Perishable Information in an Increasingly Mobile World

This article offers an observation of information seeking and use “in the wild” that touches upon ways in which technology is merged with social interactions, and physical space, particularly in a highly transient environment. The study analyzes information dynamics of three everyday life mobile activities (food trucks, the urban playground movement, and spontaneous shrines). In summary, more attention needs to be drawn to studying how society handles perishable matter as a means, or a goal, in information seeking.