Mobile Web

Last night, my wife and I hung out until past midnight at a downtown hotel where
one of our state's political parties had rented a large ballroom and other
gathering areas to talk and mingle with candidates, media, and various movers &
shakers in the political scene. One couldn't help but notice the number of
attendees polling & monitoring incoming voting results on personal hand-held
devices; most seemed to have touch screens. Our city mayor was even posting to
a community forum from her hand-held. It was another reminder of the growing
ubiquity of these devices, social networking, and related applications.

I read several unfavorable reviews last week about Microsoft's mobile platforms
and shrinking market share, generally. I wish I had more time to explore mobile
application development. I know we've discussed mobile technology recently but
thought it might be worth asking again what developers are finding that works or
doesn't work? Targeting specific platforms? Taking advantage of HTML5 or Webkit
animations, transitions, and visual effects? Running into browser compatibility
issues? Finding work-a-rounds?

-Nathan