Category Archives: Moblogging

Why the insignificant travelogue?

March 28, 2006Moblogging, UK Trip 2006Griff Wigley

I actually am not under delusions of grandeur that anyone other than maybe my sweetie of a wife cares much about my travels from here to there. (Aside to Robbie: Hi Babe, I’m now at Ian and Mary Reid’s house, using Mary’s PC while she and Ian are off to a Council meeting in the Royal Borough of Kingston.) My rationale is twofold:

1. I’m trying to get a better understanding of the strengths and limitations of moblogging, since many (most?) civic leaders are constantly out and about. They may have more opportunities to do some quick blogging than they realize. Can blogging simple text messages and photos from a camera-equipped mobile phone be effective for anything other than novelty?

2. I’m trying to understand the limitations of the UK’s telecommunications infrastructure for moblogging as I may become involved in a project this summer which will require blogging from rural areas, one end of the country to the other. More to come about this later.

And more to come about moblogging as I learn. In the meantime, watch out for the occasional trivial travel alerts.

In Surbiton

March 28, 2006Moblogging, UK Trip 2006Griff Wigley

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Now in surbiton. I am hungry!

On the underground

March 28, 2006Moblogging, UK Trip 2006Griff Wigley

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On the underground on the way to surbiton as i missed my connecting train.

On train to London

March 28, 2006Moblogging, UK Trip 2006Griff Wigley

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1pm. On train to london to have dinner with mary & ian reid in kingston.

LBP#4: Personalizing – I, me, my vs. we, our, us

March 15, 2006Moblogging, PodcastGriff Wigley

I recorded this via my cell phone this afternoon on my way to the Twin Cities. I blogged it when I returned home.

Subject: How to personalize your written blog entry or audioblog without being an ego maniac.

Click play to listen. Time: 4:05. Subscribe to podcast or subscribe via iTunes.

Moblog alert

March 15, 2006MobloggingGriff Wigley

I'm heading to the Twin Cities this afternoon and may be moblogging some photos and audio.

I'm meeting with Tim Erickson, Politalk who's also been doing local edemocracy work in the UK, primarily focused on ISSUES forums.

I've visiting with some communications people in the state judicial branch about blogging.

And I'm doing a little socializing with former gofastians Mike O'Connor, Ralph Jenson and their network of beer-guzzling techies and tech wannabes.

LBP#3: Why is government leader blogging lagging?

March 8, 2006Moblogging, PodcastGriff Wigley

I posted this from my cell phone after today's Minnesota Association of Government Communicators meeting. I'm guessing that it's going to take considerable citizen blogosphere attacks on local government leaders before there's more motivation to intiate blogging themselves. (I'm adding text to this post at 7 pm. I plan to add the audio to my podcast as soon as iTunes lists it in their podcast offerings… which should happen in a day or two.)

Click play to listen. Time: 4:35. Subscribe to podcast or subscribe via iTunes.