Comments on: Mobile Internet and the Future http://blog.purevisibility.com/2008/11/mobile-internet-and-the-future/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andrew Miller http://blog.purevisibility.com/2008/11/mobile-internet-and-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Andrew Miller Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:06:12 +0000 http://blog.purevisibility.com/?p=332#comment-1306 Good points, all of them. Perhaps you saw the news last week that Google tweaked the SERPs for iPhone users: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10094856-37.html I have to assume that the new layouts serve two purposes: 1)better usability on small screens and mobile devices, and 2)better monetization opportunities for sponsored links. After all, GOOG is always trying to balance profits and UX which often are mutually exclusive objectives. And finally, I can't wait for pocket-sized computers powerful enough to handle basic office functions either. Except when it comes to thinking of new excuses not to do work when your office is literally in your pocket everywhere you go. Good points, all of them. Perhaps you saw the news last week that Google tweaked the SERPs for iPhone users: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10094856-37.html

I have to assume that the new layouts serve two purposes: 1)better usability on small screens and mobile devices, and 2)better monetization opportunities for sponsored links. After all, GOOG is always trying to balance profits and UX which often are mutually exclusive objectives.

And finally, I can’t wait for pocket-sized computers powerful enough to handle basic office functions either. Except when it comes to thinking of new excuses not to do work when your office is literally in your pocket everywhere you go.

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