Mobile Web

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Last night, my wife and I hung out until past midnight at a downtown hotel where 
one of our state's political parties had rented a large ballroom and other 
gathering areas to talk and mingle with candidates, media, and various movers & 
shakers in the political scene.  One couldn't help but notice the number of 
attendees polling & monitoring incoming voting results on personal hand-held 
devices; most seemed to have touch screens.  Our city mayor was even posting to 
a community forum from her hand-held.  It was another reminder of the growing 
ubiquity of these devices, social networking, and related applications.

I read several unfavorable reviews last week about Microsoft's mobile platforms 
and shrinking market share, generally.  I wish I had more time to explore mobile 
application development.  I know we've discussed mobile technology recently but 
thought it might be worth asking again what developers are finding that works or 
doesn't work? Targeting specific platforms?  Taking advantage of HTML5 or Webkit 
animations, transitions, and visual effects? Running into browser compatibility 
issues?  Finding work-a-rounds?

-Nathan