I’ve pretty much spent all day living vicariously through a friend of mine while he’s prancing about at SXSW, which made me think about some of the newer technology that’s being introduced and promoted there and how I could benefit from them.
After already having a few traveling adventures under my belt, I realized there were certain obstacles I needed to address, namely, how can I write and blog about my experiences in a fluid manner while it’s still fresh on my mind? Usually I would get so caught up in exploring my new locale that by the time I got back to the hotel I was too exhausted to even stay awake, much less blog about the day. Even worse was the exhausting work of uploading my photos, then organizing, captioning and tagging them all. It’s the sort of thing that can literally take me hours to do. Time is a luxury I cannot afford to lose during my travels, so this is something I need address before I go off on my next adventure, although that won’t happen until May.
For the time being, I am experimenting with ways I can interweave blogging vignettes I want to write with my day’s activities during my travels, without it being too much of a burden. One of the ways I’m exploring doing so is by trying out geolocation apps on my iPod, such as Foursquare and Gowalla
From there, it’s just a matter of how I want to present it all on my blog. Do I write about my travel experiences all in one lengthy post, or do I break them down into vignettes that are spread out via separate posts instead? Something else I will have to experiment with. In the meantime, let me know what you might prefer. :-D
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I do not prance.
Well I was gonna say lethargically moving about like molten lava, but this had more zing.
Personally, I like you blog more simplistic rather than segmented into parts; I’m sure you’ll incorporate whatever neat stuff your learning into this. And have a more fabulous cheese free blog for whomever stumbles upon it.
I have to write a journal on a regular basis and granted many things are remembered on the same day as ‘the adventure’ but I find that I miss parts because I think about it for the next couple of days too.
Who am I? .. But I think the lapse in posts from the day you experience things also gives you time to remain anonymous… ;;) you never know… you might have a disgruntled reader or two, and although as hilarious as your commentary would be if you were found in your travels … better safe than sorry.
I’m inclined to go with the separate vignettes as they happen, if that’s what you mean. Wish I were as techie as you are because you can maximize your creativity with the best(mechanical) methods.
Since everyone’s so busy, think a lengthy post might lose many plus we’re anxious to read and see what you are experiencing in real time.
You could do your real-time vignettes while on location, then wrap up later with your reflections of the highlights.
Good job doing your research on the best technology to let you grow!
I think real-time vignettes/afterthoughts seem like the best approach, I just need to learn to jot down ideas and themes for the longer posts so I don’t forget about them. That was my mistake in Boston. A few encounters here and there that were blogworthy, but I simply forgot about them afterwards. Oopsie.
It’s amazing how quickly I forget things if I don’t it put down on paper fast enough.