No sex (or smokes), please — we’re tweeting

Sex sells, and everyone knows how addictive cigarettes can be. But a new study suggests that for some Internet users, a little time alone with Facebook or Twitter is more alluring.
Well, make that some German Internet users.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the week-long study, conducted in Germany by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, showed that the temptation to tweet or post a Facebook status update is stronger than the urge to have sex or take a puff.
“Desires for media may be comparatively higher to resist because of their high availability,” Wilhelm Hofmann, the…

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