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.”
Herein the addicts: Todd Van Hoosear, Chris Brogan, Jesse Baer, Jeff Glasson, Jeff Pulver, Scott Monty, Joe Cascio, Michelle Wolverton, Nate Aune, and me. And finally, the performance by my home boy Doug Haslam …. we grew up a few houses apart in the same neighborhood — is not to be missed!
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.
So, Ann. When are heading west?
Someone obviously told Doug he’d get a Spock invite if he participated
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: : )