New York Times mobile web views surge

The New York Times announced its mobile news site drew 19 million page views in May, up from 10 million hits in December 2007 and 500,000 views in January 2007. According to Robert Samuels, the Old Gray Lady's director of mobile products, mobile web, messaging, games and alternative platforms, most of the mobile web views derive from high-end devices like the iPhone, BlackBerry and Trio--generally speaking, mobile consumption habits mirror online user behaviors, with articles focusing on business and politics as well as blogs and most-emailed stories generating the most reader interest. Samuels adds the NYT plans to introduce mobile showtime listings, weather services and restaurant listings before the year is out.

For more on The New York Times' mobile outlook:
- read this Editors Weblog article

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