Rudetones

There were a couple of bits on the web today talking about rudetones.

Rudetones are basically ringtones consisting of burps, farts, sneezes and other forms of bodily noise pollution.

Olga Kharif says:

“If you thought hearing a Britney Spears ringtone was annoying, you just wait for rudetones.”

Mike Masnick says:

“Knowing that some people actually enjoy the reaction from others when their phones make annoying sounds, there’s apparently a growing market for making increasingly rude and annoying ringtones to show off just how obnoxious you can be.”

and raises an important point:

“If ringtones are really going to become more than a passing fad, they need to appeal to a much broader audience by becoming more useful, rather than less useful.”

I agree with Mike, but based on my recent experience at a Bachelor party campout, I’ll go on the record as saying rudetones are going to be big hits.