This morning a hilarious short film is making the rounds on Facebook that takes a look at just how ridiculous social networking in the workplace (and in the rest of our lives for that matter) has become.  The video, written and directed by Sameer Acharya, is called ‘Have I Shared Too Much?’ and features a guy going into a job interview and being asked not about what he can offer as a potential hire but, rather, what he does on social networks like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.


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Managing employee’s use of social media is certainly a tricky area that employers are dealing with today. According to a recent study by DLA Piper, one third of employers have disciplined employees for something posted on a social media site.  The research also found that 21% or employers had to give their employees a warning for posting something derogatory about a colleague or about the business itself. Despite this only a quarter of the businesses within the study have a social media policy. [...]

Read More: [Study] When Social Media and the Workplace Collide

The rapid growth of social media presents a unique challenge for employers as well as employees. Without a pre-existing framework for determining what is proper for social media use in the workplace, companies have had to rely on a trial-and-error approach to social media etiquette.

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There is a worrying trend developing that as social technologies become more prevalent, more employers are banning the use of these platforms in the workplace. Recently we covered a report that claimed 44% of companies monitor their employees’ use of social media, in and out of the workplace.A new study has now been published however, that examines how Australian employers monitor social media in the workplace and importantly examines the contributing factors that lead to social media being bann [...]

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These days almost everyone is on Facebook and Twitter and, for many of us, our social media activity is spilling over from our private lives into the workplace.  More and more people are Facebooking and Tweeting from work, but what do our employers think about this phenomenon?  A new infographic from Mindflash and Column Five explores the question, ‘Are Companies Allowing Employees to Use Social Media in the Workplace?’


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Last week Sean McGinnis sent Margie Clayman and me an old blog post (old meaning 18 months old) that Clay Shirky wrote. Without even clicking on the link, I knew "A Rant About Women" was going to make me mad. I read half of the post before I got really angry. Then, in disgust, I [...]

Read More: Achieving Workplace Equality

Should companies allow their employees to use Twitter? Many PR nightmares have happened in recent years that are making some companies ban the practice altogether. They say that it's a waste of time or dangerous practice. They say it halts productivity or encourages slacking off. They think that their employees may burn them if they're [...]

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