From Weblog to Moblog
TheFeature :: From Weblog to Moblog:
An interesting read on concepts based on moblogging.
"Recent visitors to Yeouido Park in Seoul might have seen hundreds of policemen armed with long thick sticks, lining up around the perimeter of the grass and the basketball court. All of a sudden, a peaceful broad public park was ringed with armed forces in dark blue suits, guarding against something unknown. Well-dressed park-goers looked upon them strangely and scooted out of the way as the park was secured. What was the threat?
Someone curious with a mobile device might have tuned to a major Korean news agency wireless Web site. If that site could be viewed over a mobile device, they probably wouldn�t have found any news about it, as whatever was anticipated by the police wasn�t �news� yet.
Fortunately, South Korea is leading the world in multimedia phone technology. So this curious person might post a photo from their mobile phone camera of the scene and a query to a public wireless Web site, begging the question, what�s going on here? That entry could be flagged with keywords: �police action� �public space� �korea� and �what is this?� Someone else online knows about a protest planned by the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions arguing against a shortening of the work week, and might post some information.
Now that exchange, a photo of police in the park, and the information on the event, coincide to make a news story. Other posts in the thread might concern past police action in Seoul, other protests by that union, and tips for avoiding arrest in protest situations. Then, after reading it on their mobile phones, other curious weblog-empowered news-hounds in the area might hop over to Yeouido Park to mobile-blog their own report. The news unfolds, as it happens, reported by an unfolding collaboration of on-the-scene observers and people reaching out to resources on"
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