View from Summer House
Fred Wilson has been writing for a long time about the shift in the emphasis to Mobile. Mobile First Web Second. I believe in that shift and to prove that I am blogging with my Black Berry sitting in our summer house looking at Thingvellirvatn Lake. Yes I am still using the BlackBerry… No, I am not crazy, weird or stupid(well maybe a little). I downloaded the WordPress for BlackBerry app from the BlackBerry App Store (it sucks!) And started cracking right away. I could see my stats, posts, could author my post etc.
What I miss is a Zemanta Extensin for WP in BB. It is a little tiresome to cross link other posts and weblinks in this WP App but simple links like the one above is easy to do. I have got used to having multiple windows open and cross referencing articles, images and other media from my MacAir but with BB I have to be a minimalist and focus on the words I write and hope the message is relavant for those who read the post.
While I agree in the shift, I think we are still “en route” towards that destination. One has to take into account how, where and when the user is going to use your web application (mobile or not) and for what purpose and only then prioritize whether to build the desktop, tablet or mobile version first.
Then there’s of course the option of creating the responsive version and make sure your content adapts to the device, a viable and cost effective solution in many cases 🙂