JR: The Best Answer to the Web vs. App Debate is Both - Both if resources permit it. Large or well-funded orgs can do this. CNN announced last week that mobile page views accounted for 40 percent of its overall traffic, the result of equally emphasizing its mobile website and mobile apps even as so... more>> 2 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #web #app #mobile #media #blog_jr

JR: Facebook's mobile app strategy for 2014 - #todo add excerpts January 16, 2014 - The Verge - Facebook plans suite of standalone mobile apps for 2014 - Messenger is just the tip of the iceberg Related: Jan 30, 2014 stories https://www.facebook.com/paper #mobile - #app ... more>>
- Mar 03, 2014 - #todo #mobile #app #socialmedia #messaging #blog_jr

JR: Tablet-based restaurant menus - (My Feb 1, 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com) Revolution Grille's menu tablets are also Android-based. The hostess placed the tablets on the table as we were seated. The server, however, was still very knowledgeable and helpful. I liked the design of t... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #food #restaurant #business #mobile #app #tablet #design #blog_jr

JR: Quartz media designed for mobile and sharing - The site, which launched just 18 months ago, focusses on "smart, creative, shareable content", with articles that are either under 500 words or longer, more analytical pieces. Speaking to Journalism.co.uk, Kevin Delaney, editor-in-chief of the site,... more>> 2 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #mobile #socialmedia #opensource #images #startup #blog_jr

JR: Wikipedia on mobile - Wikipedia, the worlds fifth-largest website, but one with a relatively minuscule operating budget, has been especially slow to adapt to a mobile world. Only 20 percent of the readership of the English-language Wikipedia comes via mobile devices, a f... more>> 3 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #wiki #mobile #writing #notes #app #blog_jr

JR: Reading longform on phones - Jan 21, 2014 - The Atlantic - Sit Back, Relax, and Read That Long Storyon Your Phone Interesting data about users reading long articles on phones. More than 50 percent of Buzzfeed's traffic comes from mobile visits. And that includes stories th... more>> 4 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #media #writing #longform #mobile #blog_jr

JR: Day One Journaling App Info - https://dayone.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200265094-Markdown-Guide https://dayone.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200265094-Markdown-Guide #blogging - #writing - #notes - #app - #mobile
- Mar 03, 2014

JR: Firefox Phone - #firefox - #mobile https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Apps/Quickstart/Build/Your_first_app https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Media_queries https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/os/... more>>
- Feb 24, 2014 - #firefox #mobile

JR: More thoughts about journalism - Feb 2014 - (My Feb 15, 2014 proposed comment that I planned to post in this ToledoTalk.com thread, but I never did. I wrote this as a response to the comment below.) "Because journalism, as we know it may POSSIBLY disappear." - TT user paulhem If you are re... more>> 4 min read
- Feb 16, 2014 - #media #startup #design #mobile #longform #blog_jr

JR: What does "mobile first" mean to the media? - If a media org has to ask that question in September 2013, then that media org is already way behind the times and behind their competitors. Are media org's taking a "wait and see" (decay some more) approach to mobile design? Excerpts: Jon St... more>> 4 min read
- Jan 13, 2014 - #media #mobile #responsive #design #blog_jr - replies: 1

JR: Web vs Native apps in 2013 and beyond - The debate will continue for years. Both have their roles. I prefer the Web on all devices. So for me, my favorite all-time native app is the Web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Links). Native apps vs Web apps depends upon the the website,... more>> 3 min read
- Oct 22, 2013 - #design #mobile #apps #web #html5 #css3 #javascript #blog_jr

JR: Alleged mobile usage stats from a spam e-mail - The e-mailer promoted mobile app development, claiming: Did you know, there will be 21 Billion Apps to be downloaded in 2013 as compared to 5 million Apps downloaded in 2010!!! Why are Businesses Creating Mobile Apps? The volume of Mobile ... more>> 1 min read
- Oct 18, 2013 - #mobile #apps #business #blog_jr

JR: My November 2012 comments about accessing and paying for digital news content - November 2012 ToledoTalk.com thread titled The Blade begins All Access subscription for online content My comments from that thread: 1. - Excerpts from the Facebook comments posted at the Blade article about charging for digital access: "I will s... more>> 10 min read
- Oct 10, 2013 - #media #web #mobile #tablet #blog_jr

JR: Facebook mobile lessons that may apply to media - August 2013 ijnet.org story Lessons for news organizations from Facebooks mobile success The social networking behemoth's mobile conversion should be a wake-up call for media companies and news organizations, mobile expert Cory Bergman wrote in a r... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #media #mobile #design #blog_jr

JR: Publishing in HTML5 - Examples Self-publishing Everything I Know about Self-Publishing (hackpad.com) Hacker News discussion #html5 - #ebook - #mobile - #publishing - #framework
- Jun 13, 2013