Moblogging

Back in 2003, Mark Glaser of the New York Times wrote a short piece in regards to moblogging stating that it would be the 'Next big thing... in 2015'. His article described a moblog service that had announced its offering aimed at cellphone users.

It's interesting to see that technology has advanced as such a rate since 2003. The stated date of 2015 is actually an overestimate as a flurry of mobile phones and smart phones are being offered by most cellular phone manufacturers. Phones such as the Nokia N93, and N95 are equipped specially for capturing and sending video clips. I recall seeing news coverage in regards to increased mobile blogging among the travelling community. That news cast aired sometime last year, so it is safe to assume people have begun blogging using their mobile devices.

As interest increases in moblogging, or as people begin to have access to phones that have this capacity, we may see more amateur blogs popping up with candid news coverage or even coverage of events that new stations will not broadcast. [i.e. The mobile phone video of Saddam Husssein's execution.]

There is an obvious cause for concern in regards to the material that may be posted, but I think that moblogging will offer lots of interesting insights and offer us as close to live coverage of news and events as possible. News stations may decide to equip their anchors with moblogging capable devices to secure news stories on the fly. Maybe one day technology will make the cameraman obsolete?

A link to the article is here http://www.ojr.org/ojr/glaser/1043947239.php