Going strong. I've found I have fired up the instant messengers way more often than before the commitment. I guess it's because sometimes my brain doesn't know how to handle that time it just got usually spent on looking at (largely useless) information. Fortunately, though, most of the people I've ever talked to "frequently"/"over long, sparsely-separated periods" on instant messaging forgot about me after those months/years of inactivity, so I'm only in a couple (usually < 3 or 4) conversations a day.
I have also found myself looking at other information that is perhaps more important. That's how I suppose I rationalize looking at it anyway. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. For example, if I'm reading a Wikipedia article about quantum entanglement, I might go on and follow related links for half an hour or so before I come back to my usual planned path. I have also seen that I tend to take up more reading in the evening. Knowing that I won't be able to play a short round of an ngame level (I'd link you, but... ;-) ), I tend to go to bed earlier and read some Jacobson's "Basic Algebra I" (that book's title could be considered true, yet has such a misleadingly elementary semblance) or an article from an old Discover magazine. I guess I've side-streamed my information "addiction" (whatever you want to call it) elsewhere. :P
However, if I consciously reject something, then I'm fine upholding that. I haven't used Slashdot, Digg, or Stumbleupon a single time.
EDIT: On a sidenote, 100th post.
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