(Social) Networking while on the clock
Much like telephone, e-mail and text messaging use before them, social networking sites - most notably Facebook and Twitter - have revolutionized the way people communicate and are influencing conduct and activities in the workplace.

FACEBOOK FANS: The Creative Group Survey: Facebook Preferred Social Network Among Creative Professionals
  MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to connecting online with friends, colleagues and acquaintances, Facebook is the place to be for those in creative fields, a new survey by The Creative Group suggests.

Employees Three Times More Active on Social Networking Applications Than Previous Year
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New research published by Palo Alto Networksâ„¢, the network security company, indicates explosive growth in global social networking and browser-based file sharing on corporate networks, with a 300 percent increase in active social networking (e.g., posting, applications) compared with activity during the same period in the latter half of 2010.  The Palo Alto Networks Application Usage and Risk Report provides a global view into application usage based on assessments of the raw application traffic from more than 1,600 enterprises between April 2011 and November 2011.   To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: ...

Does Social Networking Hurt or Improve Your Job Prospects? Guardian Jobs Investigates
LONDON, January 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thinking of posting your CV online via a social networking site in an attempt to boost your career opportunities? Before you do, advise Guardian Jobs, consider the case of John Flexman.