Adsense’s flex box has made it really simple to put in a piece of code which adapts to the size of available space. I had a situation where I wanted to put my own banners in and then realised I didn’t have the code to change the banner depending on the screen size. What I wanted was a dynamic ad block that displayed different ads depending on the width of...
Today I saw a nice script which redirects mobile traffic by searching the useragent string for a list of search terms related to mobile devices. This is PHP but I’ll show you how you can use this type of “regex” in Javascript too. <?php $useragent=$_SERVER[‘HTTP_USER_AGENT’]; if(preg_match(‘/^1207.*|^3gso.*|^4thp.*|^501i.*|^502i.*|^503i.*|^504i.*|^505i.*|^506i.*|.*Fennec.*|^6310.*|^6590.*|^770s.*|^802s.*|.*a100.*|.*a510.*|.*a511.*|^abac.*|^acer.*|^acoo.*|^acs.*|^aiko.*|^airn.*|.*alacatel.*|^alav.*|^alca.*|^alco.*|^amoi.*|^Amoi.*|.*android.*|^anex.*|^anny.*|^anyw.*|^aptu.*|^arch.*|^argo.*|^aste.*|^asus.*|^ASUS.*|^attw.*|^au.*|^audi.*|^Audiovox.*|^AU-MIC.*|^aur.*|^aus.*|^avan.*|^beck.*|^bell.*|^benq.*|^BenQ.*|^bilb.*|^bird.*|^Bird.*|^blac.*|.*BlackBerry.*|^blaz.*|.*Blazer.*|.*boxee.*|.*BRAVIA.*|^brew.*|^brvw.*|^bumb.*|^bw.*|^c55.*|^capi.*|^ccwa.*|^cdm.*|^CDM.*|.*CE-HTML.*|^cell.*|^chtm.*|^cldc.*|^cmd.*|^comp.*|^cond.*|.*CorePlayer.*|^craw.*|^dait.*|^dall.*|^dang.*|^dbte.*|^dc.*|.*dell streak.*|^devi.*|^dica.*|.*DLNA.*|.*DLNADOC.*|^dmob.*|^doco.*|^DoCoMo.*|^dopo.*|^dopod.*|^ds.*|^ds12.*|^el49.*|^elai.*|^eml2.*|^emul.*|^eric.*|.*Ericsson.*|^erk0.*|^esl8.*|^ez40.*|^ez60.*|^ez70.*|^ezos.*|^ezwa.*|^ezze.*|^fake.*|^fetc.*|^fly.*|.*FlyCast.*|.*foobar2000.*|^g1.*|^g560.*|^gene.*|^gf.*|^go.*|.*GomPlayer.*|^good.*|.*GoogleTV.*|^grad.*|^grun.*|^haie.*|^Haier.*|.*hbbtv.*|.*HbbTV.*|^hcit.*|^hd.*|^hei.*|^hipt.*|^hita.*|^HP.*|.*htc.*|^htca.*|^htcg.*|^htcp.*|^htcs.*|^htct.*|^http.*|^huaw.*|.*Huawei.*|^hutc.*|^i230.*|^iac.*|^ibro.*|^idea.*|.*iemobile.*|^ig01.*|^ikom.*|^im1k.*|^i-mobile.*|^inno.*|.*ipad.*|^ipaq.*|.*iPAQ.*|.*iphone.*|.*iPod.*|^iris.*|.*iTunes.*|^jata.*|^java.*|^jbro.*|^jemu.*|^jigs.*|^kddi.*|^KDDI.*|^keji.*|^kgt.*|.*kindle.*|^klon.*|^KONKA.*|^kpt.*|^kwc.*|^KWC.*|^kyoc.*|^kyok.*|.*Large Screen.*|^leno.*|^Lenovo.*|^lexi.*|^lg.*|^lg50.*|^lg54.*|^lge.*|^libw.*|^lynx.*|^m3ga.*|^m50.*|^mate.*|^maui.*|^maxo.*|^mc01.*|^mc21.*|^mcca.*|^medi.*|^merc.*|^meri.*|^midp.*|.*midp.*|.*mini.*|^mio8.*|^mioa.*|.*Miro.*|^mits.*|^mmef.*|^mo01.*|^mo02.