Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Mobile taking over?

    More and more people are using their phone more than their laptop or computer. With mobile devices now the dominant source to use the internet, companies have been focusing more on making the mobile experience better for the consumer.
 
    One way we know that mobile use is on the rise are by stats you can look at about a website or blog. They show the views, bounce rate, types of users, etc. A bounce rate is the percentage of visitors to a particular website who navigate away from the site after viewing only one page (Google). The bounce rate fluctuates based on the type of device you are using. For example, the bounce rate of a tablet or phone may be higher than a desktop bounce rate due to people wanting information quick, if you are on your desktop you might be on the website for longer to view multiple things. But when you use a phone, you may be in a hurry to find out one thing.

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(bounce rate third to last column on the right)










 The use of mobile devices is increasing also due to many more people buying smart phones. Since phones are cheaper and easier to use than computers it is usually the better option to buy. Companies have noticed this and have changed the way they make there websites to make the
mobile experience much better and easier to use.











   
    There are also many more new users everyday and more smartphone units made.














  With all these factors tying in the growth of mobile use will continue to grow at this astonishing rate. Mobile use is already king of the internet use and will continue to be for a while.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Blog Improvements

 Over the past few days I have changed up my blog to make it look more professional and interesting. Here are the specific things that I changed.

To the left is the new banner I created, it is simple but it adds interest and professionalism.





I added a new background that some would call hipster, but the background shows many things that I like and makes the blog look good.









The side bar has changed with things like a translator, views, photos and more.
The design of everything has changed, the font, text color, page color.