Got this "Urgent" email today. Is this simply a lie?...

TimothyW · 25th Aug 2014, 01:36 PM

Email says... (((my emphasis)))

96% of mobile sites are DEAD.

With the recent changes to the way mobile sites work on
browsers, almost all mobile sites other than the most up
to date ones are dead in the water.

...And 99% of businesses don't even realize it!

They are losing leads and sales and simply look horrible
to their prospects.

______________________________

The link that was provided leads to a video that does NOT say anything about "recent changes to the way mobile sites work."

So... what in the WORLD is he talking about???

...was that just an up front scare tactic, to get me to click on the link?

Has anyone heard of any "recent changes to the way mobile sites work,"
that would make "96% of all mobile sites DEAD?"

Anyone?

Thanks.

-- TW

AnfSpag · 25th Aug 2014, 06:24 PM

Whoever send you this is just trying to get reactions. That's how email marketing works (for most people). If he's truly interested in sharing the information, where's the data? sources?

jonathan12345 · 26th Aug 2014, 08:20 AM

Definitely not true -- the mobile website doesn't ever "die" but there are always better way to do things. Sounds like a spam marketing email to me trying to sell you on something.

imsolutionsgroup · 26th Aug 2014, 08:27 AM

This could be somewhat true!

If the mobile detection the site owner is using is based off of screen dimension... then yes, it's slowly dying. With screen sizes become larger and larger on mobile devices you need to use PHP detection and no longer rely on dimension size.

mak25 · 26th Aug 2014, 12:46 PM

If it was from Roger & Barry, I got the same email.

These fellows always make me chuckle with their constant webinars every week claiming some over the top topic that will make you big money.

And they claim they are making money from what they're promoting. Yeah, right.
If they were doing so good at every thing they promote, there wouldn't be enough time every day to do so.
They're just webinar product promoters. Can't fault them for that, but that's their bread and butter.

I never unsuscribed because I get some sort of warped entertainment from their emails.

This one though, was pretty funny. Just re-read the OP. Kinda funny, don't you think?

GuerrillaIM · 27th Aug 2014, 11:02 AM

"Recently" responsive design has become more popular than a seperate mobile site. In most cases this can work well but the entire site still loads and the CSS just alters and disables certain things so if you want the absolute fastest mobile load speeds and lowest bandwidth for user then a seperate mobile site is preferable. It all depends on the context and client requirements.

25th Aug 2014, 01:36 PM	#1
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AnfSpag Active Warrior Join Date: 2013 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 79 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Got this "Urgent" email today. Is this simply a lie?... Share on: Whoever send you this is just trying to get reactions. That's how email marketing works (for most people). If he's truly interested in sharing the information, where's the data? sources?

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jonathan12345 Active Warrior Join Date: 2014 Posts: 77 Thanks: 11 Thanked 24 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Got this "Urgent" email today. Is this simply a lie?... Share on: Definitely not true -- the mobile website doesn't ever "die" but there are always better way to do things. Sounds like a spam marketing email to me trying to sell you on something.
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mak25 Senior Warrior Member Join Date: 2008 Location: Planet Earth...At the Moment Posts: 305 Thanks: 839 Thanked 214 Times in 118 Posts	Re: Got this "Urgent" email today. Is this simply a lie?... Share on: If it was from Roger & Barry, I got the same email. These fellows always make me chuckle with their constant webinars every week claiming some over the top topic that will make you big money. And they claim they are making money from what they're promoting. Yeah, right. If they were doing so good at every thing they promote, there wouldn't be enough time every day to do so. They're just webinar product promoters. Can't fault them for that, but that's their bread and butter. I never unsuscribed because I get some sort of warped entertainment from their emails. This one though, was pretty funny. Just re-read the OP. Kinda funny, don't you think?

27th Aug 2014, 11:02 AM	#6
GuerrillaIM One Man Army War Room Member Join Date: 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,939 Thanks: 109 Thanked 326 Times in 191 Posts	Re: Got this "Urgent" email today. Is this simply a lie?... Share on: "Recently" responsive design has become more popular than a seperate mobile site. In most cases this can work well but the entire site still loads and the CSS just alters and disables certain things so if you want the absolute fastest mobile load speeds and lowest bandwidth for user then a seperate mobile site is preferable. It all depends on the context and client requirements.