”Without my PDA, I once again was stuck at my desk and was missing out on other parts of my life. With the BlackBerry, I am able to go to my kids’ volleyball matches and Irish stepdancing competitions. True, I do I tend to use my PDA when there are lulls, but at least having the device allows me to be out of the office to attend these events while not falling behind.”

(Via jkOnTheRun: When the BlackBerry dies, the addiction is fully felt.)

Could Twitter, or something like it, tied into your email server, replace this type of addiction?

Twitter pushes updates the same way Blackberry’s pushes email.

Is it about not falling behind? Or the illusion of being involved?

If you want to be involved in other aspects of your life, having a Blackberry conversation distracts from that, while setting the expectation for colleagues that you’re focused on their conversation, which you can’t be while cheering on friends at a volleyball match.