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Social networking can be addicting - or so they say.  Students are "facebook addicts," and their parents own "crackberries."  But why?  I read two articles on social networking this morning, one discussing the younger generation's internet use specifically, with some very interesting new statistics.  The other discusses why we feel this addiction.

As a blackberry owner, I've gone through cycles.  Months where I removed the facebook and twitter apps from my phone, months where I checked incessantly, and even months (well, days), when I kept the blackberry in another room anytime I wasn't specifically making a call.  Why the need for constant communication?  Why the need to look up the actress on IMDB while still watching the film?  The second article here addressed all of these questions, and I'll sum the answer up in one phrase.  Curiosity Killed the Cat.

How much are teens really using social networking?

Why do we love the Internet?