WaPo Revamps Mobile

WaPo released a new mobile site today, made up of five main sections: politics, business, metro, arts & living and sports. The new site will now be managed by two mobile editors dedicated to updating content and managing breaking news alerts on the site.

Users in the D.C. area will have access to customized weather, breaking sports scores and key regional news stories. In addition, WaPo says that “in the very near future visitors to the site will be able to make a restaurant reservation, buy a movie ticket and conduct other advanced transactions directly from the site as well as receive real-time traffic routes integrating Google maps and GPS.”

The mobile site is built on a proprietary platform that is entirely new to the company.Check it out by visiting www.washingtonpost.com on your iPhone, Blackberry or any mobile device.

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