Smartphones = Smart Friends? Part 1.

In conversation the other day, I suggested to my colleague RoninPowride that I decided I was only going to be friends with people who had smartphones.  Blackberry? You’re in.  RAZR? See ya. Treo? Lets kick it. But seriously, update your phone.   While I’m obviously not serious, it lead me to think about what got me to this thought in the first place.

I’d be hard pressed to quickly define what my logic was in making such a foolhardy suggestion.  Was it that smartphones are a status symbol?  Well, maybe, but I’ve never been much of a class-ist.  Is it because I don’t trust people who can’t read the New York Times on the go?  Unlikely.  You’re more likely to find me checking Fark on my Pre (available exclusively on the Sprint Now Network) than any assortment of credible journalism.  Was it the need to whip out your phone at any moment and play a YouTube video?  Not likely; though I have been known to do this with cat-on-a-roomba, I really don’t see it as a quality factor in a friend.

I think my ultimate conclusion was that those who own smartphones are more likely to jive with my ideals: young, on the go liberal types with a desire to share information with the rest of the world (whether or not they want to read it).  We zip photos back and forth, use our GPS enabled devices to find new things, and generally get constant information of some sort.  Some of us tweet.  Checking sports scores is a thing of the past, and live in-game updates are king.

Tune in late Tuesday for: Smart Phones = Smart Friends? Part 2: What does your smartphone say about you?

by mashthekeys
10 months ago