Mobility has developed a special relationship
with writing through the use of different technologies to gain knowledge about
ourselves and connect with others around us. Certain platforms for
communication such as social media websites, discussion boards, and blogs, afford
new ways for travelers to connect and collaborate with each other in ways which
has not been available in the past. Interactions between travelers on sites
such as Facebook, or Couchsurfing.org, has proven the importance and potential
for social connectivity. “As interactive travelers navigate through these
digitally connected environments, they evoke connectivity as a way of making
sense of their online presence and their interactive practices as a foundation
for other strategies of knowledge-production.” Being able to write on-the-go has
opened a new world for travelers because it gives them the ability to access
knowledge about their next destination for example, or even consult others
through a blog about the best places to eat in the city they are in. In
addition, new media platforms such as Instagram or even Snapchat allow travelers
to instantly showcase what they are doing so that friends and family can be up
to date, and virtually right there next to them as they continue their travels.
This is why mobile modes of connecting, collaborating, and searching thus
constitute not only ways of knowing, but a new hands-on method of mobile social
life.
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