I happened to flip on the Grammy Awards last night just in time to catch the Glen Campbell tribute. Not that I’m a huge Glen Campbell fan, but who doesn’t love to sing along to “Rhinestone Cowboy” and some of his other hits recorded over a 40+ year music career? On top of that, who doesn’t want to see how this living legend will fare on stage now that we all know he’s suffering from Alzheimer’s disease?
Like most big events you certainly don’t have to be there, or even watch on TV anymore thanks to social media. Had I not gotten home in time and really needed to know how Glen’s performance was going, I could have checked my Twitter feed. At least two women were actively tweeting and/or texting while Campbell was delivering his rhinestone-studded swan song and not taking part in the standing ovation.
Actress Kristen Chenoweth (@KChenoweth) was among one celebrity in the audience who chose to take in the moment and tweet later. When she did she called out the seated tweeting ladies with:
Tweeting from audience rather than standing and applauding a living legend like Glen Campbell is simply rude.
One of the culprits later admitted she was simply tweeting her love for Campbell.
We can save the argument as to when is the right time to put down your mobile device and be a part of what’s happening around you, rather than being the first one to tweet it, for another post. What we admonish the seated tweeter on is forgetting to properly refer to Glen Campbell as @GlenCampbell in her tweet. Sheesh!
Source: Daily MailOnline.
Kathy Drasky regularly writes about online culture. Her marketing and communications work with the ANZA Technology Network, Advance Global Australians and with various Australians and Australian enterprises has led to at least a dozen trips Down Under.
An accomplished digital photographer, her photos have appeared in 7×7 Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle and Google Schmap.
