What is A Mobile Site?
06.25.08 - 04:19am
A Mobile Site is a website which is specifically designed for optimum performance when viewed not on a regular computer screen but on a small mobile device such as a cell phone, PDA etc.
Regular websites can be viewed on a mobile device with a mobile browser but it is not a very comfortable user experience. There are several distinctive differences between a full sized monitor and a mobile display which make adjustments necessary.
The major one is screen size and resolution. Regular screens are 1024 pixels, often wider whereas mobile screens typically have a resolution of 120 pixels. Websites designed for computer screens are usually in the range between 600 and 900 pixels. So even the “narrow” sites cannot be properly displayed on a mobile screen but the user would have to constantly scroll not only vertically but also horizontally. Hardly anyone would be willing to stay on such a site for more than a few seconds.
In terms of contrast it is a huge difference to view a site in a room on a regular big sized screen or on a mobile display, outside on a bright and sunny day when it is difficult to see anything at all on the display. So the color scheme of Mobile Sites must be chosen to provide the best possible contrast for easier readability. For more information log on to: http://www.internetmarketing-dictionary.com