Mobile Blogging

5:19 pm in Blogging, Mobile Blogging by ClubBlogger

Some think it’s the best thing since… Google. Others think it’s over-hyped. But ClubBlogger takes a look at how you get on the first rung of this particular ladder.

STEP 1 into the maze: Sign up with mobile to blog media posting services….

The web resources listed below “couple” with blogs so that different types of media captured on a cell phone can be posted to a web blog. If you subscribe to a couple of different resources such as Flickr for photos, Gabcast for audio feeds, and Flixwagon for live video feeds, you will have many media options for posting on your blog.

See below for a variety of mobile resources to select from. You can decide to subscribe to as many of the resources as you would like. The more subscriptions, the more mobile media posting options you will have. Additionally, all of the resources mentioned below have free account options so there is little to no cost to using the resources.

Post Static Video (MMS)

* YouTube
* Eyespot
* Utterz
* Shozu
* Uphoneblog

Post Audio (MMS)

* Utterz
* Evoca
* Gabcast
* Jaxtr
* Snapvine
* Cinch

Post Live Audio Streams

* Talkshoe

Post Images (MMS)

* Utterz
* Flickr
* Shozu
* Uphoneblog

Post Images at Map Location (MMS)

* Locoblog
* Flagr

Post Text (SMS)

* Utterz
* Twitter

STEP 2: Make your blog mobile

Use one of the following resources to get a mobile web address and subscription options with a short code.

* Feedm8
* Andanza
* Buzme

STEP 3: Get a Mobile Keyword for your blog

The following sites allow anyone to create a mobile keyword (such as “Africanvoice”). The keyword allows people to text message the keyword to a given number and then they can become a subscriber to your site. Being a subscriber allows them to receive updates, alerts and blog posts. Additionally, it allows the organization to keep track of subscribers.

* Textmarks
* Mozes

STEP 4: Check to see how “readable” your mobile blog is on a cell phone.

It is important to know how easy it is for individuals to read your blog on a cell phone. The following resource will “check” the readability of your blog on a cell phone.

* Ready.mobi