Author Archives: Dennis Bournique

ImageChef – Create Text and Image Mashups On Your Phone

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Ever wanted a personalized license plate? Your own  star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame? How about seeing your message on one of those big track side signs at a Formula One circuit? Now that would be cool! ImageChef Mobile is a free service that lets you add your own message to a large collection of stock images. It’s very easy to use. Just visit m.imagechef.com with your phone’s browser, select an image template, type in your message and press the … Continue reading →

JC Penney Woos Teen Shoppers With Lackluster Mobile Site

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It’s nice to see big brands doing mobile web sites. However this one from U.S. chain department store JC Penney targeting teen shoppers doesn’t impress. Its main features are pictures of a mere two clothing outfits, a signup form for text alerts and a bunch of downloadable Greystripe ad-supported games. Visitors are also urged to visit the jcpteen Facebook profile participate in a scavenger hunt game with ringtones, wallpapers and tickets promised as prizes. However there is no link to … Continue reading →

Find the Best Hunting and Fishing Spots With Louisiana Sportsman’s Mobile Site

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Louisiana Sportsman Magazine’s mobile site features daily user-submitted Louisiana fishing and hunting reports, and articles on hunting and fishing in Louisiana and Florida. There are also links to NOAA.gov weather forecasts and radar maps for the area along with a directory of fishing and hunting guides. Louisiana Sportsman is certainly a good resource for area sportsmen, however the mobile site’s usability could be better. The biggest issues are that the phone numbers in the guides are not click to call … Continue reading →

Is the Web on Mobile Phones “Total Rubbish”?

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Photo: Yummy Scummy by Zach Manchester – Some Rights Reserved There’s been quite a stir lately about the viability of the Web on mobile devices with various folks pronouncing it inferior especially in comparison with mobile applications. Yesterday Malcolm Murphy at Mobile Industry Review blasted; “Can we all admit that ‘Mobile Web’ is total rubbish? ” He pointed out that there’s a huge gap in performance and usability between web apps in desktop browsers and those on phone.  Specifically; Mobile … Continue reading →

Easy Mobile Booking for Vegas Shows

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Vegas Mobile Concierge is one of the first mobile web based e-commerce sites I’ve seen that’s actually easy to use. It’s main function is finding and booking Las Vegas shows, something it does very well. You pick a show and are presented with the available times and prices. The prices include all taxes and fees so there are no surprises. Once you choose the number and type of tickets you want you are prompted to use a click to call … Continue reading →

Found on the Mobile Web 172

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Found on the Mobile Web is a weekly WAP Review feature listing newly added and updated sites on the YesWAP.com mobile portal and WapReview mobile site directory. With these latest additions the directory and portal now list 1800 mobile sites. Technology/Internet Abduzeedo m.abduzeedo.com Abduzeedo is a beautifully designed site by Brazilian web designer Fabio Sasso. It has design news, site reviews and tutorials to help you do more with Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Pixelmator, GIMP and CSS. Fabio created the mobile … Continue reading →

Fundi – Traveler’s Guide to South Africa

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Fundi is a mobile web guide to businesses, events and attractions throughout South Africa. Listings, which include click to call numbers and in most cases a description and address, are organized by city or town as well as by topic area. South Africa is expecting a massive influx of visitors for the FIFA World Cup next year and guides like Fundi should be popular. The well designed site is generally easy to use. Fundi is a new site and businesses … Continue reading →

FactCheck.org’s Mobile Site Debunks Politician’s False Claims

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FactCheck.org is a non-partisan, non-profit project from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. It researches and debunks false claims made by U.S. politicians and political action groups in campaign materials, speeches and in promoting legislation. FactCheck has played a significant role in recent U.S.elections. In the 2008 presential campaign Factcheck.org flagged multiple falsehoods by both candidates, including Obama’s statement that McCain’s Social Security proposal would cut retiree benefits by 50% and McCain’s claim that Obama lied … Continue reading →