*|^mobi.*|.*mobile.*|^mode.*|^modo.*|^mot.*|^motv.*|^mozz.*|.*MPlayer.*|.*MSN.*|^mt50.*|^mtp1.*|^mtv.*|^mwbp.*|^mywa.*|^n100.*|^n101.*|^n102.*|^n202.*|^n203.*|^n300.*|^n302.*|^n500.*|^n502.*|^n505.*|^n700.*|^n701.*|^n710.*|^nec.*|^NEC-.*|^nem.*|^neon.*|^netf.*|.*NETTV.*|^newg.*|^NEWGEN.*|^newt.*|.*Nexus 10.*|.*Nexus 7.*|.*Nintendo.*|^nok6.*|^noki.*|.*Nokia.*|.*Novarra.*|^nzph.*|^o2.*|.*o2.*|.*O2.*|^o2im.*|.*Opera.Mobi.*|^opti.*|^opwv.*|^oran.*|^owg1.*|^p800.*|.*Palm.*|^pana.*|^Panasonic.*|^pand.*|^pant.*|^PANTECH.*|^pdxg.*|^PG.*|^pg13.*|^phil.*|^Philips.*|^pire.*|^play.*|.*PLAYSTATION 3.*|.*Plex.*|^pluc.*|^pock.*|.*pocket.*|^port.*|^portalmmm.*|^pose.*|^PPC.*|^prox.*|.*PS3.*|^psio.*|.*psp.*|^qc07.*|^qc12.*|^qc21.*|^qc32.*|^qc60.*|^qci.*|^qtek.*|^Qtek.*|.*QuickTime.*|^qwap.*|^r380.*|^r600.*|^raks.*|^rim9.*|^rove.*|^rozo.*|^s55.*|^sage.*|^Sagem.*|^SAGEM.*|^sama.*|^samm.*|^sams.*|.*SAMSUNG.*|^sany.*|.*Sanyo.*|^sava.*|^sc01.*|^sch.*|^SCH.*|.*SCH-.*|.*sch-i800.*|^scoo.*|^scp.*|^sdk.*|^se47.*|^sec.*|^SEC.*|^sec0.*|^sec1.*|^semc.*|.*SEMC-Browser.*|^send.*|^Sendo.*|^seri.*|^sgh.*|^SGH.*|.*SGH-.*|.*sgh-t849.*|^shar.*|^Sharp.*|.*shw-m180s.*|^sie.*|^SIE.*|^siem.*|^SIEMENS.*|.*silk.*|^sl45.*|^slid.*|^smal.*|^smar.*|.*Smarthub.*|.*smartphone.*|.*SmartTV.*|.*SMART-TV.*|^smb3.*|^smit.*|^smt5.*|^soft.*|^SoftBank.*|^sony.*|^SonyEricsson|^SonyEricsson.*|.*SonyEricsson.*|^sp01.*|^sph.*|^SPH.*|^spv.*|^sy01.*|^symb.*|.*symbian.*|.*SymbianOS.*|^t218.*|^t250.*|^t600.*|^t610.*|^t618.*|.*tablet.*|^tagt.*|^talk.*|^tcl.*|^tdg.*|.*teleca.*|^teli.*|^telm.*|^tim.*|^topl.*|^tosh.*|.*Toshiba.*|.*treo.*|^ts70.*|^tsm.*|^tsm3.*|^tsm5.*|.*up\.browser.*|^upg1.*|.*up\.link.*|.*UPnP.*|^upsi.*|^UTS.*|^utst.*|^v400.*|^v750.*|^veri.*|^Vertu.*|^virg.*|^vite.*|^vk40.*|^vk50.*|^vk52.*|^vk53.*|.*VLC media player.*|^vm40.*|^voda.*|.*vodafone.*|^vulc.*|^vx52.*|^vx53.*|^vx60.*|^vx61.*|^vx70.*|^vx80.*|^vx81.*|^vx83.*|^vx85.*|^vx98.*|^w3c.*|.*WAFA.*|^wap.*|.*wap.*|^wapa.*|^wapi.*|^wapj.*|^wapm.*|^wapp.*|^wapr.*|^waps.*|^wapt.*|^wapu.*|^wapv.*|^wapy.*|^webc.*|.*webOS.*|.*WebTV.*|^whit.*|.*BOLT.*|^wig.*|.*wii.*|^winc.*|.*windows ce.*|.*Windows.CE.*|.*Windows-Media-Player.*|.*WindowsPhone.*|.*Windows Phone.*|^winw.*|^wmlb.*|^wonu.*|^x700.*|.*XBMC.*|.*xbox.*|^xda.*|.*Xda.*|^xda2.*|^xdag.*|^yas.*|^your.*|^zeto.*|^ZTE.*/i’, $useragent)) { header(‘Location: http://mobile.mysite.com’); } ?> So the code above will redirect mobile devices...
