[Friday Funny] Modern Maladies

[The Friday Funny]

[From New Scientist]

Blog Streaking:  Revealing secrets of a personal nature online, which for everybody's sake would best be kept private.

Crackberry:  Unable to stop checking your Blackberry even if it is your Mum's funeral.

Cyberchondria:  A headache and a particular rash at the same time.  Extensive research on the internet convinces you it's terminal.

Egosurfing:  When "just checking" gets out of control.

Google stalking:  Snooping online on old friends, colleagues or first dates.

Infornography:  Acquiring and sharing information is an addiction.

MySpace impersonation:  Many of us pretend to be somebody we are not when online, but some pretend to be a famous personality.

Photolurking:  Flicking through a photo album belonging to someone you have never met.

Powerpointlessness:  One too many flashy slides.

Wikipediholism:  Excessive devotion to an online collaborative encyclopedia.

YouTube narcissism:  Not even your closest friend wants to see your holiday videos.

Check for the last Wiki condition at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Are_You_a_Wikipediholic_Test

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Peter SJF Bance
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