The Facebook Addiction

Okay, so I'm on all the social networking sites. I can't help it. I'm a social whore. I like meeting people, and I like hearing their stories. Friendster, My Space, Hi-5, Flickr (to some extent)... you name it, I'm on it.

Recently I was introduced to Facebook, and now I'm hooked. Maybe it's addictive because it's novel, maybe it's because the content is ALWAYS new, maybe because I can list out how people know each other with the click of a button, maybe because I can tag embarassing photos of my friends and family that automatically show up on their site... well for all these reasons and more I'm in love.

I'm not the only one. Many of my friends and family are total converts. Some have even cancelled their other social networking accounts. Wow. That's brave. Breaking up with the internet is a hard thing to do!

Some of us even check Facebook all day, first thing in the morning, last thing at night. I've taken to calling it Crackbook... because I'm in deep, with no hope of breaking my habit.

This is how bad it's become:

Today at a work networking lunch, I met a new girl. We talked, she seems really cool... I got a good vibe. My first question to her was... "Hey, are you on Facebook?!?"

I'm a sick, sick puppy.

The answer? Yes, she is.. and right after lunch the first thing we did at our respective offices, was to go and Facebook each other. Addicts know another addict when we see one.