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EMARKETER: How Effective Are Corporate Social Media Policies?

Posted by Joseph Szala on May 3rd, 2010 // 2 Comments »

Banning usage may not be best choice

Many IT professionals are down on social media usage in the workplace, both because they believe it hinders productivity and might compromise security. As companies adopt usage policies, employees continue to check out Facebook and other potentially forbidden sites.

According to a survey by security solutions provider nCircle, about three-fifths of US security and IT professionals say their company has a social media policy, and two-fifths ban all usage of social media on the job.

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