31% of U.S. Adults Prefer to Be Reached by Text Message

Link: 31% of U.S. Adults Prefer to Be Reached by Text Message A recent study reveals the percentage of American adults that have mobile phones and/or which text. It also asks what their preferences are for receiving various kinds of communications. Interesting results. Research by Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, article by…

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The mobilization of breaking news through Twitter

Link: The mobilization of breaking news through Twitter “Twitter has a reputation for inane social interaction and fun stuff, but it is increasingly becoming a serious source of breaking news with a profound impact on how we get information. This shift is in part due to the popularity of using Twitter with mobile devices, as…

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jQuery Goes Mobile

Link: jQuery Goes Mobile “With more and more individuals accessing the web through mobile devices, publishers will increasingly find that they need to offer satisfactory mobile browsing experiences to attract and retain visitors to their websites. For publishers using the jQuery JavaScript library (30% of top 10,000 websites), that may get a little easier thanks…

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HOW TO: Make Your Mobile Websites Act More Like Native Apps

Link: HOW TO: Make Your Mobile Websites Act More Like Native Apps Some good examples of new and existing web development platforms that give a mobile focused websites many mobile device specific features regardless of viewing resolution and size or other available capabilities, without the more intensive effort of developing an actual mobile app for…

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