I used to be a reader. I’d go through at least 2 or 3 books a month, plus the daily paper and a stack of magazines. Now I’m much more likely to read online, and despite a stack of novels I want to read sitting on my shelf, I usually only read fiction for my book club these days. Still, when my friend Christine asked me to answer a quick survey for her blog, I was happy to help out. She’s posted the results here (and other people’s answers can be found by clicking through her blog.)
I should read more. I do love it, but I tend to get so wrapped up in other (usually online) things. I’m forcing myself to read books on design, considering them required reading. But I need to make time for fiction, too. I mean, I’ve been reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time since summer (and it’s a pretty quick read!) Yeesh!
Twitter-friend, NBC cameraman, new tech evangelist, and all around cool guy Jim Long is in Africa with POTUS and using his Nokia N95 phone/camera and service called Qik to live stream interviews with newsmakers, including this one with Sir Bob Geldof.
An awesome thing about Qik is that people watching live can comment and the person holding/on the camera can read and respond to the comments, as Sir Bob does here.
And anyone can do this. Anyone with a capable camera and something to show (or not, but good content would be nice.) When these cameras get cheaper, when good wifi is more available… wheee!
I use both services but in very different ways. I think Utterz offers more but Seesmic offers a party. Thoughts? Mobile post sent by banannie using Utterz. Replies.
