While I don't think there is such a thing as Internet Addiction, doing this quick test is fun:
"Your Internet usage is causing significant problems in your life. You should evaluate the impact of the Internet on your life and address the problems directly caused by your Internet usage."
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I think the scores are a bit subjective. I scored a 38 with this text:
You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.
I'm a huge net head. I love my computer. It is my job, my entertainment, and my research tool.
This generated a score of 37 for me.
Like Tony P "I'm a huge net head. I love my computer. It is my job, my entertainment, and my research tool."
This doesn't really work, because I'm usually online doing work (I can't log OFF and do the same work, I need the info that's online) and just multitasking something unimportant in another window.