A social addiction to computers

Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Youtube, and now Blippy? CNN Tech News reported this morning that you can now go to Blippy.com and see what others are buying. It is a takeoff of twitter, however instead of writing your own tweet, Blippy will create the posts for you. The purpose is to let the world know where you are shopping, how much you spent, and how frequently you shop there. I believe spending time on a site like that can be just as addictive to society as the world of warcraft is to online gamers. Think about it. How long does it take to read all the information on an average facebook, twitter, and rss reader each day? Add in the time to maintain the personal updates that are continually being posted and we begin to see how people manage their time. Even though it might seem harmless, these sites can lead our society to less productivity and generally more unemployment.