10 Signs that you’re a Social Media Whore

With the evolution of Web 2.0 and social media, we’ve become obsessed with how many views our YouTubes received, how many Stumbles our websites got, how many Diggs our news stories racked up, and what our Authority is on Technorati. Every time a new social bookmarking site launches, we’re there creating new profiles.

Yes folks, we’re becoming social media whores.

Surely not, you say. Just because I like to share videos of my dog howling the theme to Dr. Who doesn’t make me a social media whore.

Or does it?

Let’s take a look at some warning signs that you’re a social media whore:

1. Traffic to your site from social bookmarking sites crashes your server.
2. You post links on niche social sites (that don’t relate to the content of the page you’re posting), just for the exposure. That’s like Paris Hilton doing an interview on the Food Network.
3. You barter for Stumbles, Diggs, Sphinns, etc.
4. You compete with your co-workers, friends, or family over who can build the largest LinkedIn network.
5. You Tweet every time you get up from your computer…
6. …which is maybe 3 times in a day…
7. …although you tend to bring your handheld with you into the bathroom…
8. …and it’s for that very reason that you’ve posted an impressive collection of photos you’ve taken of graffiti scrawled on public restroom walls.
9. You have a Google Alert set up for the term “new social networking site”.
10. You’ve created a social networking profile for your dog.