New York – Anorther Reason To Ban BlackBerry

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    BlackBerry New York – The BlackBerry revolution has created a civil war in the nation’s boardrooms – as a deep divide has opened up between those who want to chat away on their PDAs and those who want no distractions during meetings.

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    According to a poll, 46 percent of people are OK with e-mailing during talks with co-workers while 31 percent think it’s a major break in etiquette.

    The survey by Robert Half Management Resources shows nearly 90 percent of professionals say it’s common to break off a meeting so participants can whip out PDAs.

    “It happens all the time. You have to wait until they finish, then you have to start all over again where you left off,” Martin Tune, a Manhattan computer professional. [nypost]


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    Very unprofessional and it’s not polite for someone to take out their blackberry while in a meeting.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    I agree.

    sam
    sam
    16 years ago

    It’s rude, plain and simple.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    The new Blackberry 8300 Curve for Cingular will be the biggest hit of a smartphone. People that wanted Blackberry but were waiting will get them now.

    Lipa
    Lipa
    16 years ago

    Yes we all stoped now the meeting to read what was send to us by you Shlomah Shamos.

    Thanks to you we can’t put it down.