We live in a social world.
I don’t know when it all started exactly, but what I do know is that many have become socialmediaphiliacs. Lovers of all things social media.
We Tweet, Facebook, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Plurk, Plus, Ping, Chat, Skype, Email, UnThink, Klout, Comment, Quote, Meetup & more.
Do we remember how to speak? How to write more than a 140 character sentence? I fear if I open my mouth in public, I might only speak in 140 character bursts.
You may want to start varying your activities, if you’re doing too many of the following…
- Mr. Meow has his own social profiles.
- You Tweet your trips to the bathroom.
- Leaving a restaurant is forbidden before telling Foursquare you’ve been there first.
- You’re more interested in live-tweeting the Oscars versus enjoying the program.
- Changing your legal name to include the “@” symbol.
- Getting rid of your PO Box & landlines. Tweets, Facebook & email are sufficient.
- You Facebook your sister down the hall to ask if she grabbed the ice cream you wanted while she was in town.
- You’ve forgotten what a sunrise or sunset looks like because you’re glued to your computer screen.
- “Early to Tweet, early to Skype – makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
- No birthday arrives and passes without a personal Facebook message from you.
- What’s paper and pencil? You mean, books come in paper too?
- You wardrobe consists mainly of t-shirts that say things like, “My avatar can beat your avatar,” “Got Tweets?” and other social quotes.
- Close friends are replaced by those who live in Sweden, Canada, the United States & Australia.
- At night you pray to Mashable and TechCrunch.
- You had a Google+ invite before people even knew it existed.
- Your resume was created using LinkedIn.
- Pee in the middle of the night? Check your various social networks. Oops! It’s 5am suddenly.
- Your worth is suddenly tied to Twitter followers.
- Instant depression sets in when your Twitter follower number dwindles.
- Social crushes start developing.
- Teaching family and friends how to setup their social accounts.
- You’re known as “that social media guy/gal” locally.
- Facebook is a superb way to invite friends to the movie night you’re hosting.
- 3 hours daily is spent reading blogs and news feeds.
- You go to your closest Twitter tweep for relationship advice.
- What’s a Rolodex?
- The ads on Facebook know you better than you know yourself.
- Email for you is no more. Facebook messaging works just as well.
- Your spare bedroom is reserved for guests from your social networks passing through your city.
Now I ask a serious question. Why are you a socialmediaphiliac?
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Twitter: harleenas
September 22, 2011 at 6:05 am
We have indeed become socialmediaphiliacs!
My list seems never ending as well, though I love your amazing insightful points here (Lol!)- as they are so very true!
I have wished so often that we were living in the good old days when there was no Internet, though that is not meant to be. And being caught in the social media, there seems no way out- unless you make that deliberate effort to just ‘switch-off’! But even when you do that, the mind is always running to Twitter’s tweets or the Google+ circles!
Thanks for sharing
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September 22, 2011 at 10:55 am
I often wonder what it would be like to live in different ages of time. The simpler life of centuries past. Working as a farmer. Maybe a shipbuilder. Those fantasies often come, and I imagine.
And then I realize, I’m pretty happy living in the age we live today. I love being comfortable, and being able to chat with people around the globe!
I won’t count how many of those I do!!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!! Oops, got a tweet…gotta run!
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September 22, 2011 at 6:56 am
It’s okay, Bruce. I’m pretty sure I do most.
Why am I a socialmediaphiliac? Mainly because I’m an introverted nerd…LOL.
I love technology!
Twitter: smartboydesigns
September 22, 2011 at 7:09 am
I’m not introverted…definitely a geek & nerd. Technology? My wife is going to have to work hard to become that new #1 love.
It’s okay Dave. We love you just the way you are.
Thanks for stopping by.
Christian
Twitter: jocelynwilhelm
September 22, 2011 at 7:57 am
Hilarious Christian! I {LOVE} this! I’m guilty of many of those!!! I guess I’m a socialmediaphiliac myself. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that photo of you on the building there. Made me laugh!
Thanks for doing that!
Jocelyn
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September 22, 2011 at 10:48 am
Happy to make you laugh Jocelyn. That makes me happy.
Twitter: connectyou
September 22, 2011 at 8:17 am
Clever post, Christian!
I want to know how you got your picture on the building. Is that a tool, or did you create from scratch?
As you can probably guess, I’m guilty of *none* of the above – nope….none…..
(wink, wink)
~Keri
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September 22, 2011 at 10:47 am
It was made using a free website tool called PhotoFunia. You’ll have fun for ages! http://photofunia.com
(Sigh!) I was just thinking about this subject this morning. lol I will admit that I did stop putting my iPod on my nightstand so I wouldn’t be tempted to check my accounts in the middle of the night.
Love your post!
