Darren
14 Apr 2009, 03:15 PM
Hey guys,
Just curious about something here.
I know that you use JavaScript to redirect users to your mobile site based on OS, Resolution, etc. So if they go to the normal URL from a normal device, then they are redirected to a mobile site.
But how about Google?
If, for example, I search "YouTube" in Google from a mobile phone, the first result is "m.youtube.com" with a mobile icon beside it, not "youtube.com" as I would expect.
How does this work?
Is it only available to certain people who contact[and pay?] Google to put their mobile site there if searched from a Mobile.
Or is it based on your sitemap?
Or does Google somehow automatically search your site for a mobile site?
Perhaps for a specifically named stylesheet?
Thanks in advance! :D
[P.s. I just realized Youtube is a bad example seeing as Google own it, but it happens with lots of other non-Google sites too.]
Just curious about something here.
I know that you use JavaScript to redirect users to your mobile site based on OS, Resolution, etc. So if they go to the normal URL from a normal device, then they are redirected to a mobile site.
But how about Google?
If, for example, I search "YouTube" in Google from a mobile phone, the first result is "m.youtube.com" with a mobile icon beside it, not "youtube.com" as I would expect.
How does this work?
Is it only available to certain people who contact[and pay?] Google to put their mobile site there if searched from a Mobile.
Or is it based on your sitemap?
Or does Google somehow automatically search your site for a mobile site?
Perhaps for a specifically named stylesheet?
Thanks in advance! :D
[P.s. I just realized Youtube is a bad example seeing as Google own it, but it happens with lots of other non-Google sites too.]