The document discusses teens' use of mobile phones for various purposes beyond phone calls. It notes that 83% use their phones to take pictures, 64% share pictures, 60% play music, 46% play games, 32% exchange videos, 31% exchange instant messages, 27% go online, and 23% access social networks. It also discusses some public libraries that have mobile websites and apps.

2.  The mobile phone has become the
favored communication hub for the
majority of American teens. __
Pew
Internet & American Life Project, April
2010

3. Teens who have multi-purpose phones are avid users of
those extra features.
 83% use their phones to take pictures.
 64% share pictures with others.
 60% play music on their phones.
 46% play games on their phones.
 32% exchange videos on their phones.
 31% exchange instant messages on their phones.
 27% go online for general purposes on their phones.
 23% access social network sites on their phones.
 21% use email on their phones.
 11% purchase things via their phones.
__
Pew Internet & American Life Project, April 2010

4.  According to the Library Success Wiki,
mostly academic libraries.
 http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?
title=M-Libraries

5.  Some public libraries:

6.  Some even have iPhone and Android
apps!

7.  Shows the bare minimum – simplicity!
 Fewer images
 Different domain name?
 Test on different phones
 Examples: mobileawesomeness.com
(click on “gallery”)

8.  We want fast, free and easy!
There are several sites where you can
design a mobile site. Unfortunately, most
have ads or a monthly charge.
Examples:
 Zindadoo.com
 Mobiforge.com
 Wirenode.com

9.  Here’s one that’s free and ad-free (for
now) – winksite.com
 Sign up/sign in

10.  Use Dashboard to create/edit site

11.  Make sure you select “disable
advertising”!

12.  Add a logo/background; customize
colors

13.  Click “Homepage content” to edit

14.  Rename channels/turn channels on or
off to customize menu

15.  Be sure to link to your mobile site from
your full
site:http://winksite.mobi/librarysite/mlk
 Or buy a domain name (as low as $2-3 a
year for a .info), then do a redirect to
your mobile site

16. Ideally, your site would automatically detect the iPhone/Blackberry/etc. and send
user to the ideal site
However, this requires coding/scripting that’s way beyond me.
But you can try this site: detectmobilebrowser.com/

17.  Library Anywhere!
 From LibraryThing and Bowker (Beta)
 Not free -- $150 for school libraries + $50
for additional locations

18.  http://www.google.com/gwt/
 Converts an existing Web page
 Doesn’t always work, or work very well!

19.  mobiThinking
 http://mobithinking.com/best-practices
for design tips, testing, icons, apps, and
more
 http://mobithinking.com/showcase
 Examples of great mobile sites