Not everyone can blog particularly if they are in the middle of a combat zone, but mobile phones it seems, span much more of the digital divide than desktop PC's. In the Field Online, is the creation of Eric Sundelof. It's a collection of tools enabling people to report events such as the war in Lebanon directly and simply via their mobile phones. Here's an example of the kind of comments people are leaving via text message:

i am getting tired of feeling afraid all the time. The sirenes are becoming like a bad nightmare. I just want it to stop...

You can listen to Kevin's podcast interview with Eric via his other blog (heh) at Strange Attractor

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