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Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea?

On The Job

Facebook announced this week is has 500 million users. But the truth is, employees do use Facebook at work. Cavalli points out that social media interaction isn’t always about discussing a new movie or dishing the latest gossip. And not one of them ever, ever, ever uses it at work. They Twitter. They comment on blogs.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

Success

We asked a host of experts, readers who follow SUCCESS on Twitter and Facebook , and our SUCCESS staff what they will do to kick-start the new year. Call one of your children on the phone. Gina Muré from Facebook. Rory Vaden from Facebook. Refresh your network. Pull up those numbers and refresh your network!

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Microsoft Office Poll Results

Professional Assistant Blog

Also, Facebook has a few I believe. If I do end up coming up with a little extra time in the future, I will write a post on it. Try checking Yahoo Groups or Google Groups. There are quite a bit of AA forms there. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

This is where an assistant network can come in handy. I often reach out to my network to get answers to problems that come up at the office or just to lend a sympathetic ear. I can tell you my friends and colleagues got a lot of phone calls in those early days and it was a wonderful resource and help to me.

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10 gifts to give your career

On The Job

That means being better prepared for downturns in the economy or your industry, and keeping an active network so that when bad times do hit, you’re ready to get the help you need. You may think Twitter is only for posting what you had for lunch or Facebook is only for showing funny photos for your friends. Pick up the phone.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

That includes, she says, anything introduced into the work environment with personal handheld devices such as smart phones, which can show videos or photos. Social networking. More employees and managers “friend” one another these days on Facebook or “follow” one another on Twitter. Social networking reveals an awful lot.”

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How to Stop Hating Your Team

On The Job

The survey also finds some of the other reasons that contribute to the negative feelings about teams: Gossip. This may be a more important skill than ever because the students have grown up communicating with technology, one-on-one cellphone texting, online with Facebook friends or tweets to the world. Passing the buck.

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