Blog activity 3

The Pros and Cons of Social Media in the Workplace

Link: http://www.egroupengage.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-social-media-in-the-workplace

Three important aspects that called me attention from it:

• Employers may have concern for the potential loss of productivity, but recent studies have shown that social media interaction during the workday actually helps to boost productivity and retention.
• With current analytics technology employers have the ability to analyze internal company trends, consolidate employee skill sets, and find potential leaders that may have been hidden behind the scenes.
• Hackers can commit fraud, launch spam, or even launch companywide viruses through a social media platform. It’s important to protect your network with the same level of security that applies to proprietary business information.

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