A lot of times the best stories for your neighborhood will come when you're out in it, away from your computer. Whether it's big breaking news or something quirky you come across, you need a good way to post about it without waiting to get back home.

The recent snow storms here in Seattle gave us good motivation to spend some time on our mobile blogging features. People wanted to know what routes were passable, what was closed, and generally what was happening around the 'hood.

Here's an example of a post I did completely on my iPhone while out walking around the snow-filled streets.

Here's how it works:

1. Go to your profile page and click the edit link. There's a "Posting by email" section at the bottom of the edit page that lets you enter your mobile email address and configure the address to send posts and updates to.
2. When you want to create a mobile post, just send an email from your phone to the @neighborlogs address from your profile edit page.  The subject becomes the title of the post and the body of the email will become the text. Any attached photos will be added automatically.
3. If you want to add new updates or photos to that post, send another email with "re:" prepended to the title of the original post.
4. Any photos taken on an IPhone will contain a geo tag that marks the spot where it was taken.  We use this to create an interactive map on the post.

This is enabled on all Neighborlogs sites, so configure your mobile blogging account and give it a try!