Are you addicted (too)?

Several of my colleagues asked me today if I had seen this story in the Sydney Morning Herald.  I think they are concerned I may have a problem ...

A growing number of young Australians are becoming addicted to online social networks, according to a new study.

Naked Communications digital strategist and recent Monash University graduate, Julian Cole, uncovered the trend as part of his research into the use of social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.

"For many moderate to heavy users, checking their MySpace or Facebook account has become an automatic and compulsive behaviour, with some participants reporting they log on up to twenty times a day," Mr Cole said.

He found that many openly admitted to their addiction and, in an ironic twist, contribute to online confession groups.

Read it here.  Does this count as one of those online confessions?