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Worst of the Week: Weiner whiner

Maybe there is a point where technology ceases to make life easier/better/prettier. I think we’re there. The first person to think “Hey, let’s add a camera feature to a cellphone” probably didn’t have Rep. Anthony Weiner in mind when he thought a camera and phone would be a good combination. And heaven knows Twitter wasn’t around at the time.
But maybe the phone’s camera isn’t the problem. I assume Weiner took his elicit photos with a cellphone camera, right? I mean, he couldn’t have spent more than two seconds thinking this was a good idea, right? It had to be spontaneous (judging from the lack of creativity, right?) Taking a photo of yourself with a digital camera would take too many steps, thus allowing him at some point to say, “Hey this is a stupid idea.”
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Tracy Ford
Tracy Ford
Former Associate Publisher and Executive Editor, RCR Wireless NewsCurrently HetNet Forum Director703-535-7459 tracy.ford@pcia.com Ford has spent more than two decades covering the rapidly changing wireless industry, tracking its changes as it grew from a voice-centric marketplace to the dynamic data-intensive industry it is today. She started her technology journalism career at RCR Wireless News, and has held a number of titles there, including associate publisher and executive editor. She is a winner of the American Society of Business Publication Editors Silver Award, for both trade show and government coverage. A graduate of the Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Ford holds a B.S. degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis on public relations.