Moblogging and M-Blog

Posted on | April 24, 2006 |

Priya Saini writes in Economic Times on moblogging.

What’s more, moblogging complements traditional blogging perfectly. Traditionally blogging, done from a PC, is mostly text-based and requires more time to create. It is usually used for publishing thoughts and opinions, while moblogging is much more spontaneous and usually visual-based.

The article quotes me:

Says Veerchand Bothra, of Blogstreet.com, India’s first portal on blogs, “Since mobloggers are not tied to a desktop, mobile blogging is contextual in nature and can be done as and when the idea strikes or an event takes place.

You don’t have to wait to go back to the desktop. For most people, writing does not come naturally. But everyone can take a photo or record a video with a mobile.

Many bloggers are maintaining moblogs using sites like flickr.com, textamerica.com etc. But the uptake of mobile blogging is not linked with the popularity of blogs. In countries like India, where the PC base is not large, there will be more moblogs than blogs,

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