Why People Are Addicted to MySpace & Facebook
Facebook and MySpace provide time consuming opportunities that can lead to chronic use. This addiction begins with creating a profile and adding friends to your network. As the list grows, you are potentially increasing the amount of time you will spend online with friends. Some people spend all day on these websites; overuse can get in the way of work and other responsibilities.
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Escape from Reality
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Addiction to social networking can sometimes be characterized as an escape from the physical world for those people who want to craft their own cyber reality. Excitement and devotion to social networks can be traced to interactivity and the simplicity of sharing messages. Social networks can inspire the imagination and enable you to share what's on your mind with hundreds or thousands of others.
Cyber Celebrity Status
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Social networks create excitement by providing tools to help people develop online followings. MySpace has been helpful to the independent music community, providing a platform to showcase unsigned music. Even non-artists who have never thought about becoming famous are finding it easy to round up all their friends on social networks and deliver uncensored entertainment that can trigger instant responses. Curiosity about what others say about you can take hours to research on Facebook or MySpace.
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Close Connections
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Spending a lot of time on Facebook or MySpace isn't necessarily harmful, especially for people who enjoy catching up with old friends. Both websites help people rebuild lost relationships and nurture new relationships; this fact inspires users to put time and thought into postings. Desire to share information with friends and associates is a major reason people spend hours on social networks. Sharing photos is easy to do on Facebook or MySpace; both social networks provide all-in-one platforms for online group communication.
Free Easy Marketing
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Not all social network addictions are based on pleasure, as some can be closely tied to business. Both Facebook and MySpace make communication with your market simple and free, which invites extensive time making multiple posts. Social networks potentially replace expensive marketing channels with a free interface for mass communication. Facebook and MySpace have proven to be effective tools for attracting fans to events, which is why self-driven performers are so addicted to them.
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