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Size Matters (update)

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by Mark M on 04-11-12 in , , , ,

It would seem the march to larger screen sizes proceeds:“The data reflects a continuing trend of users moving to larger screen resolution sizes,” commented Aodhan Cullen, CEO, StatCounter. “The screen resolution size people are using is a critical factor for developers when it comes to web design, particularly in the case of fixed width web pages.” – StatCounter Global Statshttp://gs.statcounter.com/press/screen-resolution-alert-for-web-developers

The company’s research arm, StatCounter Global Stats reports that for the first time 1366×768 has become the most popular screen resolution worldwide, having overtaken 1024×768.

 

Reach Out & Touch

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by Mark M on 03-27-12 in , , ,

When creating content for the web, it is a good idea to remember that many people will be viewing the content on smartphones.
Be sure that you add dialing to any phone number in text and a hotspot on any image that references in display ads a phone number. Many smartphones will convert text automatically – but you have to add this explicitly by adding an href “tel:xxxxxxxxxx” to any text or spot someone may tap. Very similar to a mailto:

Customers looking at web content on their phones now have come to expect to tap a phone number and then tap CALL. You can insure that this will function across all mobile platforms by adding the above code.