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The web is dead, its all about mobile

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Why do we get such ridiculous statements/ headlines from people that actually run web companies? The web will never die, as it's the backbone for all of these mobile implementations. You simply cannot deploy a large web application with the ease of use that a mobile device requires. These things must operate in tandem, not one instead of the other.

I think it should be obvious why mobile devices are going to show a higher view number than those from a web browser; people don't like to surf the net on their laptops while taking a shit.

It would be interesting to see a statistic about web vs. mobile regarding "decisions made" instead of simple page views and unique visits. Browsing stuff and even small updates are a natural fit for small portable devices, but I wonder how this translates to e.g. web shops.

Also, the whole "mobile" moniker is really somewhat misleading. Sure, there's quite a difference between someone using a specialized iphone app to access a site vs. someone sitting in front of a 20+ inch desktop monitor. But considering laptops vs. tablets, the distinction isn't that big anymore. An ipad-like device is basically a full-fledged browsing environment, so the need to deviate from your usual "web" app for convenience's sake becomes less pressing.

Never mind that the statistics get even more blurry if you factor in all the "mobile apps" that are basically wrapped browser views with a few buttons sprinkled on top

> Why do we get such ridiculous statements/ headlines from people that actually run web companies?

Because it is literally the definition of link bait, it's a title people are always going to click on, and so it's a title that has been used often.

If I look to my left in my office, 3m away I see facing me the orange cover of Wired's "The Web is dead." cover, and next to it the 1997 cover of the same magazine that boldy proclaimed "Kiss your browser goodbye" - partly as a reminder not to get carried away with ideas like these, and partly because they make me laugh.

It's nice to get some hard numbers around mobile vs. traditional computer usage. I think this says a lot about what people want to use, it's not like these guys don't have a good site to speak of, they've been working on it for years.

As much as I don't like the fact that the open Web is atrophying, I don't think there's any denying that it's the way things are moving right now. It's what consumers are demanding.

Hmmm, well as an iPad user, I'm pretty sick of every Web site trying to channel me into downloading an app, I tend to just you the Web site. The only site I can think that I use via an app is IMDB.

How does POF monetize traffic to pof.com?

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