Nary a week goes by when those of us in the mobile marketing space are not confronted with the continuing Mobile Web vs Mobile App debate. Even if it's overdone, the conversation is healthy. The latest, and directly applicable to musicians, is included in a new Podcast service from called The Upward Spiral Podcast, promoted by Hypebot. You can check it out out here.
It's worth a listen to, if only to get a sense of what the issues are. They make a number of confusing points, like "Artists should make their own HTML5 mobile web sites if they's already making web sites" (are Artists really interested in making web sites?) and a statement that musicians are behind the curve compared to businesses when adopting mobile web (go to any business url on your phone and, just like musician sites, 99% it's not mobile optimized). But they make very good points about millennials experiencing the digital universe on mobile devices, the "market your brand vs. sell your fans" discussion, and promoting your mobile presence from the stage.
I recommend the Podcast. It's the first 20 minutes of their 40 minute podcast - easily digestible.
2012-06-07
2012-06-06
Thinking About HTML5
An Adva Mobile friend was at a conference in London a few weeks ago and he saw a demonstration of HTML5 capabilities.
The demonstration showed a website on a desktop pc, and as the demonstration applied different screensizes, from iPad(tablet) to iPhone (mobile), not only did the content render correctly but the content also changed based on the screen size. The webite was running a javascript program that captured the window size of the requesting device and told the back end server what content to send.
So, this is real cutting edge stuff. It's absolutely the future, so those of you thinking about a single HTML5 website for your desktop/tablet/mobile experiences are right on. The "requirement" to change content, however, speaks to our position here at Adva Mobile that people engaging bands on desktop and mobile are doing different things depending upon the device. You may have read earlier posts from us that label "snackable" content when referring the the fan's mobile experience. Also, it explains why companies that offer a service to "mobilize" your web site are not successful (these companies arbitrarily eliminate content from your main website), and why a single web site for a band that simply adjusts for screen size won't be effective for your audience.
As part of our portal redesign we're also creating new mobile website templates, and these will be coded in HTML5. What's needed next are "wireframes" that show the layout - on a web page - of the different content your fans want on different devices: desktop, tablet, and mobile. Once that work was done, we'd be comfortable providing you with a complete digital experience for your fans across all devices, that maintained your brand everywhere.
We'll get right on it.
The demonstration showed a website on a desktop pc, and as the demonstration applied different screensizes, from iPad(tablet) to iPhone (mobile), not only did the content render correctly but the content also changed based on the screen size. The webite was running a javascript program that captured the window size of the requesting device and told the back end server what content to send.So, this is real cutting edge stuff. It's absolutely the future, so those of you thinking about a single HTML5 website for your desktop/tablet/mobile experiences are right on. The "requirement" to change content, however, speaks to our position here at Adva Mobile that people engaging bands on desktop and mobile are doing different things depending upon the device. You may have read earlier posts from us that label "snackable" content when referring the the fan's mobile experience. Also, it explains why companies that offer a service to "mobilize" your web site are not successful (these companies arbitrarily eliminate content from your main website), and why a single web site for a band that simply adjusts for screen size won't be effective for your audience.
As part of our portal redesign we're also creating new mobile website templates, and these will be coded in HTML5. What's needed next are "wireframes" that show the layout - on a web page - of the different content your fans want on different devices: desktop, tablet, and mobile. Once that work was done, we'd be comfortable providing you with a complete digital experience for your fans across all devices, that maintained your brand everywhere.
We'll get right on it.
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