If you are buying bulk traffic to a mobile offer the chances are that you can split some of your traffic off to different offers. For example if you have a pin submit that only accepts android but has a much higher payout then you can separate your android traffic and increase your bottom line. There are a few ways to do this using popular tracking software but I prefer...
Want a mobile lander with a 90%+ “CTR”? Simply add the following javasript: <script> function go() { location.href = ‘http://www.jamesbachini.com’; } function init() { setTimeout(function() { confirm(‘You have two friends who recommended this app’); },3000); setTimeout(function() { go(); },5000); } </script> Then run the init function on body load like so: <body onload=”init();”> This does two things it ensures the user has seen the page, all be it briefly, and...
From the 21st April Google will be penalising sites for mobile search which don’t appear mobile friendly. You can test your site here: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/ If you haven’t done any mobile design you’ll probably get some warnings like this: Text too small to read Links too close together Mobile viewport not set Content wider than screen The first thing you should do to make your site mobile friendly is add a...
Here’s a big list of the leading carriers in each country along with the number of users. This should be useful for anyone running mobile marketing campaigns that require network traffic. Europe Turkey Population: 74m Kyivstar – 25.16m MTS – 19.496m Life – 7.72m Intertelecom – 0.931m TriMob – 0.916m PEOPLEnet – 0.821m ITC – 3.852m Netherlands Population: 16.7m KPN – 8.8m T-Mobile – 4.9m Vodafone – 5.3m Italy Population:...
Google have provided a tool which checks to see if a site renders clearly in a mobile browser. The tool looks like it is setup at 320px and if your site works at this you’ll get a “mobile-friendly” tag in your organic search listings. Here’s the link to check your sites: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/ Some other good sites for checking across different screen sizes/browsers are: http://validator.w3.org/mobile/ – Validates markup, I always have...
Here’s a quick design template which is very flexible for mobile app / pin submit type offers. You can view the page at: http://jamesbachini.com/misc/simplemobile.htm And download it from: http://jamesbachini.com/misc/simplemobile.zip Obviously be careful that your button is above the fold on old and new phones. Big image + long headers can push it below which wouldn’t be good. This is great for testing new angles fast because it takes two mins...
Here’s some stats I ran off today from a Google Adsense account I have for some old seo based domains with various sites and “general” mainstream traffic. It’s interesting to see that the eCPM’s for desktop traffic are still way above that of high end mobile devices: Platform Page views Clicks Page CTR CPC Page RPM Estimated earnings Desktop 217560 6117 2.81% £0.26 £7.38 £1,604.64 High-end mobile devices 110708 2048...
I needed a big list of Cordova plugins to search through: android.support.v4 This is a Cordova plugin that adds the Android Support v4 client library. It is meant to be depended on by other plugins. android.support.v7-appcompat This is a Cordova plugin that adds the Android Support v7 AppCompat client library. It is meant to be depended on by other plugins. android.support.v7-mediarouter This is a Cordova plugin that adds the Android...
