Begging for Mobile Interfaces for Domain Auction Sites
I have been a bit quiet on the blog front lately due some crazy travel schedules. When traveling I try to use all the tools available to stay connected and productive and have carried both a Blackberry and and Apple iPhone together for sometime but in the past week or so I killed the Blackberry and moved solely to my iPhone.
The iPhone provides a great platform for browsing and in most cases I prefer the full version of websites when browsing on it, but find when using sites that perform some sort of application (auctions, stats view, etc) I really would prefer a simpler, more iPhone (mobile) optimized interface for those times when I am not sitting in an airport and am actually running through the airport or walking from meeting to meeting.
So, all that brings me to the title. In most cases when entering an auction I like to set my bid at the amount I am willing to pay and move on. But in many competitive auctions or in days I am in multiple auctions at the same time on names that could go into the $X,XXX category I prefer to monitor and react to auctions based on the overall auctions I am in that day.
Considering that the Internet user in general is starting to perform more and more of their browsing from mobile devices and that many domainers in general seem to be a pretty mobile and tech savvy bunch I would think that the auction platforms would focus a bit of development effort into providing an optimized interface for those connecting to their site through mobile devices.
If Namejet or Snapnames either has a mobile interface I sure have not been able to find it when browsing on my iPhone. If someone reading knows of one feel free to correct me.
If the mobile interface was available I would not of missed out on somewhere around $5K of purchases I would of made this week. I am sure I am not the only one that would appreciate a mobile optimized platform for making and monitoring bids on names I am already in auction on, it really doesn't have to let me make backorders, simply monitor and bid on names I am already in auction with.
Anyone else wish for the same?






