Mixed messages around mobile web and apps coming in via comScore mobile data. comScore looked at smartphone users to identify top mobile sites and how those sites engage their users. They compared app use to mobile web use. Analysis of the share of time spent across apps and browsers revealed that even though these access [...]

In order to give people access to government health information anytime, anywhere on any device,  the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National Institutes of Health created the MedlinePlus mobile website. MedlinePlus brings free information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language people can understand. Acccording to NLM, the mobile website: allows [...]

Last week, we moderated a session on what the research shows on mobile use–and our regular discussion about whether people prefer mobile web over native apps. Our speakers, Aaron Smith from Pew Internet and David Metcalf from Univ. of Central Florida, had pros and cons for both approaches, but ultimately agreed that, It Depends. eMarketer [...]

Do you think about where people are when they open your email? Well, you should. According to comScore, 40% of mobile users (all phone types) used mobile email. 78% of smartphone users use email on their phones–and more people are using smartphones every quarter. 64% of the people who use email on their phones do [...]

A quick video on trends in practices for agencies, shifts in agency aproaches and predictions about the Mobile Gov landscape from Gwynne Kostin, Director Mobile in GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies. [youtube width="400" height="300"]ggbKaeH3fuU[/youtube] Resources Get your thinking “unstuck” and check out the resources to help you smartly deliver anytime, anywhere, any device [...]

QuitStart was created by the National Cancer Institute to help people stop smoking. QuitStart provides help with tracking smoking cravings and moods and monitoring progress toward achieving smokefree milestones. Quitstart is available for iOS devices and NCI describes it as: QuitSTART is a free smartphone app that can help you track your cravings and moods, [...]

The Department of Education’s Information Resource Center mobilized their Frequently Asked Questions page to give online visitors a consistent and optimized self-service experience across multiple platforms. Users now get access to hundreds of frequently asked questions related to education from any device (PC, tablet, smartphone, etc) from the site that serves as the central entry point [...]

FAA Mobile is an easy-to-use mobile website that provides quick access to popular FAA.gov tasks for aviation enthusiasts on-the-go. The Federal Aviation Administration developed the mobile website because they noticed an increase in mobile traffic to their website. FAA Mobile works on a number of devices. Users can look up airport status and delays, read [...]