Stop! Do not put that phone down!

November 23rd, 2009 by Miguel Llano

So I have a problem, a problem that most of you may have as well. I am a cell phone addict.

During the recent SM2Day conference, Chris Brogan made the statement that people can leave their wallet or keys behind, but will not stray more than 10 yards from their cell phone. Chris was right. That morning, I locked myself out of my house, but at least I had my phone.

I was not always this bad, at least not until I got the new iPhone.  From that point on, this phone has become my lifeline. Whenever I am not working, I am always on my phone. If I’m not looking something up, I am on Twitter. If I am not on Twitter, I am on Facebook. If I am not on Facebook, I am probably playing Tiger Woods Golf.

So as I tried to justify my inability to not go anywhere without my cell phone, I was reminded of a video that I saw in the past of Jamais Cascio talking at one of the TED conferences. Jamais talked about the tools needed to make a better future. The one tool that could have the biggest effect would be the camera phone. Every day we witness things that are both good and bad. Now with camera phones, Jamais argues that we can make the invisible visible;  Thus, allowing us to create a better world for future generations by taking pictures that capture the bad and support the good, all the while having the ability to share the content by uploading it to social sites.

So, logically, having my cell phone available allows me to contribute to global society through the use of the camera in my phone.

At least, that is what I tell myself!  Feel free to use this excuse yourself.

~Miguel Llano

@MiguelALlano

Link http:// www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jamais_cascio_looks_ahead.html

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