Does a social medium use us or do we use it?

I was very happy with social media at the very beginning and it’s a matter 2007 when I started using orkut.com to connect with friends. I started sign in twice a day then thrice a day and a time occur when I started using it so frequently that even I forgot to eat and drink. I stopped moving towards books and homework’s and a time came when I stopped even sleeping without realizing that the orkut that actually i consider my friend is not so in reality. I was with a perception that I am using social media couldn’t know that actually this orkut is using me. It’s controlling my life style and all the good behaviours that I posses. The social networks were necessary evil, and as such, they must be managed, just like every other distraction in our lives. I still have my days when I find myself aimlessly surfing Face book, looking at what people are doing getting into conversations, playing. I allot time in my day to look at my social networks, but I allot much more time in my day to read. And most importantly, I have that sacred four hour stretch—twelve to four, five days a week—that is dedicated to nothing but putting words on paper. Then I quit and tried to avoid it but I came to know about face book that initially made me avoid facing my own books. The modified social media inform of face book was more attractive than orkut even. I experienced same things wastage of time, moving away from books. Then again I quit from face book. After some time again I login into face book and found it so useful that I got admission in a prestige university from an AD on face book. I realized that since 2007 when I started using social media this social media was using me. Was distracting I from being a good person diverted my mind from studies and daily routine but then I managed with face book. Today for me social media marketing is the “next big thing,” a temporary yet powerful fad that must be taken advantage of while it’s still in the spotlight. To others, it’s a buzzword with no practical advantages and a steep, complicated learning curve.