Is Social Media Addictive?

Retrevo Inc., a Califoria company that runs a consumer electronics shopping site, surveyed 1000 people and according to them - social media is addictive. According to the survey results posted on The Bulldog Reporter:

• 48% of people check/update Facebook and Twitter after they go to bed
• 56% feel the need to check Facebook at least once a day
• 7% of people reveal they would not mind being interrupted during sex by an electronic message
• 40% do not mind being interrupted during meals due to a text message

Eighteen percent of the people surveyed are under the age of 25 and 11 percent are over the age of 25, and they all admit they cannot stay away from sites like Facebook without checking every couple of hours.

Do you check your Facebook or Twitter account as soon as you wake up, throughout the day, and before you go to bed? If so, you are one of the many people that cannot function without their daily dose of social media. I know I am constantly checking my BlackBerry's Facebook and Twitter applications to see what my friends are up to, keeping up with current events, and updating my own statuses. When I do not have access to a television or computer, I receive my news updates through those outlets. If I do not have those outlets available all the time, I feel disconnected from the world.

Social media is essentially participating in conversation using the internet and sites such as our beloved Facebook. Do not be ashamed of your addiction- keep conversing!