Cyber Stalking

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Social Networking makes it way too easy to obsess. I can track the status' of "Mark", his new girlfriend, her ex boyfriend, on and on. I can and do!! I know it's borderline creepy, and way obsessive, but I can't stop myself! I look for signs of trouble, I torture myself with every new sign of blissful coupleness. I remember when you were stuck, searching the phone book for a phone number and address, and then trying to figure out ways to casually stroll by to see if they were there. The modern age is a blessing and a curse in equal measures.
According to The Social Network, even the great and powerful Zuckerburg gives in to the temptation!! Probably just a dramatic invention, but so perfect, it should be true, even if it isn't. FourSquare, Twitter, Formspring, facebook, they are tools of the modern masochist.

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