Clearly the use of social networks is important to employees and plays a crucial role in their lives and should not be banned at the workplace completely. What is important is to specify how such use may be permissible in the workplace. Employee-employer communications are essential to clarify issues such as how much time may be spent online and that company information should not be revealed, knowingly or unknowingly.
Some experts suggest that having a company presence on social networks, in the form of a group, help bind employees and strengthen the corporate team. It is interesting to note that over 40,000 MySpace groups and 4,000 Facebook groups are either company or employee based.
So the discussion goes on…. What is your take on this subject?