Weblogging on the Go
Written on April 25, 2009 by Katherine W. Prawl
It struck me just now, reading a book on my iPhone called We the Media, by Dan Gilmore, which is about blogging among other things, that I’m actively practicing what he discusses in his book. While driving down Interstate Highway 40E toward Oklahoma City, I’m reading an ebook on my phone, watching the GPS “breadcrumb trail” in one window on my laptop, and now writing a blog entry in another window, which is connected to the internet via our mobile router/modem and the cellphone system. A few moments ago, when we crossed the Texas-Oklahoma state line, I had sent a Tweet to my friends and family informing them of our location, from the same iPhone where I’m reading about using the internet for connectivity. Earlier I’d checked the weather from my iPhone, and just now looked at current conditions in our present location (Elk City, OK) — uh, oh, under a tornado watch. Well, that’s a sampling of how technology and new media keep us aware of our environment when we’re on the road, locally and metaphorically. Gotta go turn on the weather radio. ‘Bye for now!
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