tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post3498525753813411314..comments2023-09-04T06:26:58.440-05:00Comments on Does Anyone Care What I Write?: Generation YGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-78218479242155467972014-04-16T11:32:21.835-05:002014-04-16T11:32:21.835-05:00I leave my phone at home constantly. Or in my car....I leave my phone at home constantly. Or in my car. I'm not tied to it like the college kids seem to me to be! What happened to mystery or privacy? Thanks, sara!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-2154136903274976462014-04-16T10:05:55.262-05:002014-04-16T10:05:55.262-05:00I'd be leaving my phone at home. The thought i...I'd be leaving my phone at home. The thought is just too creepy for me. Well written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-299609651830235262014-04-16T09:47:40.905-05:002014-04-16T09:47:40.905-05:00I agree. Could make a horror movie bases on the ap...I agree. Could make a horror movie bases on the app's premise! Thanks, Jen!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-24164252560934390132014-04-16T09:46:48.617-05:002014-04-16T09:46:48.617-05:00The one I saw in action was Find My Friend. Back i...The one I saw in action was Find My Friend. Back in the day, it was fun and challenging to find my friends on foot, bike, or driving around.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-22343766325906519392014-04-16T09:45:11.986-05:002014-04-16T09:45:11.986-05:00I absolutely agree; it is what you do with it. Min...I absolutely agree; it is what you do with it. Mine is not instrumental in my life but I'm probably in the minority group! Regardless of the importance of a smart phone in my life, the app is over the top to me!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-88030975382726838232014-04-16T09:41:28.052-05:002014-04-16T09:41:28.052-05:00It is already available. Saw it in action this wee...It is already available. Saw it in action this week!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-59952419973581052642014-04-16T09:40:31.092-05:002014-04-16T09:40:31.092-05:00On the other hand, you must mutually agree for thi...On the other hand, you must mutually agree for this tracking so you would never be somewhere where you shouldn't be for fear of being found out. This is very discomforting. Could be funny though! Think of the tricks you could play!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-61342715092223248112014-04-16T09:37:42.558-05:002014-04-16T09:37:42.558-05:00They go EVERYWHERE with them!They go EVERYWHERE with them!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-61477823960048265942014-04-16T09:36:33.353-05:002014-04-16T09:36:33.353-05:00Same.Same.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-11894721596556101112014-04-16T09:34:57.883-05:002014-04-16T09:34:57.883-05:00It's way too far, in my opinion. The college k...It's way too far, in my opinion. The college kids, however, think not!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-17392377828154939782014-04-16T08:16:41.572-05:002014-04-16T08:16:41.572-05:00I think that app is actually creepier than a horro...I think that app is actually creepier than a horror movie. Clever use of the prompt, good one!Jen Brunetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394884068337771724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-40354895651482586662014-04-16T05:58:14.763-05:002014-04-16T05:58:14.763-05:00Oh this exists all right! Creeps me out. Google La...Oh this exists all right! Creeps me out. Google Latitude, that's the one. Rarely turn it on, for exactly this reason!<br /><br /><a href="http://momdiary.blogspot.in/2014/04/do-you-see-her-much-fiction-42-words.html" rel="nofollow">Shailaja's post</a><br />Shailaja Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639542621638996802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-9798373101036004892014-04-16T05:47:13.119-05:002014-04-16T05:47:13.119-05:00“They wouldn’t.” - No, no they wouldn't. :)
J...“They wouldn’t.” - No, no they wouldn't. :)<br /><br />Just between you and me, I actually love my smartphone. I do most of my reading, writing and watching on it. It's a wonderful tool that enhances my life. It's what you choose do with it that's the key, I think. Not sure about an app like this though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-24941726291898087322014-04-16T04:35:12.784-05:002014-04-16T04:35:12.784-05:00Haha. I bet there would be this app sometime in ne...Haha. I bet there would be this app sometime in near future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-44410439083914634512014-04-16T01:22:34.222-05:002014-04-16T01:22:34.222-05:00Great bird's eye view on modern times and how ...Great bird's eye view on modern times and how people are changing-and not necessarily for the better!I liked the way you wrote it-found it funny Gina and imagined all sorts of scenarios-imagine if one is in an "inconvenient" place when someone is tracking you?lol!Atreyeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400190416839538182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-15480052705209740072014-04-16T00:50:55.011-05:002014-04-16T00:50:55.011-05:00LOL! This was awesome. Of *course* they wouldn'...LOL! This was awesome. Of *course* they wouldn't leave their phones behind.Larkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782254001145914109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-34906143429928033392014-04-15T15:29:32.893-05:002014-04-15T15:29:32.893-05:00I agree..this creeps me out more than a little bit...I agree..this creeps me out more than a little bit.Robbie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355421896613106268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-57162669527048527152014-04-15T13:47:07.187-05:002014-04-15T13:47:07.187-05:00Find My Friends, hu? I like being in contact and I...Find My Friends, hu? I like being in contact and I dig social media, but, this might be going too far!Jennifer Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543609958581052245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-21123303559115649482014-04-15T12:50:32.076-05:002014-04-15T12:50:32.076-05:00I, too, felt like you. Then I took an antique iPho...I, too, felt like you. Then I took an antique iPhone hand-me-down and sunk low. I use it for pictures, emails, texts and calls. It's hard not to get sucked in. I try!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-61088999478983927622014-04-15T12:48:59.918-05:002014-04-15T12:48:59.918-05:00I've also seen kids text each other while in t...I've also seen kids text each other while in the same room or car. Some of them have lost the "art" of talking person-to-person, in my opinion.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-28575861997292833862014-04-15T12:47:35.919-05:002014-04-15T12:47:35.919-05:00I don't check in on facebook because of that. ...I don't check in on facebook because of that. The any time part is creepy. Call me!!! Ring the doorbell!!!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-52020805531738572542014-04-15T12:46:18.591-05:002014-04-15T12:46:18.591-05:00Creeps me put, too! Stalking was also a hang up up...Creeps me put, too! Stalking was also a hang up upon answering back in the day when caller I.D. was a just a glint in someone's imagination! Since the new year, I've made a commitment to myself to be I front off people I care about more, and text less. I'm not big into social media, but I do "cop" out by texting too much!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-69818393143079519592014-04-15T12:44:43.008-05:002014-04-15T12:44:43.008-05:00Heh. Nice commentary on modern American society. I...Heh. Nice commentary on modern American society. I used to be vehemently anti-smartphone, but they are insidious little beasts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-6844583500484816232014-04-14T19:35:03.044-05:002014-04-14T19:35:03.044-05:00but they never see each other in person - I liked ...but they never see each other in person - I liked the digital stalking comment abovesuehttp://sassyspeaks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-79604879499363332612014-04-14T19:29:31.625-05:002014-04-14T19:29:31.625-05:00Very cool--I learned something new. I get how it&#...Very cool--I learned something new. I get how it's kind of creepy too. I have "checked in" sometimes on Facebook, but I wouldn't want people to be able to look up where I am at any time.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146625702822086807noreply@blogger.com