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Social Network Addictions?

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Overwhelming isn't it?

Are you addicted to your social networks so much that it’s robbing you of valuable time with your friends or loved ones?  There’s a good medium ground for such activities.  As a pastor, I’m always monitoring my time on line (I use mee-timer) to make sure I’m making the best use of the time as scripture commands.  It’s easy to get caught up in Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and all the other networks that are cropping up.

This week, Ibrahim Husain shared some great tips on how to manage your on-line life and balance it with your real-life:

Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, Friendster, Tumblr, Xanga… the list goes on and on.  And if you are any sort of tech savy, there is good chance you are a member of multiple social networks. Even I have accounts with at least 5 of these.  While there is a lot to be gained by using these services, there is also a lot to be lost.
Read the rest of this well-written article…

How do you feel about your on-line life? I’d like to have some feedback on how you manage your social networking both for good and for increasing your productivity.  Comment by clicking the comment link at the top of this post…

Have a great day!

Written by Scott Cheatham

June 20, 2009 at 9:06 am

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