Social Media within the Workplace

Social media has changed the way we communicate no doubt about it. Social media sites give businesses a fantastic opportunity to widen their circle of contacts. It can also help increase sales, brand name, promotes, and a lot more.  However, social media can be a problem within the office according to an article I read called, "5 Problems with Social Networking in the Workplace". 

1. Productivity
One reason why organizations on social networking in the workplace is the fact that employees spend a great deal of time updating their profiles and sites throughout the day.

2. Resources 

There is a cost to Internet browsing, especially when high levels of bandwidth are required.

  

3. Viruses and Malware

This threat is often overlooked by organizations. Hackers are attracted to social networking sites because they see the potential to commit fraud and launch spam and malware attacks

4. Social EngineeringThis can result in data or identity theft. Users may be convinced to give personal details such as Social Security numbers, employment details and so on.

5. Reputation and Legal Liability

At then time of authorship, there have been no major corporate lawsuits involving evidence from social networking sites. However, organizations need to watch for employees who may be commenting publicly about their employer.

By Author David Kelleher