I’m going to go there; you can flog me later.

iPhones are awesome. I don’t have one, and I won’t pretend I don’t want one. it’s just not my time. I do have the iTouch iPod, which is much like the iPhone, only without the phone, so I know how cool it is.

But, as you all know how I feel about social media and other technologies, I think iPhones are yet another device changing the way we communicate, and in a bad way.

A lot of people who have them, have their nose in them. They forget where they are, who they’re with and how to talk. It’s rude, like someone whispering secrets in front of you. Put down your phone! Have a conversation with your friends, family and wife or husband and save your minute-by-minute life updates for another time, like when you’re home alone and have nothing else to do but stare at the dog. 

iPhones provide it all at your fingertips, as we’ve been reminded over and over again by Apple’s commercials. There’s an app for everything! People are micro-sizing their lives into this teeny-tiny device, and they’re stuck. They are isolating themselves from the world.

And while the idea of this blog came to me last night, I found a study released today about Social Isolation and New Technology.

This is just my two cents, of course, but there is actual data showing the damage caused by people who are consumed by social media, including how it can destroy marriages and relationships. Here is where I’ll thank my husband, who has an iPhone, for not becoming too obsessed. At least we can still carry on a real conversation when we’re in the same room.

I just want to point out that I am not against social media. I think it’s fascinating and entertaining at the very least. I don’t blame social networking for people’s behavior. After all, we’re responsible for what we do with our time. I just can’t help but wonder what life will be like in a year from now… or five years from now. How will it change us, our social skills and personal and professional relationships?

You know this won’t be my last blog on this topic.