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		<title>New YouTube mobile site</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month I read a great thread on IAI-members mailing list, started by Jennifer Hale and titled &#34;Mobile sites: Worth the time?&#34;. The right question is: how much is it profitable? Here&#39;s some data: Mobile is the seventh of mass media and the internet adoption (feature and smartphone) is 12%. 32% of mobile subscribers used [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last month I read a great thread on <a href="http://iainstitute.org/" target="_blank">IAI-members</a> mailing list, started by <a href="http://twitter.com/jenhale" target="_blank">Jennifer Hale</a> and titled &quot;<strong>Mobile sites: Worth the time</strong>?&quot;.<br />
	The right question is: how much is it profitable?</p>
<p>Here&#39;s some data:<br />
	Mobile is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_mass_media">seventh of mass media</a> and the internet adoption (feature and smartphone) is 12%.<br />
	32% of mobile subscribers used browser in May 2010 (<a href="http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2010/7/comScore_Reports_May_2010_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share" target="_blank">Comscore</a>).<br />
	In 2011 smartphones will lead US mobile phone market (<a href="http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/smartphones-to-overtake-feature-phones-in-u-s-by-2011/" target="_blank">Nielsen</a>).</p>
<p>So that&#39;s why it&#39;s so important for a web oriented Corporation to design for mobile.<br />
	Now let&#39;s take a look on what Google calls a &quot;new experience&quot; !?</p>
<p>	<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GGT8ZCTBoBA" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen="true"> </iframe></p>
<p>First of all, in a Google video, we see an iPhone as the main character. Weird <img src='http://www.rainwiz.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> <br />
	As we know, the iphone aspect ratio is 3:2 (480&#215;320 for 3G/3GS and 960&#215;640 for 4G). So the design has essentially two sections: <strong>the player</strong> (horizontal orientation) and <strong>the website</strong> (vertical orientation).<br />
	The youtube experience is obviously reduced in main actions. For example in the detail bar you&#39;ve 5 calls to action: iLike, iDontLike, Save, Share, HQ. There&#39;s a<a href="http://www.time-tripper.com/uipatterns/Hub_and_Spoke" target="_blank"> Hub&amp;spoke</a> button on the top bar that takes the user to the main menu: Home, Browse, Favourites, Playlist, Subscriptions, Uploads, Sign out, Settings (very heterogeneous and one item less than nine <img src='http://www.rainwiz.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> .<br />
	The comment and social section are below the player. It means that the design is based on &quot;watch content&quot; scenarios.<br />
	I like it, but I don&#39;t think it is a new experience at all <img src='http://www.rainwiz.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> <br />
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>More findings in <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/jeremy/the-mobile-question-lessons-in-design-and-strategy-for-your-mobile-experience">The Mobile Question: Lessons in Design and Strategy for Your Mobile Experience</a> by Jeremy Johnson (you can listen the <a href="http://files.boxesandarrows.com/podcasts/Johnson.mp3" target="_blank">speech</a> @IA Summit 2010 reported by <a href="http://boxesandarrows.com/view/ia-summit-10-day-2">BoxesAndArrows</a>)</p>
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		<title>Watermap</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Le fontanelle a Roma sono qualcosa che va oltre la semplice erogazione dell&#8217;acqua pubblica. La loro forma e diffusione capillare le rende un segno visivo molto forte, un brand delle propaggini della citt&#224;. (cfr. RomaDocFest) Anche se ti allontani dal centro storico, i &#34;nasoni&#34; sono sempre l&#236;, schivi, dietro gli angoli pi&#249; insospettabili, pronti a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Le fontanelle a Roma sono qualcosa che va oltre la semplice erogazione dell&#8217;acqua pubblica.<br />
La loro forma e diffusione capillare le rende un segno visivo molto forte, un brand delle propaggini della citt&agrave;. (cfr. <a href="http://www.romadocfest.it/">RomaDocFest</a>)</p>
<p>Anche se ti allontani dal centro storico, i &quot;<a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasone">nasoni</a>&quot; sono sempre l&igrave;, schivi, dietro gli angoli pi&ugrave; insospettabili, pronti a rassicurarti con la loro presenza: sei ancora a Roma. Quando le fontanelle hanno un&#8217;altra forma, &egrave; l&#8217;inizio di un&#8217;inquietudine; si &egrave; di fronte al primo timido segnale di aver varcato un confine nuovo, l&#8217;ennesimo anello che racchiude una delle tante Rome immaginarie.<br />
Architettura (o urbanistica?) dell&#8217;informazione si fa anche cos&igrave;&#8230;</p>
<p>Come tanti cives o semplici fruitori della citt&agrave; ho sempre avuto un debole per &quot;l&#8217;acqua del sindaco&quot;. Senza esserne cosciente ho in mente una cartografia personale dei nasoni presenti nei quartieri che frequento.<br />
E io mi disseto spesso, soprattutto quando penso di poterlo fare senza n&eacute; spendere n&eacute; inquinare.</p>
<p>Per questo ho deciso di segnalare <a href="http://www.watermap.it" target="_blank">WaterMap</a>, un progetto di media strategy ideato da EHC e patrocinato dalle istituzioni locali (XII Municipio, Provincia di Roma e Regione Lazio).<br />
Fare una mappa cartacea, un social network e un&#8217;applicazione per iPhone per valorizzare le fontanelle di acqua pubblica mi trova la mia completa adesione.</p>
<p>P.S.</p>
<p>- I like the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/watermap/show">slideshow</a>. Un gesto semplice. Popular testimonials to enforce the brand.<br />
- I don&#8217;t like the <a href="http://www.watermap.it/watermap.pdf">brochure</a>. EHC needs some webwriting &amp; copywriting consutants.</p>
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