Comments on: The iPhone and Church Websites http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/07/02/the-iphone-and-church-websites/ A Church Web Diva's Musings on Excellence in Religious Websites Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:11:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Alves http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/07/02/the-iphone-and-church-websites/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Mark Alves Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:49:44 +0000 http://www.faithandweb.com/2007/07/02/the-iphone-and-church-websites/#comment-419 I'm not sure the Diva Academy would let you keep your title if you didn't get at least one iPhone. Regarding your question about whether to create an iPhone-friendly site, Jakob Nielsen touched on this on his home page at useit.com (no permanent URL): "For businesses: it's still not time to start your mobile strategy in the U.S....Eventually...you'll need a separate design for the small screen (the iPhone has 20% of the pixels on a small computer monitor)." It's possible to do browser detection and then serve up a lite version to mobile users through CSS. Creating a separate mini site for mobile users might be easier. Perhaps include some elements a user might need on the go: maps and directions for newcomers; contact info and calendar highights for those needing remote access; and a few reflections for inspiration until those visitors can come in person. I’m not sure the Diva Academy would let you keep your title if you didn’t get at least one iPhone.

Regarding your question about whether to create an iPhone-friendly site, Jakob Nielsen touched on this on his home page at useit.com (no permanent URL):

“For businesses: it’s still not time to start your mobile strategy in the U.S….Eventually…you’ll need a separate design for the small screen (the iPhone has 20% of the pixels on a small computer monitor).”

It’s possible to do browser detection and then serve up a lite version to mobile users through CSS. Creating a separate mini site for mobile users might be easier. Perhaps include some elements a user might need on the go: maps and directions for newcomers; contact info and calendar highights for those needing remote access; and a few reflections for inspiration until those visitors can come in person.

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