There’s using social media and then there’s using social media. In a world where TMI just doesn’t exist, lifestreaming is the crack of choice for the true social media whore. Lifestreamer and blogger Mark Krynsky describes it as ’a chronological aggregated view of your life activities both online and offline’ - a way of displaying and sharing your activities and interests through social media, all in one place. It’s similar to lifecasting (think ED TV) but more subtle than just walking around with a camera on your head.

And Mark recently wrote this very interesting article about how lifestreaming can be adapted to the nomad-minded in the form of travelstreaming. He reports:

Alan Cheslow notified me last night of a new site project he is working on that he’s deemed a Travelstream[…]so that he could share his family road trip with his extended family and friends as well as providing a journal of his travels to reflect upon after his return.

His Travelstreaming site takes the Lifestreaming concept of aggregating social services data, but puts focus on a specific event. His site displays his vacation schedule, photos, blog posts, and several other GPS based activities. Alan has also provided details on many of the tools he used to build the site including several mobile client apps, Brightkite, Flickr, Yahoo Pipes, and more.

It’s basically what we’ve been advocating for ages - using the best tools at your disposal to record and share your travels - but very focused on each individual trip, an interesting twist on the concept and particularly useful if you take many shorter expeditions in the year.

Check out Alan’s site and get inspired to tailor a travelstreaming hub for your own trip.