1. mobile manners by gracie goad photo by Ed Yourdon

2. From a young age we were taught to mind our manners…

3. …with almost every newspaper featuring an advice column photo by DRB62

4. we are clearly concerned with keeping up with the to-do’s and to-don’ts of modern manners… photo by lensfodder

5. …and yet 75% of adults believe that manners have worsened in recent years. (Matt Hamlen, “Mobile Device Etiquette Keeps Going Down The Drain”) photo by Amy McTigue

6. Good mannersgo beyond the table… photo by Rawbert

7. Since 1988, we’ve been interested in “netiquette” …the social conventions that facilitate our interactions on the net. photo by Just Nora

8. Now, as we learned in FILM 315, over 70% of the world’s population now has a mobile phone. (SynbaseInc, “The Growth of Mobile: Stats and figures that will shock you”) photo by eyeLiam

9. With this ever growing number of mobile phones in use… are mobile manners the final frontier? photo by Spitzgogo_CHEN

10. “New digital technologies are becoming a mainstay in consumers’ lives, but we haven’t yet worked out for ourselves, our families, communities and societies what all the right kinds of behaviours and expectations will be…” Genevieve Bell, head of interaction and experience research at Intel Labs. (http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/03/04/people-have-poor-mobile-manners-study/)

11. 90% of us witness poor mobile behaviour each day. (Matt Hamlen, “Mobile Device Etiquette Keeps Going Down The Drain”) photo by gerlos

12. Top offenses include… …texting while driving …talking loudly on the phone in public …and phones disturbing live shows (Matt Hamlen, “Mobile Device Etiquette Keeps Going Down The Drain”) photo by ShutterRunner

13. During a 7 day crackdown in February on distracted driving, the Toronto Police handed out more than 2,500 tickets. (http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/03/04/people-have-poor-mobile-manners-study/) photo by kippbakr

14. Of those charged, 2,226 were using a hand-held communication device. (http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/03/04/people-have-poor-mobile-manners-study/) photo by kippbakr

15. 92 % of people surveyed wished people would display better manners when talking on the phone in public. (http://technascent.com/mind-your-mobile-manners/) photo: http://www.puremobile.com/communityblog/random-stuff/top-10-cell-phone-etiquette-rules-people-still-break/

16. 1 5 in adults even check their phone each morning before getting out of bed http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/03/04/people-have-poor-mobile-manners-study/

17. mobile manners are even starting to effect the way smartphones are designed photo by liewcf

18. mobile devices have become the "serial interrupters" of modern society "We owe it to the industry to restore simplicity where interactions and productivity are balanced," he added. AT&T CTO John Donovan (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9211499/Mobile_device_etiquette_keeps_going_down_the_drain_survey_finds?taxonomyId=15&pageNumber=2)

19. …there’s even an app for that! Manners: designed to teach and reinforce basic social skills critical for independent living http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/manners/id375391242?mt=8#

20. …so what can you do?

21. practice what you preach focus if you don’t like it, don’t do it give your attention to those who are present make your own rules consider your surroundings (http://technascent.com/mind-your-mobile-manners/) photo by ihtatho

22. …and don’t use the phone here. Ever. photo by bestway1964