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Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea?

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 22, 2010 Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea? Facebook announced this week is has 500 million users. But the truth is, employees do use Facebook at work.

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The rise of the pods shows how the workplace pendulum swings

Workplace Insight

Skimming through the open-plan office timeline, Herman Miller launched action office , L-shaped desks with screens became shared benches, and decades later tech brands rolled out efficient open-plan workspaces around the globe, with Facebook creating the biggest open-plan office of all time with 2,800 employees.

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What ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Teaches About Wisdom, Work and Relationships

Success

Let’s take a step back to just before the explosion of social media. This quote made it onto a lot of Facebook timelines in the late 2000s, and why shouldn’t it have? You can’t take everyone’s calls at the same time unless you schedule a massive Zoom meeting with a frankly hectic agenda.

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Administrative/Clerical: What is Your Biggest Office Productivity Killer?

Office Dynamics

You can also suggest preparing a formal agenda for each meeting so that your colleagues do not start killing time discussing other topics. Social networking is fun, but it won''t boost your office productivity. In the OfficeTime survey, 75 percent of the people who responded said they spend up to two hours per day using social media.

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A day in the life: Lorna Cowan, Visit Belfast

Practically Perfect PA

One of the great benefits of running Practically Perfect PA is the chance to meet some extraordinary assistants either face to face or through social media. If time permits I like to have a quick breakfast and read a chapter of whatever book I’m reading or I’ll catch up on social media (I’m addicted to Twitter!

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Be yourself, Cowboy.

Virtual Moxie

And you can also join in the conversation about Moxie posts happening over on my Facebook page Recent Comments Stephanie on Speed is the enemy of many good things. on Sunday, I settled in at home with some tea, and time to focus on Social Media. There is no sheriff of Social Media town. But do you know what’s true?

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Are You Stealing from Your Profitability (and don’t even know it)?

Stephanie LH Calahan

I find that every time I share the quotes to the right on Facebook or Twitter they get shared and re-shared.  For example, if you are spending hours daily on Twitter and Facebook telling yourself that you are “growing your business” through building relationships, you are stealing from yourself. That one realization saved me 2.5