I have recently found myself in the good fortune of having the excessive funds required to purchase a new cell phone. Nothing was particularly wrong with my old one it was just the thrill of having something new. A new piece of technology to sink my nerd teeth into. I decided on getting the new, and heavily hyped, Motorola DROID. Now despite the commercials indicating its arrival as the impending apocalypse raining from the sky, it was nothing but rejoicing for me. I now had everything I could ever need in my pocket.

Not sure what’d you’d call it but I have the desire to remain “connected” always. Whether its through text messages or instant messanger the thought of someone out there attempting to reach me and not having a way is concerning. Therefore, my first purchase with my first full time job paycheck was a laptop. No longer did I require to sit at a desk all day worried I might miss something if I wander away. Now I can sit on the couch instead.

But with my new DROID I have all the social networking capabilities in my hand wherever I go. Got a poke? Right back atcha. Tweet tweet my way? Twat’d right back. There are several dozen ways to reach out to me and for me to return the favor. To emphasize the point, this entire post is being written from my phone itself. Sure the laptop is right in front of me and I type much faster on there but you’re missing the point. You see these conspiracy nut movies about people trying to get “off the grid”… I’m trying to market the grid to pay more attention.

There are several directions I could go next: why the desire for attention? Is too much exposure devalue the product (e.g. me)? Does technologic advancements designed to keep us connected really just distance us as a community? All great questions which will make excellent future posts but I think I learned one thing today and that is less is more… and also I need to practice my text typing.