The last few blog posts may seem a bit random. These were all added and edited using my current mobile phone – the fantastic Nokia E66. I have been surprised how much this phone is capable of with the appropriate (free) software installed. I have been able to compose, post and edit blog posts. Upload pictures and video and live stream video, which I tried using Qik at the Live and Local / Future Choices Conference and is available on their conference blog.
In addition, I was also able to check train times on Opera Mobile through the 3G connection, find the venue of the conference party using it’s GPS mapping functions, bluetooth a picture, listen to my LastFM radio stations … oh and it does a great job of making some phone calls too !
I am tapping this post out on my laptop, but certainly plan to use this phone for more mobile social reporting in the future.
Now onto the actions …
Action 1 – The eagle-eyed of you may have noticed the blog title has gone pink and over on the right there is “P4O” button… Myself and many thousands of bloggers have turned parts of our blogs (or the whole theme) Pink for October to raise awareness of Breast Cancer. Please follow suit, if you haven’t already by seeing the links, banners and buttons on the Pink for October website.
Action 2- This week on Wednesday 15th October it is Blog Action Day. On this day we are all being asked to do something useful through our blogs, or the wider use of social media for those in poverty. The action will take many forms with awareness raising and some direct help being given. One such show of direct action will take place at BVSC in Birmingham when the “BrumBloggers” group will meet together to offer a “social media surgery session” with free support, advice, blogs … or help with anything technology related that may be needed by the voluntary and community sector working with groups that tackle poverty in Birmingham.
Thanks to BVSC we will have food and hot drinks, if you are in or around Birmingham please do register to let us know you are coming along and see just how social media can help you reach out to more people in the community.
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Looking forward to seeing all about how Blog Action Day goes in Brum! Would like to have been there to join in, but need to be here in Devon that day.
It’s also amazing that we don’t need to rely on a computer to be able to have a presence and blog/tell our story now either. A mobile phone can do all that we need to, so hopefully more and more people and organisations can find ways to share their stories and connect with a wider audience too.
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