BABBLING BROOK: Pay attention to cell phone courtesy

LAS CRUCES - Have you ever been in an important meeting and had your cell phone ring (or play Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps")?

N.Y. Philharmonic phone disruption: A cell-phone etiquette reminder

Mahler’s Ninth Symphony was subject to some accidental accompaniment Tuesday at Lincoln Center, when a ringing cell phone halted the entire performance (the ring tone was the especially-annoying “ Marimba ”). Conductor Alan Gilbert stopped the New York Philharmonic until the phone was silenced, and in doing so, started a national debate about cell phone etiquette in performances. Read full ...

TripAdvisor: Cell phone yakker lets manners fly away

Q: I totally understand that people occasionally have to make or answer a phone call while they're waiting near an airport gate. But don't you think it's kind of inconsiderate to sit there talking on your cell phone for 30 minutes or more?

Table text: Diners can’t do without their smartphones, so restaurants are (mostly) tapping into the spirit

DING. Bzzzt. Bap. Beep. That’s the sound of conversation in restaurants these days. Where cell phones once posed a nuisance as people chatted loudly into them during meals, smartphones now present a whole new set of etiquette issues as entire tables disappear into the Internet via small glowing screens. Like an analog world-munching Pac-Man, the modern smartphone has morphed into instant ...

Beacon Hill Lawmakers Upset With Cell Phone Use, Chatter During Sessions

At least one lawmaker thinks distractions by idle chatter and cell phone conversations on Beacon Hill, are to say the least, disrespectful.