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The Right Story for the Right Screen

The Right Story for the Right Screen

Ben Callahan of Sparkbox and Dan Oshinsky of stry.us discuss the pros and cons of responsive web design in journalism.

Ben Callahan

June 10, 2012
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  1. The Right Story for
    the Right Screen
    Ben Callahan
    @bencallahan
    Dan Oshinsky
    @danoshinsky
    How Responsive Web Design Will Change
    Everything you Think About the Web
    Sunday, June 10, 12

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  2. There are more mobile
    phones on the planet
    than there are TVs.
    source: http://bit.ly/p0dHCY
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  3. of US consumers have
    their mobile device
    within reach 24/7.
    91%
    source: http://bit.ly/p0dHCY
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  4. Mobile devices account for
    of global web traffic.
    8.5%
    source: http://bit.ly/a2f9uO
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  5. of US mobile web users are
    mobile-only web users.
    25%
    source: http://bit.ly/a2f9uO
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  6. of US consumers
    prefer news via
    the mobile web
    63%
    prefer a
    mobile app
    37%
    source: http://bit.ly/a2f9uO
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  7. Responsive Web Design
    Ethan Marcotte
    Article on alistapart.com
    Book via A Book Apart
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  8. http://contentsmagazine.com
    http://thegreatdiscontent.com
    http://bostonglobe.com
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  9. Fluid Grid
    Flexible Content
    Media Queries
    Responsive Web Design
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  10. Responsive web
    design removes
    barriers to content.
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  11. Simple things can be
    powerful things.
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  12. *Use the whole
    screen
    *Everything should
    be about the story
    *No unnecessary
    distractions – keep
    it uncomplicated
    Instructions
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  13. Stry.us demo
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  14. Resources
    http://stry.me/AANtalk
    Books
    Tools
    Other responsive designs
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  15. July 9/10 in Columbus
    http://buildresponsively.com
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  16. Questions?
    Ben Callahan
    @bencallahan
    Dan Oshinsky
    @danoshinsky
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