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August 26, 2004
vanity, thy name is camera phone @08:04 PM
Lots to post today... in a posting mood, baby!
from an article on PICTURE PHONING, the top uses of camera phones by UK girls, according to a study done by Vodaphone.
-- 20 percent of mobile users send snaps of themselves in new outfits to friends to see if they like them.-- 18 per cent take pictures of shoes or clothes on display for the same reason.
-- 5 per cent take pictures of snappy dressers that they see on the high street to copy their style.
-- 15 per cent frequently pull out their camera-phones to photograph the sides and backs of their hair,
-- 10 per cent use their camera-phones as a mirror to check their make-up.
-- 4 per cent even resort to getting the phone out in the middle of a restaurant after dinner - to check their teeth.
-- More than 20 per cent use their phone to capture details of a new property, and 15 per cent send pictures of new furnishings to partners to get their opinions.
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Vanity man, vanity! In some ways, it reminds me of "The Gold Coast" by Kim Stanley Robinson. In that book, much of daily/nightly activity, including copulation, is augmented by cameras at all angles providing live streams for those on camera to watch. It goes as far as some being unable to "hook up" without the video. Maybe we are not too far off...
Posted by: paul at August 29, 2004 10:01 AM
This study seems to also reflect on the social status of UK girls who own phones as well.
Posted by: kellee at August 30, 2004 11:35 AM
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