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Re: [WSG] iphone should not be part of your url

Matthew Pennell
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:30:54 -0700

On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 3:11 AM, Andrew Boyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I can't see what difference it makes - if someone chooses to create a
> mobile-device-friendly version of their site and publish it under a separate
> URL (as opposed to the elegant way - that is, using a mobile-device-friendly
> stylesheet) then that is probably their business.
>

I know it's not what Lars meant, but I just have to challenge the notion
that the "elegant" (and presumably proper) way to serve mobile devices is
with a mobile stylesheet on your regular site. Mobile web use is all about
context - visitors don't need your entire site, they need a subset of it (or
new content) that is useful for them in the context of use on the go.

To that end, you either sniff for devices and/or serve mobile content on a
different URL.

-- 

- Matthew


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