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Study: Facebook use cuts productivity at work

By Larry Bodine, Esq.

Survey finds 77% of Facebookers use the social networking site while on the job

Only a few months after one study found that Facebook users tend to get lower grades in college, another study has found that the social networking site might not be earning good grades in the workplace as well.

Companies that allow users to access Facebook in the workplace lose an average of 1.5% in total employee productivity, according to a new report from Nucleus Research, an IT research company. The survey of 237 employees also showed that 77% of workers who have a Facebook account use it during work hours.

And "some" employees use the social networking site as much as two hours a day at work, the study found. Nucleus Research did not say how many workers fit into that category, but did note that one in 33 workers surveyed only used Facebook at work.

Of those using Facebook at work, 87% said they had no clear business reason for using the site.

For the rest of the story visit Computerworld.

Full post as published by Larry Bodine's LawMarketing Blog on July 23, 2009 (boomark / email).