When it comes to social media, I am that person who takes an iPad to bed to chat to my sisters on Facebook and checks email first thing on waking. I’m also a big advocate of its role within the PR and marketing arena, especially in relation to live events and the audience engagement it brings.

But even being THAT person I wonder if the new trend for ‘social seating’ is taking the usefulness of social media one step too far. In fact, I’d go as far as to say social seating is more creepy than clever.

If you haven’t heard of social seating let me explain. Imagine you’re scheduled to take a flight and you’re about to

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