Are We Mobile App Users App-noxious and App-noying?

Amusing (or not depending on your point of view) article over on MSNBC.com asking…

Are you ‘app-noxious’?
iPhone, other mobile apps can turn enthusiasts into annoying know-it-alls

The proliferation of apps, particularly for the iPhone but other smartphone platforms as well, is apparently the cause for much annoyance to many people. People evangelizing their latest diet app via calorie counting advice, annoying sound generators and know-it-all one-upsmanship appear to be at the forefront of complaints according to this article.

If you found this blog and reading this article, there’s a pretty good chance you have a smartphone and have downloaded your share of apps. Which side of this debate are you on: The annoy-er or the annoy-ee?

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