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UIE Web App Master’s Tour – Seattle, Washington – May 23, 2011

Josh Clark, Author of TapWorthy

Mobile Apps

Mobile is growing quickly, with many platforms (many cultures)

App design needs to take mobile culture into accounts, how to develop for a iPhone user vs Android user, etc.

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Blackberry still has 40% of the global enterprise

Text-centric
low browser activity (blackberry browser has sucked until recently, when they adopted webkit)
how does your app fit into a text heavy culture

iPhone

active
high browser activity
spenders (big buyers – 70% of ebays mobile commerce is iPhone; eBay accounts for 25% of mobile commerce)
older, wealthier
according to OKCupid, iPhone users have more sex

Android

it’s about the technology
it’s about tools and features
customization
cutting edge
technically-proficient, customized

A lot of really cool things have been coming out of the Google I/O conference this week, one of which is zero-touch near field communication (NFC) in the upcoming version of Android (name Ice Cream Sandwich). Engadget.com has a video of the demonstration where two Android Nexus phones share things with each other without having to press anything or start an app.

On the surface, that’s really cool. You don’t have to wait to fire up an app or wait for someone else to approve your request. However, how easy is it going to be to “pocket share” a web site or your contact information with someone you’re standing next to in line at the store. Or once NFC payments are a reality, how easy is it going to be to accidentally pay for someone else’s purchase or have your credit card information unwittingly shared?

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Josh Clark – Mobile Apps: Native or Web-Based?