Did you see the story about the White House Press Secretary confiscating phones during a news conference yesterday? These reporters should not only know HOW to put their phones on vibrate, they should know how RUDE it is to let them ring. It’s distracting to the person talking and to the other correspondents who are trying to do their job.

We had stories about cell phone etiquette YEARS AGO! This is certainly nothing new. But it certainly doesn’t seem to be getting any better.

Just yesterday I was talking with someone and felt my phone vibrate. I turned my eyes down, away from the person, to check my phone. RUDE. I almost slapped myself.

Now with twitter and facebook and iphones and blackberries and the constant flow of communication there are SO MANY opportunities during the day to be distracted.

I was at a baby shower couple of weeks ago. One of the guests walked around with her blackberry in hand. She constantly checked it, even when in a conversation with others. Her friends tolerate it, because they are so used to it now. It’s still rude.

Gotta go. Just got a tweet I NEED to read.