Is your website WAP enabled??

[izopod]

Today's topic is M-Commerce!! I think as developer's we really need to start looking at WAP enabling our sites. M-commerce is just to big to keep yourself in the dark on this issue. I am going to be immersing myself in this subject so be on the lookout in this section for various topics on this issue.

Today, I would like to introduce you to a site that is trying to help people get WAP enabled sites. Funny how I come upon a .biz site at that!!!

http://lazylizard.biz/old-web-site/wap.htm

btw: I think this is the coolest .biz logo design I've seen. Very appealing and brand savvy!!

 

[geoffrey]

I've been thinking of hosting service for wap site at www.wapsite.us/

 

[geoffrey]

I've been thinking of hosting service for wap site at www.wapsite.us/

 

[TexasFilly]

nice site link izopod..

too enable SMS msg's.. there is:


Company/Program URL: http://www.notepager.com/pagegate.htm content_stop

 

[beatz]

WAP will never really make it.

Wifi/Wlan is the next big thing - much easier, faster, cheaper and flexible than WAP/UMTS/GPS/Whatever.

 

[mole]

Is WAP still alive?

 

[Nexus]

I regged adjm.com due to the convenient phone punch-a-bility. There a nice website a friend of a friend runs, angled at finding nice mobile-friendly domains...

MDAWG.COM
http://www.mdawg.com/

Interesting if nothing else.

I kind of agree that WAP is wanting. I'm still routing for phone-based net services though (yuk, yuk). I suspect it will move more in the direction of this though:
>> HipTop
http://www.danger.com/

The whole marriage of PDA, wireless networking, and cell tech is already in motion and picking up steam.

~ Nexus

 

[actnow]

I guess you can tell that Beatz is starting up soon a great site called.

www.WirelessLan.org

I understand he paid big bucks for it.

It has the potential to become the cornerstone of the wifi industry.

 

[diederik]

Originally posted by mole
Is WAP still alive?

It is .. I use it daily

 

[diederik]

WAP is getting bigger now. Most mobile phone come with bigger screens, color-enabled.
You can even download (small) movies , polyphonic ringtones, wallpapers, etc for your phone(s).

But I don't think people will use WAP the same as the 'regular' internet. I saw some shops who had a WAP enabled shop. But I don't see why anyone would use his/her mobile phone to buy cd's , books, etc. It's 10000x easier to do it on a normal pc.

Apart from that, making a profit of WAP sites will be quite hard aswell. I believe the only people who're making money out of this are the mobile operators + their content partners.

 

[Whois-Search]

I just launched wap.whois-search.com

:-D

 

[diederik]

Originally posted by Whois-Search
I just launched wap.whois-search.com

:-D

Cool k:

 

[Steen]

I hate WAP but admit i use it maybe once or twice a week.


It really pisses me off though.

And sometimes I am positive Telus is charging me more than 2 cents/page!!!!!!!