Low bandwidth? Try the mobile version of the website By Nic Price on 13 November 2007 — 1 min read I was having coffee with a friend today who does work with people in countries where internet speeds are down at dial-up rates of 28.8kbps on a good day and where it is rare for workers to have their own internet connection in the office let alone at home. I mentioned the recent post I’d... More
Social networking – worth the wait? By Nic Price on 7 November 2007 — 1 min read Two things struck me when reading this article about Google’s Orkut being bigger than Facebook in India and Brazil. First, that people are prepared to wait up to five minutes for a page to load. Orkut – 1.5 minutes Facebook – 2.5 minutes Myspace – 5 minutes You can quickly see why Orkut is favoured... More