"The bottom line is that blogging is like sex. You can't fake it. You can't fake passion. You can't fake wanting to engage with the public. If you do, it will ultimately be an unsatisfying experience for both the blogger and their readers."  - Kevin Andersen, Freelance Journalist and Former Blogs Editor for the Guardian

"Social media has quickly replaced porn & become the #1 activity on the web.  Facebook, Twitter, You-Tube, Linkedin and Blogger have allowed friends as well as strangers to connect, share, interact and discuss virtually anything…from recipes and Rock-stars…to grandchildren and gaming." - Anne Therault, Blogger 

I'll admit that my passion for blogging is building. What should be my concerns? Is blogging an extension of being too self-involved and an excuse for all of us to lose our filters like Donald Trump? Are we just playing with ourselves in public?  

In my private life, I'm a serial monogamist and still haven't figured out the impact blogging will have on my relationship. Normally, I'd be in the kitchen talking to my partner instead of writing this post. So it begins...Anyway, the Blackberry in the boudoir drives me crazy but on rare occassion I plead guilty too. Oops, my first indescretion. I believe that America's addictions are not just sex, drugs and rock & roll...How about shopping (what got us into this economic mess), television (the true opiate of the people) and now the web and social networking. 

I remember how video games enthralled me in the eighties. Enthralled crossed the line to obssesion and maybe even addictive behavior. How has blogging or spending too much time on the web or your handheld influenced your personal and social life? What are the pitfalls and advantages?

There's that TV commercial that reassures you that you're not a loser since 20% of couples meet on the web. How does it work when the only time we seem to be able to make for each other is electronic? Fortunately I've got an understanding partner who gets why I spend too much time with the cat and the computer. Work and the prospect of it lives in the box.

But for extroverts like me this is tough. In my opinion, human contact is necessary for survival and the joy of life; ask your local behaviorist. Somehow we're all spending more and more time on the web attempting to communicate with each other and not seeing each other. No Skype doesn't count but call your Mom anyway. The web is wonderful as long as you get out and about. Happy Spring if you get a glimpse of it. Sometimes that's hard when you're tethered to the computer.

This didn't seem to do Huffington any harm but aggregators...The quotes at the beginning of this piece are borrowed, curated or aggregated. Is this like cheating on your partner? The photos above may be subject to copyright so I'm not going to get too judgemental. As the Intellectual Property Lawyers, judges and media conglomerates are unavoidably taking over, a lot of content providers are being frozen out. What do you think? Was it good for you?