I'm a Mobile Misfit...
posted by Kiesha Cochrane on June 17, 2009
"As a Mobile Misfit, mobile etiquette is not in your vocabulary. Mobile devices were created to make life easier for you and others, not to wreak havoc on those around you. It's time for an intervention!"
This may be true, but I don't think I'm alone here! Come on, we've all seen it, someone holding up the coffee line as they finish a call on their cell, someone hogging an entire table with their laptop, netbook and other gadgets or someone checking out "inappropriate" content on a laptop in a public place!
As technology and mobile devices have continued to get smaller, lighter and faster, there is a new "code of conduct" when it comes to
Mobile Etiquette.
A recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive* and sponsored by Intel found that 90 percent of U.S. adults are frustrated by others' etiquette or lack thereof when using mobile devices, including laptops, netbooks and smart phones in certain places!
The number one pet peeve of survey responders is something I'm definitely guilty of; texting or typing on Internet enabled devices (e.g., laptop, mobile phone, PDA) while driving a car.
Intel Insider iJustine made some awesome videos for us to demonstrate how to be a "Mobile Master"!:
So where do you stand? Test your mobile etiquette IQ, share your mobile etiquette experiences including photos and videos by visiting the Intel Fan Page on Facebook
http://bit.ly/P76rP or try
http://bit.ly/butoc.
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Comments
Jun 17 | Alison said:
My latest Emily Post Etiquette Guide needs a chapter on this topic. Although I ranked a mobile master, I too sneak in emails at red lights and am glued to my BB while in line in the grocery store. I think we all struggle with integrating tech into our lives in a way where we control our technology and it doesn't control our lives.