Due to the wide ranges of devices being used, Web developers now need to create software that can be used on any operating system, allowing the user to create changes and interact with the application regardless of what device they are using.
One such web application that has taken its software above and beyond a single device is Wordpress.
Word press is an online blogging site, allowing users to create content such as general web posts or news articles which is then able to be read by any other internet users.
To allow more on-the-go use of their product, wordpress has released an iphone and ipad application that allows people to log on to wordpress using a special web application. This is called Wordpress for iOS.
This allows users to make blog posts and comment more frequently as they can use word press on the go.
This has given its users a rich experience as they can now blog anywhere, anytime.
Another similar product is Blogger that has released an ipad, iphone app BLOGPRESS. Blogger is another blogging web site that also allows users to post blog articles in a very similar fashion.
Blogger has also in turn released an iphone application that gives its users much more freedom in terms of more frequent creation of blog posts and commenting of other users posts.
Potential ethical issues with the advancement of such activities could be work production in the workplace. Many work places block frequently used social sites on work computers. Smart phone applications give employees instant access to the internet as they no longer rely on work stations and their main source of internet access.
I see Wordpress having a very strong future. Word press was already one of the leading blogging web sites to date and giving users access while on foot will increase its use dramatically over a short time.
References:
http://ios.wordpress.org/
http://buzz.blogger.com/2009/09/theres-app-for-that.html
http://blogpressapp.com/
Do you use the blogpress application? I have also used blogger but when I looked at the application in the app store i didn't think that I would get $4 worth of value out of it.
ReplyDeleteNo i havnt used it.
ReplyDeleteBut I presume it would depend on how frequently specific users would post or comment as to whether it would be worth the money.
I personally have only used blog sites as a result of university assessments, so wouldn't purchase it.
I know my brother uses blogging applications on his iPhone. I don't really have a blog other than for uni. But my brother says its very convenient to check comments and make new blogs on the go.
ReplyDeleteI have used the Wordpress application on both the iPad and iPhone. I agree with Sean702 that it is very convient to check things like comments on the go, however much of the major functionality that a full-time blogger needs has not yet been enabled into the apps. Many plugins that effect the core functionality of a Wordpress theme seem to get omitted in the app (often overriding those app defaults and causing bugs, etc). Further more the apps can cause several security concerns, so probably shouldn't be used on high-profile blogs.
ReplyDeleteThe apps are good, however should be only used when appropriate and not all the time.