Jeffrey Sass is clearly losing his battle with social networking addiction. But, he writes, “The good news is that I am not alone.”
The beds at the rehab facility are full, he says, “and the waiting list for admittance is growing faster than a line of geeks at an Apple store the night before a new product release.”
Jeff filmed his new tongue-in-cheek PSA for social networking addicts last month in Boston, at one of Jeff Pulver's Real-Time Social Networking events, a gathering that “might as well have been an official SNAA (Social Networking Addicts Anonymous) meeting. Camera in-hand, I seized the moment to interview a number of folks who are ripe for a 28 day ‘vacation;’ in Social Networking Rehab.”
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Addicts? Poor suckers. I'm not addicted, I can quite anytime I want. It's not like I created my own social networking site ... aw crap. Hello? INVITATIONS?
Ann, you have a tough job! :) But, I guess someone has to do it.
I'm envious that all this stuff seems to happen on the east coast. What's with that?
Jeff did prove one thing with his get-together. Social networking can only go so far between people who have never met. It can be complemented with in-person time to truly bond relationships.
Elaine: Very true. Social networking consistently proves to me how valuable in-person is. I enjoy relationships I have online, but they are deeply enriched by in-person. As for the east coast thing.. funny, I always feel like everything happens in NY and SF! So maybe it's all perspective.
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Addicts? Poor suckers. I'm not addicted, I can quite anytime I want. It's not like I created my own social networking site ... aw crap. Hello? INVITATIONS?
Posted by: Scott Sigler | 12.13.07
Ann, you have a tough job! :) But, I guess someone has to do it.
I'm envious that all this stuff seems to happen on the east coast. What's with that?
Jeff did prove one thing with his get-together. Social networking can only go so far between people who have never met. It can be complemented with in-person time to truly bond relationships.
So, Ann. When are heading west?
Posted by: Elaine Fogel | 12.13.07
Someone obviously told Doug he'd get a Spock invite if he participated ;)
Posted by: Mack Collier | 12.13.07
Scott: I know.... pathetic souls, aren't they?
Elaine: Very true. Social networking consistently proves to me how valuable in-person is. I enjoy relationships I have online, but they are deeply enriched by in-person. As for the east coast thing.. funny, I always feel like everything happens in NY and SF! So maybe it's all perspective.
Mack: : )
Posted by: Ann Handley | 12.13.07