Are you addicted to social media?  Do you check Facebook, twitter, tumblr, and MySpace every few minutes?  Do you have Hootsuite or Tweetdeck running on a second monitor? 

 It is truly amazing how much time social media sites can take from your day.  The important thing is to not feel like it is stealing time, but adding to the day.  Are you participating in conversations?  Are you providing great information for others to see?  That is what makes social media worth the effort.  It really is true that the more you put into it, the more you will get out of it.  Just don’t waste the time and effort you are devoting to it.

Participate.

 Engage.

 And, most importantly, enjoy your time spent on-line.