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For most people, the human drive to connect and share is stronger than the duty to spend every possible moment "being productive". No matter what, people will find ways to socialize and share during work hours. It might be best to treat this like sex education: If your employees are going to "do it" anyway, why not encourage them to channel their social-media impulses in smart, safe ways that can potentially help your business?
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Social computing is like sex
To paraphrase that marvellous line from 'Point Break' - 'Only if you're not doing it right'.
Posted by: Nigel | November 14, 2007 at 11:48 AM
I totally and utterly agree. There are a million ways to use social networks constructively, and they apply to almost any business I can think of. And all the ones I can't....
Posted by: Badger Gravling | November 15, 2007 at 05:21 PM