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The beginner’s guide to organizing content on mobile-friendly designs

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by on July 28, 2014 at 4:33 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, How-To's

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As of March 2014, the average US consumer spends two hours and 42 minutes per day on their mobile devices, according to analytics service Flurry. Though the majority of this time is spent using apps (primarily games and Facebook), 14 percent of time spent on iOS and Android devices is spent on a Web browser. As such, implementing a mobile-friendly website for your business is imperative to giving the 61 percent of US consumers who own smartphones (as of 2013) the best possible digital experience. Successful mobile websites make it easier to read content, to navigate pages and menus, and can be easily…

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Airbnb makes it easy for businesses to book accommodation with new portal and Concur integration

Jul28
by on July 28, 2014 at 3:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Airbnb has launched a pared-down portal on its site dedicated to increasing the number of business travelers and enterprises using the accommodation-booking service. As such, the new section is designed to show properties that are more likely to appeal to professional jet-setters, ie. it excludes single rooms in shared apartments or other more novelty options, and includes ones with Wi-Fi that are available for immediate booking, according to The Wall Street Journal. In a secondary bid to bolster the number of business customers using the platform – it already has around 30 – Airbnb has partnered with business travel and expenses company Concur to allow users to book…

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Airbnb makes it easy for businesses to book accommodation with new portal and Concur integration

Jul28
by on July 28, 2014 at 3:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Airbnb has launched a pared-down portal on its site dedicated to increasing the number of business travelers and enterprises using the accommodation-booking service. As such, the new section is designed to show properties that are more likely to appeal to professional jet-setters, ie. it excludes single rooms in shared apartments or other more novelty options, and includes ones with Wi-Fi that are available for immediate booking, according to The Wall Street Journal. In a secondary bid to bolster the number of business customers using the platform – it already has around 30 – Airbnb has partnered with business travel and expenses company Concur to allow users to book…

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Mirage is a Taptalk-style messaging app from Mobli, the company where Yo was born

Jul28
by on July 28, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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No-one could have predicted the enormous success of Yo, a simple messaging app that sends nothing but the word “Yo” to your friends. Now Mobli, the company it was spun out from, wants to capitalize on that incredible hype with a new app called Mirage, which offers one-tap photo and video-sharing similar to Taptalk and Facebook’s new Slingshot app. Just like Taptalk, the bottom half of the screen is used to show your favorite contacts. The top half, meanwhile, is a live viewfinder where you can add text or flip between the front and rear-facing cameras. When you want to send…

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Mirage is a Taptalk-style messaging app from Mobli, the company where Yo was born

Jul28
by on July 28, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

miragefeat
No-one could have predicted the enormous success of Yo, a simple messaging app that sends nothing but the word “Yo” to your friends. Now Mobli, the company it was spun out from, wants to capitalize on that incredible hype with a new app called Mirage, which offers one-tap photo and video-sharing similar to Taptalk and Facebook’s new Slingshot app. Just like Taptalk, the bottom half of the screen is used to show your favorite contacts. The top half, meanwhile, is a live viewfinder where you can add text or flip between the front and rear-facing cameras. When you want to send…

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