Making it easier on the phone

Editor's note: a rare technology-centric entry until I can setup my own tech blog.

Have you seen the new Zillow site? It's a very cool use of Google Maps data, overlayed with real estate information. Unfortunately it best viewed on a traditional web browser, i.e. PC or [cough] Mac. This is unfortunate because some of us like to use our phones to browse web sites; and we expect even data-rich sites to play friendly.

So I need to develop a fix for this dilemna; create a mobile version which can easily [and quickly] be browsed from smartphone or PocketPC. Now here's where you can help:

• What Zillow features are a must have?
• Are the map images critical?
  
• Is navigation better using hyperlinks or scrolling down a long narrow page?

Answers to the above questions will help shape a prototype percolating in the brain.

Con paz,
frank