SB Nation blogs get mobile-friendly

by clockwerks on Sep 26, 2008 1:53 PM EDT Comment 10 comments

A couple days ago we quietly released an update that detects if you're visiting one of our blogs on a mobile device and redirects you to a mobile-friendly version of the site. A few folks already found it and sent us some excited notes. We're excited too!

Now your favorite SB Nation blogs should be quick and easy to read while you're riding the metro, walking down the street, or sitting in traffic (we don't condone blogging & driving). Our goal is to provide y'all something that downloads fast and is efficient to scroll through. Presently front page blog posts, comments and FanPosts are all available in this new format. And if you prefer the hi-res experience, you'll find a link to the 'Full Site Version' for all the graphics and widgets.

This is a first step in making all of our blogs more fun to use on your mobile phones and PDAs. We hope you enjoy! There are other mobile features planned in the future. And if you have any trouble browsing our the mobile version of our blogs, please send an email to support@sbnation.com. Fancy screenshot across the jump.

[Update by clockwerks, 10/03/08 3:50 PM EDT ] Louis Gray has a great post about our new mobile format complete with iPhone screenshots.

Bruins Nation mobile version in Opera Mini.

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Excellent news.

Thanks guys.

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by Oops Pow Surprise on Sep 26, 2008 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Outstanding!

I use my phone as much as my laptop for reading. Now I can see what’s going on at my favs (especially Rocky Top Talk) much better…

Nice improvement!

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by lawvol98 on Sep 26, 2008 5:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It doesn't seem to be automatically redirecting on my phone

What’s the actual URL for the mobile sites?

CougCenter

by Nuss on Sep 26, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

should be mobile.blogname.com

What type of device and browser are you using?

I'm one of four guys who built SB Nation 2.0. We are like the Borg, but friendly and with better features.

by sixfoot6 on Sep 26, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's an LG VX8300

Verizon Mobile Web

CougCenter

by Nuss on Sep 26, 2008 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That didn't seem to do the trick

CougCenter

by Nuss on Sep 26, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is great

I have a Blackberry Curve and while it would load the main blog any time I tried clicking into a post it’d reset the browser for some reason. It also loaded things in a pretty weird order and it took ages (in mobile terms) for the whole page to load, even with a 3G device.

This change actually focuses on the posts first and loads things without breaking stuff. Good work.

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by Flashfire on Sep 27, 2008 3:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs