Presented by Matthew Carver

Content needs context

defining contextual awareness

@media(sensor){adjustment}

Disseminating Active map information to mobile hosts

• Historically the web takes its cues from traditional media
• Google uses available data to extend contextual awareness across its products – Facebook does this well

 contextually aware web

• user
• task
• environment

What can we tell about a user? Don’t confuse a user with a device.

Example users:

• physically impaired
• specific objectives
• limited/meaningful scope

Example tasks:

• repeated interactions
• implied relationship

Example Technology

Read the rest of Context Aware CSS – Front Porch Front-End Developers Conference, Dallas, TX

• mobile/tablet/pc
• hardware limitations
• input types

 Paul’s notes