About the author

I got hooked on social media in 2007. I had a good excuse though: I am a communication professor and was about to start teaching a class dedicated solely to social media. Somewhere between learning the ropes and establishing my online presence on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Delicious, Ning, and company, I think I may have become addicted to the world of status updates, tweets and re-tweets. That’s why, this summer, I set myself a challenge: One week without social media! The result: Who knows? Stay tuned for an auto-ethnographic investigation into the uncharted territory of social media withdrawal! I’ll be sharing my experience on this blog – after the fast of course!