10 Signs Your’re An Internet Addict

Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has been a identifiable illness that has affected hundreds of thousands across the globe.  How do you know if your’re an Internet addict?  Here are some things to watch for to tell if you or someone you know is a interwebs addict!

1. You wake up from terrible nightmares screaming ‘Bill Gates’
2. You have more Facebook and MySpace friends than you do actual friends in reality to the 5th power.
3. You have lost a significant other because you tried introducing them to ‘Layla Tonners’, your Second Life sex mate.  You lost them at the point of explaining they could co-exist in your life.
4. You post more Facebook comments per day than you have real conversations.
5. When writing letters or memos, you begin to refer to people with an @ before their name.
6. You own a t-shirt stating ‘I Facebooked Your Mom’.
7. You refuse to vacation in a location that has no Internet access
8. You finally give in and decide to vacation in a location with no Internet access, but only after purchasing a satellite modem for your laptop.
9. You place a vinyl ‘YouTube’ sticker in the bottom right corner of your new 52″ HDTV so it feels more like YouTube.
10. You asked your local librarian where they keep the wikipedias.

The Internet has come a long way.  Remember when it use to be like this?  I think I do, I was about four at the time!

Late 1980′s news piece about the upcoming phenomenon known as the ‘Internet’.