when people try too hard and go out of their way to post something as their status on facebook or tweet.

They try to find humor in everyday things where there is none fishing for "likes", comments and retweets.

These people try to hard and its a shame. They are also not aware that they are doing it. If what they thought was "funny" was said by a standup comic, you would hear crickets chirping but people trying to be nice will give you a "thumbs up" or a "lol" on fb, only worsening the problem.
Just take a look at the status updates and prolly 4 out of 5 are lame and you prolly are guilty of doin it too.

Jane: LOL just got a new shirt. The salesperson was retarded I think lol

Friends: (cricket chirping, everyone "looking" at each other, finally someone decides to type lol to move on with it.)

Typical case of status syndrome
by raisun June 25, 2011
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The main symptom for this disease is the act of cycling through a select series of very vague and non-meaningful statuses or mild variations of previous statuses because of a lack of creativity.
An example of Repetitive status syndrome:
_______ is just lovin life right now.
_______ Go Pack!!!
_______ is Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
_______ did absolutely nothing productive with my life today.
_______ had a good ending to his summer.
_______ is absolutely loving life right now.
_______ lets go pack!
_______ is sitting, waiting, wishing.
_______ has yet to do anything productive today.
_______ started summer with a great night
by Flying Z February 14, 2011
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A severe illness which involves a person's myspace or facebook status to be sent repeatedly, resulting in a lengthy vertical line of the same status. This syndrome can be deadly...if you experience any of the symptoms associated with it, please see a specialist at www.myspace.com or www.facebook.com
Setting a status as:

"I'm baking a cake!"

A healthy Myspace or Facebook account would appear like this:

"I'm baking a cake!"

However, with the symptoms of Repeating Status Syndrome, it would appear like so:

"I'm baking a cake!"
"I'm baking a cake!"
"I'm baking a cake!"
"I'm baking a cake!"
"I'm baking a cake!"
"I'm baking a cake!"
"I'm baking a cake!"
"I'm baking a cake!"


etc...
by tilly has rss, February 1, 2009
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Abbreviated RSS, Restless Status Syndrome is a common malady experience by frequent facebook users, were they repeatedly change there status, sometimes several times a minute, clogging their friends' feed and generally pissing everyone off. It is often caused by social insecurity, excessive boredom, and people thinking they're really funny.
Wow, Hannah just changed her status like thirty times!
That's because she has Restless Status Syndrome.
by cornmonster January 6, 2010
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A social condition describing a person's need to display their distaste or dislike for certain people, without naming any names, on their Twitter or Facebook status.

Often intended to elicit comments from supportive friends, and infuriate or annoy others.
Carl: "Why did Jen put 'is tired of playing games with all these children - you know who you are' on her status?!"

Bill: "Because man, she's got a fierce case of SAS (Status Aggressive Syndrome)"
by Stephen Abootman August 20, 2009
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People who update their status too much on Facebook, Hogging up the news feed and talking insignificant rubbish, or pretty much revealing their personal lives bit by bit just to get attention.
" I woke up" 7.00am

"Im brushing my teeth, LOL" 7.01am

"Thinking should I have semi skimmed or full fat" 7.03am

"Since I got no reply, I will use full fat LMAO" 7.04am

"Why isnt nobody responding?" 7.05am

"I think I got Status Update Syndrome :'("
by Theresonlyoneash June 1, 2010
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