It occurred to me that the title of this blog is going to mean something different to anyone who reads it. So I will explain what it means to me.A lifecycle describes the progression of something from its very conception until it no longer has any value. A lifecycle breaks down this progression into generalized stages so we can be smart about dealing with whatever it is based on where we think it is in the lifecycle. The most obvious lifecycle is our own from child, to young adult, to middle age, to old age. We make these distinctions in order deal with the realities of say, voting, retirement planning, and advertising. It's one lifecycle, but it is treated differently by government, banking, and marketing stakeholders, respectively.
Duane Jennings on 25 Apr 12This is the huge revenue advantage that having a separate mobile page has over a single adaptive page. Having a separate mobile page does not mean the content has to be maintained in two different places though. Your CMS should handle the content in one place and still be able to display the content differently based on the device. Adaptive layout on one page just puts the burden on the phone and client PC to adjust the display rather than the CMS doing it before sending to the client. Many are doing adaptive layout wrong by sending all assets and content to phone devices which is not only bad for performance but also for user experience as it makes the page render slower.
