Press Release of the Day: Misplaced Priorities Edition

And I thought I knew the American public. In a revelation I can only deem "shocking," according to a new poll, Americans would be more pissed off if they missed taking a picture of their baby's first steps, vs. catching a pic of Baby Brangelina. Clearly they're not bloggers.

SURVEY FINDS AMATEUR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS WOULD RATHER CAPTURE FAMILY MOMENTS OVER CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS

BETHEL, CT - A recent survey commissioned by Duracell® PowerPix? shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans would be more upset at missing a photo of a family event than one of a celebrity sighting.

Respondents ranked images of a baby¹s first step (47 percent) or a child¹s graduation (38 percent) as the most important moments to capture on camera. By contrast, celebrity sightings like Johnny Damon¹s first at-bat as a New York Yankee (two percent) or the first photo of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's baby (one percent) landed at the bottom of the list. Family moments also scored significantly higher than ego-driven ones: fewer than 10 percent of respondents said that their top priority would be an image of themselves snagging the largest catch on an annual fishing trip.

While the increasing popularity of digital photography has resulted in more snap-shooting to capture spontaneous or "once-in-a-lifetime" moments, battery power remains crucial to the equation. Roughly one-third of respondents indicated that they¹ve missed a memorable moment because their digital camera wasn¹t powered properly.

(Thanks to Geoff -- who's still angry at Blogger Baby over willing "Crash's" win -- for the tip.)