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Top Ten Signs You’re Addicted To Facebook

By Mari Smith | November 9, 2007 |

Facebook can be very addictive! There are so many fun “rabbit holes” to go down and new friends to acquaint yourself with. But beware, before long, Facebook could soon become “crackbook” in your day-to-day life. LOL.

I’ve put together my top ten signs you could be addicted to Facebook. Of course, I’m not talking from experience here. <wink>

  1. You log into Facebook before checking your regular email.
  2. You check Facebook daily, multiple times a day, or all day.
  3. Your brain filters everything through Facebook now. You think, ?How can I promote, or market, or share, or propagate this on Facebook??
  4. You trawl your address book for who hasn?t signed up yet, or who you haven?t invited yet.
  5. You get a bigger buzz from the number of new friends who accepted your add request than you do from a trip to Starbucks. (Yeah, I know, a tough one to beat!)
  6. You update your status frequently to put a feed on your friends? profiles.
  7. Hours pass before you realize you?ve done nothing but surf Facebook.
  8. You carry your laptop with wi-fi wherever you go? just in case.
  9. You find yourself thinking about Facebook when you?re away from your computer… Facebook even pops into your dreams.
  10. Your usual bedtime has shifted by two or more hours.

Okay, I have to include a #11: You stop talking to people who haven?t joined Facebook yet. LOL. 😉

For more humor, be sure to check my bud, David McCandless’ playful spoof site Crackbook.

Facebook is here to stay for professional networking, business building and profitable relationships. If you don?t have at least a basic profile up yet, or you want to optimize your Facebook participation, let me know and I can help.

 

Mari Smith

Often referred to as “the Queen of Facebook,” Mari Smith is widely known as the Premier Facebook Marketing Expert and a top Social Media Thought Leader. Forbes describes Mari as, “… the preeminent Facebook expert. Even Facebook asks for her help.” IBM named Mari as one of seven women that are shaping digital marketing. Mari is an in-demand keynote speaker, corporate social media strategist, dynamic live webcast host, and popular brand ambassador. She is coauthor of Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day, and author of The New Relationship Marketing.

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5 Comments

  1. Scott Bradley on December 13, 2007 at 4:53 pm

    LOL!

    This is hilarious Mari!



  2. Michael on October 1, 2007 at 4:15 pm

    Funny Mari…

    Love your sense of humor.



  3. rdavidyeo on October 1, 2007 at 10:24 am

    Looks like Im about 75% to full blown addiction 🙂 Point 8 & 11 are just extremes I hope LOL …

    I am trying to get a new blog up and getting my proposals done but I kept checking up on new notifications on Facebook 🙂 hahaah.. its a sign.



  4. Mari on September 28, 2007 at 3:30 am

    Way cool, Connie!! I just threw up this blog the other day and haven’t officially ‘launched’ it yet. LOL. My pleasure to give you and Heidi a plug – you two deserve it. 🙂

    I look forward to meeting in person soon enough… at the http://webcommunityforum.com event in Seattle, if not before!

    Pssst, I’m just putting the finishing touches to my online Facebook intro class called “Facebook Fortunes” — should be live within the next 48 hours at http://facebookfortunes.com.

    Rock on!!



  5. Connie Bensen on September 28, 2007 at 12:49 am

    Exactly Mari,
    Why not Facebook?!!! I love it. And it’s been such a wonderful place to network.

    Thanks so much for including our site & my blog in your blogroll! I’m honored. I just showed Heidi your shoutout about her on Twitter… but she’s resisting yet. 😛

    We’re having a party in the middle of Minnesota 🙂 wish you were here!



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