A mobile bohemian is a person who has integrated mobile technology, primarily smartphones, into their daily lifestyle as a means of expanding their social network

Social network

A social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "nodes", which are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.Social...

, gaining immediate access to information, staying connected, and capturing details of their daily lives in real-time. Mobo, another term for mobile bohemian, was inspired from David Brooks' term bobo, as expanded in Bobos in Paradise and his sequel On Paradise Drive in 2004.

Mobile bohemians typically interact with their mobile devices during normal social situations, multitasking with text messages, tweets and web access. Their lifestyle is characterized as being very spontaneous and collaborative. Also referred to as digital nomad

Digital nomad

Digital nomads are a new breed of resourceful entrepreneurs who are able to live and work anywhere they please. Nomadic workers typically enjoy a flexible and fulfilling lifestyle, leveraging technology and the internet to work remotely—from home, the coffee shop, internet cafe, or even to...

s, although this term usually focuses on work-related tasks and environments.