Jhoomur Bose, New Delhi: "I’ve seen you somewhere," said boy to pretty girl as they bump into each other in this posh restaurant. “Umm… are you on Facebook?" she asked. They both did the 'ah-yes-that’s-where’ and promptly agreed to poke each other when they logged in next.

From the days of Internet users being seen as lonely freaks/ losers whiling away their time in cyberspace, the Internet has become as much of a ‘real-time’ entity as it’s a virtual online one.

People are mating and meeting over the Net, discussing fashion and food, supporting causes, promoting cases and doing a hell lot more than correspondence. And most of it comes under the ambit of ‘social networking’.

For many, more than a day without logging on to their various accounts is as bad as not getting their with-coffee-cigarette. And yes, like nicotine, social networking is addictive too and can get serious if you don’t watch it!

Here’s a check list to see if you’re still in the ‘safe-zone’ of social networking or if you have already gone into the can-be-injurious-to-health levels.