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As tempting as it might be to dump your drink on the person sitting in front of you or jar their seat like you're trying to kick the winning field goal as a not-so-friendly reminder of cell phone etiquette, consider for a moment that maybe they're actually supposed to be using their smartphone during the live performance of The Lion King or Wicked. Love it or hate it, dedicated seats for tweeters are growing in popularity.
There's an interesting article in USA Today that brings attention to so-called "tweet seats," which are special seating areas for viewers to sit, relax, take in the show, and live-tweet during the performance. And it's not just one or two locations, but "a growing number of theaters and performing groups across the country" are designating tweet seats, USA Today reports.
One of those theaters is Goodspeed Opera House, and according to the venue's public relations manager, Elisa Hale, there have been "no negative comments" from non-tweeting patrons so far. Part of the reason is because the tweet seats are located in the back of the theater where they're far less likely to be a distraction.
Now that the genie is out of the bottle, we expect this trend to grow and extend into other areas. Let's just hope movie theaters don't catch on, lest that temptation we touched on above ends up getting the better of us.
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Holly Golightly
December 07, 2011 at 1:00pm
Wooow, people really depend on social networks that bad? I do not understand what the hell is the big deal with these things. Gosh, I hope they do not make a FaceBook row. Otherwise this will be awkward.
bloodgain
December 07, 2011 at 10:43am
If you can't stop tweeting, blogging, Facebooking/liking, Tumbling, Redditing, Digging, +1-ing, and/or texting for the 2 or so hours a live show lasts, then maybe you need to visit an addiction treatment facility. Check in on FB or Foursquare (if you must) and then turn off your damn phone and watch the show you (and others) paid good money to see. Hell, there's usually even an intermission if you can't wait the full 2 hours.
Captain_Steve
December 07, 2011 at 8:03am
This is it; I quit humanity. I'm gonna go build me a compound in Montana and wear nothing but Army fatigues from now on.
haboh
December 07, 2011 at 4:16pm
I'll join! Got cool-aid!
This stupidity, plus those 150 a-holes that hold up their phone to record the whole show during concerts sends me over the edge. Are you really going to watch a low res video of a rock concert recorded on your phone from the back row??! why??
Zoandar
December 07, 2011 at 9:56am
Amen, brother. There aren't enough words to describe how ridiculous that whole mindset is.
