site is offered with warning messages throughout
asking the user to download Flash. The catalog works but
there is no purchase option
• www.Fendi.com
Fails to load. A message requests users to download Flash –
an option that is not available for iPad users.
8. • Facebook
• m.facebook.com
Has a mobile device webpage that is
just as interactive as its full site
• Twitter
• https://mobile.twitter.com
Has a mobile option for login- in and
interacting using a mobile device or
tablet.
9. • Use Responsive Web Design which enables
a website to ‘respond’ to user behavior and
environment based on screen size,
orientation, and platform
• CSS3 gives us an amazing set of tools for
creating things like gradients, drop-
shadows, and rounded corners, all without
resorting to bulky images
10. • Accessibility is all about
ensuring your website can be
used by everyone, not just the
average person.
• Some people use mobile/tablet
device
• Some are less tech savvy
• Some have language barriers,
etc.
