Only about 15% of US mobile owners actively use the mobile web. The most common reasons given for not using it are that it’s too hard to use and that it’s hard to find mobile web sites worth visiting.<\/p>\n
The first five icons on the Frog <\/em>home page can’t be changed by the user and point to MSN Weather, Google, Travelocity, Restaurant Row<\/em> and Fandango <\/em>(review<\/a>). The other four icons are user customizable by choosing from a list of 51 sites which includes many, but not all of the mobile heavyweights including Yahoo, CNN, ESPN, Amazon<\/em> and Ebay<\/em>. The sites available on Frog <\/em>are of consistently high quality, and everything is free (unless you decide to buy something on eBay <\/em>or Amazon)<\/em>. One of the more interesting links that can be added is one simply called TV <\/em>which leads to a page of nine icons each pointing a different streaming video. The videos are all in Windows Media format and are from ESPN, MSNBC, The Weather Channel<\/em> and other well known sources.<\/p>\n
Via: The Boy Genius Report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Only about 15% of US mobile owners actively use the mobile web. The most common reasons given for not using it are that it’s too hard to use and that it’s hard to find mobile web sites worth visiting. Startup GetFrog.com, is trying to fix both the usability and discovery issues. Clearly aimed at users who are new to the mobile web, Frog is a personal mobile home page that features extremely simple navigation. The front page, which is practically … Continue reading