Spending Time Online

I've had "surf-block" too...I have so many social networks, etc... that I almost seemed to forget what made the internet so cool & exciting several years ago. I have some favorite websites, but sometimes they don't update enough - or I get bored with the same 'ol same 'ol. So I use the following "similar" sites by inputting sites I already like to find new, similar sites.

Also, on the sites I already "love", I go to the "links" section on their sites to see what sites they suggest - which often lead to great sites...and endless hours of surfing :)

Hope this helps :)



http://www.similarsites.com/
http://xontab.com/Apps/SimilarWebsites and http://www.stumbleupon.com/

Oddly enough, I've found the exact opposite. It seems that the more I do online, the more I am compelled to do online. In fact, I've been mulling around the idea that a conceptual artist could do a piece on living his/her entire life online.

I socialize online, make business contacts online, earn (some) money online, pay my bills online, I've taken courses online. It seems like the only things I can't actually do on the Internet are exercise and eating. Soon, there may be a way.

I completely understand internet burnout. When it gets bad I withdraw from the internet entirely, sometimes for a day but sometimes much longer.

Other times I just stop doing what I normally do, like checking email and visiting social sites. Instead I chase after whatever interest me at the moment. It may concern health, history, science or whatever. I research it for myself, I take no notes, join nothing, download nothing and do not sign up for anything. Sort of like taking a joy ride without collecting any souvenirs.

Elaine

Social interaction is fun for me.

I email family & friends & work.

Twitter for socializing, retweeting what I learned or feeling socially involved, as in discussing politics. Also learning stuff.

I like to feel like I am making a difference in the world, for the better.

New York times. To read politics and their science section is pretty good too.
I *comment* on stories and check their pictures of the day and other pictures.

Wikipedia for entertainment. I love learning stuff. Whether its how transfats work or how to grow daffodils... also often useful for work.

I have no interest in facebook.

I spend my time in Promotional forums, where I can work and talk of topic, for music and intellectual.

Hi there!

I can spend hours on end online checking all of my emails and social media networks, but where I spend most of my time is on Twitter making money!!

I work with several companies tweeting ads and I'm a member of an Ad-Clicking team who clicks on other peoples' ads.

This really takes up a fair amount of time, because I'm updating my ads daily and also visiting my teammates "Favorites" lists to check out their deals!

I've made several hundred dollars so far and there are some very legit companies out there that pay you via PayPal very quickly. One of my favorite sites is MyLikes, because you earn for clicking on your own ads before you post them, and you get money sent to your PayPal account every Friday!

Check out my blog post to learn about all of the great social media sites out there that I work with to earn some extra cash!

http://kckool.wordpress.com/?s=join

Have fun surfing!

Kim :-)