Social networking has generally been discouraged at many offices with many IT departments blocking access to sites like Facebook , Twitter, MySpace due to privacy concerns. These efforts seem futile considering how much the communication landscape has changed in the last 2-3 years and all thanks to social networks such as twitter. Our lives are impacted by social networks in many ways. We get news within seconds and can stay tuned in with the latest updates.They help us to connect and engage with our friends,family, business associates and audiences -current and potential. The advantages are multiple: you can interact , promote/expand a business, look for a job, network , create awareness about a cause...the list goes on. In fact, if you re not on the web; you're missing out!
Offices may have had good reasons to ban these networks before but not now.
3 points to consider:
3 points to consider:
1.If workers interact with one another on social networks while in the office, this could spur ideas for future networking opportunities that aim to facilitate communication and increase productivity .
2.Social Networking sites have opened a whole way for people to express ,interact and release stress.
3.Rather than blocking sites, shouldn’t the management encourage their employees to interact, express their views on such sites and yet be loyal to their deadline and works?
Social networking sites are banned at Imprimis as well and we want to hear from the Imprimis employees.
What’s your opinion? Should the ban be lifted? Yes/No?
