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Sarah Worsham / May 27, 2009

Mobile & iPhone Versions of Sazbean.com in Just Minutes with MoFuse

mofuselogoI’ve been investigating various mobile applications and services, and one of the most fascinating are services that easily create mobile versions of websites.  As more people have smartphones, it will be extremely important to have a website that is usable on mobile devices (and others).  Luckily, RSS feeds make it very easy to port content across different platforms.

Previously I took at look at Unity Mobile, which was fast, but I enjoyed the experience with MoFuse much more.  Creating the site was as easy as giving the RSS link for my blog, uploading a logo and changing some colors.  The interface was very similar to WordPress or other blogging software.  I was able to preview the site before it launched, and there’s a WordPress plugin which will automatically direct mobile traffic to the MoFuse site.  I can also monetize the mobile site with ads (revenue sharing) and MoFuse has neat features like click-to-call.  For the full review, head over to New Media Hub.

The Sazbean.com mobile site is here.

iPhone Sazbean app can be found here.

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Sarah Worsham / May 18, 2009

Need Quick Mobile Site? With Unity Mobile, Be Up in Ten Minutes

I played around with setting up a Unity Mobile site last week for a review I wrote over at New Media Hub.  While the article is geared towards media publishers, I think it has some good info for anyone interested in creating a mobile website.  And as the title of this article says, I was able to create one in about ten minutes.

unitymobilelogoPriced at $99/month, Unity Mobile provides all the tools for local media companies to create a mobile site fast.  By using their templates, adding some images, text, and RSS feeds, a publisher can create and activate a mobile website in around 10 minutes.  Revenue is generated via CPM or CPC based advertising networks with 50% of the revenue going to the publisher.  While publishers cannot sell their own advertising, Unity’s system is ideal for local media who want to concentrate on delivering their content on mobile devices without worrying about finding advertisers. – Quick Mobile Site? Unity Mobile is up in ten minutes – Sarah Worsham – New Media Hub

You can try out Unity Mobile for free.  They have 30 day trials, but even without the trial, you won’t be charged until your site actually goes live.  If you happen to give Unity Mobile a try, I’d love to hear how it works for you.

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Sarah Worsham / Mar 9, 2009

Why I Have to Have a Smartphone but Can't Live Without My iPhone

iphonepandukasenakaNot only do I work online, but I pretty much live online.  I use web-based applications for just about everything – email, calendar, documents, networking, etc.  It’s much easier to have information available online from any computer than have to rely on having my laptop all the time.  However, the drawback is needing some way to connect to that information without a computer – a smartphone.  Ever since my first blackberry I’ve been hooked on smartphones and having all the information I want at any time with a touch of a button.

Recently Aaron and I finally got iPhones, and now I wonder why we waited so long.  Obviously there have been benefits to having a device that has been upgraded a few times since it first came out.  But the functionality and design of the iPhone makes me wish my computer worked as elegantly (and as a Mac it does come close).  I have yet to run into something I can do on my laptop that I can’t do on the iPhone.  Granted, there are a few things I would rather do on my laptop – and typing long blog articles is certainly one of them.  I also know there are some limitations of the iPhone, but I have yet to run into one that I really care about.

Carrying around the iPhone makes it easy to stay connected to my network and clients, so I’m not as concerned with being away from my computer while I attend business or networking events. And unlike a lot of technology, the iPhone never seems to get in my way.  It’s as easy to use and fun to play with as my first computer way back in the 19**’s. What other technology can you say that about?

(photo by Panduka Senaka @ Flickr CC)

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Sarah Worsham (Sazbean) is a Webgrrl = Solution Architect + Product Management (Computer Engineer * Geek * Digital Strategist)^MBA. All views are her own.

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My sweet spot is at the intersection between technology and business. I love to manage and develop products, market them, and deep dive into technical issues when needed. Leveraging strategic and creative thinking to problem solving is when I thrive. I have developed and marketed products for a variety of industries and companies, including manufacturing, eCommerce, retail, software, publishing, media, law, accounting, medical, construction, & marketing.

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