I like how this story in Advertising Age starts:
“Last week, a client told me that they don’t allow employees to access YouTube at work. “Do your employees carry cellphones?” I asked. The answer was yes, of course. Well then, most of them already have access to YouTube – right in their pockets.”
Very true. And so I would add this additional reason to the five very good reasons listed in the article:
- Providing social networks to employees can be a competitive advantage to employers. You can attractive people more easily if they know you allow employees to use social networks and your employees will spend less time accessing them on things like their cell phones and therefore be more productive.
Check out the article in Advertising Age, especially if you are blocking or considering block social networks at your work location.
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