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September 22, 2011 at 10:52 am
Happy to hear you enjoyed the post. I try not to do that with my phone too, because I know I would check in the middle of the night.
“3 hours daily is spent reading blogs and news feeds.”
Holy Crap, Christian. I’m thankful I was able to read this list and catch my impending bad habits.
I’m going outside now.
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September 22, 2011 at 11:03 am
Please do go outside Joe. I care for your soul.
OK…. here are my confessions.
True: 4, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24 and 27 (god, I need help)
Totally doing it now: 5, 12 (the help isn’t working)
And yes… I’ve developed my own social crush….. guess who!
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September 22, 2011 at 11:16 am
It’s okay, Laurinda. A lot are true for me too. We’ll just have to be twisted and deranged together.
How do you always know how the say the perfect thing!
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September 22, 2011 at 11:31 am
I don’t know. Beauty inspires me I guess.
I see the grace is dripping now….
Twitter: smartboydesigns
September 22, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Well, you caught me the first day – so I’ve had to reconsider my priorities since. Love moves mountains, Laurinda.
Uh oh. Your list has me thinking I might be a socialmediaphiliac!
Funny, how those of us in the field can rattle off all these addictions without even trying, huh? See you in the treatment clinic, Christian!
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September 22, 2011 at 7:58 pm
It’s true. They all came a little too naturally for me, Amber. See you at the clinic.
Twitter: adriennesmith40
September 22, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Oh thank goodness, I only see two on that list that I actually do. What’s wrong with wishing my Facebook friends a happy birthday? If I had their address I’d send them a card. You know, in the mail!
Christian, there is no way I would ever not forget how to communicate. I’ve actually found Twitter the hardest thing for me to do because I’m a talker. Actually, I think it’s saved a lot of my friends not having to listen to me as much. So maybe in the end, that’s a good thing…
Cute, cute, cute.. Thanks for sharing. Definitely put a smile on my face.
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September 22, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Wishing your friends a happy birthday is probably the sweetest thing you could be doing on the list, Adrienne.
Hahaha, you’re so funny. I’m sure we all love hearing you talk. Always bringing some wisdom to what you say.
Do I have a problem? Am I addicted to internet? do I feel overwhelmed? hmmm, I don’t think so, let me …click/click/click….
#8 – what a sunrise or sunset looks like? I know, checking it on-line from time to time!
#17 – ooops, really it’s 5am already? but I just….I mean I only clicked…..geeee
#27 – do you expect me to remember everything about myself? come on!
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September 22, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Looks like you’ll be joining me at rehab, Klaudia! Actually, you’re not too bad. Looks like you’re in line, actually. A few is okay. lol
“in like”? I’m not sure Christian. I just pick up those 3 just make my point.
Rehab? can we do it on-line?
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there should be “in line”
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September 22, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Yeah, we’d probably want to get away from the web when doing our internet rehab.
LOL! I find myself using the @ symbol everywhere now…I am but another victim…;)
Mark
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September 23, 2011 at 9:17 am
New legal name: @Mark
It’s exactly what’s happening to me, i spend more and more time online and forget how to speak in real life. My friends understand me less every day.
“Wait, i don’t need to meet them face to face anymore, i can just tweet and write on their fb walls.” – ahmm so yeah, i’m definitely a socialmediaphiliac.
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September 23, 2011 at 9:18 am
Maybe we should start a weekly conference call where all of us socialmediaphiliacs practice our language and public speaking skills. Then we won’t feel so awkward in public.
hmm, lets join local Toastmasters group….can we do it on-line? e.g. via skype/google hangout/FB chat lol
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Uh oh. Getting dangerously close to some of these
.
“What’s paper and pencil? You mean, books come in paper too?” This one is just unfortunate.
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September 23, 2011 at 7:24 pm
I’m one of those types that will forever have a piece of paper and pen/pencil attached to my hip. I love to write, and when I do, I also sketch to encapsulate my ideas. You just can’t do that with a laptop.
ohhh yes you caaaaaan
lol
but yes, pen+paper -> I still have on my desk
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September 23, 2011 at 7:42 pm
There’s certainly some great applications, Wacom tablets, the like – but I’ll always keep my pen/paper.
Glad to hear you have paper on your desk!
Funny list here! You know what, even some of these reasons are pretty weird, in reality, these actually are happening! Me and my brother are actually exchanging messages using FB wall even if we’re just in front of one another! LOL It happened just for fun but this only proved that social media can make us live crazy!
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October 3, 2011 at 8:32 am
Funny, Maria. Just don’t start using Facebook as your only means of communication. Remember, you have a mouth too.
Interesting to see social media become such a heavy part of all our lives. It’s increasing for everyone.
Yeah of course! It just happened that my brother can stand talking all day than me. On the other hand, I’m a fast typist than him. LOL
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October 5, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Keep those fingers moving! lol