Poll: Escapist Mobile

[Mozza444]

Just a poll to see how many of us escapist want a mobile version of the site.

At the moment my phone (HTC Hero) can load the full site, but due to its vast content it runs slowly..

My ideas for a mobile freindly version are simply to start with, just to access the forums, to view, comment and create.
(which i belive is the main reason many people frequently visit the site)

So tell me your thoughts of this idea for the nerd-on-the-go

 

[rossatdi]

A stripped down combo of forum links and news stories would be cool.

Like the idea though. Its definitely a positive that the site has so much content.

 

[DemonicVixen]

If i thought my mobile would allow me to download it and use it then yeah i wouldn't mind it. Also i think very long posts would take forever.

 

[Mozza444]

Yeah, very long posts would take forever.. but atleast the option would be there. Would be great for checking any replys to your posts though

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

That sounds cool!. I may not personally use it because I don't like the keyboard interface on my phone but I am sure in principle it will go down well. Direct access to the news room and forum content would be pretty sweet for Escapists on the move. Still you have to take into account the loading time, it's a toss up between mobility and speed.

 

[Snork Maiden]

If i thought my mobile would allow me to download it and use it then yeah i wouldn't mind it. Also i think very long posts would take forever.

Not if it was a stripped down "mobile" version, which is the point of the poll - just pulling text shouldn't take long down a 3G connection.

If I'm sat waiting for a bus occasionally I'll jam on Facebook for 5 minutes, so it'd be ncie to be able to jam on the Escapist for 5 minutes instead.

That said...

My ideas for a mobile freindly version are simply to start with, just to access the forums, to view, comment and create.
(which i belive is the main reason many people frequently visit the site)

So tell me your thoughts of this idea for the nerd-on-the-go

While forums are certainly our main pull, I'd almost guarantee that the vast bulk of the hits the Escapist receives come from people who neither read the forums nor have an account.

 

[Mozza444]

it's a toss up between mobility and speed.

Exactly why i said for it to be mainly forum based.. keeping high speeds and alot to do.

my mobile would take too long to dispense sarcasm and wouldn't load the videos.

A PS3 friendly one however..

And again no access of videos on mobile version, just forums.. strip this site of videos (for the mobile verion) and i would imagen it could run very smoothly and fast.

Like the ps3 idea also

 

[Mozza444]

While forums are certainly our main pull, I'd almost guarantee that the vast bulk of the hits the Escapist receives come from people who neither read the forums nor have an account.

I have to agree with you.. however im sure people who dont have accounts are not that botherd about accessing the escapist on the go. Unlike forum users who wish to check on lets say how well their thread/poll is doing or any inbox messages.

People who watch videos on this site will not want to visit it for a quick 5 minuites on the bus whereas people who enjoy the forums would? however thats just my opinion

 

[PlainTwo]

Yes, I would actually love that. I'm constantly accessing the forums on my Ipod, and it is a tad bit annoying to navigate around the site with it.

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

it's a toss up between mobility and speed.

Exactly why i said for it to be mainly forum based.. keeping high speeds and alot to do.

The problem is with some people posting youtube videos, pictures and making long posts..it may not be all that different

 

[Mozza444]

it's a toss up between mobility and speed.

Exactly why i said for it to be mainly forum based.. keeping high speeds and alot to do.

The problem is with some people posting youtube videos, pictures and making long posts..it may not be all that different

Mmm.. i do see your point

 

[Beartrucci]

I believe that an iPhone/iPod Touch friendly version would be pretty good. The full site works fine (well the forums do at least, I've only been onto Off Topic and Gaming Discussion) but can be a bit slow because of all the background stuff.

 

[inpachi]

Why? All mobiles are good for is making a good thing less good on a phone.. So why would i want that?

 

[Inco]

Yea. I would like that, it makes use of the large amount of internet i get on my mobile each recharge.
Though, the itouch version would be quite useful as well. (Escapism 09 2 anyone?)

 

[Snork Maiden]

While forums are certainly our main pull, I'd almost guarantee that the vast bulk of the hits the Escapist receives come from people who neither read the forums nor have an account.

I have to agree with you.. however im sure people who dont have accounts are not that botherd about accessing the escapist on the go. Unlike forum users who wish to check on lets say how well their thread/poll is doing or any inbox messages.

People who watch videos on this site will not want to visit it for a quick 5 minuites on the bus whereas people who enjoy the forums would? however thats just my opinion

Logging onto the Escapist to read articles is no different to logging onto the BBC website to read the news, which I definitely do. When I said "our main pull" I meant "our" as in us, the forummers, not the Escapist as a whole. The forums are not the main pull of the Escapist website - the articles and content are.

That said this is a fairly moot point because as soon as you can pull text out of forums and display it in a lightweight way, you can pull text out of articles and display that easily.

it's a toss up between mobility and speed.

Exactly why i said for it to be mainly forum based.. keeping high speeds and alot to do.

The problem is with some people posting youtube videos, pictures and making long posts..it may not be all that different

Work on the assumption that a mobile based Escapist forum would cut out videos and hide pictures, so users on mobile bandwidths don't have to load them.

 

[JonnoStrife]

A PS3 version would be sweet.

 

[Tiny116]

A stripped down combo of forum links and news stories would be cool.

Like the idea though. Its definitely a positive that the site has so much content.

Wouldn't that be more or less an "Escapist Twitter?" (Apologies for any ignorance I don't actually have Twitter!)

 

[TimeLord]

Considering I use this site primarily for videos and sarcasm, my mobile would take too long to dispense sarcasm and wouldn't load the videos.

I assume a lot of other people besides myself are like this, so no. No you shouldn't.

A PS3 friendly one however..

I vote for original idea and this!

I can't play escapist videos on my ps3

 

[TimeLord]

Considering I use this site primarily for videos and sarcasm, my mobile would take too long to dispense sarcasm and wouldn't load the videos.

I assume a lot of other people besides myself are like this, so no. No you shouldn't.

A PS3 friendly one however..

I vote for original idea and this!

I can't play escapist videos on my ps3

I can..

Well last time I tried was about a year ago, it may have updated since then

 

[Daveman]

I can post on the forums on my iphone but I can't watch the videos.