Good networkers are often on the go. But we frequently have time between meetings to do some work. Mobile devices make that easier. So much nicer to pull out the phone while filling a few minutes between meetings than messing with a laptop.
Let me start my series of posts about mobile networking with a review of Word Press mobile for the iPhone. I have written several blog posts on the go with it, and so far I like it. (Yes, I wrote this post using it at Panera, waiting for a client.)
I can create a new post, even adding tags and categories. Categories are synced from the website, but tags aren’t, which is a bit of a pain. As my list of tags grows, it will be hard to remember which ones I use.
I can write and save directly to the phone, so I don’t need an active connection. Great. When I am camping in a couple of weeks with no cell signal, I can still write if the mood strikes me. But I kind of hope it won’t.
One of the nicest features is the ability to review and accept comments. Since there are days when I leave the house early in the morning and don’t get back until late, I am glad I can monitor the discussion around my posts on the go. It would be even nicer if the program pushed comments to the phone so I knew about them in real time. Right now I do have to remember to open the program and check. Maybe in the next version.
It does not support the iPhone landscape keyboard, but that’s a non issue with me. I almost never use it.
Syncing a post to the web, even over Edge, is fast. This post took about 15 seconds to upload on Edge.
Pros:
ability to create posts off-line
Ease of use
Quick learning curve
Ability to monitor comments
Cons
No use of landscape keyboard
No pushing of comments
No saved tags
Overall, I give it a solid 4 out of 5.
What? No iPhone? There is a beta version for you Blackberry users. If any of you want to test it and write a guest review post, I’d be happy to publish it. Just let me know.
Tags: blogging, iPhone, networking on the go