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How Addicted To Twitter Are You?

Humor, Twitter

So, coming after the big success of my blog post The 12 People You Meet On Twitter, I present you with the following quiz that will help you make sense of your #1 obsession:

How Addicted To Twitter Are You?

  • You evangelize twitter to others (5 POINTS)
  • You’ve adopted a cartoon avatar for at least some length of time. (5 POINTS)
  • You’ve changed your twitter name at least once. (5 POINTS)
  • You link Twitter to Facebook. (5 POINTS)
  • One of your tags on your blog is “Twitter”. (10 POINTS)
  • You check your follower count at least once a day (10 POINTS)
  • You’ve made new real-world friends among your tweeps (10 POINTS)
  • You have a personal theory of what characteristics make a tweep a good follow. (10 POINTS)
  • You’ve integrated a photosharing website with your Twitter account. (10 POINTS)
  • You tweet on vacation (10 POINTS)
  • You’ve integrated a voice-to-text service with your Twitter account. (15 POINTS)
  • You know the nickname of the guy who founded both Blogger and Twitter. (15 POINTS)
  • You get giddy whenever you hear about a new Twitter tool or mashup. (15 POINTS)
  • You’ve tried at least 6 Twitter clients. (20 POINTS)
  • You have an instantly recognizable personal style for all your tweets. (20 POINTS)
  • You Twitter while watching a big-screen movie. (25 POINTS)
  • You keep Twhirl open all the time so that you can scroll back and pick up missed tweets. (25 POINTS)
  • When you wake up, you check Twitter before you check e-mail. (30 POINTS)
  • You Tweet your airport code as you rush to get to your connecting flight. (35 POINTS)
  • You tweet on the toilet.  (40 POINTS)
  • You tweet while visiting a dying relative in the hospital. (50 POINTS)
  • You tweet while you drive. (50 POINTS)
  • You tweet at a funeral. (50 POINTS)
  • You tweet while waiting to be arraigned in court. (50 POINTS)
  • You Tweet while using the urinal. (70 POINTS)
  • You tweet during a nooner. (100 POINTS)

Add up your points and post a comment!  Share your stories, we’re all friends here.  Feel free to suggest new categories of addiction as well, along with a recommended point scale.

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