Website
www.livesv.com
Requirements
According to the provided request, Elinext specialists had to create a mobile-optimized version of an existing www.livesv.com website – the portal that provides full coverage of information about events, entertainment, and cultural activities in Silicon Valley. At the moment LiveSV provides useful information about the arts, culture, and entertainment to thousands of users every day.
Challenge
Due to the large audience of the portal, it’s very important to provide a convenient and user-friendly way of displaying information to every user regardless of the type of device with which a user visits the site. To meet this requirement Silicon Valley Creates together with Elinext have developed a mobile-optimized website that increased user experience. The mobile website covers all the main functionality of the full version of the website along with several new features. The following functionality is supported by the mobile website:
- User login;
- Integration with social networks;
- Integration with Foursquare, Google Maps
- Geolocation features, Check-in page;
- Photo upload;
- Adding reviews for events;
- List of Top events and Events by categories;
- Purchasing tickets;
- and more.
Solution
Elinext has successfully developed the mobile-optimized version of LiveSV portal using PHP, Kohana Framework. HTML5, JavaScript, and Jquery were used as front-end technologies. Enterprise search platform was used to optimize search function Lucene Solr. Elinext Alliance and Silicon Valley Creates thought out the design according to the user experience for mobile phones that involves convenient and clear navigation.
Results
The mobile version of LiveSV has been developed and integrated into the website. Users with mobile devices are redirected to the mobile version automatically. Though the development of the mobile website is completed Elinext keeps working with Silicon Valley Creates and assists in new enhancements and improvements of LiveSV ecosystem.
