Article Review #2

Article Title

"Facebook and Others Aim to Make the Mobile Web a Competitive App Platform"

Article Author

Ryan Paul

Article Publication Date

February 27th, 2012

URL of Original Article

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/02/facebook-and-others-aim-to-make-the-mobile-web-a-competitive-app-platform.ars

Article Summary

In times where more and more people are using their hand held devices to access the Web, a mobile web becomes a key feature when deciding if one will continue using a product or service. With a growing number of companies becoming aware of the need, the necessary steps are being taken. (287cc)

Relevance to the Class 

This is relevant to the class because it is important to know how Web is evolving in order to better understand the demands of the architecture needed to successfully execute what is expected. (193cc)

Key Quote

"...users who access Facebook through the mobile website outnumber the collective audience of all Facebook's native mobile application." (136cc)