Sometimes the best way to figure out what is going on is to take a field trip. So this weekend, i walked the length of the Amtrak on it's way back to New York from Providence, RI.

Here's what i saw. Mobile media is alive and growing - (atleast along the northeast corridor).

Portable DVD players - with people watching movies. Four movies.

Laptop Computers watching Movies. 6.

Phones with some sort of content. 10.

I think i'm underestimating actually - but the point is that even with devices that are currently in the market - people ARE using mobile media.

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Does anyone think it's ironic that the New York Times uses the 4th of July (independance day) to do thier big piece on Citizen's Journalism? Now sure, it's a slow news day - but the sybolism is hard to miss.

also - tons of traffic about the AOL Live8 coverage, and the 'death' of MTV. Not sure what all that means - expect that controling how you recieve and view media is far more fun than passively watching TV on the couch. Jason Calacanis has a lot to say on this.

And the buzz on RSS is building as well. NY times today. An "RSS" fund as reported by Fred Wilson

more soon....