The perils of social networking

[gozzer]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25426263

 

 

John.

[Steve Walker]

I had a meeting in central London on Monday, and planned to walk from the tube station to the meeting location. I planned to use the maps function on my phone to find my way there, but was a bit worried that walking around looking at my phone would say "mug me". I need not have worried, I got out of the tube station at lunchtime and it seemed everyone on the street was engrossed in their mobile. I was perfectly camouflaged!

[wotnobivvy]

I notice that the mapping does not show pedestrians, lamp posts or other street furniture, and often see collisions

[Steve Walker]

Yes, it is necessary to open one's iEyes to do that!

[robtherake]

The only surprise is that it's taken so long to happen; the world's full of phone zombies.

[Ken L]

The perils of distraction are bad enough (I've already run into one gormess phone obsessed looser on the bike and had near misses with dozens more), it's the stuff that people are uploading. A fairly close relative can't figure out why she can't get a job and doesn't even get replies to her letters - put her name and university into Google and up pops a picture of a fat bird with a soppy smile.

Say what you like about fairness but potential employers do judge people on appearances - and the fact that she hasn't got the brains to take the picture down speaks volumes.

[barry luxton]

I'm a confirmed separatist, I have a camera, I have a fone that goes ring ring, and beep beep (asda, 16 quid) I have a sat nav and I have a desk top, ohh and a lappie. what would I need a i4 for, I don't have 3 hands?

Edited December 22, 2013 by barry luxton

[rob.imk2]

Beat this one I was sat in my sisters living room with my Sister ,Wife and two 20 odd year old Niece,s while myself Wife and Sister were conversing ,my Niece,s were texting each other as to who should brew up. They couldn,t have been ten feet apart

Edited December 19, 2013 by rob.imk2

[Elton]

I had a meeting in central London on Monday, and planned to walk from the tube station to the meeting location. I planned to use the maps function on my phone to find my way there, but was a bit worried that walking around looking at my phone would say "mug me". I need not have worried, I got out of the tube station at lunchtime and it seemed everyone on the street was engrossed in their mobile. I was perfectly camouflaged!

 

I've been in London this week and would have been, literally, lost without my phone. The Tube Map app is awesome. I've used it for a couple of years now. And Google maps comes in handy.