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Think of a proximity detector for your mobile phone via bluetooth.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10610,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2006\/12\/19\/12-unwritten-rules-of-cell-phone-etiquette\/","url_meta":{"origin":7653,"position":5},"title":"12 Unwritten Rules of Cell Phone Etiquette","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"December 19, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Since I've posted recently to Cyprus Blog Network about blogging etiquette, I though I'd add a link to some tips for mobile phone appropriate behavior. 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