For the CIO, Bill Snyder’s musings about his own internet addiction led to a rather amusing, if not concerning, article on just how addictive the internet (and all the gadgets that go with it) have become in today’s world:

I’m not about to launch a Luddite screed about how we all need to live simple, bucolic lives, and I don’t plan to join a 12-step group for recovering Webaholics. I love digital technology, and as far as I’m concerned my life is the better for it. But my dose of Internet withdrawal made me curious and a bit concerned. With just a little research (on the Web, of course) I learned that there are a number of recent studies that show I’m hardly alone. We’re becoming a planet of media junkies.

Read the full story here.