I am social. I am geeky. I am connected… all the time.
I can’t get through the day without someone asking me how I am able to be omnipresent on the web. It’s simple. I am co-dependent on my online life just as much as I am on my offline one. Nah… not really. Kind of.
For a while now, I’ve been tossing the idea of what makes me such a social media addict, and have decided to confess some of the few things that qualify me as such. Most people who know me already know these things, but I don’t mind making myself vulnerable by putting pen to paper and listing them out for all to see. You can take them as confessions… or you can take it as a way to confirm your own addiction — and I KNOW there are those of you out there who are just like me — don’t worry, I won’t make you stand up. Anyway, here goes… (please … no judging!!)
The standard pose of a social media addict: sitting at a place where everyone knows my name with wine in one hand and my computer in another
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Illustration by Mike Dyson
Source: 23 Signs You are Addicted To Social Media | ploked.com
Managing your social media campaign can be a full time job for most people. However, there are tools, widgets, plugins, and more applications being developed at a rapid rate. Even with these advances in social media management, does it really free you from getting tangled in the social media web? Or does it simply allow you to dive deeper down the rabbit hole to realize you have alot more work ahead of you in your social media campaign?
I find that even with all the tools I use to help myself be more efficient, I still seem to spend just as much time on social media sites if not more. So am I addicted to social media? More importantly, are YOU addicted to social media?
Let’s take a look and answer a few tell-tale signs that indicate you are more than likely addicted to social media.
- You update your facebook whenever you leave the computer, whether you are gone for a minute to get some coffee, or leaving the office for the day.
- You spend more time conversing with your online friends than you do with your own family.
- The pictures you take are not for “memories” but rather updating your social networking profiles.
- When you hear a joke in person, you say “lol” instead of actually laughing out loud.
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