Twitter Addiction

By: Pete Thackston

What do Angelina Jolie and Twitter have in common? They are both at fault for the two breakups of Jennifer Anniston. Recently much of society has become engulfed in media communities such as Twitter and Facebook. Members of these sites are constantly updating their status on Facebook and “tweeting” on Twitter. The addiction of Twitter has become increasingly interesting to me due to the fact that Mayer would allow this media form to get in between he and the most beautiful girl in world. Jennifer’s friend was reported as saying, “Jen was fuming. There he was, telling her he didn't have time for her and yet his page was filled with Twitter updates. Every few hours, sometimes minutes, he'd update with some stupid line. And in her mind, she was like "He has time for all this Twittering, but he can't send me a text, an email, make a call?” The persistent use of Twitter by UK basketball coach John Calipari is another source of interest in the addiction to Twitter.

The following are 12 signs of Twitter Addiction:
1. All of your friends’ names start with @
2. You know what a tweet is and don’t snicker
3. Your tweeted while your wife gave birth
4. Your tweeted while giving birth
5. Your kids have to tweet you to get you to make dinner
6. Your mom joined Twitter to chat with you
7. All you want for Christmas is unlimited SMS use on your cell phone
8. Your sign your work email, @wonky
9. You don’t read emails that aren’t highlighted replies to you
10. You name your newborn @babygirl1
11. You Twitter before you start the coffee in the morning
12. You Twitter from your candlelight anniversary dinner that you are celebrating…by candlelight.
(Source: http://toddjordan.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/10-signs-of-twitter-addiction/)