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.