Dumb-phones leave you in the dust

I finally got my first smart phone, which you can read about in nearly all of my posts in June.

How fitting is it that in Wednesday's NYT there is a very good article characterizing the growth of these devices. The adoption rate of data-centric mobile phones continues even with the economy still in a recession.

Why? Surprisingly, the unemployed are picking them up as a way to get ahead in the job hunt. And our society has evolved to the point where instant communication is required:

“The social norm is that you should respond within a couple of hours, if not immediately,” said David E. Meyer, a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. “If you don’t, it is assumed you are out to lunch mentally, out of it socially, or don’t like the person who sent the e-mail.”