Since getting a Smartphone, I’ve moved away from traditional blogging a bit, in favor of more spontaneous blogging using social media tools such as Instagram and FourSquare.

This weekend, I spent several hours writing new code to integrate these tools into my blog, including one replacing the conventional public schedule with one that pulls data from Foursquare then updates my blog and other connected data sources. Instagram photos now automatically appear on the blog like other posts, and are connected in with maps and older photos on the blog.

I am also on a few new social media sites for those interested in following me:

• Tumblr (andybarthur.tumblr.com) — for now just instagram photos, more content to come
• Instagram (instagram.com/andybarthur) — snapshots tqaken through out the day
• Foursquare / Swarm

While I’ve gotten away from map making, I hope to be making some new maps and re-featuring some classic maps soon. My goal is to be sharing at least one interesting map per day, even if it’s an older map that I made some time ago.