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  Designing for the Mobile Web [Design Principles] 

  http://www.sitepoint.com/article/designing-for-mobile-web

  The number of users browsing the Web from a mobile device continues to rise, yet most mobile web sites are still sub-par. The thing is, creating a great web experience for users of mobile devices is much ... easier than you might think. In this article I'll introduce seven fundamental steps that, if followed, will help you avoid the pitfalls that have caused many other mobile sites to fail. By the end of this article you'll know exactly where to focus your efforts in order to build a successful mobile site. 1. Don't Mix Up Your Markup A few different types of markup are available for building a mobile web site. You'll need to choose one that suits the needs of your customers and stick with it. WML In the early days of mobile web devices, the only way to surf the mobile web was to browse WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) sites. A WAP site uses WML (Wireless Markup Language) as its primary markup language. WML is an XML markup language based on the card-and-deck metaphor. Luckily for us, W   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 13 March 2008, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  Tags:  design, mobile, device, principles, web