Often news media and websites talks about games- alcohol- and sex addictions. It seems games addiction is the online disease of this century. I don’t consider my self to have any addictions, (just healthy game addiction 
). But if I would have one, it would probably be information addiction. A simple Google Search directed me to a Wikipedia page about the subject. Not a very common disease it seems, but I think we will see more of this in the future.
Thanks to the web and all its new sub technology’s like Search engines, RSS, Blogs and Communities, regular people have the power to aggregate news and information like never before. Before the web, the best source of information and news was newspaper, books, television and through experience of one self or others. The amount of information and news is limitless now a day, in every subject possible. People interested in different areas, general or niched, have better tools to connect and keep up2date with everything within that area.
I just know myself how long my RSS subscription list at work and home are. My problem is to find the time to read all of the news, which really frustrates me. The circulations of news is faster and wider today, and I think this really contribute to stress already stressed people. If I miss one day of news online, I feel left behind. My generation is raised with this huge amount of information at our fingertips. Spoiled of information and and easy access to the latest (minute by minute) news, we develop new ways to gather and process information. Information breed knowledge, and knowledge is a presumption to power and personal development. I think information- news- and web addiction will be a big disease for my generation. We’re spoiled with constant connection to the web and services like instant messaging and communities. We live on the web, communicate more through computers and other devices like phones. Take that away for some, and their probably go crazy. Many talk about game addiction now a day, but I still haven’t heard or read of anyone with information addiction…. yet!