1. Every message ends with one or more hashtags.
2. You stop blow-drying your hair because you thought you heard the ringorang bell.
3. You need extra caffeine the next morning because one of your contests was ending. tweet tweet zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
4. You wake up early so you won't miss that pesky twrivia question - and then you wonder you are dragging through the day.
5. You check your Twitter client while you're waiting at the stoplight, at McDonald's, at Starbucks and in the bathroom.
6. You discover that Twitter is good for weight loss because you find yourself running to the computer whenever you hear the tweet.
7. You do your nails in between tweets. You eat between tweets. Heck, you live between tweets.
8. You consider the breadcrumbs on your keyboard as signs of your dedication to your contests; besides, it was a long night.
9. You hit the refresh button constantly (or check who the company recently followed) so you won't miss the winner's name all the while chanting "please be me, please be me".
AND THE BEST WAY TO TELL THAT YOU ARE ADDICTED TO TWITTER AND CONTESTS IS....
10. If you have ever felt that sense of "What do I do with myself?" whenever Twitter is down (and did I mention hashtags?)
Great post. I am showing some of the signs already :D which is why I try to cut back on occasion...
ReplyDeletehaha, awesome. i also found that if you http://wi.nr to shorten URLs in contest tweets, you're entered to win with wi.nr in addition to the contest you're RT'ing. Cool!
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