5 Worst Mobile Behavior Offenses

Guest Contributor
Published: 06/06/2012
Posted by: RE Technology

This post comes to us from REALTOR®Mag:

Mobile manners are getting worse, according to 81 percent of 2,000 Americans recently surveyed by Intel. Ninety-two percent of those surveyed said they wish the public would get more respectful with their mobile etiquette.

Could you be one of the offenders?

Forbes.com recently profiled some of the worst mobile manner offenses. Some of the offenses include:

1. Spending too much facetime with your phone, instead of with people. "Social network in the room — not on your device," Anna Post, an etiquette expert, noted in the article.

2. Having your smartphone on the table. You don't want to just clear your elbows from the table but etiquette experts also say it's rude to have your phone on a dinner table or desk when with a client. It can be distracting to others, the article notes.