SXSW – The Contextual Web II

Speaker- Nick Finch

4 key elements for mobile device development

the user – who is your user?
the task – what are they trying to accomplish?
the environment – 15 screens, 1 screen? social? mobile, in groups?
the technology – refrigerator? gas pump? phone? surface? iPhone.

Sites used as examples:

New York Times: Great mobile site
Flickr- Great photo mobile site
LinkedIn – Great mobile site

Nick talked a lot about Facebook, and the Facebook mobile app.