On October 7, 2009
Are Bosses Right to Ban Social Media?
No networking on the job, say employers as a worrying number of corporates decide to block employee access to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. A Robert Half Technology survey of chief information officers claims just over half (54 per cent) now ban staff from using social networking sites because of their potential to sap productivity. Only a tiny fraction of those surveyed allowed workers to use social networking for “any type of personal use” — which isn’t exactly a revelation, nor especially unfair. But is it a good idea to ban a set of tools so widely praised for their ability to reach customers? You can see why employers might be nervous — picking just a…
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