2008 The Mobile Web Era

July 24th, 2009

The mobile internet is the new medium of business advertising according to the Internet Advertising Bureau (IBA). Businesses all over the world have started investing their time and money in WAP hosting and advertising for their own products so as to increase their market awareness. And it works like a charm. This is primarily because of the massive growth in the number of cell phone users that use the mobile internet on a daily basis.

The problem, according to the IBA, is not that WAP usage is in anyway too expensive or out of budget. It is just that people have a hang-up in their minds that makes them feel this way. But with the introduction of new touch-screen phones like Apples i-Phone, among others, the WAP experience has become much more comfortable. The main concern with cell phone users is the inconveniently small size of mobile phone screens. But this problem too is soon to come to an end as technology progresses. Newer phones are already boasting their large screen size and technical capability. It is only a matter of time before consumers become aware of the ease of using this new found media.

AOL launches WAP portal for UK users

July 24th, 2009

America Online (AOL) UK launched its new mobile web service for people that want more flexibility in their WAP usage. The service will allow members to access a wide array of content already provided by the AOL server, a real time experience e-mail account, as well as the possibility to view any internet website clearly on their cellular device.

AOL has made several changes in the WAP experience as now web surfers will not be restricted to WAP sites, but they will also be able to access any website on the World Wide Web. The portal combines easy to use menus that are laid out in an intuitive order for user friendliness. Critics and analysts have pointed out that mobile internet surfing with AOL is a more real time experience as it give extended interactivity and comfort. Password remembering, personal favorites menu and an all time visible search engine linked to all other search engines in the world are just some of the features that make the AOL experience grand.