Book Release Party for 'Facebook Addiction' Goes Virtual

Author of the upcoming book, "Facebook Addiction: The Life & Times of Social Networking Addicts," takes his Book Release Party Online

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 9, 2009 -- Nnamdi Godson Osuagwu has penned the first fictional book about the social networking phenomenon, Facebook (http://www.TheFacebookAddiction.com). In collaboration with the New York Daily News, his work explores the question, "Are you a Facebook addict?" The book is scheduled for release on December 1, 2009 through the unique venue of a weekend-long Global Online Book Release Party. The festivities will begin Friday, December 4th and continue through Sunday, December 6th with interactive opportunities for all participants.

Guests will be able to access the main forum through a customized application embedded in the Facebook Page, The Global Party. Interactive opportunities will include guests posting photos and videos of themselves throughout the weekend. Guests will also have the opportunity to interact with the author by posting comments and inquiries about the book. A vanity URL, http://www.TheGlobalPartyOnline.com, has been established to easily redirect all partygoers to the celebration. Non Facebook users will be able to interact by following Osuagwu throughout the weekend on Twitter @IceCreamMelts (http://twitter.com/IceCreamMelts).

A downloadable electronic book will made available after the book release celebration and serve as a memento for all of those that participated.

Osuagwu states, "In the wake of the current economic climate, I decided to do something different with this project. Facebook is a global social networking website; it makes sense that the book release party for the first fictional book about Facebook is global in nature." This venue will allow everyone to join in regardless of his or her location. The Online Global Book Release Party will offer participants the chance to share personal experiences regarding their own Facebook addiction and read stories from other "users." Osuagwu concludes, "Simply put, more people are staying home and finding alternative ways for entertainment due to the recession. This Party will be a uniquely fun way to connect."

Nnamdi Godson Osuagwu is the author of "Ice Cream Melts," a well-received book of poetry on the processes of life's high points transitioning into low points. He is also the author of "A Souvenir for My Mom: First Hand Accounts from the 2009 US Presidential Inauguration," which is a collection of interviews and firsthand accounts of the feelings and experiences of the people attending the historic event.

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