Although the most interesting aspect of BBC mobile content esp. for complex script languages is the choice between a textual version and an image version:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/mobile/india/2010/11/101114_raja_resign_final_skj.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/mobile/image/india/2010/11/101114_raja_resign_final_skj/ Since mobile devices are years behind desktops and laptops in text rendering capabilities. On 15/11/2010 12:22 PM, Jason Grant wrote: > First time I have come across the first convention you outline Sam, but > it is an interesting proposition. > > I have a feeling that it is a better way (in the long term) to treat > content, rather than having a mobile specific site. > > However, sticking an MP extension onto a page name is arguably nothing > different to having that MP as a subdomain indicator (e.g. > example.com/mp/page.html <http://example.com/mp/page.html> instead of > example.com/pagemp.html <http://example.com/pagemp.html>). > > BBC also seems to mix in stuff like > this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/index.html > > I don't think that currently there are 'generally accepted' ways of > handling mobile content. There are at least 3 ways in which I can think > people will handle mobile stuff right now and they are all as common as > anything else. > > Thanks, > > Jason > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Sam Dwyer <dwyer....@abc.net.au > <mailto:dwyer....@abc.net.au>> wrote: > > Does anyone have any thoughts on the best way to handle mobile > versions of content? Specifically arguments for and against how the > BBC handles different formats – including mobile, simply by > appending a format type to the end of a canonical url. > > Ie. > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007rsj5 is the base url > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007rsj5.mp is the mobile version > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007rsj5.xml is the same data in xml > format > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007rsj5.rdf is the rdf > representation of the data > > > > VS the generally accepted alternative to doing mobile which is to > provide a different domain, such as mob. Or m. > > Ie. > > http://m.smh.com.au/ > > http://m.abc.net.au/ > > > > > > Anyone have any thoughts on pros/cons of the two methodologies? Just > curious to see if anyone else has implemented the BBC method? > > > > Cheers, > > Sam Dwyer > > > > > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. > > The information contained in this email and any attachment is > confidential and may contain legally privileged or copyright > material. It is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If > you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are not > permitted to disseminate, distribute or copy this email or any > attachments. If you have received this message in error, please > notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your > system. The ABC does not represent or warrant that this transmission > is secure or virus free. Before opening any attachment you should > check for viruses. The ABC's liability is limited to resupplying any > email and attachments. > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > <mailto:memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org> > ******************************************************************* > > > > > -- > Jason Grant BSc, MSc > CEO, Flexewebs Ltd. > www.flexewebs.com <http://www.flexewebs.com> > ja...@flexewebs.com <mailto:ja...@flexewebs.com> > +44 (0)7748 591 770 > Company no.: 5587469 > > www.flexewebs.com/semantix <http://www.flexewebs.com/semantix> > www.twitter.com/flexewebs <http://www.twitter.com/flexewebs> > www.linkedin.com/in/flexewebs <http://www.linkedin.com/in/flexewebs> > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* -- Andrew Cunningham Senior Project Manager, Research and Development Vicnet State Library of Victoria 328 Swanston Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Ph: +61-3-8664-7430 Mobile: 0459-806-589 Fax: +61-3-9639-2175 Email: andr...@vicnet.net.au Alt. email: lang.supp...@gmail.com http://home.vicnet.net.au/~andrewc/ http://www.openroad.net.au http://www.vicnet.net.au http://www.slv.vic.gov.au ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
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